Show Notes
Welcome back to part two of our 100th episode with That Sleep Doc, Dr Sujay Kansagra. He's a child neurologist and sleep medicine doctor at Duke University and the inventor of the Lullabee smart crib mattress. This half is where Bec finally gets to ask about a real bugbear of hers, low sleep needs, and Sally asks Sujay to diagnose her. We get into what actually decides how much sleep our babies need, why six hours of naps won't give you a twelve hour night, whether overtiredness is really a thing and how Sujay copes with the trolls in his comment section. Then it's a very slow fast five, the Lullabee versus the Snoo and the biscuit question we promised you.
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN - Why genetics set our sleep needs and how rare truly low sleep needs are - Why a low sleep needs label doesn't mean you can't improve sleep - How stacking too much day sleep can look like low sleep needs - What the science does and doesn't say about overtiredness - Why toddlers get wired, not sleepy, when they're short on sleep - Sujay's take on Wonder Weeks, swaddling, melatonin gummies and sleep consultants - How the Lullabee weans itself out and why it's the polar opposite of the Snoo
CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome back, Nap Trappers 00:20 Bec's bugbear: low sleep needs 11:16 Is overtiredness real? 21:06 Trolls and the comment section 28:57 A very slow fast five 36:18 We're a good team
ABOUT NAP TRAPPED We're Sally Woods from The Sleep Concierge and Bec Maher from The Sleep Centre. Nap Trapped is our baby sleep podcast for tired, time-poor parents who want evidence-based answers in plain language, with realistic expectations and no empty promises.
ABOUT DR SUJAY KANSAGRA Sujay is a child neurologist and sleep medicine doctor at Duke University, aka That Sleep Doc, and the inventor of the Lullabee smart crib mattress.
LINKS Sally (The Sleep Concierge) on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesleepconcierge/ Bec (The Sleep Centre) on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_thesleepcentre/ Part one: https://www.naptrappedpodcast.com/p/ep-100-what-is-sleep-training-that-sleep-doc Dr Sujay Kansagra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatsleepdoc/ Dr Sujay Kansagra on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatsleepdoc Dr Sujay Kansagra website: https://linktr.ee/thatsleepdoc Dr Sujay Kansagra on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thatsleepdoc
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