Calculate recommended sleep hours, wake windows, and nap schedules for your baby based on their age. Get personalized sleep recommendations to support healthy infant development and establish good sleep habits.
Sleep is crucial for your baby's growth, development, and overall health. Babies need significantly more sleep than adults, and their sleep patterns change rapidly during the first year. Understanding age-appropriate sleep needs and wake windows helps establish healthy sleep habits and routines.
Wake windows are the periods your baby is awake between naps, starting when they wake up and ending when they're put down for the next nap. Following age-appropriate wake windows helps prevent overtiredness and makes it easier for babies to fall asleep.
Total Sleep: 14-17 hours
Sleep Patterns:
Erratic sleep with no day/night distinction. Frequent waking for feeding every 2-3 hours.
Total Sleep: 14-16 hours
Sleep Patterns:
Beginning to develop day/night awareness. Longer nighttime stretches emerging (4-6 hours).
Total Sleep: 13-15 hours
Sleep Patterns:
4-month sleep regression common. Transitioning to more predictable schedule.
Total Sleep: 12-15 hours
Sleep Patterns:
More consolidated nighttime sleep. Transitioning from 3 to 2 naps.
Total Sleep: 12-15 hours
Sleep Patterns:
Established 2-nap schedule. May experience separation anxiety affecting sleep.
Total Sleep: 12-14 hours
Sleep Patterns:
Some babies transition to 1 nap. Longer wake windows allow for more activities.
A consistent bedtime routine signals to your baby that sleep is coming. Start around 6-8 weeks:
Different families choose different methods. Consider these options after 4-6 months:
Tired Signs:
Overtired Signs:
Common at 4, 8-10, and 12 months. These temporary disruptions coincide with developmental leaps. Maintain consistent routines and be patient—they typically last 2-6 weeks.
Normal for babies, especially under 6 months. Ensure baby isn't hungry, uncomfortable, or sick. After 6 months, many babies can sleep longer stretches without feeding. Consider sleep training if wakings are habitual rather than need-based.
Naps under 45 minutes are common before 6 months. Ensure wake windows are appropriate—too short or too long can cause short naps. Create optimal nap environment and consistent pre-nap routine.
Waking before 6 AM can result from too-early bedtime, overtiredness, or too much daytime sleep. Ensure room is dark, adjust schedule gradually, and don't rush to respond immediately.
May indicate bedtime is too early or too late, or baby isn't tired enough. Review wake windows and total daytime sleep. Ensure bedtime routine is calming, not stimulating.
Contact your healthcare provider if you notice any of these concerns:
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