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Why We Hold Off Breakfast During Sleep Training
3 Feb 2026 · 18 min
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"Maybe mums that sleep train DON'T want their babies to cry"
A mum on TikTok put it perfectly: maybe mums who sleep train don't want their baby to cry. For us that's not controversial at all. It's the take that needs to be shouted from the rooftops. Sally stumbled across the video and commented straight away: yes, yes, yes, this is what I hear from families daily. Her five and a half month old was waking every one to two hours, needing so many cuddles and crying with every settle. After a week of sleep training with five minute time checks, he rolls his head from side to side and goes off to sleep. He's doing a seven hour stretch, waking happier and crying less than he did in all the months she spent trying to avoid tears. We get into why everyone is crying when nobody's sleeping and why the families we work with have already done all the rocking, cuddling and co-sleeping. Bec explains productive tears (and the polyester trousers that had her crying in her car at lunchtime). We also share a Camp Snooze ten month old who needed to be woken at 7am this week, and why no one can tell you exactly how long your baby will cry. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and find everything Nap Trapped at www.naptrappedpodcast.com What You'll Learn: - Why some mums sleep train because they don't want their baby to cry - Why sleep training doesn't stop night wakings and what changes instead - What we mean by productive tears and how they're different from the crying you're already living with every night - Why rocking, cuddling and co-sleeping work for some babies and not for others - Why no one can tell you exactly how long your baby will cry Chapters: 00:00 Back in the couch room 06:41 The controversial take 16:28 A whole comment section 20:37 Productive tears and the suit queen 25:24 They've done all these things 31:22 Everyone be nice ABOUT We're Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre). Nap Trapped is our baby sleep podcast: evidence-based sleep support in plain language for tired parents, with real families, real sleep logs and realistic expectations. Links: Sally on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesleepconcierge/ Bec on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/*thesleepcentre/ The TikTok we talk about (@rachannie*): https://www.tiktok.com/@rachannie_/video/7692235165585935636
Sleep Detectives: Teething, Daycare Naps and Cot Climbers
Happy Sleep Detectives Day to all who celebrate! We open the Nap Trapped question box and answer your real-life baby sleep questions, from mum versus dad at bedtime to a 23 month old who's started climbing out of the cot. And a mum from our Spotify comments wrote back to tell us her twelve month old has slept through the night two nights straight, one and a half weeks into night weaning and modified Ferber. Case solved. Case closed. Subscribe and catch every episode at www.naptrappedpodcast.com What You'll Learn: - Why babies settle differently for mum and dad and how to get both of you confidently resettling - How to avoid feeding to resettle when it isn't feed time - When we start waking babies from naps and why a consistent 7am start matters so much - Why we move a one year old off wake windows and onto a clock-based schedule - How to handle daycare naps and extra night wakes in those first few weeks - How much teething really disrupts sleep and how to tell teething from habit or regression - How long to stay on the transitional schedule and why early rising is rarely a sign to drop a nap - How to hold onto three naps at seven months and whether settling time gets added onto a capped nap - What to try before you move a cot climber into a big bed Chapters: 00:00 Case solved, case closed 03:10 Mum, dad and resettling 11:46 Waking babies and clock schedules 23:29 Daycare naps and teething 35:48 Holding steady on naps 46:08 The lucky last cot climber ABOUT Nap Trapped is the baby sleep podcast hosted by Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre). We're two sleep consultants who work with real families every day, giving you evidence-based advice in plain language. On Sleep Detectives we answer your questions and solve your sleep crimes, one case at a time. Hold steady. Links: Sally Woods, The Sleep Concierge, on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesleepconcierge/ Bec Maher, The Sleep Centre, on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_thesleepcentre/ Nap Trapped: www.naptrappedpodcast.com
Evidence-based Baby Sleep With That Sleep Doc (Part 2)
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. Missed part one? Listen here: https://www.naptrappedpodcast.com/p/ep-100-what-is-sleep-training-that-sleep-doc Subscribe and catch every episode at www.naptrappedpodcast.com 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