Babies don’t always sleep as well or as long as we would like. Part of this is by design. Newborn babies need to sleep a lot, and they also need to eat frequently. This pattern of activity doesn’t always mesh well with an adult schedule and can be frustrating. The first thing we need to do is talk about daily routines, feeding and elimination habits, sleep habits, etc. Often we find that nighttime problems have daytime solutions; that if we change some of our patterns of activity during the day, we can get different results at night. Often we find that minor adjustments lead to major changes.