Baby Sleep Guides

Baby sleep guides are curated from the best of the Internet.

Articles are summarized, archived, and cleansed of acroynms for convenience.

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Summary

Every baby varies. Keep trying things until you find something that works for you and your baby.

Sleep training (trying to stick to a schedule) is not really useful until around 4 months.

If a baby is fussy but not hungry or uncomfortable, she's probably overtired. Try to get more structured naps throughout the day. This is where trying lots of tips and tricks can help.

Table of Contents

1. Sleep Schedules by Age (start here)

2. Sleep Methods

3. "cry it out" 1. Weissbluth

   • Infant Nap App
   • Toddler Bedtime App

4. "controlled crying" 1. Ferber

   • Solve Your Baby's Sleep Problems, 1980s, revised in 2006

5. "no cry" 1. Dr. Sears

   • The Baby Book 1. Elizabeth Pantly – No-Cry Sleep Solution 1. Tracy Hogg
   • Secrets of the Baby Whisperer
   • E.A.S.Y: Eat, Alert, Sleep, Your time

6. "fading"

7. "the shuffle"

8. Mindell - Sleeping Through the Night

9. Problems

10. Colic

11. Illnesses: ear infections, cold, etc.

References

Featured Sleep Post – babycenter.com

Great list of sleep schedules by age and how-tos.