Nap trap hacks

Disclaimer: I don’t have any. Rather, I’m hoping someone has cracked it and can help me out. I do not understand how a baby can be unconscious and snoring in your arms, but if you even look in the direction of their cot, beady little eyes ping open and it’s death stare central.

Look, I get it. I’m warm, I’m comfy, I smell like lunch. I’m prime nap real estate. But please god, I just want a cup of tea that hasn’t grown a layer of scum from being microwaved eight times. Of course, when I’m not alone in the house, being nap trapped is an excellent excuse to request all manner of delicious drinks and snacks for sofa delivery. On these occasions, I pray for consciousness to hover just slightly below the surface. “I would get it myself, but…”

But when I’ve been on my tod for 13 hours with a baby who refuses to be put down, the hangriness sets in and nobody is safe.

If I had any hacks of my own, I suppose they would be:

• Keep a large range of one-handed snacks in all rooms at all times
• Accept your fate 

…and that’s really it. If you know of a solution for putting a baby down in their cot without waking them, I’m all ears. 

Thanks in advance.