Sleep and play requirements

Establishing a routine is extremely important  for both mother and baby. The table below is a guide to appropriate schedules for babies at various stages of development:  

Age Routine Sleep Patterns Uptime between
Sleeps		 Down Time Play
1-4
weeks
feed, play, sleep
  16.5 hours in 24 hours
  1 hour
 2 - 3 hours
faces, singing
4 - 12
weeks
feed, play, sleep
  15 hours in 24 hours
3 - 4 day sleeps
 1 - 1.5 hours
 2 - 3 hours  toy frames, mobiles, soft toys,
colours, floor-play, tummy time
3 - 4
months
feed, play, sleep
  8 - 10 hours night sleep (+night feeds)
2 - 3 day sleeps
  1.5 hours   2 - 3 hours bats at toys,
holds small rattles,
books, music
4 - 6
months
feed, play, sleep, play
  8 - 10 hours night sleep (possible night feed)
2 - 3 day sleeps		  1.5 - 2 hours  2 hours  holds and touches toys, transfers,
mounth toys
6 - 8
months		 feed, play, sleep, play  11 - 12 hours night sleep
(no night feed)
2 day sleeps		  2 hours  1.5 - 2 hours bath toys, vocalising,
toys with
moving parts
8 - 10
months		 Toddler routine  12 hours night sleep
2 day sleeps		  2.5 - 3 hours
 1 - 2 hours
Peek-a-boo, cloth books, moving
toys, dolls
10 - 12
months		 Toddler routine  12 hours night sleep
2 day sleeps		  3 - 4 hours
  1 - 1.5 hours  music, stacking blocks, play group,
kitchen objects
12
months
PLUS
  Toddler routine  11 - 12 hours night sleep
1 - 2 day sleeps
 4 hours plus
2 - 2.5 hours
total
 puzzles, dancing, sandpit, push-pull
toys, cardboard boxes