1. Invest in blackout curtains or make your own. You might not need them during the newborn stage, but they’ll be so worth it later on.
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2. Some parents swear by infant massage strokes and even gently swiping a tissue over baby?s face to help calm them down and make them sleep? hey, whatever works!
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3. Muffle that maddening door click by looping a thick rubber band between both door knobs to form an X shape over the latch. Stealthy!
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4. Move baby to a crib without waking them:

?Watch their eyes. If your baby?s eyes are darting under their lids, they?re in deep sleep. Wait until their muscles are relaxed and they?re breathing deeply. Then administer the floppy-arm test: Lift up an arm and drop it. If baby doesn?t stir, you?re good to go.
?As you ever-so-gently lay them in their crib, keep one hand on their back and the other on their tummy. That continued pressure will ease the transition. If they startle, try patting their belly before you slink away.

?Try to maintain whatever position they?re in as you pick them up and put them down. Lay your baby flat (not head first) into the crib. Use a step-stool if you need the extra lift.
Alanna McGinn, Good Night Sleep Site:

5. Watch for newborns? wakeful periods. They?re usually only 30 to 60 minutes in the first four months of life; put them to sleep as soon as they seem tired.
6. Change your baby’s diaper before the nighttime feed to minim...