When it comes to your Small’s naps there’s a lot of myths and misconceptions out there isn’t there?!

That naps need to happen at a set time, in the same place AND in a certain way to be considered or count as a nap.

But I do like to keep sleep real around here and normalise infant sleep for you.

And like most things on the Care It Out approach the only thing naps need to do is work for you and your Small. 

Join me for this nap recap episode and I’ll you through why naps don’t need to:

be in a cot to count

 happen in the same space as night-time

 be taken independently from you

 happen in the same way every day

be a certain length to count

happen at exactly the same time

I’ll also answer the questions you asked me about naps:

What can I do when my Small refuses their only nap?

What can I do when my baby is refusing their cat nap but it’s having a huge impact on their night sleep?

What age to toddlers stop their nap?

 How can I encourage my baby to nap at nursery, in the car or in the pram 

Is it ok to use a dummy for naps but not at night?

Why is my Small taking short naps?

How will my baby nap at nursery?

What are age appropriate nap gaps at 11 months old?

Other podcast episodes I mention:

Napping at nursery: careitout.com/podcast/episode-25-napping-at-nursery

Short naps: careitout.com/podcast/ep-6

Skipped naps: careitout.com/podcast/35-short-and-skipped-naps