Is My Child's Sleep Issue A Schedule Problem?!

When I encounter a child who is sleeping poorly, there are usually tweaks to be made to their sleep schedule. Every child is different, but we do have a set of generally accepted guidelines for the ideal schedule! The following guidelines should work for 4 months old and up!

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*Ideal Morning Wake Up: between 6-7am (could go as late as 8:00am)

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*Ideal Bedtime: between 7-8pm

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*For babies having more than 2 naps, you will want to pay close attention to their “wake window” or time awake between sleeps. Shoot me an email if you'd like my wake window guide! amy@amyhoughsleepconsulting.com

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*For babies having just 2 naps, you can usually have a set schedule. I usually suggest nap 1 be around 9:30am and nap 2 around 2:30pm. Give or take a half hour or so.

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*For children having 1 nap, it should begin just after lunch! Sometime between noon-1pm is about right.

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I hope that helps!

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