01/29/2026
If your baby wakes up after 30–40 minutes and you feel that immediate wave of frustration, panic, or self-doubt you’re not alone. 🫶🏻
Short naps mess with your head.
They make you question your schedule, your instincts, and whether you’ve somehow broken sleep altogether.
You start thinking:
• Should I rescue the nap?
• Do I leave them?
• Is this overtired? Undertired?
• Why does everyone else’s baby nap longer than mine?
Here’s the truth most moms don’t hear:
Short naps aren’t a sign that your baby can’t sleep.
They’re a sign that your baby hasn’t learned how to connect sleep cycles yet.
And when you don’t know why it’s happening, every nap feels high-stakes, like you have one shot to get it right.
When I work with families dealing with short naps, we don’t just “stretch wake windows” or hope for the best.
We look at how your baby is falling asleep, what happens at the 30-minute mark, and how to support them through that transition without creating new habits that make naps harder.
Most parents are shocked by how quickly naps improve once there’s clarity and consistency, not more effort.
If short naps are running your day and making you feel like you’re constantly behind, you don’t have to figure this out alone.
Comment HELP and I’ll walk you through what’s really going on and how we can actually help. 💛