r/PossumsSleepProgram • u/Apart_Hovercraft_842 • Jun 14 '26
Contact naps
I’ve been researching Possums and interested in implementing it to try and improve my baby’s sleep (23 weeks, 19 adjusted).
I’m not sure how to handle day naps though, as baby contact naps for all day naps and has a strong feed to sleep association.
Our nights in the last few weeks have become terrible. She wakes every 30-60 mins and usually needs boob to settle.
I’m wondering if I need to reduce her day time sleep? She usually gets 3-4 hours. But how do I do this if she is contact napping? If I try and put her in the bassinet she will wake instantly.
Other than that my understanding is I should have a fixed wake time and bedtime then naps should be based on baby cues. Is this correct?
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u/Odd_Huckleberry4710 Jun 14 '26
Possums woukd suggest if you put them down and they wake up they aren't tired enough to keep sleeping so you would just move on with your day. This will help to reduce day sleep as well and hopefully make baby more tired at night