Guide by age Sleep reference table by age
Total sleep time and nap patterns by month
Newborn sleep Newborns sleep most of the day. With no day-night rhythm yet, they wake to feed every 2–4 hours and drift back to sleep. See details → 1 month sleep At one month, babies still sleep a lot, but awake stretches slowly get longer. See details → 2 months sleep At two months, nighttime sleep stretches a little and a sleep rhythm begins to form. See details → 3 months sleep Around three months, night sleep stretches noticeably and some babies' night feeds ease. See details → 4 months sleep Around four months, sleep structure matures and the so-called 'sleep regression' can mean suddenly waking more at night. See details → 5 months sleep At five months, naps consolidate to 2–3 and night sleep becomes more stable. See details → 6 months sleep Around six months, more babies sleep longer at night and naps settle to 2–3. See details → 7 months sleep At seven months, naps usually drop to two and night sleep grows longer. See details → 8 months sleep At eight months, two naps settle in, though crawling and pulling to stand can briefly disrupt sleep. See details → 9 months sleep At nine months, a steady rhythm of two naps plus night sleep continues. See details → 10 months sleep At ten months, two naps continue, though some babies begin the shift toward one. See details → 11 months sleep At eleven months, naps move to 1–2 as you prepare for the shift to one nap around age 1. See details → 12 months sleep At age 1, naps consolidate to 1–2 and night sleep takes center stage. See details → 15 months sleep At 15 months, more babies settle into a single nap. See details → 18 months sleep At 18 months, a single afternoon nap settles in and nights become long and consolidated. See details → 24 months sleep At two years, one nap plus night sleep adds up to about 11–14 hours. See details → 36 months sleep Around three years, more children outgrow naps and night sleep takes over. See details →