How long can your LO be up between naps?

LilMissSunshine · June 2010

I'm finding that my little man can be up for about 2.5 - 3 hours. He is just over 7 months old. This seems so long to me. He was, for a long time, at 2 hours. How long can your babe stay up for?

jam1111 · June 2010

DS is just over 7 mo and he's at about 2 hours still. I'm not sure when he'll extend a bit, but not yet!

angie05161 · June 2010

We used to be able to go much longer, but have recently reverted back to about 2.5-3 hours. A few weeks ago, he was able to push it to 4 hours. Back to three naps a day for us... BTW - DS will be 8 months tomorrow.

seashell82 · June 2010

he's only up for 2 hours then gets his first nap. then he's up for 3.5-4 hours and gets his second nap. then it's about 4 hours before bedtime. then i said then a hundred more times lol.

LilMissSunshine · June 2010

angie05161:
We used to be able to go much longer, but have recently reverted back to about 2.5-3 hours. A few weeks ago, he was able to push it to 4 hours. Back to three naps a day for us... BTW - DS will be 8 months tomorrow.

We are sometimes at the 4 hour mark in the afternoon after his nap. He takes a good nap in the a.m. - at or just under 2 hours and a 45 minute to hour nap in the afternoon. If he's up from that nap between 2:30-3:00, I don't nap him again because he's in bed between 5:45/6:00. We just move his bedtime up.

bim38106 · June 2010

DD is almost 8 months and she's at 2 hours. She can go 2.5-3 in the evening before bed, but usually it's just 2 hours.

dawneo · June 2010

DD is a power napper (30-45 mins tops) so she only last 1-2 hours before needing another nap.

Calips · June 2010

average 2.5 then about 4 before bed

Calips · June 2010

average 2.5 then 3-4 before bed

uofibabe · June 2010

1.5-2 hours typically but the sitter seems to handle him being up for 3 hours sometimes. He he is as the sitter all day he may be up from 2:30/3:30 till he goes to bed at 6/6:30ish. He can sometimes last longer if we are out and about but he really does better if we stick to the 1.5-2 hour mark.

slmcronelaw · June 2010

The longest Leighton goes is in the afternoon...she has her last nap at about 4 and then she stays up until bedtime, and we have been putting her to bed at 8 these days

Abinormal · June 2010

Tegan will occasionally change things up, but she generally goes about 2-2.5 hours between naps. She will go a bit longer between her afternoon nap and her bedtime.

eee23 · June 2010

Joshua is 6 months and he generally goes 2 hours between naps. If he falls asleep in the car he won't nap after that so that changes things up a bit.

juliane2004 · June 2010

About 2 hrs, sometimes 2.5. Never more than 3, and only 3 if we are out and doing something interesting, never at home.

FYI, here's a guideline we've been using since DD was 2.5 months. DD hasn't followed it quite to the "T" like she used to, once she hit 5-6 months. She's been sort of stuck at 2-2.5 hours.

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

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