6-Month-Old Wake Windows
Most 6-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 6-month-old’s next nap?
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At 6 months
Six-month-olds are in the same 2 hr – 2 hr 45 min range as 5-month-olds, usually toward the longer end of it.
Days often start to feel more predictable around now. If naps are landing at similar times each day, the calculator can confirm whether they sit inside the typical window.
Where 6 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
Should a 6-month-old follow a schedule or wake windows?
Either can work. Wake windows adapt to however the day actually went, which helps when naps vary in length. Some families move toward set times as naps become more consistent.
What's the next change?
From 7 months, the suggested range is 2 hr 30 min – 3 hr 30 min.
