napping

How have we never thought of this before. While a mum’s strength is often her ability to multi-task I think a dad’s strength lies in the idea that where there is a will there’s a way. My husband has a bad back and often gets the kids to drive their toy cars up and down […]

7 years ago

Pregnant and can’t keep your eyes open? That was me – on both my pregnancies. And the funny thing – normal, non-pregnant me needs very little sleep – and certainly never a nap during the day. And yet, like clockwork, when I was pregnant, I would literally hardly be in from work before I would […]

7 years ago

Today is International Napping Day and I think we need to put out a public service announcement. Like, do the kids know? And if not, why not? We need to get this sorted immediately because if there’s one thing I could do with my toddler taking today its a nap! My toddler is what I […]

8 years ago

What do you think? A mother has taken to Mumsnet to ask if it is OK to take a nap in her car during her lunch break. In the post, she says that she is seven months pregnant, and has a two-year-old that keeps her awake during the night. She said: “I’m 7 months pregnant […]

8 years ago

Am I the only parent who feels a sense of achievement anytime I ever manage to get The Child to nap?  I have long since made peace with my so-called “bad” sleeper; I no longer get an angry eye twitch when a random stranger asks me “if he’s good?” presumably meaning “does he sleep?”; I […]

8 years ago

Finding time to make a cup of tea whilst juggling work and family is tricky enough never mind squeezing in a nap, but in an ideal world you should apparently try to get some shut eye during the day. Fiona Kerr, a neural specialist from the University of Adelaide, told the Daily Mail that people should […]

11 years ago