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Naps for 9-16 months 👶 😴 💤⁠
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Between 9-16 months months, the majority of babies are taking 2 naps per day, for a total of 2-3 hours of daytime sleep. ☀️ 🕑⁠
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Total nighttime sleep often shifts as well, for a total of 10-11 hours per night. 🌃 💤⁠ ⁠
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These ranges are just guidelines from from the National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Time Duration Recommendations, by Hirshkowitz et al. (2015) 📑⁠
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By this stage, most little ones have shifted to two fairly predictable naps each day, often morning and mid-day/early afternoon. ⁠
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Naps can vary in length, but a common pattern is one shorter nap of ~45-60 minutes and one longer nap. ⁠
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Daily rhythms and gentle routines can support the transition from awake time to napping. 🌅 ➡️ 🌃⁠
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All naps are good naps. Contact naps, carrier naps, stroller naps, crib naps — whatever works for your family and your routines. 💕⁠
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Whatever your little one's nap pattern, if it's working for your family then there's no need to make changes.⁠
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But, if naps are feeling stressful — or seem to be impacting bedtime or nighttime sleep — then it's worth assessing what's happening and considering which gentle tweaks or thoughtful strategies may feel worthwhile for your family to try.⁠
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Usually making nap changes for a week or so will show if it's working for your baby!😕 ❓ ⚖️ 💡⁠
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Questions? Feel free to post them here and I'll do my best to answer. ⁠
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Have an younger or older baby? This is part 3 of a series of posts on nap. Feel free to follow or check back for more.⁠
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Want more in-depth and holistic info about sleep from a gentle, attachment-focused perspective? ⁠
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Check out the link on the Sound Beginnings website for on-demand Holistic Sleep Coaching webinars covering 0-36+ months.

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