14-Month-Old Sleep Schedule

Fourteen months is the month the 2-to-1 nap transition starts knocking for many toddlers — though plenty of 14-month-olds stay happily on two naps until 16 or even 18 months, and that is completely normal. Expect 12–14 hours of total sleep per day, wake windows stretching to 4–5 hours, and 1–2 naps depending on where your child sits in the transition. Meanwhile, climbing on furniture has become the favorite new sport, so a safe sleep space matters more than ever.

Wake windows: 4–5 hours

On two-nap days, use the shorter end of the range (around 4–4.5 hours) so both naps still fit comfortably. On one-nap days, windows stretch toward 5 hours, with the single nap landing around midday. If bedtime battles stretch past 20–30 minutes on two-nap days, the schedule is asking for the transition — try one-nap days a few times a week and watch what happens.

Signs the 2-to-1 nap transition is starting

The classic signs: suddenly refusing the morning or afternoon nap, taking forever to fall asleep at bedtime, or waking earlier in the morning despite a full night. The gentlest approach is to alternate — one-nap days when a nap is refused, two-nap days when both are clearly still needed — and move bedtime 30–60 minutes earlier on one-nap days. Our guide to baby nap transitions walks through this shift week by week, and the 15-month schedule picks up where this one leaves off.

Milestones: climbing and communicating

Climbing onto couches and chairs, following simple one-step instructions (“bring me the ball”), and a growing handful of words mark this month. All that physical confidence can make the crib feel small — this is a good time to lower the mattress to its lowest setting if you haven't already. Language and motor leaps can briefly fragment sleep; hold the schedule steady and the phase usually passes within a week or two.