Nanamoms

I have to nap whenever I feel a slump coming on. I don't sleep well at night at all, never have, never will (per my doctor). Luckily, I don't work now so I CAN nap or sleep when it comes on. I take a late afternoon nap most every day unless I have plans. I have been unable to push thru the slump. Sometimes, I'm awake at 4:00 in the morning and sometimes I might sleep until 9:00...just never know!! But I have Fibro and Chronic Fatique Syndrome so that's part of my problem.

Painiacs

Jean 1941 call the cOmpany so u get another one! So did u take ur nap? Good luck. I had one. No sleep apnea just found out my oxygen level bottoms out severely. Prob due to severe asthma. Wear oxygen. Now I don't fall asleep all the time!!

Murphy

Ditto.

Jan in VA

Well, so much for my nap. Got in bed, read 4-5 pages of my book, snuggled down into my pillow, closed my eyes, was on the verge of dreams when the phone rang. Grrrrr.

Read 3-4 more pages, snuggled into my pillow, came to the edge of dream sleep, and the phone rang again. :evil:

I gave up, got up and fed the furbabies, chatted with the neighbor before he started mowing.....right under my bedroom window <rolling my eyes>....and sat down to work on my Uncle Sam quilt. Stayed there all evening.

NOW, I'm heading to bed. :-D

Jan in VA
P.S. For all who mentioned it, I have had the overnight sleep study, sadly misnamed in my case as I slept less than 2 hours of a 7 hour study. I couldn't stand all the sticky 'things' all over my head, all the miles of wires hanging off my body, getting in the way of turning over or moving my legs and arms, the strange mattress that slightly dipped on the wrong side of the bed; it was just dreadful. I'd have slept better sitting up in the car in a highway rest stop. :(

BETTY62

Most days I take a nap before I go to bed. That way I am able to stay up later and spend time here on the board.

sarahconner

I vote a nap is good

wanda lou

A power nap 30-40 min is a great thing.

thenonnielady

Try to hang in there. My mask leaks when I first put it on, I jiggle it around to find a seal. I manage to make it through the night, but take it off sometime in the early morning hours.I have gotten so that I like the 'white noise', although t was really distracting at first. I sleep much better now, thank Goodness. (Before CPAP I would be up for 24 hours at a time, cat nap, repeat.)

sueisallaboutquilts

I can't take a 20 minute nap- would love to but I zonk out for 2 hours!!!
Sugar does me in big time- I can't have any at all during the day or else I get that slump you mentioned.

gspsplease

Hi, I saw a TV documentary on sleep which said something along the lines of 10 minutes nap was useless, 2 hour nap was not good for you -- left you feeling groggy but a half hour nap was just right -- refreshed you without affecting night time sleep. (You could probably find references to the study on google) So perhaps you could set a kitchen timer for half hour and just give yourself permission to relax --even snuggle up under a quilt?