In their words: parents who shared this worry
“It was something that before was completely unpredictable. We didn’t know if he would nap, when he would nap, how long he would nap. It was all over the place.”
“And we ended up having to put him in a plastic swing and push him for the entire nap.”
“Also, her naps during the day were difficult because we could only do contact naps with her, and we had to rock her to sleep.”
“All her naps are now in the crib. She sleeps all her naps by herself now.”
“He can take his naps in his crib and on the go. He doesn’t need to be held.”
“I’m able to have nap time to myself, either to nap or to cook or fold laundry.”
Why parents worry about naps
Naps are frequently tougher than nights. Less sleep pressure drives them, one short nap can derail the rest of the day, and lots of babies will only nap on a parent or while moving. Parents fear that sleep help will sort out nights and leave the daytime in chaos.
In this video, parents describe days that revolved around swings, rocking and contact naps, and what changed.
Our approach to naps
Naps are in the plan from day one. Dr. Sam shapes the day around your baby’s age and needs, and the coaching before night one covers naps along with nights. While naps settle, daily 1:1 check-ins carry on, and we coach naps until they are solid. Families talk about babies who nap in the crib and on the go as well.
The parents in this video explain what that means for their days: naps in the crib rather than contact naps, a baby who goes straight down at nap time, and time to rest, cook or fold laundry. At Actually Sleeping, naps belong to the plan from the beginning; they aren’t an extra.
More from client families
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On the free consultation, tell us what naps look like today, and we’ll walk you through how the plan would tackle them.
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With Actually Sleeping you get 1:1 coaching: Dr. Sam writes a sleep plan for your baby, we coach you bootcamp-style before the first night, and we check in daily until it is working. We have coached 700+ families, collected 129 video reviews, and put our guarantee in writing: 8–12 hours through the night within 14 days, or a full refund.
Common questions
Is it just nights, or are naps included?
Naps are part of it. Rather than stopping once nights get better, Actually Sleeping coaches naps until they are solid. Families in this video talk about babies napping independently in the crib, and on the go.
Can a baby who only contact naps change?
Yes. Several parents in this video could only get a nap by holding, rocking or swinging their baby. Dr. Sam writes the plan around your baby, and those parents now describe babies who nap on their own.
Will my baby nap when we’re out of the house?
Families talk about babies who nap both in the crib and on the go. Because the plan is designed around the days you actually have, a skipped nap or a day out doesn’t need to undo everything.