Sleep Detective Q&A: Weaning Feeds, Nap Schedules & Red Light Myths
Want to subscribe to every ep and enjoy FREE sleep tools? 👉 www.naptrappedpodcast.comFrom 12-month milk weaning to fixing 1am–3am toddler parties, this Sleep Detectives episode tackles the real questions keeping parents up at night. Sally Woods and Bec Maher share practical, no-fluff solutions based on years of baby-sleep consulting—covering nap timing, night-feed weaning, and why your newborn doesn’t need that glowing red nursery light.What You’ll Learn• How to drop the midday milk feed at 12 months without drama• The gentle way to wean night feeds when moving from co-sleeping to cot• A go-to two-nap schedule for 8–9 month olds (and how to tweak it)• How to fix a one-cycle nap after a short morning nap• Why red lights can backfire in newborn sleep environments• Solving 2-hour toddler night-wakings without turning it into a party• How long the first nap should be for a 4.5-month-oldChapters00:00 Intro – Your weekly dose of Sleep Detectives00:50 Q1: Dropping the midday milk feed at 12 months05:44 Q2: Weaning night feeds when moving from co-sleeping to cot14:06 Q3: Ideal two-nap schedule for an 8-month-old17:29 Q4: 9-month-old waking after one cycle in nap two26:47 Q5: Newborn sleep & the red light myth32:53 Q6: Toddler waking 1–3am – is it a split night?39:03 Q7: First nap length for a 4.5-month-old42:10 Wrap-up & why nuance matters in nap timing🎙️ ABOUT NAP TRAPPEDHosted by sleep consultants Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre), Nap Trapped helps tired parents solve baby-sleep challenges with warmth, evidence, and zero judgement. Every week we turn your questions into practical solutions—with a side of Aldi chocolate.Links📩 Get updates + exclusive tools: Subscribe www.naptrappedpodcast.com📸 Follow Sally & Bec on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thesleepconcierge/https://www.instagram.com/_thesleepcentre/🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple PodcastsForward this to the friend still convinced their baby needs that 2am dummy replug—or who’s wondering if red light is the magic sleep fix.
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Why 6pm Bedtimes Backfire: A 14-Month Sleep Case Study
Want to subscribe to every ep and enjoy FREE sleep tools? 👉 www.naptrappedpodcast.comYour 14-month-old is up at 4:30am, you’re clinging to a 6pm bedtime and a 10pm bottle… and somehow everyone’s still wrecked. In this case study, Sally & Bec walk through a real family’s week—why the “early to bed” fix stalls, and how a short-long nap reset plus a later bedtime turns brutal mornings into reasonable starts.What You’ll LearnWhy many 6pm bedtimes cap nights at ~10.5 hours (hello, 4:30–5:00am)The exact short–long nap plan (10:00–10:30 cap; 1:00–3:00 long) for 14 monthsHow shifting more sleep to the PM lowers cortisol and smooths nightsWhat to do with a 10pm bottle so it stops anchoring early wakesEnvironmental checks (TOG, temp, true self-settling) that make resettling stickHow to move bedtime toward 7:30pm without overtired chaosChapters00:10 Intro – Why we love case studies01:23 Meet “Marty”: 14 months, 10pm bottle, 4:30am wakes, two naps, picky eater03:59 Why 6pm bedtimes often backfire on early rising04:28 5am vs 4:30am: total sleep math and realistic night lengths05:43 Early bedtime as a rescue, not a long-term strategy11:05 The plan: short–long schedule to load sleep into the afternoon12:02 Cap Nap 1 strictly at 30 minutes (not 35–45)13:48 More PM sleep → lower cortisol → easier nights & resettles15:12 Room temp/TOG checks + confirming true self-settling18:32 Align your technique with baby’s patterns; nudging the 10pm wake19:56 Wrap-up: expect natural lengthening once the day is rebalanced🎙️ ABOUT NAP TRAPPEDHosted by sleep consultants Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre), Nap Trapped helps tired parents solve baby-sleep challenges with warmth, evidence, and zero judgement. Every week we turn your questions into practical solutions—with a side of Aldi chocolate.Links📩 Get updates + exclusive tools: Subscribe www.naptrappedpodcast.com📸 Follow Sally & Bec on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thesleepconcierge/https://www.instagram.com/_thesleepcentre/🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple PodcastsForward this to a friend stuck in the 6pm-bedtime-but-still-wrecked loop.
