[northcrunk]

Our daughter has been on a good schedule since she was about 5-6 months old. She goes to bed at 7-8 every night and sleeps 12-16 hours. When she was a baby she would sleep all night and wake up once in a while for a feeding and go back to sleep. At first having a bassonette in your room next to the bed is a big help for your wife if she has to get up to feed and move the child into their own room after a month or two (whatever your most comfortable with) and get an anglecare monitor which has an alarm that goes off if they stop breathing.


It is not always easy getting them in the routine but if you start early you can just put them in the crib and let them fuss...they will fall asleep. It takes a little while putting up with the crying when they first go down to sleep at night but they will adjust soon and will be on schedule in no time. My daughter is now 2 1/2 and is still on the same routine except she only has 1 nap in the afternoon instead of a morning and afternoon nap.

EDIT: Don't worry about being super quiet when your baby is down for a nap. It is good if they can get used to the noise while they sleep so you don't have to tip-toe everytime they sleep. Getting some dark blinds for the baby's room will help them sleep longer in the mornings too (sleep in time for mom and dad before they turn 2)