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Naps

You want your baby taking great naps. These posts will help you get there. Be sure to check out my eBook on establishing great naps for birth-preschool years. If your little one is taking short naps, start with The Complete Guide to Troubleshooting Short Baby Naps. If you are wondering about dropping naps, start with Dropping Naps: A Quick Reference. I also have posts to help you with toddler nap issues, preschooler naps, and more!

Dropping Naps: A Quick Guide

June 2, 2021April 18, 2016 by valplowman

Sometimes you just want information quickly. Sometimes you basically know what you are doing (like when it isn’t your first child) and you just need a refresher. Sometimes you have …

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Categories Naps Tags dropping naps, printables 2 Comments

Surviving Dropping Naps

June 2, 2021September 22, 2015 by valplowman

The period of time when you are dropping a nap can be stressful, what with figuring out new waketime lengths, ideal nap time, and what to do to keep the …

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Poll Results: Dropping Naps

May 7, 2019April 22, 2015 by valplowman

    Here are the results for the poll on dropping naps. You can see the original answers here.   What age did your baby go from 4 naps a …

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Surviving 45 Minute Naps

August 24, 2021March 23, 2015 by valplowman

45 minute naps! Oh how those naps torment mothers. Every baby has short naps sometimes; every baby has growth spurts, sickness, or pain while teething…Some babies, however, have 45 minute …

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Categories Naps, Sleep Problems Tags 45 minute intruder, chronic short naps, Surviving 17 Comments

Reader Waking Early from Naps Questions

May 14, 2019January 23, 2014 by valplowman

  WAKING EARLY QUESTIONS: Kristen said… Hi!!Thank you so much for your website! I’m new to the BW method, having heard about it from friends. Our son is almost 8 weeks …

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Categories Naps Tags reader questions, waking early 6 Comments

Chronic Short Nappers {Poll Results}

May 21, 2019December 18, 2013 by valplowman

  This poll is for babies who were at some point a chronic short napper. This is a baby who pretty consistently takes short naps. This wouldn’t be for the …

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Poll Results: 2-1 Nap Transition

May 21, 2019July 24, 2013 by valplowman

  Moving from two naps down to one is a BIG deal! It is the first huge step that makes you realize that your little one is growing up! Let …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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