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Typical Sleep Patterns - Babies and Toddlers
Age of Child
Daytime Sleep
Nighttime Sleep
Total hrs sleep/age
1 week
9 hours
8 hours
17 hours
1 month
8 hours
8 hours
16 hours
3 months
6 hours
9 hours
15 hours
6 months
4 hours
10 hours
14 hours
9 months
3 hours
11 hours
14 hours
12 months
3 hours
11 hours
14 hours
18 months
2 hours
11 hours
13 hours
2 years
2 hours
11 hours
13 hours
3 years
1 hour
11 hours
12 hours
4 years
none
11 hours
11 hours
5 years
none
11 hours
11 hours
10 years
none
9 hours
9 hours
Summary of Ferber’s Sleep Chart for Normal Children (PIR Sept 1987)