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Sleep coaching for families ready to get the best sleep of their life.
AWAKE WINDOWS
What are awake windows and awake time?
Awake time is the time that your baby is awake from the moment they wake up to their 1st nap. When they wake up from nap #1, the time they’re awake until nap #2 and so on…
Why is it important to follow?
Babies have a window of time they’re awake and alert before they start getting sleepy and entering their first sleep cycle. We want a baby who is drowsy but awake when we put them down. An under tired or overtired baby is very difficult or impossible to get to sleep and stay asleep. It’s also important to understand these are not hard rules, every baby is different and that is why it’s important to work with a sleep coach in determining this.
Below is a guide based on age:
1 month- 45 minutes-1 hour
2 months- 1.25 hours
3 months- 1.5 hours
5 months- 2.25 hours
6 months- 2.5 hours
7 months- 2.75 hours
8 months- 3 hours
10 months- 3.5-4 hours
11 months- 4-5 hours
12-18 months with 2 naps- 4-5 hours
12-18 months with 1 nap- 4.5-6 hours
2 years old-5 years old- 6-7 hours
NAPS
AGE: 1 month
NAPS: 4+
AGE: 2 months
NAPS: 4+
AGE: 3 months
NAPS: 4
AGE: 4 months
NAPS: 3-4
AGE: 5 months
NAPS: 3
AGE: 6 months
NAPS: 2-3
AGE: 7 months
NAPS: 2-3
AGE: 8 months
NAPS: 2-3
AGE: 9 months
NAPS: 2
AGE: 10 months
NAPS: 2
AGE: 11 months
NAPS: 1-2
AGE: 12-18 months
NAPS: BBD
At ages 2.5-5 years old typically, most babies have dropped their naps.
