8 weeks old - how many naps a day?

[Cjay1976]

My little girl sleeps well at night and asks for 2-3 feeds after midnight.
My worry is that she does not have proper naps and tends to be really tired by 4pm, although I can put her in her bed and she might sleep for 20 minutes.
I've tried to give her 4 naps a day and doing the EASY routine (with flexible hours) from Tracey Hogg but the fact I go out and about during the day Gemma does not have a routine. alhtough I do keep the easy routine and it works well.

1. how many naps a day a baby of 8-9 weeks old should have
   
2. how long should she be awake? is 1h30mins sounds ok? or does it depend on the baby

[hermykne]

1hr 30 sounds fine Cjay, shes doing great if you have her content at night. naps in the day will decrease as they get bigger,{to about 3hrs max with 12/13 hrs at night,} some sooner than others,the EASY pattern will be a big help in sussing if shes tired or not.
i didnt really try to set the day naps sorted til about 12wks with both mine.
2/3 feeds after midnight is fine too.
getting her use to the bed/cot is good from the start IMO, longterm that will make napping easier for you.

[ghosty]

When my DD was 8 weeks old she couldn't stay awake for longer than 1.5 hours at a time ...
That sounds fine to me ...
I don't think that at that age you can say how many naps they need ... although Gina Ford would disagree. DS was pretty much in a 3 naps a day routine at that age but DD would have maybe 4 or 5 at that age (many in the buggy or car due to going out often for Kindergarten drop offs/pick ups/DS' swimming lessons/soccer practice etc)