I would just like to know what's so bad about napping?!

If someone tucked me gently into my bed 2 times per day to nap for as long as I'd like I'd be in heaven!! :lazy: I'm on TS right now b/c I put my girls down for a nap 40 minutes ago and all they are doing in there is babbling then fussing then babbling again! Go to sleep girls!!! I want them to go to sleep so that I can take a nap too!

What is so bad about sleep, why do babies fight it?! They need to take advantage of it now while they can!!

 

Thats the million dollar question in our house too! I think they are so excited with all of their new skills that they just want to play. My girls were playing for an hour before they fell asleep for their last nap.

 

DD is younger and at the stage where she's obviously tired (yawning, fussing, puffy eyes), and yet screams as soon as I put her down. Fun.

 

Mine do that too. Put them down and they just start screaming or playing.

 

I'm with you! Someone please come tuck me in!

Mine will usually lay down without much fuss. It's just that they'll only sleep for 20 or 30 minutes and then wake up overtired and cranky and won't go back to sleep!

 

QUOTE(gina_leigh @ Aug 21 2008, 11:48 AM) [snapback]940896[/snapback]
I'm with you! Someone please come tuck me in!


This made me laugh :laughing: How nice would it be if they were grateful for being tucked in instead of resented it? Like "Thank you for making sure I get the sleep that I need."

I'll come tuck you in Gina if you promise not to cry!

 

I always say that you know a person is officially a grown-up when they WANT to take a nap...

 

Mine are clearly tired when they go down. Sometimes they just babble back and forth though. Maybe mine need to wind down more :huh: ?

 

Can you come and tuck me in, too? My four year old, who still takes little naps in the afternoon, actually likes naps sometimes. Not all the time, but sometimes.

 

ugh....i would kill for a nap right now. Dillon fought his naps till around noon today and of course by the time he went down Lucas was up....just a bad nap day all around....

Dianna

 

Oh yeah at 9-10 months was the hardest phase because the boys did not want to take their morning nap since they were practicing pulling up in the crib and babbling at each other. I did separate them for a couple of weeks for their morning nap until they starting going to sleep quicker and then I moved them back. Seemed to help them.

 

QUOTE(aimeethomp @ Aug 21 2008, 11:52 AM) [snapback]940905[/snapback]
This made me laugh :laughing: How nice would it be if they were grateful for being tucked in instead of resented it? Like "Thank you for making sure I get the sleep that I need."

I'll come tuck you in Gina if you promise not to cry!


I promise I won't cry! I'll go straight to sleep and stay that way for many hours!! :lol:

And I'll tuck you in tomorrow!


And believe me, when they are teenagers and dragging out of bed, I will remember this!! :diablo:

 

I would love it if all my girls did was babble at each other, instead mine scream & cry before falling asleep!! I hate to listen to it, but I know that's what they need to do in order to wind down. <_<

I am all for naps!!! I also would love to be lovingly tucked in to sleep for as long as I wanted :lol: Maybe we can start putting eachother down for naps instead of our kids! heehee

 

Babies are quite obviously insane. I would give anything for some uninterrupted middle of the day sleep!

 

:laughing:

 

Ugh, I needed to read this post right now!

My DD just went to bed at 2 PM for her morning nap. That's right. 7 straight hours up, and got crankier every hour.

Now I have a few minutes of peace and quiet because my DS went down for his afternoon nap at the same time she went down for her morning nap. <_<

 

yup! its true here too!

My little munchkins are now awake and ready to eat so I gotta get off here and deal with them.

Life as a SAHM with twins- buckets of fun I say!!

:wub:

 

i say the same thing... if someone said, "okay, time for you to take a nap, you look tired!" i'd be like, "yeah, you're right. i AM tired. i could use a few hours..." my girls play around, FINALLY fall asleep, then wake up after like 40 minutes. that's NOT a nap.

 

I think they are afraid they might miss something!! Id love to lay and take a nap too!!!

April

 

I TOTALLY had the same thought the other day!

 

Today has just been one of those challenging twin mom days that make you want to drink! :drinks:

 

QUOTE(aimeethomp @ Aug 21 2008, 05:27 PM) [snapback]941432[/snapback]
Today has just been one of those challenging twin mom days that make you want to drink! :drinks:

Totally!!!!

Dianna

 

You ladies are too funny!!

Shoot, I'd even like to just lay in my bed in a dark room with noone to bother me, and be able to get up whenever I wanted! Who am I kidding... I'd fall asleep!

I thought it was just my babies who were all of a sudden doing crazy non-napping days! All they want to do is PLAY! Mommy wants to have some alone time, and maybe eat a bite or two!!

 

There was a headline in "The Onion" - "Sutdies prove, babies are stupid."

 

I just said tonight "What I would do for someone to fill my tummy, put me in a pair of footed pajamas and tod me not to get up for 12 hours! Thees babues don't know ouw good they have it!"

 

so, I say we all have about 14 yrs or so to go before we have someone who can tuck us in...

 

That is the question around here most days too. I love it (sarcasm) when you put them down and they scream bloody murder. If someone put me down for a nap, I would be in heaven! Momma needs time to get things done, GO TO SLEEP!
Yesterday, I actually got good naps out of Sophia (both morning and afternoon) and a awesome afternoon nap from Luke. I almost died from shock.

 

I TOTALLY needed this post today! DD took an hour long nap after being up since 5 fricken 30 this morning I'm ok with an hour in the morning but then woke up after only 50 minutes this afternoon. For Gosh sakes you're exhausted just sleep child!

I used to joke with DH when they were infants and waking every 3 hours (or less) that when they were teenagers we're going to set their alarm and have them bring us some milk every 3 hours for 4 months!! LOL

 

QUOTE(Erica92 @ Aug 22 2008, 03:33 PM) [snapback]942966[/snapback]
I used to joke with DH when they were infants and waking every 3 hours (or less) that when they were teenagers we're going to set their alarm and have them bring us some milk every 3 hours for 4 months!! LOL



LOL!! Good idea, or how about champage, I think I like that one even better! :drinks:

 

"And believe me, when they are teenagers and dragging out of bed, I will remember this!! :diablo:"


:lol: Gina, this made me laugh!

 

haahaa I know. When you are little and have all the time in the world to sleep, you don't want to! When you are an adult and desperately want to sleep, you can't.