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Don’t worry about your baby sleep to much if your baby was a newborn generally sleep for 16 to 18 hours, and this happens at regular intervals during the day and night.
The pattern of napping usually includes a morning, afternoon and early evening nap. Always remember all babies are different and as such there is quite a variation in the napping patterns of babies. Some babies will not sleep much at all during the day

Best Baby sleep clock time settle

Newborn

• Short naps of two to four hours on average.
• Total sleep – 14 to 16 hours a day.

Six weeks to six months

• A baby’s 24 hour body clock is more established from six weeks. Gradually over the next few weeks the longest sleep will take place at night.
• Total sleep – dips down to around 14 hours a day.

Six months

• Should have developed a pattern of one long sleep at night and one to two substantial day time naps.
• Total sleep – 12 to 14 hours a day

By the end of the first four- six weeks, try and aim towards this feeding and sleeping pattern. By ensuring your baby eats little and often during the day and is awake for short spells during the day, this will encourage him to sleep for longer spells at the right time, i.e. during the night.

• 7am – Awake and feeding
• 8.30-9am – Nap-time
• 10am – Awake and feeding
• 11.30am -Nap-time
• 2pm – Awake and feeding
• 4-5pm – Nap-time
• 5pm – Awake and feeding
• 6pm – Bath and bedtime routine
• 10-11pm – Awake and feeding
• 2-3am – Awake and feeding

By 6 to 9 months a typical routine might be:

• 7am – Awake, milk feed followed by breakfast.
• 9-9.30am – Nap-time of no longer than 30-40 minutes.
• 11.30am-12pm – Lunch.
• 12.30pm – Nap-time of up to two hours.
• 2.30-3pm – Milk feed.
• 4.30pm – Short nap if he slept less than one hour at earlier nap.
• 5pm – Tea.
• 6-6.30pm – Bath and bedtime. Routine.
• 7-7.30pm – Asleep

Follow these guidelines to help settle your baby at bedtime which can be encouraged to help form the right sleep patterns;

• Even newborn babies have to be awake some of the time during the day. Keep this to short spells of no longer than two hours.
• For a small baby to settle well in the evening it’s important he takes a full feed prior to going to bed, is well winded and ready to sleep when you put him to bed.
• The bedtime routine should be calm and quiet.
• Keep the lights dim, and avoid lots of talking and eye contact during the last feed.
• Always settle your baby in his cot before he falls asleep. If he’s become sleepy on the breast or bottle, rouse him slightly before putting him in his cot.
• Make sure your baby is tucked in securely. Some younger babies may benefit from swaddling.
• Allow your baby five to 10 minutes to settle himself to sleep. If he’s getting upset, pick him up and offer him more to eat. Hunger is one of the main causes of young babies not settling in the evening, particularly with breastfed babies. Resettle him in his cot again and leave him for a further five or 10 minutes. If he’s still unsettled, repeat the same procedure. Being consistent is key to this technique working, and in the long-term it’s more reassuring for your baby than changing tactics at bedtime. Do not be tempted to take him downstairs either. Bringing him back into his daytime environment will only confuse him.