(Our sleeping angel at 2 months old)Before Samuel was born, I never knew how much sleep babies and toddlers need, so I was quick to research it. I wanted to make sure that Samuel wasn't ever sleep deprived. I bet you wouldn't believe the number of babies that ARE sleep deprived. Some parents don't realize how much sleep their child needs. Last night a friend of mine was curious about how many naps her child needs at 2 months old. She was saying that he's only up for about 1 1/2 hours at a time, and I was telling her that, that was normal. I looked up sleep guidelines for her in The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley, so I decided to post it here in case you are wondering how much sleep your baby or toddler needs. These are just general guidelines.
1 month old - Total of 15-16 hours per 24 hours (3 naps totaling 6-7 hours and 8 1/2-10 hours at night)
3 month old- Total of 15 hours per 24 hours (3 naps totaling 5-6 hours and 10-11 hours at night)
6 month old- Total of 14-15 hours per 24 hours (2 naps totaling 3-4 hours and 10-11 hours at night)
9 month old- Total of 14 hours per 24 hours (2 naps totaling 2 1/2- 4 hours and 11-12 hours at night)
12 month old- Total of 13-14 hours per 24 hours (1-2 naps totaling 2-3 hours and 11 1/2 to 12 hours at night)
2 year old- Total of 13 hours per 24 hours (1 nap for 1-2 hours and 11-12 hours at night)
3 year old- Total of 12 hours per 24 hours (1 nap for 1-1/2 hours and 11 hours at night)
4 year old- Total of 11 1/2 hours
5 year old- Total of 11 hours
