https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:10:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567785 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:30:44 +0000 Bao 567785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 5 months and is awake 2-2.5 hours at a time and she takes two naps a day averaging about an hour each. However, she goes to bed at 6:30pm and wakes up for the day around 8/8:30am so she sleeps more at night. I think it really just depends on the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567742 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:27:13 +0000 googly-eyes 567742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@futuremrsmck How many naps does your LO take? I keep reading it should be at least 2-3 but with LO's short naps sometimes it's more like 5!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567719 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:46:52 +0000 lovehoneybee 567719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is 6 months and his max awake time is usually 90 minutes, 2 hours if he pushes it, and his naps are usually only about 30 minutes each (although sometimes he'll randomly give me a delicious 1 or 2 hour nap). Being awake much longer than that and he gets really really cranky and then won't nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567709 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:33:00 +0000 googly-eyes 567709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nerdbee Fpr awhile she was napping in the evening and then got into her sleep sack and went down for eight hours at ten after a feeding. I knew that was late so I moved it to 9. Last night we did 845 but it just resulted in an earlier morning wakeup. Not sure if I should just keep going with that or what... I'm going to try 845 again for tonight and try a much shorter wake time in the AM as I think she's tired before I've been putting her back down in the AM. Then maybe I'll to go 830 after that... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567703 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:29:00 +0000 NerdBee 567703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ah yes, Weissbluth does say that first nap, which is about an hour after wake up is more like continuation of night sleep. When I say that LO slept 11-12 hours, I deduct time awake for night wakings.. He would sleep about from around 7pm-5am, nurse and then immediately back to bed, and wake up for the day around 7:00-7:30am. I treated the 5am wake as a night waking so I did not count him falling back asleep as a first nap. </p> <p>But 14-15 hours does sound about right for total sleep for a 5 month old. However, night sleep is supposed to be more restorative than nap sleep, so if she seems tired, I would try to maximize her night sleep and usually the naps will sort themselves out once she is well rested. </p> <p>Have you tried moving her bedtime a little earlier to increase night sleep? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567701 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:28:32 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 567701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it was a little over an hour at that age, but my LO has a high sleep need. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567693 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:26:26 +0000 googly-eyes 567693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OK I'll keep wake tines at 2h. I usually go w the flow and put her down when she seems tired...maybe I need to look at the clock more....she just woke up from a 2h nap!!! But I had to give her a paci a couple times when at night she goes down without one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567689 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:22:21 +0000 autumn865 567689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is five and a half months and her wake times are 90 minutes to 2 hours. Anything more she gets really crabby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567627 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:17:36 +0000 googly-eyes 567627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nerdbee I think some might consider the first nap more like a continuation of the night..she sleeps about 9p-7a straight and then goes down about an hour/hour and a half later usually, sometimes two hours later for about an hour.. I would say naps are short but still her total sleep for the day is 14-15 hrs...do you think it matters how the sleep is split up? I've been wondering about that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567620 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:13:13 +0000 Mrs. Bee 567620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the max is 2 hours at that age. for charlie and olive it was closer to 90 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567618 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:12:31 +0000 NerdBee 567618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was able to stay awake for about 2 hours at 5 months. Only 9-10 hours a night seems a little short for a 5 month old. Looking back at my logs, LO was sleeping about 11-12 hours a night. </p> <p>With short naps and only 9-10 hours night sleep, it is possible that your LO may be a bit overtired. Have you tried a shorter wake time? It might lengthen her naps and being better rested, her night sleep may also lengthen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wake-time-at-5-months#post-567592 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:50:24 +0000 googly-eyes 567592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read on a "what to expect" email that babies around this age can stay up 2-3 hrs now. Mine can stay up maybe 2.5 and occasionally 3 but she's usually grouchy by then. Her average would still be about 2 hrs. She still takes 3+ naps (naps are not very long usually less than an hour) but sleeps about 9-10 hrs at night. </p> <p>Anyway other sources say much shorter wake times, but I'm guessing it just varies by baby...so what is/was your LO's average wake time at around 5 months old?</p> <p>Should I try to extend it, or leave it as is? </p>