Sometimes getting a baby to sleep is not as easy as following a step-by-step program.
 In fact, there are times when all the advice of the experts doesn't even come close to solving your baby's sleep problems.
 When that happens - for your baby's sake and the sake of your own sanity - we suggest throwing out convention and doing whatever it takes to get your baby to sleep.
 When the other stuff just isn't working, and the experts have run out of ideas, these baby sleep tips may be just what you need to get to sleep tonight.
Daddy Duty Sadly, sometimes when baby looks at mommy, all he can think about is milk.
 That can be a real problem when trying to put baby down for the night.
 Sending dad in to do the nightly tuck-ins may keep baby from demanding a night-cap, so-to-speak.
Do Some Chores In this case, vacuuming and running the dishwasher serves the double duty of getting your house clean and helping your baby to sleep better.
 Since baby has become accustomed to noises in the womb, white noise is a welcomed friend.
 While it may be tempting to keep the room really quiet while baby is trying to get to sleep, this will become much harder to maintain in the long run.
   Get to the Point Baby needs to learn that nighttime is bedtime so save the games and giggles for the day.
 Keeping the lights low and voices soft when putting baby down for the night or when putting baby back to sleep will help baby to transition smoothly into a restful state.
Let Baby Fall Asleep On Her Own Learning to fall asleep is an important part of baby's development.
 You can help your baby to acquire this skill by putting her down when she is drowsy.
 If you wait until baby is completely asleep, she may get used to being rocked.
  Do What Jet-Setters Do Before traveling into a new time-zone, experts recommend doing things as you would there.
 Have your baby adjust to life outside the womb by exposing him to plenty of sunshine in the day and keeping lights dim in the evening.
   Forget About the Baby Monitor Believe me, you will know when your baby is trying to get your attention.
 Otherwise, turn down the baby monitor and get some sleep.
 Babies tend to be noisy sleepers, waking several times during the course of the night.
 If you respond to every whimper you may be preventing them from easing back to sleep on their own.
Don't Change the Wet Ones Nothing wakes up a sleeping baby like being undressed and having a cold, wet wipe run across the bottom.
 So, unless your baby has a soiled bottom, skip the diaper changes until morning.
 Most diapers will draw the moisture away from your baby's bottom eliminating the need for obsessive diaper changes.
Feed Baby Every Bedtime If your baby is trying to get your attention in the middle of the night, she is most-likely hungry.
 One good feed before bedtime goes a long way to keeping your baby satisfied.
 Just remember, a newborn's baby is significantly smaller than a one-month old.
 It isn't realistic to expect a hungry newborn to sleep for more than a few hours at first.
 As her stomach grows, she will be able to sleep for longer stretches.
 If you feed your baby before putting her down for the night, every night, she will sleep until she gets hungry again and will learn that she will be fed consistently.
 She will learn that this is a place that she can sleep in comfort and safety and encouraging her to sleep longer in the nights to come.
  Sleep Next to Your Baby While there are those who are adamantly opposed to co-sleeping, sometimes this is the only way to keep your baby from kicking and screaming his way to sleep.
 Your baby slept with mom for the last nine months.
Co-sleeping is a natural transition.
 If anything, co-sleeping can be used as a means of introducing baby to this brand new world.
 He can always move into his own room sometime in the future.
Avoid Caffeine If you are breastfeeding, you may want to lay off the chocolate and colas.
 One cup of coffee is supposedly all you can have before it affects baby.
 Keep your caffeine intake down to a minimum.
 Also, in some countries, breastfeeding mom's drink sweet herb teas to help keep baby's stomach at peace.
Being a new parent is full of challenges and rewards.
 Try these baby sleep tips and hopefully, very soon, your efforts will be rewarded with a good night's sleep.