However, some babies this age can stay awake longer and drop the fourth nap transitioning to a 3-nap schedule early. Therefore, t’s still common to spread out daytime sleep among multiple sleep periods. 4 month old wake windows are still short. The reason for so many naps is primarily because babies this age can’t stay awake longer than 1-2 hours at a time. Most 4-month-old babies take 4 naps each day totaling 3-4 hours of sleep. More night feedings than that and likely you have a sleep association problem. On the other hand, formula-fed babies will often be night-weaned by 6 months old. Consequently, short naps are normal development at this age as it’s highly unusual for babies to take four 1-hour naps.Īt this age, if you are not lucky enough to have a baby who sleeps through the night, many 4-month-olds are still waking 1-3 times to eat at night and many breastfeeding babies will continue to eat 1-2 times until 9+ months of age. In addition, most 4 month olds will take 4 naps a day. And, many 4-month-olds are still eating 1-2 times a night and some naps are just 30 minutes. Most 4-month-olds need 11-12 hours at night and 3-4 hours during the day. Pediatricians disagree high and low about when a baby is capable of sleeping through the night and only a handful of parents who reach this page will have a 4 month old who sleeps all night without even a single feeding (those that do are LUCKY!). These sample schedules include milk feedings for breastfeeding and formula-feeding babies, solids, naps, and nighttime sleep. With over 15 years of experience as a pediatric sleep consultant, I’m happy to share sample 4 month old sleep schedules with feedings.
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