The Sleepeasy Solution: The Exhausted Parent's Guide to Getting Your Child to Sleep from Birth to Age 5

Here are some things to discuss: »Who will handle bedtime? »Who will handle the night wakings? Should we alternate? »Exactly how are we handling the night wakings? »What’s our Plan B if a night waking is taking a really long time? »When do we take a break? »When do we call it quits for the night?

When your baby wakes, it is very important to give her enough time to figure out how to fall asleep without your help.

You can either comfort your baby or just go in for verbal reassurance. Both options let your baby know that you’re always nearby, but that she is expected to fall asleep on her own.

handle the night wakings in a very similar way to bedtime.