Newborn Sleep
How long a newborn sleeps depends on his age. Newborns initially sleep about 16 hours a day. But during these 16 hours they do not sleep continuously but wake up for some time in the middle of sleep and fall asleep again. Newborn babies usually get 8 to 9 hours of sleep during the day and about 8 to 9 hours at night. However, they do not sleep for more than 1 to 2 hours continuously. Most babies under the age of three months do not want to sleep without laps and walking, this issue usually get fixed by the age of 6 months. There is a difference between a children’s sleep cycle and an adult’s sleep cycle. Below is an information on the amount of sleep that babies normally need from birth to 2 years:
Age of the Baby | Total sleep time | Total sleep time at night | Total sleep time at day |
Newborn | 16 hours | 8 to 9 hours | 8 hours |
1 Month | 15.5 hours | 8 to 9 hours | 9 hours |
3 Month | 15 hours | 9 to 10 hours | 4 to 5 hours |
6 Month | 14 hours | 10 hours | 4 hours |
9 Month | 14 hours | 11 hours | 3 hours |
1 Year | 14 hours | 11 hours | 3 hours |
1.5 Year | 13.5 hours | 11 hours | 2.5 hours |
2 Year | 13 hours | 11 hours | 2 hours |
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