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Napping/sleeping - what's normal

42 replies

YellowSquirrel · 19/08/2016 17:06

Would anyone like to answer the below questions for me please? Just to get an idea of range of "normalness". Hoping to make folk feel better if your baby is not following the textbooks!!

How old is baby?
How many naps a day?
How long are naps?
Are they sleeping through night?
How many night feeds?

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YellowSquirrel · 19/08/2016 17:08

I'll start!

How old is baby? 3 months
How many naps a day? 3 - 5
How long are naps? 30 or 45 mins
Are they sleeping through night? 12 hrs with some feeds...
How many night feeds? 1, 2 or 3.

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Cocolocos · 19/08/2016 18:01

8 months old
3 naps (only 30 min each)
Sleeping through from about 7pm-6am
No night feeds for the last 2 weeks.

Huishnish · 19/08/2016 18:36

4 months old
3-4 naps, 30 mins - 2 hours
Slept through 8pm-5am for a couple of weeks, now back to 3 feeds (growth spurt hopefully)

LapinR0se · 19/08/2016 18:39

23 months nap 12.30 - 2pm, sleeps 11 hrs a night.

Missgraeme · 19/08/2016 18:57

23months
No naps - his choice
Sleeps 12 hours - can be 14 if the rest of the kids don't wake him!!
Toder milk morning and night and 3 meals a day!!

LovelyWeatherForDucks · 19/08/2016 19:01

13 months
Usually 3
Anytime between 45 mins - 2 hours
Sleeps through 7 until 5/6 usually
No feeds

Heirhelp · 19/08/2016 19:02

13 weeks
3 to 4 naps a day
20 mins to 2 hours
Sleeps normally 6 pm until some where between 7 to 8.30 am
One night feed

AliceInHinterland · 19/08/2016 19:11

12 weeks
3-4 naps
20 mins to several hours
Sleeps from about 7/8 to 5.30/6.30
2/3 night feeds
Dreading the four month sleep regression!

luckiestgirl · 19/08/2016 19:12

12 months old
2 naps a day
2 hours and half an hour
Sleeps through if we're lucky. (11 hours)
No night feeds.

Gillian1980 · 19/08/2016 19:14

How old is baby? 12 months
How many naps a day? 2
How long are naps? 40 mins
Are they sleeping through night? Yes, 12-13 hours.
How many night feeds? 0

Froggie13 · 19/08/2016 19:17

How old is baby? 8 months
How many naps a day? 2-4
How long are naps? 30 mins (1st nap of day usually 1hr30-2hrs)
Are they sleeping through night? NopeSad
How many night feeds? 3-6

Froggie13 · 19/08/2016 19:20

I found this guide a while ago which gives a guide on sleep / naps by age

Napping/sleeping - what's normal
Froggie13 · 19/08/2016 19:24

If you can't zoom in on the chart here's a link (chart can be downloaded at the bottom of the article)
www.preciouslittlesleep.com/baby-sleep-what-is-normal/

bigfriendlygiant · 19/08/2016 19:26

How old is baby? 10 months
How many naps a day? 2
How long are naps? 1 hour
Are they sleeping through night? Yes: 7-6:30
How many night feeds? 0

MyBreadIsEggy · 19/08/2016 19:27

15 months old
1 nap = 1-2hrs
Sleeps through the night 7pm-7am majority of the time.
No night feeds

I consider myself very lucky! She's a great sleeper now, but it honestly felt like she didn't sleep at all for the first 4 months of her life Confused

YellowSquirrel · 19/08/2016 19:33

This is great! Thanks everyone. Froggie- interesting table-I have never seen this before.

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Froggie13 · 19/08/2016 19:47

It was just something I came across when I was trying to figure out if DD was sleeping enough for her age, not sure how accurate / scientific it is!

Gem14716ArchieB · 19/08/2016 20:45

How old is baby? 5 weeks
How many naps a day? Anywhere from none on a bad day Confusedto 3/4 on a good day
How long are naps? 20mins to 3 hours
Are they sleeping through night? No
How many night feeds? 2 (1am and 4am ish)

StepfauxWife · 20/08/2016 05:32

Great idea !

How old is baby? 5 months
How many naps a day? 4
How long are naps? usually 43 minutes exactly (I spent a day watching her sleep in an attempt to resettle her and her her to nap longer. It didn't work)
Are they sleeping through night? Nope
How many night feeds? One or two. Usually sleeps okay from 7am - 2am (with a DF at 10pm). Second feed is around 5am and is very short.

user1471421772 · 20/08/2016 08:10

How old is baby? 4 months
How many naps a day? 2-4
How long are naps? Either 30 or 45 mins
Are they sleeping through the night? Yes - depending on naps either 7-5:30 or 8-5:30. No night feeds.

jessplussomeonenew · 20/08/2016 08:25

Age: 2 years
Naps: 1 of 90-120 minutes
Sleeping through: never, on his best nights just wakes twice
Night feeds - recently night weaned so just feed at bedtime and dawn

duskonthelawn · 20/08/2016 08:28

How old is baby? 13 months
How many naps a day? 2
How long are naps? Anywhere between 1 and 2 hours
Are they sleeping through night? 6pm-6am
How many night feeds? None

Summerdays2014 · 20/08/2016 19:34

-7 months
-3 naps
-30 minutes (usually on me, morning one can occasionally be an hour)
-Nights are totally variable, slept through Wednesday and Thursday for the first time in ages, woke twice last night, already woken once tonight..
-No night feeds

TwoLittleBlooms · 21/08/2016 22:05

Baby is19 months, she naps between 2 and 3 hours a day (very occasionally she will map 4 hours - that is only when she has had a really bad night - I nap with her on those days!). She doesn't sleep through - we had to wake her at regular intervals up until 4 months old to feed her (medical advice) and then something clicked and she started waking of her own accord and still does now.

spacefrog35 · 21/08/2016 22:11

Just shows there's no such thing as normal!

This week my answers are:

How old is baby? 20 weeks
How many naps a day? 3
How long are naps? 2x30 mins, 1 between 1 & 2 hrs.
Are they sleeping through night? Yes, 19:00 to 06:00
How many night feeds? None

I fully expect this to all change as soon as I get used to it!