Home » Pregnancy & Parenting  » Childbirth and after » Care of premature infants after going home Before you take your baby home, feel free to clarify all your queries from the doctor. Although premature babies sleep for more hours each day than normal full term babies, they sleep for shorter periods of time and wake up more often. Premature babies have more frequent trips to paediatricians, neonatologists, opthalmologists and psychologists for evaluations.