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Pick a consistent wake time

Anchor the day

Today's lesson

Your baby's body clock responds to a consistent morning wake time. Choose a time between 6:00 and 7:30 a.m. and keep it within 30 minutes every day — weekends included. This one anchor makes every other sleep time easier to predict.

Your action steps

  • Choose your family's target wake time.
  • Open curtains and offer feeding within 10 minutes of that time.
  • Avoid starting the day before 6 a.m., even if baby wakes earlier.

Pro tip

A fixed wake time is more important than a fixed bedtime at first.