You are having a baby! Congratulations! Now, the reality hits you—what the heck am I doing? What if you could bottle the wisdom of all those parents who've come before you...and combine it with solid medical advice from an award-winning pediatrician? Baby 411 is the answer! Think of it as the ultimate FAQ for new parents. Inside you'll learn:

• How to pick a pediatrician with detailed questions to ask and insider tips.
• The latest scoop on hot topics like cord blood banking, optional newborn screening, the vaccine/autism debate and more!
• The truth about "old wives tales" and Internet rumors---how to separate medical fact from fiction online!
• Detailed nutrition info with a step-by-step guide for successful breastfeeding, introducing solid food and the "new and improved" formulas.
• Sleep. The best way to get your baby to sleep through the night.
• The top web sites to find the most reliable medical info for your baby

Our own Dr. Ari Brown's book, Baby 411, is now available at major bookstores as well as Amazon.com. Dr. Brown is a Harvard-trained pediatrician whose residency was completed at the renowned Children's Hospital of Boston, under the auspices of legendary pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton. She and her book have been featured on NBC's Today Show -- click here to see video footage from the show as well as tips from the book.

For more about Baby 411, be sure to visit its website at www.baby411.com. Below is an excerpt from the book.

Top Ten Commandments for Establishing a Sleep Routine

1. Teach your baby to fall asleep on his own. Remember those sleep cycles?
   
   The cycle consists of light to heavy to light arousal before entering the next cycle. At the end of each cycle, humans re-check their environment and change body position (move a pillow or blanket, roll over). By three to four months of age, your infant will be aware of his world. If he falls asleep on a parent's shoulder and then gets moved to a crib, or if he falls asleep when he is drinking or sucking a pacifier, that is what he will be expecting when he arouses at the end of his sleep cycle.
   
   Translation: be careful of sleep "crutches" like the pacifier. Put your child in a crib or bassinet when he is sleepy but before he falls asleep. If the child always falls asleep on your shoulder, he will expect to see that shoulder at the end of every sleep cycle.



2. Be consistent. Kids do best with routines. Predictable is comfortable.
   
   You will learn that rapid transitions and unexpected activities promote anxiety and outbursts in your child. Have a routine for both nap and bedtime and stick with it by the age of four months.



3. Your child should always sleep in the same place for naps and nighttime. That's not the car seat or the infant swing anymore.
   
   Reality check: Yes, every now and again your child may fall asleep in a care seat, especially after a long trip on the weekend for example. That's OK on an occasional basis. But when you are at home, keep the sleep place the same.



4. Nap time and bedtime should be approximately the same time every day.



5. Always follow your sleep ritual. Bath, feeding, teeth brushing, story-time, songs, prayers. You might do the Cliff's Notes version of a book or song if it has been a long day, but still do it.



6. Start your sleep ritual BEFORE your child is tired. Don't wait for the yawns and eye-rubbing to begin the routine.



7. Early to bed, LATE to rise. Sounds like it wouldn't work this way, but it does. Babies actually sleep better when they go to sleep early. An "overtired" baby does not sleep longer, so you are not buying time to sleep in by putting your baby down later in the evening. Trust me on this one.



8. Get rid of the pacifier by four months of age. Your baby is very aware of his world. If he falls asleep with a pacifier in his mouth, he will cry when it falls out. At 3 a.m. or 5 a.m.



9. Babies need refresher courses on sleep etiquette after travel, illness, or teething. When consistency is broken, it takes a few days to get back on track. If you don't remind your baby of what to do, he will remain on a disrupted sleep schedule.



10. DON'T TREAT YOUR FOUR MONTH OLD LIKE A NEWBORN. Your baby will take advantage of your naivete. Four month olds are capable of falling asleep on their own if given the opportunity to do so.

(Reprinted from Baby 411 by Ari Brown and Denise Fields, www.Baby411.com)