how long should a baby sleep during day?
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Newborn sleep needs Most newborn babies are asleep more than they are awake. Their total daily sleep varies, but can be from 8 hours up to 16 or 18 hours. Babies will wake during the night because they need to be fed. Being too hot or too cold can also disturb their sleep.
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Generally, newborns sleep a total of about 8 to 9 hours in the daytime and a total of about 8 hours at night. But because they have a small stomach, they must wake every few hours to eat. Most babies don't start sleeping through the night (6 to 8 hours) until at least 3 months of age. But this can vary a lot.
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Your 5-month-old should sleep around 12 to 15 hours a day. That includes about 10 to 11 hours of solid nighttime snoozing (though he might still wake up a few times) and three naps that last 30 minutes to two hours each.
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Full-term, healthy newborns (or infants up to about three months old) should spend the better part of a 24-hour day sleeping. Specifically, they should sleep a total of 14 to 17 hours per 24-hour day.
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Do not let your newborn sleep longer than five hours at a time in the first five to six weeks. Thereafter, you can keep the following general milestones in mind: By four months, most babies begin to show some preferences for longer sleep at night.
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Newborn to 3 months. A healthy baby in this age range should get a total of about 14 to 17 hours of sleep over the course of a 24-hour day.
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An average 3 month old should be getting 5 hours of daytime sleep. If you think your little one is sleeping too much, start tracking their nap times for a couple days to see how much they are actually getting!
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Because babies this age are more awake, alert, and aware of their surroundings during daylight hours, they're more likely to be tired at night and sleep. But the range of normal is still very wide. Infants up to 3 months old should get 14–17 hours of sleep over a 24-hour period, says the National Sleep Foundation.
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Here is a rough guide to sleep by age: Newborn: 16-20 hours per day. 6 Weeks: 15-16 hours per day. 4 Months: 9-12 hours plus 2 naps. 6 Months: 11 hours plus 2 naps.
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Between the ages of 1 and 2, most kids need about 11–14 hours of sleep a day, including one or two daytime naps. At around 18 months, or sometimes sooner, most toddlers condense their two naps into one afternoon nap. A toddler who fights the morning nap is probably ready for just an afternoon nap.
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Three to Six Months After four months of age, your baby will likely sleep between 12 and 15 hours a day, including naps. And many infants between three and six months are able to sleep five hours at a time, which experts consider “sleeping through the night.”
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Toddlers (1 to 3 years): Toddlers need 12–14 hours of sleep, including an afternoon nap of 1–3 hours. Young toddlers might still be taking two naps, but naps should not be too close to bedtime, as they may make it harder for toddlers to fall asleep at night.
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Newborn sleep needs Their total daily sleep varies, but can be from 8 hours up to 16 or 18 hours. Babies will wake during the night because they need to be fed.
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At this age, babies need 15-16 hours of sleep every 24 hours. Babies might start moving towards a pattern of 2-3 daytime sleeps of up to two hours each. And night-time sleeps get longer at this age.
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At this age, most babies sleep 10-18 hours in a 24-hour period. On average, they sleep around 14 hours. Although they're growing quickly, babies still need to wake for feeding at this age. Sleeping patterns vary a lot, but babies generally nap three times during the day.
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When sleeping too much is a problem: It is normal for babies, even 1 year olds, to sleep 11-12 hours at night and 2-3 hours during the day. Monitor your baby's development and if they are showing the normal signs of curiosity, crawling, walking or even trying to talk then there's no need to worry.
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At this age, your baby should be sleeping about 2 hours during the day, and 11 to 12 hours at night. Nightmares may be a not so fun development during this time, in addition to a fear of the dark. Nightlights can help to soothe baby's fears.