How many hours can your 4 month old stay up

Jacques715

before taking a nap? How many naps a day she he/she take? How many hours in total (including naps and night time sleep) does your 4 month old sleep per day? Thanks!

ab090509

Can stay up 2 hours max (although was up for 3 today and very miserable).

Takes 2 -3 naps.  Usually 3 hours total.

Sleeps 10-12 hours at night. 

theemc

2 hours...occasionally 3.  He naps 2 or 3 times a day for about 3+ hours total.  Sleeps about 12 hours a night.

LizBusch

audrey is a horrible napper. she'll cat-nap throughout the day...i think it's because she is in daycare and is so curious and nosey and likes to see what everyone else is doing.

she sleeps 10-12 hours at night but wakes up once (sometimes twice) to nurse.

dragon_chica

Ever since the holidays DD's sleep schedule has been off.  But for the most part she stays up anywhere from 45 min.-2 hours.  If we're lucky she'll do a big nap of 2-3 hours and then mini ones of 30-60 min. sporadically.  By 6:30 p.m. we try to keep her up until at least 8/8:30 to sleep and she'll usually go until about 10/11 and then go down for at least 3-6 hours after that.  but it's looking like she might be a night owl so I might have to push her bedtime back even more! 

wwsurf81

Usually about 1 1/2  to 2 hours.  Most of his naps are just cat naps and only last about 20-30 minutes.  He probably takes like 3 naps.  He STTN about 8 PM to 6-7 AM, so probably about 11-12 hours per day.

juliane2004

I wouldnt go solely on "how long can they stay up" as in how long can they stay up without crying, I personally look more at how long should they stay up:

At 4 months, their awake time (between any nap - not including overnight) is suggested to be 1.75-2 hrs.

Guideline for Awake time for babies
Newborn 50-60 mins
1 month 60 mins-hour and 15
2 months 1 hour and 15 - 20 mins
3 months 1 hour and 20 - 30 mins
4 months 1 hour and 45 - 2 hours
5 months 2 hours - 2.25 hours
Late 5 months/early 6 months 2.25-2.5 hours
6.5 - 7 months 2.75-3 hours. Some are getting more.
8 - 10 months 3 - 4 hours. Some are getting more.
11 - 12 months 3.5 -4.5 hours. Some are getting more if moved early to 1 nap   

ETA: What I mean is, I know my baby can sometimes stay awake for like 3 hours, but that usually involved her being fussy after a couple hours and (before I tried 'sleep training'), I realized she sleeps way way better when I put her down (3 months old) at about 70 minutes after wake up.