How to Drop a Nap

When people talk about babies and toddlers dropping a nap it sounds as though you simply chuck it on the floor and shove it under the bed with the long forgotten toys. It rarely feels that simple though. Do they need a nap? Don’t they? Is it making overnight sleep worse? Or Better? What if I take the nap away and it changes everything? What if I take the nap away and it changes nothing! In this brand new episode we’re here to answer all these questions and help you drop a nap without losing sleep over it. Plus we’ll answer our listener Emma’s question about whether dropping a nap will impact overnight sleep.   1 – When do babies drop a nap 2 – What are the signs? 3 – Nap drops by age 4 – Power naps 5 – Trouble-shooting naps.

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The Sleep Mums is a baby sleep podcast for parents by parents; (mostly) functioning humans who want sensible, nonjudgmental, occasionally funny, easy to follow advice. Each episode will look at a baby sleep topic with FIVE take-aways that WILL help your baby sleep better. Each week, we’ll also answer a listener’s sleep question, putting our advice to practise in the real world. Hosted by parenting journalist Cat Cubie and baby sleep expert Sarah Carpenter, mums who know sleep but also know how you feel… knackered. This is the parenting podcast you’ve dreamt of; come on in and join the 3am club.