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Nap Trapped

Rachael Shepard-Ohta
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Musings on motherhood, baby sleep, parenting pressure and what it all means within our culture(written while under my sleeping toddler, probably) from a chronically-online and politically engaged mom of 3.

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    Infant-Parent Mental Health Specialist, Former SPED Teacher, Certified Sleep Coach | Founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby \ud83d\ude34 | Host of the podcasts No One Told Us and You're So Right | San Francisco Mom of 3 \ud83d\udc97 | Book coming out Feb 2027!

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