1. You can not spoil a baby under 1 year. Hold them, squeeze them. (And buy a sling). 1.5 When they cry: a. are they hungry? -> food b. sleepy? -> sleep c. poo

1. You can not spoil a baby under 1 year. Hold them, squeeze them. (And buy a sling). 1.5 When they cry: a. are they hungry? -> food b. sleepy? -> sleep c. poopy? -> clean d. just crying to let the stress out -> carry and/or let cry 2. Let them sleep through the night when they're 3 months old for 2 nights and nobody will believe what an awesome baby you have after that, happily sleeping through the night and all. 3. Make sure mom takes naps after the baby's born. Sleep deprivation != good. 4. Rythm rythm rythm. After a few weeks, start with this rythm: a. they wake up -> immediate food! b. Now you have a rested and fed baby = happy baby. Playtime! (30 minutes or an hour) c. first sign of tired (about 2 hrs after waking up at first) -> TO SLEEP! rinse and repeat. When baby is crying, most often they're tired. do NOT start stimulating them like crazy, because the crying will stop for a few minutes but after that it's worse. Just tuck them in, let them cry a few minutes and they'll sleep. Also, babies are sturdy! Don't worry too much about it :)