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Cara Dumaplin explains that wake windows are flexible ranges, not strict rules. If your routine works, keep it. Don't stress over wake windows if they're causing anxiety.

Cara Dumaplin explains that wake windows are flexible ranges, not strict rules. If your routine works, keep it. Don't stress over wake windows if they're causing anxiety.
Welcome to Please just go to sleep where I give you one practical way to make nights and naps easier. As always, this will be rooted in research, effective and emotionally connected. Today's tip is for those of you who might be struggling with wake windows. Wake windows were designed to make life easier for you, not harder. Think of it like this. If you get up around 6am, most likely your body is looking for sleep around 9 to 11pm Would some of us be ready for sleep around 8:30? Yes, we would. Some of us be able to push through and do just fine until midnight? Absolutely. That's what wake windows are for your baby. It's a range. It's a place for you to start looking at your baby and saying, what's my baby need? That's it. If wake windows ever feel overwhelming, as I always say, if what you're doing is working, there's no need to change it. And if wake windows stress you out, you don't have to use them. But if it's not working, I'm here. Welcome to My brain got too much going on in it. Welcome to what? Welcome to what? What? What.