I am a loving nanny who is caring for an infant who was born 26 weeks early and weighed 2 pounds. She is 4 months according to birth time and 7 in preemie term. They want the baby to be on a feeding/sleeping schedule consisting of 3 1hour naps a day and 3 feedings of 5 oz. a day too. This concerns me so much and I am unsure what if anything I should do. I am not a fan of scheduling a baby and I didn't with my children. They ate when they were hungry and slept when they were tired. They were not born prematurely. The baby isn't responding well to the schedule she's hungry throughout the day and she likes to 'snack' during the day even though she drinks more right after her naps. She is also tired more often too. Her mom is very sleep deprived and desperate to get her to sleep during the night- I completely understand that. I am not able to help over night because of my own family and her husband doesn't help at night either.
I want to help this family - I care for them especially baby- so please tell me if I should butt in or butt out and if you can suggest where I can find written info on this subject too.