Ditch the Dummy? Settle Flailing Arms? Your Questions, Solved - Q&A

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In this week’s Sleep Detectives, Sally and Bec go deep on real listener questions — from ditching the dummy to stretching feeds and starting newborn routines. This is the episode to queue up when you need practical advice from two seasoned sleep consultants who’ve seen it all (flailing arms, 5:30am wakeups, and yes, the dummy battle).

They don’t just give tips — they break down why it happens, what’s normal, and how to get through the trickiest transitions with less stress (and fewer tears).

🎧 What You’ll Learn

• What to do when your baby flails their arms after unswaddling

• The right way to ditch the dummy (and when to keep it)

• Why 5:30am dummy wakeups aren’t always “bad”

• How to know if it’s time to drop a night feed

• When to start a routine with a newborn (8 weeks)

• How to stretch a baby from 3-hour to 4-hour feeds (without meltdowns)

⏱ Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Sleep Detectives
00:30 Should I hold baby’s arms down to settle?
02:40 Tips for dummy weaning (without wrecking naps)
08:30 Is a 5:30am dummy resettle normal?
10:45 When to drop night feeds at 4 months
13:50 Can you start a routine at 8 weeks?
20:30 How to stretch baby’s feeds to 4-hourly

🎙️ ABOUT NAP TRAPPED
Nap Trapped brings together baby sleep experts Sally Woods (The Sleep Concierge) and Bec Maher (The Sleep Centre) to answer the real sleep questions you’re too tired to Google. Practical, evidence-based, and always judgement-free.

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