Is the two-nap schedule wrecking your nine-month-old's sleep — or was something already brewing before you made the drop? This week we work through a real DM case study: a nine-month-old who moved to two naps and promptly hit the fan with short naps, false starts, lengthy middle-of-the-night wake windows and reactive co-sleeping creeping earlier and earlier.
We unpack why the nap drop is rarely the villain, what the clues in this mum's own message tell us about what was already in the mix, and exactly what we'd do first — including why we'd put the third nap back in (yes, really) and why early rising needs to be sorted before any nap transition happens.
We also share a Google review that genuinely made Sally tear up on mic, and Bec drops a quick winter temperature check that could explain a lot of what's creeping back into your nights right now.
Why the 3-to-2 nap drop is rarely the root cause — and what usually is
The one thing that must be sorted before any nap transition
Why cot-side settling and early-morning co-sleeping have a shelf life
How the eight-month sleep progression creates a perfect storm
Why we'd bring the third nap back in strategically and what that looks like
The room temperature check Bec wants every southern hemisphere family to do right now
How Camp Snooze would approach this exact scenario in two weeks
Chapters
00:10 Welcome back and a Google review that made Sally cry
06:18 What is Camp Snooze?
07:27 The case study DM: nine-month-old, two naps, everything hits the fan
09:15 Was the nap drop really the problem?
11:23 What was already brewing before the drop
13:32 Our fix: bring the third nap back and here's why
14:20 Strengthening self-settling skills at this age
15:50 The co-sleeping shelf life conversation
17:46 How Camp Snooze would handle this over two weeks
20:25 Bec's winter temperature tidbit for early risers
22:02 What to do if you're still on three naps and have sleep issues
22:55 Wrap up
About Nap Trapped Nap Trapped is hosted by Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre) — two Australian sleep consultants keeping it real for tired parents everywhere. Evidence-based, warm and zero fluff.
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