How long are your wake windows?

I have a 3 and a half month old. I’m unsure if they are sleeping enough? Are you actively rocking your baby to sleep for naps as after 1 and a half hours awake? As my baby shows no signs of tiredness after that long. Would love to hear your routines!

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I personally think, follow your babies cues and needs as every baby is different!

I just follow my baby's cues. Usually, a nap in the morning and then a longer nap afternoon and then a short cat nap an hour before bedtime. I've heard that naps in the daytime should be all together 3 - 4 hours, but we don't get close to that 😂

Mine tends to get fussy after about an hour awake and then I put her back in sleep sack and pat butt with binky until she falls asleep so I can transfer to bassinet

It really varies from baby to baby. Anywhere between 14.5-18 hours a day is the range for that age. My first slept decently at night, around 8hours and napped longer than my second who slept 10-11 hours at night and her daytime naps were 1hr max... Theyve both been rocked/fed to sleep.

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