Nap trap
Also called nap trapped, nap-trapped
Nap trap is when a parent is stuck in place by a baby's nap, either pinned under a baby asleep on them or tied to home by the nap schedule. People usually say they're nap trapped.
How it's said
Currently "nap trapped". I could definitely put him down, but then he would wake after 20 minutes...
It changes really quickly, and I know it can be frustrating when you're nap trapped, but it's normal at this age.
The nap trap is when you plan your day based on your child's nap schedule.
Who says it
Not to be confused with
- A contact nap is the baby's nap on a grown-up. Nap trap is the parent's side of it: being stuck in place by a nap, whether pinned under a sleeping baby or tied to home by the nap schedule.
Where it came from
A parent blogger described the nap trap in 2015 as planning your day around your child's nap schedule. In 2023 a parenting news site covered a mom's TikTok raps about being nap trapped, which she wrote while holding her sleeping baby.