# Episode 118: Fixing False Starts Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brand-new-little-people-6408414/episode-118-fixing-false-starts Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brand-new-little-people-6408414/episode-118-fixing-false-starts.md Podcast: [Brand New Little People](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brand-new-little-people-6408414) Published: 2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/podcasts/brand-new-little-people/episodes/2149200360 Audio file: https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149200360.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brand-new-little-people-6408414/episodes/episode-118-fixing-false-starts Duration seconds: 3822 ## Resource If you settle your baby or toddler at bedtime, only for them to wake up less than 2 hours later, then you’re familiar with ‘false starts.’ False starts happen when babies or toddlers don’t begin their nights with a long stretch of deep sleep – they may have this deep sleep later in the night, or not at all. In episode 118, Dr Fallon and Dr Laura (PhDs & Sleep Practitioners) unpack why false starts happen, and how you can fix them.   Need support? ✅ Join our  Sombelle Paediatric Sleep Clinic Programs  and add on a coaching call with Dr Fallon for extra support! 🏢 Local to Melbourne?   Visit Dr Laura for an in-person appointment   at Victorian Children's Clinic, or   explore telehealth options.   Give us some love! ☕️ Love our work?  Buy us a coffee! 📲 Follow us on   instagram   |   Facebook  |   TikTok 💖 Tell your mates about us    Subscribe 🔽 ❤️ Listen on  Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Amazon Music 🎥 Watch this episode on  YouTube ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brand-new-little-people-6408414/episodes/episode-118-fixing-false-starts/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/brand-new-little-people-6408414/episode-118-fixing-false-starts.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.