5-Month-Old Wake Windows
Most 5-month-olds stay awake about 2 hr – 2 hr 45 min between sleeps. It’s the range the Wake Window app uses for babies aged 5–6 months.
When is your 5-month-old’s next nap?
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At 5 months
At five months the suggested range moves to 2 hr – 2 hr 45 min. If your baby was happy at two hours last month, the start of this range may feel familiar.
Babies this age are often rolling, grabbing and much more interested in the world, which can make settling for a nap harder when they've been up a long time.
Where 5 months fits
Suggested wake windows from newborn to 12 months. The highlighted row is this page.
- Newborn30–60 min
- 1 month60–90 min
- 2 months60–90 min
- 3 months1 hr 15 min – 2 hr
- 4 months1 hr 15 min – 2 hr
- 5 months2 hr – 2 hr 45 min
- 6 months2 hr – 2 hr 45 min
- 7 months2 hr 30 min – 3 hr 30 min
- 8 months2 hr 30 min – 3 hr 30 min
- 9 months2 hr 30 min – 3 hr 30 min
- 10 months3 hr – 4 hr
- 11 months3 hr – 4 hr
- 12 months3 hr – 4 hr
An example morning
- 7:00 AMWakes up for the day
- 9:00–9:45 AMFirst nap window: 2 hr to 2 hr 45 min after waking
- 9:25 AMFalls asleep
- 10:25 AMWakes after a 1 hr nap. The clock starts again
- 12:25–1:10 PMNext nap window
Signs your baby may be tired
- Yawning
- Rubbing eyes or pulling at ears
- Staring off or losing interest in toys and faces
- Turning away or burying their face in your chest
- Getting quieter, or fussier
Signs the wake window may be too long
- Crying that's hard to soothe
- Arching the back or fighting being held
- Taking much longer than usual to fall asleep
- A short nap after a long stretch awake
Common questions
Is 3 hours too long for a 5-month-old?
Three hours is beyond the typical range for this age. If your baby is often awake that long, try offering the nap toward the end of the 2 hr – 2 hr 45 min window instead.
Why did the range jump so much from 4 months?
Wake Window groups guidance into age bands, and the 3–4 month band ends at 2 hr while the 5–6 month band starts there. In practice the change is gradual; move toward the new range over a few days.
