Baby sleep & routine guides
By age
- Baby sleep schedules by age: 0–24 months
The master chart and what changes at every age — start here.
- Wake windows by age: 0–24 months
The full chart, 0–24 months, and how to actually use it.
- Newborn sleep schedule (0–3 months): what's realistic
There is no schedule yet — here's the rhythm to expect instead.
- 4-month-old nap schedule: wake windows, naps, and the regression
3–4 naps, the first real wake windows — and the famous regression.
- 6-month-old nap schedule: 3 naps, wake windows, and a sample day
The 3-nap sweet spot, and the first hints of dropping to two.
- 9-month-old nap schedule: 2 naps, wake windows, and a sample day
Two proper naps, longer windows, and the 8–10 month bump.
- 12-month-old nap schedule: two naps (for now)
Still two naps for most — don't let the nap strike fool you.
- The 2-to-1 nap transition: when and how
The trickiest nap transition — readiness signs and a gradual method.
- The 3-to-2 nap transition: when the catnap goes
Dropping the catnap without an overtired week.
Practical
- How to share your baby's schedule with grandparents and caregivers
Handoffs are where routines die. Here's how to keep everyone synced.
- A baby tracker without an app: tracking feeds and naps by text
Why the best baby-tracking interface is the one you already have.
- Before you use any baby tracker: five privacy questions
Your baby's data is intimate. Ask these five questions of any tracker.
- Pediatrician visit checklist: what to track and bring
The questions they'll ask, and how to arrive with real numbers.
Tools
- Wake window calculator
Age in, next-nap window out — free, no signup.