Baby sleep guides

Newborn sleep

A gentle starting point for sleep in the earliest weeks.

The first weeks, before sleep has a schedule: short wake windows, day and night mix-ups and the safe sleep basics, from published pediatric sources.

Wake windows for this age: Newborn wake windows and nap times

Newborn sleep guides

Parent lying on the floor beside a 1 month old on a play mat, the baby looking at a black and white card

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1 Month Old Wake Windows: 1 to 2 Hours + Sample Day

1 month old wake windows are 1 to 2 hours, and the first window of the morning is usually the shortest one. See a sample 4 nap day from 7:00 am, the early sleepy cues and what to do when the day goes off plan.

Oleh Onysko

Parent holding a 3 week old upright on their chest after a feed, the baby gazing at the parent's face

11 min

3 Week Old Wake Windows: 30 to 60 Min + Next Sleep

3 week old wake windows are 30 min to 1 hour, and a doze during a feed does not reset the clock. See the feed, wake, sleep loop, the early sleepy cues and a wind-down anyone in the house can repeat.

Oleh Onysko

Parent holding a calm newborn upright against their chest after a feed in a softly lit living room

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Newborn Wake Windows: 30 to 60 Min + Feed, Wake, Sleep

Newborn wake windows are 30 min to 1 hour, and the feed is part of that time, not a step before it. Here is the feed, wake, sleep loop, the early sleepy cues to watch for and how to count the next window from the real wake.

Oleh Onysko

Parent kneeling beside a 6 week old during tummy time on a play mat in a daylit living room

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6 Week Old Wake Windows: 1 to 2 Hours + 4 Nap Schedule

6 week old wake windows are 1 to 2 hours, and after a short nap the next window should be shorter, not longer. Get a sample 4 nap day from 7:00 am, the early sleepy cues and a plan for days that go off script.

Oleh Onysko