naps for preemie?

lemen99

Did your preemie tend to follow general nap schedules by their adjusted age?

I'm just curious - Andrew is almost 9 months adjusted (12 months actual) and he still takes 3 naps.  We let him sleep when he's tired and eat when he's hungry (no schedule).  It seems most term babies transition around 6-8 months old but some maybe as old as 9 months-ish. 

Andrew still gets really tired (rubbing eyes, whining) after being awake just 2 hours, or less in the morning.  

Not that it really matters, but I was curious if this is because his little body is working hard to catch up, or maybe it's just him. :-)

I'm generally thinking not to push him and just let him do what he does, but I was curious what others experienced.

Edit: This is what he does most days

7 am wake up 

9-10 nap, 12-1 nap, 3:30-4:30 nap

asleep before 7

Rachel&Joe

stella takes lots of naps too (usually does an eat, play, sleep cycle like 6 times a day).  we just let her do what she wants (i personally don't understand how people have any kind of schedule with their babies???).  but i do not know what is normal since i don't really know anything about babies! (just a little about my own)   

*KatieH*

Brendan was still taking 3 naps until a couple months ago (maybe 15 months actual, now he does 2 naps (1 - early afternoon and 1- evening) and then goes to bed at 9/930 wakes up at 9/930 a.m. That is his usual we didn't set it ...he did luckily.   

mek10976

We have let Simon do his own thing, but luckily, he pretty much has a schedule.  It probably helps that he is in daycare too.  Right now, he takes a mid-morning and mid-afternoon nap.  He also goes to bed between 6-6:30pm and sleeps through until 6am.  He needs lots of sleep.  I don't remember when he dropped to just 2 naps a day. I'm guessing it was around 7-8 months actual, when he started daycare.

ssg73

Ella cat naps in the AM although the last few days her am nap has been longer (~2 hr) she usually takes a longer afternoon nap and goes down around 1 pm and sleeps about 3 hrs.  She went down late today at about 2:30 and is still sleeping.  She has her last bottle at about 8pm and goes to bed at around 9:30-10pm.  We are working to move her bed time a little earlier but with no luck.  She sleeps through the night to about 8 am.

LisaandBryan

My guys are 8 months adjusted adn they take 2 naps a day.  THey dropped their third evening nap about a month ago.  I follow "2-3-4" meaning 2 hours after they wake up they nap and 3 hours after taht nap they go down for their 2nd nap and 4 hours after that they go to bed for the night.  THey usualy wake up around 7 and go to bed around 730.  Their naps are anywhere from 1-2 hours .  They are on a great schdule and I love it.

meldoo2002

They say that you should use adjusted age for sleeping, but our boys have always followed their actual age more.  They take 2 naps now.

Our day is:

6:30 wakeup

9-10:45 nap

1:30-2:30 nap

6:15 bed

They STTN and have been since 4 months actual.  They also get 3-4 bottles and eat 3 solid meals.  Our day is very scheduled which sucks in some ways, but always is almost a necessity with 2 of them!