+23%more parent-recorded night waking in January than in August. The darker months are harder for everyone.
Parent-recorded night wakings run highest in January and lowest in August, with age held steady. If nights got worse when the days got shorter, the season is a likely part of it, not something you did.
Parent-recorded night wakings across the year
23% more parent-recorded night waking in January than in August.
Ages 4 to 12 months, both hemispheres pooled. Each month is averaged across ages and over two years (August 2024 to July 2026), so it shows the season rather than which ages were logging. Parent-recorded wakings, counted across every family that records nights.
Ages 4 to 12 months, both hemispheres pooled. Each calendar month is the average over ages 4 to 12 with equal weight, pooled over two years, so it shows the season rather than which ages were logging. Parent-recorded wakings, counted across every family that records nights: quick night feeds and wakings a parent slept through often go unrecorded. Source: Napper analytics, aggregated, ~477,000 babies · 54 million baby-nights, Aug 2024 to Jul 2026.