Prof Helen Ball advises against placing babies in dark, quiet rooms for naps, suggesting instead that they nap in light environments with background noise. Her research indicates that structured daytime naps can disturb nighttime sleep, as babies need to build sleep pressure naturally. She criticizes the societal trend towards strict sleep schedules imposed by sleep coaches and apps, arguing that this conflicts with babies' inherent sleep needs and patterns. Following the NHS guidance, she encourages letting babies wake naturally and adapt to their unique sleep rhythms.
Putting babies in dark rooms for daytime naps disrupts their natural sleep patterns, making them more awake at night. Experts suggest using light and noise instead.
The pressure to control babies' napping schedules is increasing due to sleep coaches and monitoring apps, which may not align with babies' natural sleep needs.
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