Baby sleep schedule generator
Enter your baby’s age and what time they woke up this morning, and get a realistic suggested day: every nap and a bedtime, built by chaining age-appropriate wake windows — the same logic the Nana app uses for its generic schedule.
A realistic day for this age:
- 7:00 AMWake up
- 8:48 AM – 9:48 AM Nap 1
- 11:36 AM – 12:36 PM Nap 2
- 2:24 PM – 3:24 PM Nap 3
- 5:12 PM – 6:12 PM Nap 4
- 8:00 PMBedtime 🌙
Recommended awake time: 1 h 30 min – 2 h 30 min
Newborns run on sleep-pressure cycles, not the clock — treat these times as a rhythm, and follow sleepy cues first.
General guidance for healthy babies — every child is different. This is not medical advice; talk to your pediatrician about your baby.
How this schedule is built
We take the recommended wake window for your baby’s age, the typical number of naps for that age (5 for newborns, down to 1 midday nap for toddlers), and a realistic nap length — then lay the day out from your actual wake-up time, finishing with a bedtime between 7:00 and 8:30 pm.
For toddlers on one nap, the nap is anchored to midday (“after lunch”) rather than a fixed distance from wake-up — that’s the convention pediatric sleep guidance follows, and what the Nana app does too.
A schedule is a starting point, not a contract
Real naps run short, wake-ups drift, and days go sideways — that’s normal. Use this as the day’s skeleton and adjust with your baby’s sleepy cues. When a nap fails or runs short, protect the day with an earlier next nap or an earlier bedtime rather than pushing through.
If your baby’s actual day never resembles the suggestion — much less total sleep, constant fighting at every nap — check the total they’re getting against our guide, and consider whether a nap transition is underway.
Frequently asked questions
Should I wake my baby from naps to protect the schedule?
Usually only for two reasons: to protect night sleep (capping a late-afternoon nap so bedtime still works) and to keep day/night balance for young babies with day–night confusion. Otherwise, let sleep happen and shift the rest of the day.
What if my baby wakes very early or very late?
Enter the real wake time — the generator adapts the day, and if the maths would force unhealthy wake windows it adds or drops a nap to keep the day realistic. A consistently very early start (before 6 am) is worth addressing separately.
Why does the schedule change so much between ages?
Because wake windows roughly triple between 3 and 18 months while naps consolidate from five short ones to a single midday one. A schedule that fits a 5-month-old is genuinely wrong for a 10-month-old — always regenerate after a birthday-month or a nap transition.
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