If you google 'nap schedule for 6 month old', I GUARANTEE that you will get about 10 different variants. Some say a long nap in the morning, some say a long nap in the afternoon, some will have 2 naps, some will have 3.. so how on earth do you figure out which one your baby should be on? Well here's the secret that no-one tells you.. there is no 'one size fits all' nap schedule. If you take the 'average' amount of sleep that a 6 month old needs (for example): it's between 12 and 15 hours per...

The key to a baby who naps well is timings! It might seem quite obvious, but the trick is working out the timings which work for your baby. This will be the difference between a 30 minute nap and a 2 hour nap. It's important to caveat that short naps can be really normal. I always say that when a baby is tired.. they will sleep. But you might be in a position where your baby is tired throughout the day and waking at night a lot, and STILL napping for short periods of time. If this is the...

What is the ideal time your baby should go to bed?