Find the ideal wake window, nap count and daily sleep total by age.
Age-based bands assign a recommended wake window, nap count and total sleep, with shorter awake times for younger babies. Hitting the right wake window prevents overtiredness, which is the most common cause of short and broken naps.
Baby Sleep Window
Wake window and naps follow age-based sleep-needs bands
Wake window and naps follow age-based sleep-needs bands Age-based bands assign a recommended wake window, nap count and total sleep, with shorter awake times for younger babies.
Hitting the right wake window prevents overtiredness, which is the most common cause of short and broken naps.
This calculator takes 1 input: Age in months. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.