This is for my fellow bleary eyed parents in the thick of things with a baby that seems unable to sleep whatever you do. Before I had my baby, the worst sleeper of anyone I know, I was as naive as naive could be about how challenging baby sleep can be. There are good sleepers and there are bad sleepers. But then there are those that could be read about in research papers. If yours is one of them, the usual advice may not apply. After stumbling through the experience and sifting through the scientific literature on infant sleep, this is what I wish I had known.

Questions answered in the book include:

What is normal infant sleep? Is my child normal?

Are medical issues behind the sleep issues?

Will sleep difficulties cause mental health problems later on?

Does sleep training help? Is it harmless? Is it necessary?

Are there other things I can try to help baby sleep?

Am I doing something wrong as a parent?

Why do some kids sleep much worse than others?

How can I cope?