Nap time can be hard work

Having regular consistent naps is the cornerstone of healthy sleep habits, yet for something so imperative, our babies seem to struggle a lot to take good quality naps.

Benefits of longer more consistent naps

Longer more consistent naps are more restorative.
Better naps, means happier baby, and easier more predictable days.
Freedom to leave knowing your baby will nap for anyone.
Easier settling at nap time = more confident parents.
Better naps, can mean better night sleep too!
Get on top of sleep debt impacting your child’s temperament.

Why is your Baby not napping well?

Some people misunderstand naps, and think a baby who takes a 2 hour nap, sleeps soundly for 2 hours. But the truth is every baby wakes after 30-45 minutes, and needs to either be put back to sleep by a parent, gets up and nap time is over, or can re-settle themselves back to sleep and takes a longer more restorative sleep.

Naps fall apart for so many reasons…

Baby can’t self settle, or re-settle.
Baby is undertired at nap time, so they cat nap.
Baby is over tired, this too causes cat naps.
Sleep environment doesn’t encourage sleep.
Nap timing doesn’t suit babies age or stage.
Lack of routine is leaving your baby struggling to understand what each day is about.
Feeding too close to a nap, can mean digestion disrupts sleep.
Structure of sleep can affect subsequent naps.
Sleep regressions and developmental stages such as crawling, standing, rolling and more…

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