Does everyone follow wake windows? Can I stop?

Wake windows are suggestions. Every baby is different! What works for one won't work for another and that's okay? Follow your intuition. You know what's best for your baby 😊

I definitely never followed wake windows. They’re pointless to me because you cannot force a baby to do anything. All we can do is follow their cues. My baby will be 8mo next week and has slept through the night since 2-3 mo.

I stopped following wake windows when mine switched to 2 nap and just offered naps at set times

I follow wake windows because it's what works for my baby (13mo) and when we miss them for whatever reason, that is when he is more likely to wake up because he is overtired going down. But if it works better for you to not follow them then I would do that! At the end of the day these things are just guidelines to try to help you and your baby so if you found something that works I would follow that until things change (because they inevitably do with our little humans) 😂

I don’t follow wake windows, I just go off of my babies cues. Right now my little is 4 months and he can only stay awake 1 hour before getting tired and gets extra cranky around an 1 hour and a half. Sleeps for 40-90 mins. Before bed though he can stay up 2-3 hours then sleeps through the night with some night time feeds but never fully wakes up. As long as we wake him up around the same time each morning he is pretty easy to follow cues on.

I have always followed wake windows too, my baby is also 9 months and her last wake window is 5 hours. She passes out when it's bedtime at 7pm but systematically wakes at 1am (then 2am if it's a bad night) around 4am, then 5:30am

They're a guidance but you'll likely find that many don't really fit them. I worked with a couple of sleep consultants and find that so many recommend more of a schedule rather than WW once you hit 6 months and/or baby is on 2 naps or less. Example: mine woke at 6am yesterday and had his first nap at 9:30am, today he was woken up at 7am and was screaming at 9:30am for his nap. Some days he is tired after 2.5 hours, others can be more 4 hours. I find a schedule works best for us.

I tried to stick to them and honestly it caused me so much unnecessary stress. My daughter has never slept/napped as much as she was supposed to for her age.

@April same! I always thought I was doing something wrong and caused an incredible amount of stress for the both of us.