Sleep through the night?

Question

Any tips to start off with when my baby is born that will help it to sleep as much as possible me through the night? I’ll be a working mom so as much sleep as possible would be great! 😂
Edited to add that I obviously don’t expect my newborn to sleep through the night. I’m not stupid. But I figured if there are tips such as swaddling or something I can do to start it off from the beginning, it will help it to sleep through the night sooner.

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You have very high expectations of your new baby.
Newborns dont schedule. You are their slave basically. Some sleep well some do not. 
Takes time to get into a routine.

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We started out always distinguishing day vs night and I think that has helped us. 
During the day, we keep the rooms bright and have some kind of noise - either a loud fan or a tv on softly. 
The nighttime, we keep everything dim (but not pitch black) and have less noise, except we do use a fan still. 
Now that our baby is 3 months, we start trying to establish a night routine. About 30 minutes before he usually goes to sleep, we start dimming lights and lowering sounds. We get his PJs on and get him fed and then it’s sleep time. He either falls asleep right after feeding or I rock him for a bit.

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Newborns don't know how to get on a set schedule at first. You have to go with the flow snd take care of baby in demand. My baby didn't sleep thru the night till 3 months.

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My son didnt sleep through the night until 10 months....sometimes babies dont sleep. Swaddling helps, but the first month or so you basically dont sleep lol invest in a coffee maker and have family help if you are too tired to take care of baby, it takes a village.

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My baby is 3 weeks now and some nights she wakes up every 2 hours to eat, some nights only twice... You just don't know with newborns.

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In the very beginning, not really. Do whatever works. After a couple months, try establishing good sleep habits. The more stimulation baby needs to get to sleep (e.g. you do binky, rocking, music, swing etc) the more habits you'll have to break later on. A good sleep and nap routine helps, though I wasn't able to get any of my kids on a schedule until 3 or 4 months. Google the cradle coach, they have a lot of online resources.

Sleep through the night?

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