What is a good nap schedule for a 3/4 old infant?

Question

We are on a GREAT schedule! Up at 7 nap from 8-10, nurse back to sleep at 11:30-12 up at 1PM nurse, back to sleep at 2:30 til' 4PM nurse then maybe a cat nap 40 mins about 6 then we start the whole bath/sleep routine. Here lately he seems to want to drop the last nap but I think the 45 mins. helps not be so grumpy. Should I keep him up longer in the AM and just go to 2 naps a day? I thought only 2 naps per day when they hit 6 months?afternoon

Answer 1

Normally a morning nap (1-2 hours) and an after lunch nap 1-11/2 Hours) and an evening nap before eating supper. It is about 5 to 6 months before they will take only 2 naps a day, until about 10 months and then they will only take about 1 nap per day.

Good Luck.

Answer 2

my 3 month old has a morning nap and an afternoon nap. the morning nap is at 10 and the afternoon nap is around 3. she usually goes to sleep for the night at 9. sometimes she may wake up to feed at around 2 in the morning. but most of the time she will sleep until 6 in the morning. i would do what works best for you and your baby. this is just my daughters routine. sometimes she may only have the first nap and do little cat naps, as long as it does not become a problem with sleeping at night it works for us.

Answer 3

I think a sleeping/feeding schedule is awesome. I did it with mine. There does come a point when you have adjust nap time, but even still I strongly suggest that you keep up the schedule once you figure out what it is. Great work on the schedule. But I do think that you have to adjust to each child. The baby books are a general guideline. Have you ever wondered why there are so many books on raising kids.....it's because no two kids are alike.

Answer 4

baby have there own sleeping pattern, a nurse said to me once just leave them sleep and they will wake up for play time and bottle time.. Sounds Normal for your baby