Question
My son is 1 year and 9 months old. He sleeps from 11 PM to midnight and wakes up at 10 AM. Sometimes he sleeps in the afternoon around 12 PM, and sometimes around 2 PM, totaling about 3 hours of sleep during the day. Is this normal?
Answer
The recommended sleep duration for children aged 1-2 is 12-15 hours. An ideal sleep schedule is from 9 PM to 7 AM, with a nap of 2-3 hours at noon, and a one-hour nap from 4 to 5 PM. Parents can gradually adjust their child’s sleep schedule. Additionally, children should spend at least 2 hours outdoors in the sun each day and receive timely supplementation of vitamin D and calcium, which helps to stabilize their deep sleep at night. These are the suggestions for the question “How to Arrange Baby’s Deep Sleep for Normalcy?” I hope they are helpful to you, and wish you health!