2 months
2 month old sleep: schedule, naps & wake windows
At 2 months, sleep slowly starts to organise itself: nights get slightly longer and the first smiles appear… along with the first 4–6 hour night stretches for some babies. Even so, naps are still irregular and very dependent on the wake window.
How much sleep does a 2 month old need?
Between 14–17 h in total across the day: about 8–10 h at night and 6–7 h during the day, spread over 4–5 naps. These are guide ranges: if your baby wakes rested and cheerful, they’re probably getting what they need. Compare all stages in the baby sleep chart by age.
Wake windows at 2 months
The wake window at 2 months is 45–90 min: the time they can comfortably stay awake before needing sleep again. Overshooting the window usually means overtiredness, crying and shorter naps; undershooting means bedtime resistance. The first window of the day is usually the shortest and the last one the longest.
Don’t feel like clock-watching? The wake windows calculator gives you the exact range for the next nap.
Naps at 2 months
Expect 4–5 naps of 30 min – 2 h each. There are still 4–5 naps spread across the day. The first morning window is usually the shortest (45–60 min) and the late-afternoon one the longest. Don’t stress over long naps: at this age 30–40 minute naps are normal. Nap transitions and lengths by age are in the baby naps guide.
Sample schedule for a 2 month old
Based on a 7:00 am wake-up. Shift the times to your baby’s real wake-up, keeping the windows.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:00 | Wake up & feed |
| 8:00 | Nap 1 |
| 9:45 | Awake & feed |
| 11:00 | Nap 2 |
| 12:45 | Awake & feed |
| 14:00 | Nap 3 |
| 15:30 | Awake & feed |
| 16:45 | Nap 4 (catnap) |
| 17:30 | Awake, bath & feed |
| 21:00 | Bedtime (with night feeds) |
Bedtime is still late and variable; it’ll naturally move earlier around 3–4 months.
What time should bedtime be?
The usual range at 2 months is 9:00–10:30 pm. More than a fixed time, what matters is the window from the end of the last nap. A short, repeated bedtime routine (bath, pyjamas, story or song) helps them anticipate that sleep is coming.