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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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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 oftips and tricks can help.

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 Book1.Elizabeth Pantly–No-Cry Sleep Solution1.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.

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