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The toolkit

Tools to record, compare and understand your baby's sleep.

The three shared tools compare your own settings and keep the same recorded day. Find age-specific reading and related guides below.

An open journal with separate spaces for recorded sleep and later observations.

Browse by age

Wake windows and nap schedules, with context for each age.

Browse by question

Missed naps, early mornings, changing patterns and other sleep questions.

When naps are too short

Use the timing tools first, then read the troubleshooting guide when the day keeps collapsing after 30-minute naps.

When mornings start too early

Read about early waking, then compare your own timing assumptions if you already have a routine to work from.

When bedtime keeps getting later

Use this path when bedtime drifts late, the last nap pushes the whole evening, or one rough day starts repeating every night.

When a nap gets skipped and tonight is unclear

Record what happened when a nap was missed, then review the guide and compare your own evening assumptions.

When a nap ends too early and the day needs a reset

Use this path when a nap stopped after one cycle, the last nap was too short, or you need to recalculate the rest of the day fast.

When you think it is a regression

Use the observation guide to organize what changed, then read the topics that fit your situation.

When sleep breaks in the middle of the night

Use these guides to organize observations when your baby spends time awake overnight. The tools do not identify the cause.

When the old nap count no longer fits

Read about changing nap patterns, then record what you notice.