Napping No-No’s: Don’t Make These Mistakes

However, when the scheduled nap is over and your baby or toddler has not awakened, don’t allow her to keep sleeping. Oversleeping at nap time messes with the bedtime schedule, so don’t do it.

More Napping No-No’s

• Another one of the common napping no-no’s is not swaddling your newborn before every nap. For the first few months of life, newborns generally sleep much better and more comfortably when they are tightly swaddled. Even if baby consistently manages to get out of the swaddle during the nap, keep doing it.