The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting sleep information; frustrated by sleep advice that felt wrong; or searched for a truly gentle, responsive alternative to sleep training, then you are in the right place. In each episode I’ll be answering your most pressing baby and toddler sleep questions, dispelling common sleep myths, deepening your understanding of biologically normal sleep, and encouraging you to trust your intuition. And because sleep is rarely just about sleep, you may just find some responsive parenting, lactation, or self-care tips sprinkled in along the way.
I’m your host, Kim Hawley, MA, MPH, IBCLC Holistic Sleep Coach, Lactation Consultant, Peaceful Parenting Educator, and mom. My specialty is truly holistic, developmental, attachment focused sleep support – no hidden sleep training here!
The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast
Nap Trapped Again? Tips for Contact Naps
Are you regularly nap trapped? Whether you know your little routinely needs contact naps to get good sleep or you just find yourself caught in a phase where it’s happening a lot, being nap trapped by a contact nap can be frustrating. In this episode I’m sharing tips around making the best of contact naps. I talk about:
- Being realistic about contact naps
- Taking care of your own needs before you think the nap will happen
- Setting yourself up for productivity or relaxation
- Not putting everything off until nap time
It’s possible to multitask and reclaim nap time for yourself, even when you are contact napping your little.
Resources related to this episode
Check out my popular contact nap blog: https://intuitiveparentingdc.com/blog/2021/7/9/lets-talk-contact-naps
And a previous podcast episodes on contact naps: https://intuitiveparentingdc.com/podcast/2024/6/27/are-contact-naps-ok
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