First of all you shall remember that each baby is different but most of the time babies are found to be content when in a routine.

That is why establishing a sleeping routine from the start of your baby’s life is an effective way to have him calm & sleeping through the night quite fast.

Him sleeping will improve both your happiness & sanity as parents as well as your baby’s tranquility.

I am not an expert nor a professional but the following is what I have found helpful & effective as a mom when trying to teach my son to sleep at night.

General view

- Give yourself time to enjoy the first weeks of your baby’s life & learn about his own way to be. That is why I would recommend to start introducing a routine around one and a half/two months old

- Be patient & consistent; it can take a few weeks before you see results

- Baby should be sleeping in the dark and quiet at night & in the light (reasonably) and noise during the day

- Baby’s sleeping area should be peaceful & not messy

- Try to introduce a bottle (even if baby is breastfed; in this case you should pump your milk) for the last feeding of the day to insure baby eats enough and does not fall asleep on the breast

- A good sleeping baby at night is a good sleeping baby during the day so naps are also very important (although usually napping pattern comes later in the baby’s life)

- Baby should be in bed around 8/9pm

- Try not to rock your baby to sleep or use a musical night light because he will quickly get use to it & you may risk that he will not fall asleep unless you do so

- Don’t be afraid to use a pacifier if your baby takes it. Newborns (until 9/12months) are soothed by sucking

Baby routine example from one and a half month/two months to 6 months old

Around 7/8pm start your routine

Prepare your baby for bath time

Bathe your baby (as baby gets older you can make it last longer by having him playing in it - when baby is able to stay seated alone)

When bath is over, dry your baby, put his diaper on, put on lotion to gently massage him, put him in his night clothes

Prepare his bottle according to his age milk or feeding needs

Feed him in quiet environment / burp him if needed

When finished insure his diaper is clean for the night

Say “goodnight” to the family

When baby gets older (around 5 or 6 months) you can add a step to the ritual like reading him a short night time story

Put him awake (sometimes baby will fall asleep eating that alright) in his bed

Say “goodnight, sleep well, night-night, etc” to your baby

Say you love him & kiss/cuddle him goodnight, give him his pacifier if he uses one

Then exit his bedroom

Baby will probably cry to see you the first times when you leave his room

Of course check if he is ok & safe but be persistent

Let him cry a little before going back

Usually they find sleep after a little while

Adapt the schedule to your baby & try to be calm at all times

Also during growth spurts, teething, colic etc baby can wake up during the night to feed or be cuddled, it is totally normal. Do not discourage yourself.

But at any doubt ask your health care specialist/ pediatrician for advice

We did this schedule with our son when he was around two months old & after 3 or 4 weeks of doing it he started sleeping from 8 pm to 5 am

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