08/31/2026
There really is nothing sweeter than a baby asleep on your chest. Contact naps can absolutely be part of life with a baby. 💕🥹
The most important piece: the adult holding baby needs to be awake and alert. If you feel yourself getting sleepy, baby needs to move to a safe sleep space.
And while we love a good contact nap, we also don’t want every nap to depend on being held.
When you can, aim to put baby down for a couple of naps each day in their regular sleep space. 💤
It gives them practice falling asleep there and helps build a consistent pattern they begin to recognize:
This is where I sleep. I know what happens next.
Some naps may happen in your arms. Some in the crib.
Some days will go beautifully and others absolutely will not.
That’s real life.
Consistency isn’t about doing something perfectly every single time. It’s about doing it often enough that it becomes familiar.
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