Sleep Problems: Infant, Angel Care

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Belly Sleeping Infant - Need Advice!!!

My daughter is now 4 weeks old and she will not sleep on her back. After many, many nights of relentless crying, dozing, then waking up again screaming, I flipped her onto her stomach and ***ZONK*** lights out! She slept like a log for 3 hours straight. I have researched and understand the risk of SIDS with belly sleeping infants, but I need to know if I'm the only one who has experienced this!!! I don't want to be called a "bad mom" because I am putting her on her tummy, but I don't know what else to do. Every day I try her on her...

Sleep Training

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Help! Baby Won't Sleep on Crib Mattress!

My 7 week old has been sleeping in our bed since birth. I am very conscious of the risk of SIDS and have been trying everything to get him to sleep some place safer. I don't believe in letting an infant this young cry themselves to sleep. We currently have the crib sidecarred so his mattress is connected to our mattress, but even if I lay in the crib to nurse him to sleep, he will wake up within 15 minutes after falling asleep. I know it's best to put a baby to bed sleepy but not asleep, but that doesn't work either, he just cries. ...