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Age	Daytime	Night-time
1 week	8	81/2
4 weeks	63/4	83/4
3 months	5	10
6 months	4	10
9 months	23/4	111/4
12 months	21/2	111/2
2 years	11/4	113/4
3 years	1	11
4 years	-	111/2
5 years	-	11
		(Quine 1997)

It doesn’t matter whether your child is hitting these averages – some children sleep for longer and some for less. The acid test is whether your baby wakes happy and alert. If he does, you know he’s had enough sleep; if he seems irritable or tired, he may need to sleep longer.

‘Our oldest son, Robert, has the sleep requirements of Mrs Thatcher. If you hand our youngest, Jonathan, a nappy at 6.30–7pm he will take himself to bed.’’

Cathy and Adam

‘Jessica only needs ten hours’ sleep a day. I remember asking at her six-week check-up whether ten hours sleep a day was enough. If she has a two-hour nap she goes to bed with me for eight hours. If she goes to bed at 7pm she will wake up at 3am and be ready to start the day, so it is easier if she keeps the same hours as me.’

Yvonne