Show Notes
Picture this: Your 7-month-old self-settles beautifully at bedtime, sleeps through the night like a champion, but every single nap is 20-30 minutes. You thought sleep training would fix this. It didn't. Welcome to catnap purgatory.
In this episode, Sally and Bec tackle the chronic catnapping conundrum that leaves so many parents stuck inside, chained to short sleep cycles, wondering what they're doing wrong. Spoiler: you're not doing anything wrong. But there are strategic steps you can take to help your baby link those sleep cycles during the day.
Using a real case study (baby Noah), they walk through the environmental tweaks, schedule adjustments, and nap training techniques that actually work—plus why bringing back that third nap might be the counterintuitive fix you need.
What You'll Learn: • Why some babies can self-settle but still won't link daytime sleep cycles • The critical difference between a true split night and a tricky resettle • How to structure feeds and solids to set your baby up for nap success • Why pitch-black rooms and proper warmth matter more for naps than you think • When to bring back a third nap (even if you thought you'd dropped it for good) • The step-by-step approach to nap training without losing your mind • Why nap training often feels harder than night training—and what to do about it • How to know if your baby's 6am wake is actually early rising or totally normal
Chapters: 00:00 Intro & Can We Trigger Bec: Split Nights Edition 06:40 The FOMO Baby Myth 11:52 Catnapping Case Study: Meet Baby Noah 16:19 Why Pitch Black Rooms Are Non-Negotiable 20:02 The Third Nap Solution 24:27 How to Fully Assist Naps Without Losing Hope 28:19 Why Nap Training Is Harder Than Night Training 34:11 When Babies Finally Click Into Longer Naps 42:19 Sleep Detectives: Day Sleep for Two-Year-Olds 44:38 Is 6am an Early Rise? 50:48 Fast Four: Food Fixations & TV Obsessions
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