You will likely switch between 3-2 naps for a few weeks leading up to the transition, and this is normal. On 2 nap days, we want to be implementing an early bedtime to make up for the lost sleep from the 3rd nap. If Baby hasn’t transitioned to 2 naps a day yet, now is a good time to start. The average maximum time that a baby should be awake between sleep periods is 2.75 hours and should be sleeping 14-14.5 hours per day. In order to hold off this transition, I suggest capping naps at 1.5 hours to ensure the 3rd nap is completed before 5 pm. Not much change from 5 months except they can go a little longer between sleep periods- 2.5 hours and should be sleeping 14 - 15 hours per day.īaby might be showing signs of wanting to transition to 2 naps a day, but I encourage you to keep 3 naps until as close to 8 months as possible. The average maximum time that a baby should be awake between sleep periods is 2.25 hours, and they need approximately 15 hours of sleep per day. I suggest capping naps at 2 hours in length and ensuring they end by 5 pm. The third nap is the least restorative, and its main job is to bridge the gap between the second nap and bedtime. Naps have different restorative values- the morning nap is mentally restorative whereas the afternoon nap is physically restorative. The first two naps should be 1-1.5 hours in length with the 3rd being a "cat nap" (30-45 minutes). The majority of babies at this point are on a solid 3 naps schedule. The average maximum time that a baby should be awake between sleep periods is 1.75-2 hours and should be clocking 15-16 hours of sleep per day. I suggest capping naps at 2.5 hours in length and ensuring they end no later than 5 pm. On 3 nap days, your child will need an early bedtime (earliest bedtime at this age is 4:45 pm). If you are finding you are putting Baby down for the 4th nap much later than 4:15/4:30pm, it’s time to start moving towards a 3 nap schedule. Some babies may start the 4 to 3 nap transition around this time (click here to read my blog on the 4 month sleep 'regression'). The average maximum time that a baby should be awake between sleep periods is 1.5 hours and should be clocking 15.5-18 hours of sleep per day. Babies younger than 2 months should not be awake longer than 1 hour and sleep between 16-20 hours per day.īabies should be on a 4 nap schedule by this point, and I would still be capping them at 3 hours in length. Click here to read my blog on newborn-16 weeks of age. I suggest capping naps at 3 hours- even if it’s to wake to feed and then right back to sleep. Your baby may nap for 30 minutes one time and 3 hours the next. At this age, sleep is disorganized and naps don’t have any sort of pattern.
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