Sleep Detective Q&A: Early Rising, 40-Min Naps & Night Feed Timing
Description
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Your babyâs internal alarm clock is stuck on 5:40 am, naps stall at a neat 40 minutes, and night-feeds keep creeping forwardâsound familiar? In this Sleep Detectives episode, Sally Woods and Bec Maher tackle six rapid-fire questions from the Nap Trapped community, sharing the exact tweaks they use with 1:1 clients (and their own kids) to turn chaos into consistent sleep.
What Youâll Learn
⢠Why two naps at 7 months often fuels chronic early risingâand how a âbonusâ catnap fixes it
⢠Merino vs. cotton sleep sacks: do the temperature claims stack up?
⢠The delay-delay-delay trick to stretch 40-minute naps into 90+ minutes
⢠Anchoring 6-month milk feeds to four-hour intervals without a hunger meltdown
⢠When (and how hard) to cap an oversized morning nap so afternoons donât implode
⢠A step-by-step plan to push 11:30 pm & 4:30 am feeds backâthen drop one pain-free
Chapters
00:00 Intro â Welcome to Sleep Detectives
00:32 Q1: 7 mo on two naps & 5:40 am wake-ups
08:35 Q2: Are merino sleep sacks worth the $$?
14:36 Q3: 11.5 mo stuck on 40-minute naps
20:10 Q4: Stretching feeds to every four hours
25:25 Q5: Capping a long first nap at 7.5 mo
28:19 Q6: Night-feeds drifting earlierâwhat now?
33:50 Wrap-up & your homework
đď¸ ABOUT NAP TRAPPED
Hosted by sleep consultants Sally Woods (â The Sleep Conciergeâ ) and Bec Maher (â The Sleep Centreâ ), Nap Trapped helps tired parents solve baby-sleep challenges with warmth, evidence, and zero judgement. Every week we turn your questions into practical solutionsâwith a side of Aldi chocolate.
Links
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