How many hours of sleep does a 14-month-old need?

Eleven to 14 hours a day: 10 to 12 hours at night and 1 to 2 naps. Wake windows are 3 to 4.5 hours, the longest yet. These are ranges to steer by rather than targets. A toddler who sleeps a solid night and has the energy and mood to get through the afternoon is very likely on track; take anything that worries you to your pediatrician.

Should a 14-month-old have one nap or two?

Either. At 14 months both are common: some toddlers have consolidated into a single midday nap, others still need two shorter ones, and many alternate depending on the day. The range at this age is 1 to 2 naps. What matters is the daily total of 11 to 14 hours and a stable night of 10 to 12 hours, not the number of naps that produced it.

How long can a 14-month-old stay awake?

Three to four and a half hours between sleeps, which is more than at any earlier age and the reason a single nap becomes possible. Still watch the tiredness cues rather than only the clock: an overtired toddler tends to become more active rather than calmer, and then takes much longer to fall asleep. Adjust the day to how it has actually gone.

My toddler is exhausted on one nap. What do I do?

That's typical mid-transition, because the single nap is not long enough yet to carry a full afternoon. The most effective response is an earlier bedtime while the nap grows, plus going back to two naps on the days that clearly need it. There's no prize for switching quickly. If the exhaustion goes on for weeks or something else concerns you, ask your pediatrician.

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Baby sleep schedule at 14 months: one nap, wake windows and bedtime

At 14 months your toddler needs 11 to 14 hours of sleep a day: 10 to 12 hours at night plus 1 to 2 naps. The change this month is in the wake windows, which stretch to 3 to 4.5 hours — the longest so far, and the reason a single midday nap starts to become possible.

Many 14-month-olds have settled into one long nap after lunch; plenty of others still do better on two, and both sit inside the normal range. Meanwhile your toddler is walking, possibly running, and adding words weekly, and all of that shows up in how the evening goes.

11–14 h

Total sleep / 24 h

10–12 h

Night sleep

1–2

Naps per day

3 h–4½ h

Wake window

The 2-to-1 transition is usually in full swing at 14 months. The single nap starts short and grows over the following weeks, so there's a stretch where the afternoon is longer than your toddler can comfortably manage. Moving bedtime earlier on those days is the standard fix — the night covers what the day could not. On days when two naps clearly work better, take them.

Outside the crib, everything is accelerating. New motor skills and a language explosion make it easy for a toddler to arrive at bedtime overstimulated, and an overstimulated toddler settles badly. Build in a genuine slowdown for the last 30 to 40 minutes: dim lights, quiet activity, the same short sequence every night. It's boring on purpose, and that's the point.

A sample day

Here is a one-nap day at 14 months, with wake windows of 3 to 4.5 hours around a long nap after lunch. Treat it as a rough guide and adjust it to wherever your toddler is in the transition; two-nap days are still perfectly normal at this age.

Time	What happens
7:00	Wake-up and first feed
12:30	Nap 1 · approx. 120 min
19:45	Bedtime routine and lights out

A sample day to give you a rough idea — every baby is different. Adjust the times to your child's sleep cues, and talk to your pediatrician about anything that worries you.

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Tips for this age

Protect the midday nap: the same time each day, a dark room and a two-minute ritual beforehand all help it lengthen.
On days when the single nap comes out short, bring bedtime forward rather than pushing through to the usual time.
Slow the last half hour of the evening right down, because with this much new movement and language your toddler needs a runway.
Wake windows of 3 to 4.5 hours are a wide band and they are not all equal; watching your toddler, or checking the history in Lulla, tells you which end of it they actually need.
If your toddler snores regularly, sleeps with their mouth open, or something about their breathing at night bothers you, talk to your pediatrician.

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The figures on this page follow the guidance of these organizations. This information is educational and does not replace advice from your pediatrician.