Awake Times & Routine:
Birth to One Year
A gentle, flexible guide to understanding how your baby's sleep needs change from newborn to twelve months โ without the pressure, rigidity, or anxiety that comes with strict schedules.
Please look at these awake times and routines as suggestions โ not rules to follow strictly.
If they make you feel anxious about sleep, ignore them. They are intended as guides โ a starting point, not a prescription.
Use them to see how sleep needs change with age. Use them until you find your groove with your baby.
What's inside
Sleep guidance that grows with your baby
Month by month, your baby's sleep needs shift โ and this guide walks you through all of it. Here's what you'll find inside:
Who this is for
You're in the right place if...
You're feeling lost with timings
You're not sure how long your baby should be awake between naps, or why everything feels so unpredictable right now.
You want a gentle starting point
You'd like some structure to work from โ without being locked into a rigid routine that doesn't suit your family.
You want to follow your baby's lead
You're looking for information that empowers you to tune into your baby โ not override their cues with a clock.
Tash Duffin
BSc Occupational Therapy ยท Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist ยท Paediatric Sleep Specialist
"I made this guide because parents deserve something flexible and kind โ not another chart that makes them feel like they're failing. Use it as a compass, not a rulebook."
Awake times and routine: Birth to 1ย
A good starting point for your little ones sleep and routine. No hard and fast rules here!
Why this resource
Flexible, kind, and actually useful
"This guide isn't about getting your baby onto a schedule โ it's about helping you feel less lost, and more confident in reading your own baby's cues."
- Covers every stage from newborn to 12 months in one place
- Written to reduce anxiety โ not add to it
- Encourages you to follow your baby's lead, not the clock
- A starting point you can adapt as your baby grows and changes
- 100% free โ no strings, no pressure
Find your groove.
At your own pace.
Grab your free guide above โ a gentle companion for the first year, whenever you need it.
