Article: Baby will get sleep figured out

Dear Mr. Dad: Help! Our 3-month-old won't let us sleep. Sometimes he's up every hour and a half, other times, he goes six or seven hours at a stretch, and my husband and I wake up and worry that there's something wrong. Will we even have a decent night's sleep again?

A: By the time your baby is 4 months or so his sleep and nap schedule should start to get a little more regular and predictable.

Unfortunately, there's a pretty good chance that his schedule is going to be exactly the opposite of what you'd hoped it would be: He'll sleep more during the day and be up at night.

In a way, this makes sense. While your partner was pregnant, she was probably awake during the day and all of her ...

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