9 Month Old Baby Sleep and Feeding Schedule
At 9 months, your baby (and you!) should be enjoying more uninterrupted sleep at night and even some solid time to rest and recharge during naptime. Continue reading for more information on your 9 month old’s day, including:
Recommendations for sleep and feeding for 9 month old babies
Suggested total sleep and wake windows for 9 month old babies
A sample schedule for 9 month olds
Sleep and Feeding Recommendations for 9 Month Old Baby
Sleep
9 month old babies should be on a solid two nap schedule, and you can expect a long period of regularity until baby is ready for one nap after 15 months of age.
Total sleep per day: 14 hours
Wake Windows: 2.75-3.75 hours
Feeding
Continue to offer breastmilk or formula (6 oz) every 4 hours, 5-6 times per day. Your 9 month old baby should also be offered solids 3 times per day with a couple of snacks.
Sample Schedule for 9 Month Old
The schedule below is an example containing averages. It is not meant to be followed exactly as every baby is different, and parents will typically need to make adjustments to balance actual wake times, nap lengths, hunger cues, and sleepy signs.
By 9 months of age, most babies have comfortably dropped night feeds on their own. You can also encourage the night weaning process if you want to get your little one sleeping through the night. If you need guidance on how to accomplish this, help is available at www.summitslumber.co, or get started with a “Two Weeks to Sleep” Package.
