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Before Elena Vincent gave birth to her daughter, Audrey Natalia, last April, she and her husband, Matthew, both teachers, did their homework. Still, nothing could ve prepared them for the sleepless nights that awaited them when they brought their newborn home. It was hard to get her to fall asleep anywhere other than my chest, recalls Vincent, who lives in Fresno, California.
The new parents knew they had to figure out Audrey Natalia s sleep before they both returned to work. So once again, they threw themselves into research. It wasn t until we fine-tuned that bedtime routine that everything finally fell into place, she says.