Hi Napper,
Picture this: your 7-month-old goes down for naps in a dark room with white noise. He can fall asleep independently at bedtime. He even sleeps through the night. But every single nap? 20-30 minutes, max. You're never getting a break, bedtime keeps creeping earlier, and you're starting to wonder if you're cursed.
You're not. But you are stuck in what we call chronic catnap purgatory—and it's one of the most common (and fixable) sleep struggles we see.
Here's the thing: linking sleep cycles during the day is often the final piece of the baby sleep puzzle. It doesn't always happen automatically just because your baby can self-settle. For a lot of babies, it's a teachable skill—and it requires the right setup.
In this week's episode, we walk through a real case study (baby Noah) and give you the exact step-by-step plan to break out of short naps for good. They cover everything from environmental tweaks to feed timing to when (and how) to actually nap train.
You'll learn:
• Why pitch-black rooms and proper warmth are non-negotiables for daytime sleep
• How to restructure feeds and solids to prime your baby for longer naps
• Why bringing back a third nap might be the counterintuitive fix you need
• The difference between rescuing a nap and nap training—and when to do each
• Why nap training often feels harder than night training (and what to do about it)
• How to know if you're dealing with early rising or just a normal wake time shift
"We will take three short naps over two short naps at this age while we restructure the day and figure out what's the next step." —Sally
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With you in the trenches,
Sally + Bec