Contact Naps

The Sleep Mums by thesleepmums

May 3, 202326:52Kids & family

Contact napping is where a baby, toddler or child spends their nap with all or part of their body in contact with their parent or caregiver. It’s lovely, its necessary, it’s part of parenthood but it can also be intense...

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