Newborn Wake Windows
Most newborns stay awake about 30 min – 1 hr between sleeps. It’s the range the Wake Window app uses for babies aged 0–1 month.
When is your newborn’s next nap?
Next nap window
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Your next nap window will appear in a moment.
In the newborn weeks
In the first weeks, a wake window is often a feed, a burp, a diaper change and a few minutes of looking around. That can easily fill 30 to 60 minutes, and plenty of newborns are sleepy again before the hour is up.
Newborn days rarely follow a pattern yet, and that's expected. Treat the range as a gentle check on the clock rather than a schedule, and let your baby's cues lead.
Where newborns fit
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
- 7:30–8:00 AMFirst nap window: 30 min to 1 hr after waking
- 7:45 AMFalls asleep
- 8:45 AMWakes after a 1 hr nap. The clock starts again
- 9:15–9:45 AMNext 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
Does feeding count as awake time?
Yes. A wake window runs from when your baby wakes up to when they fall asleep again, so feeds, burping and diaper changes all count toward it.
My newborn gets sleepy after 20 minutes. Is that a problem?
Some newborns show sleepy cues before the 30-minute mark, especially in the first couple of weeks. The range is a typical starting point, not a minimum to reach. If your baby seems tired, it's fine to help them sleep.
When do wake windows get longer?
In Wake Window's guidance, the suggested range moves from 30–60 minutes to 60–90 minutes once your baby turns 1 month old.
