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things you can get done whilst co-napping

18/12/2016

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The hardest thing about having a baby who needs human presence next to them in order to sleep, is coming to terms with the fact that you will never have that 2 hour chunk of time where you can just do housework or have a shower in peace.

I found my mood really started to improve when I stopped focusing on the things I couldn’t do (laundry, dinner prep, cleaning floors) or what I was missing (alone time) and started focusing on the things I could do, and what I gained by co-napping.

So here is a list of some of the great things you can do whilst co-napping, sorted into categories of Learning, Earning, Nurturing, Fun and Productive. (though many things will cross over depending on personal tastes.)
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Learning

  • Readings for university
  • Research for uni
  • Writing papers for Uni
  • Khan academy
  • TED talks
  • Podcasts, Blogs, Vlogs, Ebooks and online courses on a topic you want to learn about
  • Decent parenting books and articles
  • Documentaries
  • The news



Earning

  • Surveys
  • Work emails
  • Message clients
  • Work research
  • Creating ad campaigns
  • Planning for projects/business
  • Edit photos


Nurturing
 
  • Meditation
  • Prayer
  • Paint your nails
  • Sleep!!!
  • Colouring in app
  • Have a snack*
  • Have a wine (obvs depending on how long between your baby's  breastfeeds)
  • Snuggle your baby (especially skin-to-skin)


Fun

  • Online shopping
  • Video/ Phone Games
  • Pinterest
  • Social media
  • Watch TV
  • Reading/audio books (most libraries have free access to online books these days)
  • Crosswords/sudoku
  • Crochet/Knitting/Hand sewing
  • Text/Message/Call friends
  • Reminisce over old photos of bub


Productive
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  • Sort through photos
  • Edit photos
  • Organise/name files & photos
  • Email family
  • Plan / Research your next vacation or holiday season plans


Top Tip:


Keep a box with a drink bottle, some snacks, a book, your tablet/phone and charger near your nap station. Tissues, breast pads and burp rags are also useful additions.


* from your nap-kit or gather your snack just before nap time if there’s no one around to bring you one.
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Kat Heart
10/11/2017 11:26:15 pm

Great post! Thanks for putting that together :)

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    Hi I'm Nicole
    I am a single mumma of my beautiful boy C who was born in Nov 2012.  All my life before motherhood, I had always followed the expected path.  not anymore.

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