Wednesday, June 15, 2005
napping, a health requirement
Researchers says babies need 1-3 naps of at least one hour's duration daily.
Parents need their babies to have at least two naps daily, of at least 2 hours in length, at precisely 9 am and 2 pm. This allows the parent to sleep through one nap and accomplish about 250 pre-planned tasks during the other. Funny how parents don't get their needs met.
Only OTHER people's babies drift peacefully off to nap for 2-hour stretches. Your child sleeps only while in motion. By "motion" we mean moving very quickly and then staying that way...That $70 electric swing that will morph into a snazzy coatrack within 2 months is COMPLETELY worth it now when you realize how much shoe leather/gas you are saving.
Let's face it; you're much too exhausted to drive safely now, anyway, since you'd have to cross state lines to ensure a lengthy slumber. Clearly, you'd collapse before pushing a stroller would do the trick, since reaching 65 mph requires being in top physical shape, and you're...well...maybe you should try the stroller thing.
Parents need their babies to have at least two naps daily, of at least 2 hours in length, at precisely 9 am and 2 pm. This allows the parent to sleep through one nap and accomplish about 250 pre-planned tasks during the other. Funny how parents don't get their needs met.
Only OTHER people's babies drift peacefully off to nap for 2-hour stretches. Your child sleeps only while in motion. By "motion" we mean moving very quickly and then staying that way...That $70 electric swing that will morph into a snazzy coatrack within 2 months is COMPLETELY worth it now when you realize how much shoe leather/gas you are saving.
Let's face it; you're much too exhausted to drive safely now, anyway, since you'd have to cross state lines to ensure a lengthy slumber. Clearly, you'd collapse before pushing a stroller would do the trick, since reaching 65 mph requires being in top physical shape, and you're...well...maybe you should try the stroller thing.
