Sleep Regressions: Real or Not?
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This episode tackles one of the most loaded terms in baby sleep: the regression. Sally and Bec dig into whether sleep regressions are real, why the label might be doing more harm than good, and what's actually going on when your baby's sleep falls apart at four months, eight months, or beyond.
They unpack viral clips from popular pediatricians, share their honest take on the Wonder Weeks app, and explain why understanding the cause of a sleep disruption is always more useful than waiting for a mystery blanket of bad sleep to lift on its own.
What You'll Learn:
• Why Sally and Bec think "regression" is an outdated umbrella term—and what they'd replace it with
• The Wonder Weeks app: baby horoscope or genuinely helpful tool?
• What's really happening at the four-month sleep regression (hint: it's not hunger)
• Why the eight-month regression is better understood as the three-to-two nap drop
• How panic changes during a rough patch often create bigger problems than the regression itself
• The audit method Sally and Bec use to troubleshoot any sleep disruption, at any age
• When to hold steady—and when to reach out for help
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
04:10 Is "regression" the right word?
08:10 The Wonder Weeks app: baby horoscopes or helpful tool?
13:30 Which regressions do Sally and Bec actually believe in?
17:10 Why panic changes make things worse
19:10 The sleep audit: how to troubleshoot any disruption
25:30 The four-month sleep regression unpacked
32:10 Is the four-month regression really just hunger? Sally and Bec respond
38:00 How to use the word regression without weaponising it
43:30 Wrap-up: your unflappable leaders through every regression
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Nap Trapped is your weekly dose of sleep sanity from consultants Sally Woods and Bec Maher. They take the toughest baby sleep questions and turn them into practical, evidence-based solutions—no shame, just support (and Aldi chocolate).
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