Article: How to survive your baby's first year: Sleep

Have a new baby? Here's some advice on sleep for you and your baby from the book "How to Survive Your Baby's First Year" (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $12.95), straight from people who've done it:

"Talk with your spouse about your middle-of-the-night plan before you go to sleep and even write down your promises. It's really hard in the middle of the night - when you're delirious and frustrated - to remember and stick to a plan. It helped us support each other when the baby screamed and cried."

- Anne B., San Francisco, mother of a 1-year-old son

"If you don't sleep when the baby's sleeping, you're sunk. Take naps."

Shirley Gutkowski, Sun Prairie, Wis., mother of five sons

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