Your baby's sleep pattern
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I have a 6 month old and she's in the process of dropping her third nap so her schedule is a bit unpredictable these days. Her awake period is usually 2.5-3 hours before a nap but sometimes she can go 3.5hrs on some off days. Each nap will last anywhere between 45 minutes to 1.5 hrs with the last nap usually lasting no more than 15-20minutes if it happens at all.
My 8 month old has two naps...for a total of 2-3hrs. The one in the morning is longer 2hrs (around 9am) ...he wakes up at 6am, then 2nd nap is around 5pm for 1 hr max. He sleeps at 8pm. my 21mth old has only one nap...can be anywhere from 1.5-2hours usually around 11am ...she wakes up at 7amamd sleeps at 8pm. She went from 2 naps to one nap at 14mths....started reducing the number of naps slowly when she turned one. She succeeded in consistently having only one nap at 14 mths.
Thanks for the info! To be very clear, I am interested in the specific time (generally) people's kids nap. 9:00ish, 1:00 ish, 2:00 ish etc. I know it's a weird question, but I'd appreciate knowing if I wanted to have a get together, what time in the morning or afternoon would least interfere with kids nap schedules. My kids have unusual sleep patterns so I cant go by them.
erina320
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Each baby is different and everyday can be different for one child.
That being said, my daughter usually naps two hours after waking so around 9:00am. Then again after lunch 1:00pm-2:00pm. Bed by 7:00pm for the night. She's a short napper and only sleeps for about 30 minutes.
That being said, my daughter usually naps two hours after waking so around 9:00am. Then again after lunch 1:00pm-2:00pm. Bed by 7:00pm for the night. She's a short napper and only sleeps for about 30 minutes.
My 16-month-old son has only one nap a day (sigh!) at 12.30-1 pm for about 2 hours (or 3 if we're lucky). It's a really odd time because we're stuck if we have lunch plans but if we do, we make sure it's early lunch and are back by 2 pm which is the furthest he can stretch without having a meltdown.
Very occasionally, he'll have a morning nap for half an hour at 9 or 10 am. If that happens his afternoon nap may not happen till 3 or 4 pm and it's a real struggle to get him down for that nap.
From 12 -14 months he used to have two naps... In the morinng at 10 am for an hour and then again at 2.30-3 pm for a couple of hours. When he was even younger, he'd have 3 naps... one in the morning at 8.30 am (he'd wake at 5.30 or 6), then maybe 11.30 for an hour and 2.30-3 for a couple of hours.
Very occasionally, he'll have a morning nap for half an hour at 9 or 10 am. If that happens his afternoon nap may not happen till 3 or 4 pm and it's a real struggle to get him down for that nap.
From 12 -14 months he used to have two naps... In the morinng at 10 am for an hour and then again at 2.30-3 pm for a couple of hours. When he was even younger, he'd have 3 naps... one in the morning at 8.30 am (he'd wake at 5.30 or 6), then maybe 11.30 for an hour and 2.30-3 for a couple of hours.
2010-NewDad
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10 month old, this is a typical day.
Wakes 6am (sigh)
Naps 9am for 1 hour
Naps 1pm for 1.5 hours
Sleep at 8pm.
Wakes 6am (sigh)
Naps 9am for 1 hour
Naps 1pm for 1.5 hours
Sleep at 8pm.
