SLEEp training basics

6 Sample Sleep Schedules for Sleep Training

BY SLEEP TRAINING KIDS

Eat. Play. Sleep. (Repeat).

If your newborn baby follows the eat-play-sleep pattern, it means they'll be taking 8 naps a day.

So let's look at the sleep patterns and schedules that worked for my family.

Hopefully, they'll help you work out yours, too.

Sample sleep schedule for newborns (0-3 months)

Newborns ate more like every 1-2 hours. They were only able to stay awake for *very short* periods of time. In other words, for the first 3 months of their lives, I was just feeding them almost constantly.

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Sample  sleep schedule for  babies (4-7 months)

Older babies' sleeping began to condense into naps, although they still had to be held to sleep.

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But nothing works for some babies like ours. You do what you have to in order to get as much sleep as possible.

SAMPLE SLEEP SCHEDULE FOR INFANTS  (8-15 MONTHS)

We've been able to transition our kids into their crib somewhere between 6-8 months.

If you ask me, this spot is one of the roughest. But... the worst is 11-12 months old sleep regression!

Sample sleep schedule for toddlers (16 months to 3 years old)

By this time, my kids have all weaned. They're done nursing, although I do let them take a sippy cup of water to bed.

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Sample sleep schedule for toddlers who won't nap

Most of my kids are done with naps - usually sometime between 18 months and 2 years of age. Rough, huh? The only perk is this: those cranky kids who don't nap go to bed earlier - and still wake up at the same time.

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If you'd rather time your baby's schedule by their wake times, that's a whole other ballgame.

It's an easier ballgame.

So if you'd like to skip a lot of headaches, I recommend you do so & read about scheduling via your baby's awake times & natural cycles.

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