No two children are alike but most experts agree on the following guidelines for sleeping:

•  Infants need about 16 hours/day, divided up during the day and night. (I bet you didn't realize that's how much your new little one was sleeping!)

•  By the time your infant is three or four months old, she will probably be sleeping about 15 hours/day, but her sleep cycles won't be dispersed but more concentrated during the nighttime. Some parents have experienced the opposite. Their children seem to have day and night mixed up (or think they were born in Antarctica ). Don't worry, you needn't move to another continent to resolve this issue. It shouldn't take but a few weeks of training to get your child's clock turned around (covered later in the book). Unless, of course, you do want to move to Antarctica . In which case, I would say sleep is the least of your worries.

•  At six months, your baby should be sleeping about 12 hours/night while taking two long naps during the day (morning and afternoon).

•  Your child will probably take naps until she is about three years old. At 12 – 15 months, she will drop one nap and by the time she's five, she probably won't need to nap anymore. Only then will all her sleep be concentrated at night.

Remember that every child is different. Some children don't need naps after they're two years old (sigh), while others will continue to nap until they're in Kindergarten (yahoo!). By knowing your child and understanding her needs, you can determine what will be best for her!

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