 [ Symptoms ] how much nap time does my baby need [ Disease ] normally when babies are first born everything is eat sleep eat sleep so you do not really count any of that sleeping as naps but somewhere between 1 and 6 six months of age babies tend to settle into a three naps a day pattern where each nap can last an hour or two before going to a one nap a day pattern after their first birthday most kids lose their need for naps by about 5 years of age