What to Do During Nap Time

Haha, this is wonderful! I feel seen!

currently reading this while holding a sleeping 2.5 week old who hasn’t stopped cluster feeding today. ironically per the cat names, eating a pumpkin muffin over her head and picking crumbs off… and eating them

The last one was me for sure.

This is actually me, right now, debating what to do once my kiddo finally falls asleep. But will she nap for 20 mins or 2.5 hours is the real mystery!

So excited to see Sharee Miller featured here! Her book, Don’t Touch My Hair, is one of our favorites! Really sweet pictures and a great message. Highly recommend for folks with littles!

Definitely the 2nd one! We love Sharee Miller! My daughter did her 1st grade book report on “Don’t Touch My Hair”. And the first question she got when she was done her presentation was, “Can I touch your hair?”

New mom to a four-week-old (already?!) baby here, and I’m spending the day in a pumping bra, giant undies and my bathrobe, lol.

Excited to see more of Sheree’s comics!! What a great addition!

Yes!! I would work so hard to get my baby boy to nap, be exhausted, and ready for some “me time” then just spend the whole nap looking at pictures of him haha

My son is almost two and I still “sleep when the baby sleeps” during his weekend naps, haha. Sometimes sleep means napping and sometimes sleep means zoning out in front of Instagram!

Best advice I ever received as a new mom: Don’t do anything during nap time that you CAN do when baby is awake. When baby is awake, I can babywear and empty the dishwaster or let her play on the floor while I chop veggies. However, when baby is awake I can’t lay on the couch and watch reality TV! Naps are always “me” time!

Only if your baby is willing to nap somewhere other than *you* of course. I remember being amazed at all the “free” time I had when my daughter finally napped at her crib at 10 months.

What isn’t pictured is the hour(s) spent coaxing the baby into a nap. Oooooh man this brings me back.

This cartoon…yaaas. Pump? Laundry? Dishes? HA! It has taken me two kids and another on the way and being in my forties to finally figure this out—ANY time you can safely shut your eyes…dooo it!

YEESSSSSSS!!!!

At first I only thought it was the top cartoon, and I was thinking…My God. Ha! The two together are so a complete reality; sometimes everything inside of me clicks into action, other times I just manage to sit. Now my kids are older, I feel sad for all my failed expectations for myself when they were babes. Alas! Some lessons are learned a little late.

I feel this deep in my soul and all 3 of my kids started school yesterday. So obviously it’s been a while!!!

Welcome! And may steal those cat names. A fed baby is best, you can do this!

SO RELATABLE!