Baby Sleep Schedules

Helpful Tips from your Postpartum Experts

Discover age-appropriate baby sleep schedules that fit real life—not just textbook charts. Learn how wake windows, naps, and bedtime routines change through the first two years, and how to adapt your baby’s sleep patterns to their unique temperament and family rhythm.

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 4 Month Old Baby Sleep Schedule: Wake Windows, Naps & Bedtime Routine

Four months marks a big transition in your baby’s sleep — and possibly yours, too. Many families start noticing changes right around this age as babies move out of that “newborn sleep” stage and into more mature sleep patterns. The catch? Those changes can sometimes feel like a step backward...
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3 Month Old Sleep Schedule: Wake Windows, Naps & Bedtime Routine

Three months, what a milestone! You’ve made it through the fourth trimester, and life with your baby might finally be starting to feel a little more predictable than the chaos of the first few weeks or even the first and second months where things were rapidly changing . Your little...
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2 Month Old Sleep Schedule: Wake Windows, Naps & Bedtime Routine

You’re two months in, congratulations! You’ve officially made it past the trenches of navigating the first few weeks of newborn sleep while navigating changing sleep habits in the first month. At this point, your baby is probably starting to feel a little more like a real person. They’re more alert,...
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1 Month Old Sleep Schedule: Wake Windows, Naps & Bedtime Routine

Congratulations on surviving the first few weeks of parenthood! If you’re here, you’re probably running coffee and wondering when life will start to feel predictable again. At one month old, babies have moved out of the complete unpredictability of the newborn sleep schedule but are still adjusting to life outside...
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How much do Newborns Sleep? How many hours at a time? Newborn Sleep: What to Expect

The expression “sleeping like a baby” brings to mind a long, quiet snooze. But on the same token, new parents are warned that their little bundle of joy will arrive with a big serving of sleep deprivation. What can parents truly expect when it comes to newborn sleep? Let’s dig...
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Newborn Sleep Schedule: Help your baby sleep longer (so you can too!)

Do you have a newborn? Are you getting ready to have a newborn?! Either way, you’re here because you have questions about your newborn’s sleep schedule. Take a deep breath and let us help get your baby on a sleep schedule that works for you, your baby and the whole...
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Baby Nap Schedule by Month: How many naps & how long should they be?

Napping 101: Nap Schedules A healthy nap routine is a key part of your baby’s well-being. Many parents wonder when their new baby will be able to sleep through the night but overlook the importance of healthy daytime sleep. When babies get the sleep they need during the day, they...
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Eat. Play. Sleep.

What IS Eat Play Sleep? Should I put my baby on a nap schedule? What IS an appropriate nap schedule for a newborn? If you ask ten different moms what’s typical for newborn sleep you will undoubtably get ten different answers. If you ask ten different sleep professionals what’s typical...
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The Link Between Baby Playtime and Naptime

Parents know that newborns spend a LOT of time eating and sleeping. In the early days, parents dutifully record baby’s pees and poops, spend weeks getting the hang of breastfeeding or bottle feeding, and try to squeeze in as much sleep as possible. But when the haze of the newborn...
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Helpful tips from your team at Well Supported Family.

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Since 2016, Well Supported Family has provided newborn care to thousands of families. Our team of certified Postpartum Doulas and Newborn Care Specialists offer daytime, overnight, and 24/7 in-home support across 12 U.S. states. Whether you're recovering from birth, establishing feeding routines, or just trying to get more sleep, we're here to help—one family at a time.

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