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Sleep Detectives Q&A: Hawaii Jet Lag, Dummy Drama & Nap Fixes
Want to subscribe to every ep and enjoy FREE sleep tools? 👉 www.naptrappedpodcast.comEver felt a 10-hour time-zone shift, a cot-standing protestor and 20 dummy-replugs a night were conspiring against your sleep? 😅 In this week’s Sleep Detectives, Sally Woods and Bec Maher dive into five real-life questions straight from their Instagram DMs—giving you the exact, no-fluff tweaks they use with 1-on-1 clients.What You’ll Learn• How to space four milk feeds so a 7 ½-month-old actually wants solids• A step-by-step jet-lag plan for whisking a 6-month-old from Melbourne to Hawaii• Why the “12-month regression” is really a stand-and-play phase, and how to end it fast.• Whether to cap a nap when settling takes 15 minutes (hint: it depends on the schedule)• Two ways to tame a dummy habit that’s costing you 20 replugs a nightChapters00:00 Intro – How Sleep Detectives works00:40 Q1 Dropping bottles when solids are still one teaspoon05:10 Q2 10-hour jet lag: taking a 6-month-old to Hawaii11:58 Q3 12-month “regression”: standing in cot & only sleeping in arms20:18 Q4 10-month-old settles for 15 min—cap the nap or extend?25:23 Q5 6-month-old dummy drama: 20 replugs a night—ditch or keep?36:41 Wrap-up & next week’s question box🎙️ ABOUT NAP TRAPPEDHosted by sleep consultants Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre), Nap Trapped helps tired parents solve baby-sleep challenges with warmth, evidence, and zero judgement. Every week we turn your questions into practical solutions—with a side of Aldi chocolate.Links📩 Get updates + exclusive tools: Subscribe www.naptrappedpodcast.com📸 Follow Sally & Bec on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thesleepconcierge/https://www.instagram.com/_thesleepcentre/🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple PodcastsKnow a friend debating a long-haul flight with a baby—or stuck on dummy duty all night? Forward this episode and spread the sleep love!
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Dream Feed Debate: Should You Do the 10:30 PM Top-Up?
Want to subscribe to every ep and enjoy FREE sleep tools? 👉 www.naptrappedpodcast.comYour baby finally drifts off at 7 pm… and now you’re wondering if sneaking in with a bottle (or boob) at 10:30 will buy you a blissful stretch till morning—or start a habit you’ll battle to break. In this episode, sleep consultants Sally Woods and Bec Maher weigh the pros, cons, and real-life “gotchas” of the dream feed so you can decide with confidence (and maybe reclaim some shut-eye).What You’ll Learn• What a dream feed actually is—and the science parents think is happening• The step-by-step way to introduce it for 6- to 12-week-olds• How to tweak, shrink, or drop the feed as solids ramp up• Common pitfalls: baby waking for the feed, full bottles at 3 am, habit loops• Why twins are the one case Sally & Bec almost always recommend a dream feed• Signs it’s time to ditch it and let longer stretches happen naturally🎙️ ABOUT NAP TRAPPEDHosted by sleep consultants Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre), Nap Trapped helps tired parents solve baby-sleep challenges with warmth, evidence, and zero judgement. Every week we turn your questions into practical solutions—with a side of Aldi chocolate.📩 Get updates + exclusive tools: Subscribe www.naptrappedpodcast.com📸 Follow Sally & Bec on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thesleepconcierge/https://www.instagram.com/_thesleepcentre/🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple PodcastsForward this to the mate who’s googling “dream feed schedule” at midnight—and let us know: are you Team Dream Feed or Team Sleep Through?Chapters00:00 Intro – “To dream feed or not to dream feed?”01:30 The classic 10:30 pm scenario explained04:00 Implementing with newborns (6–8 weeks)08:30 Stretching feeds after the 4-month regression12:20 Moving, shrinking, and phasing out the dream feed16:00 Why Sally usually skips it—and when it backfires19:00 Dream feeds for twins & multiples24:00 Baby wakes before 10:30? What to do30:00 Real-life trade-offs (Olympics, anyone?)36:00 When overnight feeds should stick around40:00 Wrap-up & next-steps homework
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Sleep Detective Q&A: Early Rising, 40-Min Naps & Night Feed Timing
Want to subscribe to every ep and enjoy FREE sleep tools? 👉 www.naptrappedpodcast.comYour baby’s internal alarm clock is stuck on 5:40 am, naps stall at a neat 40 minutes, and night-feeds keep creeping forward—sound 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 You’ll Learn• Why two naps at 7 months often fuels chronic early rising—and how a “bonus” 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 don’t implode• A step-by-step plan to push 11:30 pm & 4:30 am feeds back—then drop one pain-freeChapters00:00 Intro – Welcome to Sleep Detectives00:32 Q1: 7 mo on two naps & 5:40 am wake-ups08:35 Q2: Are merino sleep sacks worth the $$?14:36 Q3: 11.5 mo stuck on 40-minute naps20:10 Q4: Stretching feeds to every four hours25:25 Q5: Capping a long first nap at 7.5 mo28:19 Q6: Night-feeds drifting earlier—what now?33:50 Wrap-up & your homework🎙️ ABOUT NAP TRAPPEDHosted by sleep consultants Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre), Nap Trapped helps tired parents solve baby-sleep challenges with warmth, evidence, and zero judgement. Every week we turn your questions into practical solutions—with a side of Aldi chocolate.Links📩 Get updates + exclusive tools: Subscribe www.naptrappedpodcast.com📸 Follow Sally & Bec on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thesleepconcierge/https://www.instagram.com/_thesleepcentre/🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple PodcastsFeel free to share this episode with the friend who’s Googling “Is 5 am technically morning?”—and let us know which detective tip you’re trying first!
Nap Trapped, hosted by expert sleep consultants Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre), transforms baby sleep challenges into practical solutions. Whether you're currently trapped under a napping baby or seeking better sleep, each episode combines evidence-based advice with real parenting experience. No judgment, just expert insights with a side of solidarity - because understanding the 'why' behind sleep behaviors is the key to confident parenting. We're here to help sleep make sense from nap transitions to early rising.
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