3–6 monthsContact NapsShort Naps
The Contact Nap Loop
Shared by a parent of a 4-month-old
“It's almost impossible to get him to take a nap unless it's a contact nap. I can have him fast asleep, wait 20 minutes, put him down, and five minutes later his eyes open like, wait, I'm all alone.”
What happened next
Most naps still needed a lot of support. Some days, the choice felt like rocking him back to sleep, holding him for the nap, or giving up on the nap altogether.
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