11 Month Old Sleep Schedule

Eleven months is the home straight of the first year, and for most families sleep feels reassuringly settled by now. Two reliable naps, long awake windows and mostly solid nights give the day a comfortable shape, even as your baby becomes busier and closer to walking. Here is a realistic 11 month old sleep schedule, including how much sleep your baby needs, wake windows, a sample two-nap day, and how to prepare for the year ahead.

As always, every baby is different, so use this as a flexible framework and let your baby's tired signs guide the fine tuning.

How Much Sleep at 11 Months?

Most eleven month olds need about 13.5 to 14 hours of sleep across the full day and night. That usually means around 11 to 12 hours overnight, sometimes still broken by a feed, plus roughly 2 to 2.5 hours of daytime sleep spread across two naps. The bulk of sleep firmly happens at night now, which is exactly why this age tends to feel steady. There is a healthy range, so a baby who sits a little above or below these figures and is happy and thriving is perfectly normal. Look at the pattern across the week rather than any single nap or night.

Wake Windows

Awake windows sit around 3 to 4 hours by eleven months. The first window of the day is usually the shortest, often about three hours, and the last window before bed is the longest, sometimes stretching to four hours or a little beyond. These longer windows keep two good naps and a settled bedtime in balance. If naps shorten or bedtime becomes a struggle, an awake window that is slightly off is almost always the cause, so adjust in small steps and give each change a few days to show its effect.

Sample Daily Schedule

Here is a sample two-nap day that works well for most eleven month olds. Slide it earlier or later to match your baby's natural morning wake time.

• 6:30am Wake and milk feed
• 7:45am Breakfast (solids)
• 10:00am Nap 1 (about 1 to 1.5 hours)
• 11:30am Wake and milk feed
• 12:45pm Lunch (solids)
• 2:45pm Nap 2 (about 1 to 1.5 hours)
• 4:00pm Wake and milk feed
• 5:15pm Dinner (solids)
• 6:15pm Bedtime routine and milk feed
• 6:45pm Bed

Milk remains a valuable part of nutrition at eleven months, offered alongside three solid meals rather than replaced by them.

Getting Ready for 12 Months

As the first birthday approaches, it is worth knowing what does, and does not, change. The big thing to hold onto is that turning one is not a signal to drop a nap. Despite how often parents assume it, most babies keep two naps for months after their first birthday, usually until somewhere between 14 and 18 months. What often does happen around 11 to 12 months is a short wobble linked to learning to walk, as your baby practises this thrilling new skill at every opportunity, including in the cot. Keep the routine steady through it, give plenty of daytime chances to practise walking, and the disruption usually passes within a week or two. Over the coming months you will simply keep gently lengthening the awake windows as your baby grows.

The Bottom Line

Eleven months is often one of the more settled stages of the first year, and your job is largely to protect what is working. Guard both naps, keep bedtime early and consistent, and meet the excitement of near-walking with a steady, predictable routine. When a wobble arrives, return calmly to your familiar rhythm and trust it to hold. Consistency, rather than a perfect timetable, is what keeps sleep on track as you head into your baby's second year.

Feeding and Milk at Eleven Months

At eleven months your baby is likely eating three solid meals a day with plenty of finger foods, and milk feeds continue to matter alongside them. As in earlier months, it is worth setting aside the idea that a hearty dinner buys a longer night, since the link between food and sleep is far weaker than it seems. A predictable pattern of meals and milk feeds spaced sensibly around the two naps supports settled sleep more than any single big feed. Keep milk as a regular, valued part of the day, and if a particular food ever seems to cause discomfort or unsettle sleep, deal with that directly rather than adding more food in the hope of longer nights.

Short Naps and Off Days

Even a settled eleven month old will have days when a nap runs short or refuses to happen. One off day is nothing to worry about, and an earlier bedtime that evening usually mops up the missed sleep. If short or skipped naps become a pattern over several days, look first at the awake windows, which keep gradually lengthening at this age, and consider whether a developmental leap such as learning to walk is at play. Aim to protect at least one solid, restorative nap each day, and remember that what matters is the overall balance of sleep across the week rather than any single perfect nap.

Sleep as Your Baby Learns to Walk

Learning to walk is one of the great milestones of this age, and it can spill over into sleep for a week or two. Your baby may pull up and cruise the cot rails at bedtime, or wake in the night keen to practise their thrilling new skill. The answer is not to change the whole routine but to give plenty of daytime opportunity to walk and cruise, so the drive to practise is well satisfied before bed. Keep the wind-down calm and consistent, and when your baby stands at sleep time, lie them back down gently and without fuss. Like every developmental leap, this one passes, and settled sleep returns once walking becomes old news.

Every Baby on Their Own Timeline

Finally, hold all of this lightly. The times and windows here are a useful starting point, but your baby is the real authority on what they need. Some eleven month olds are easy long sleepers who cruise toward the first birthday without a hitch, while others are more sensitive and take a little longer to settle into each new stage, especially around big skills like walking. Neither is better or worse, and neither reflects your parenting. Use the framework, watch your baby closely, and adjust in small steps. Consistency, an early bedtime and age-appropriate awake windows will always carry you further than any perfect timetable.

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