Sleep at 0-3 months

Resource Type

Parent Handouts and Info - Parent

Description

Offers expected sleep and night-waking patterns and expected hours of sleeping and napping for infants 0-3 months of age.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Infancy (<1)

Web Address

http://resources.childhealthcare.org/cocoon/dtw/parent-text/sleep/sleep_0_3_months_pt.html

Languages

English

Sleep at 0-3 months

Sleep at 0-3 months

Infants vary somewhat with regard to how much sleep they need in a given day. On average, you should expect your 0-3 month-old to sleep for about 14 hours a day. This should happen over 5 to 6 sleep periods. About 9.5 hours should be at night, 5.5 hours for naps.

Adapted from Jellinek, M. (2000). Bright Futures in Practice, Mental Health