The First 90 Nights — A Dreamer Sleep Guide (PDF)

Written by a dad. Designed by a Certified Sleep Science Coach. Honest about where the evidence stops. Eight pages on what actually helps a newborn sleep — and what doesn't. This guide is included free with every Dreamer. It's also free to read on our site — no email required. The $19.99 price is for the standalone download if you'd rather just have it. Read it free → Most newborn sleep advice fails in one of two directions. Some of it is so hedged it tells you nothing. The rest is so confident it should worry you — because nobody can promise you an outcome in a specific infant, and anyone who does is selling something. This is the version I wanted at 3am. Direct about what the evidence supports, honest about where it runs out, and short enough to actually read while holding a baby. What's inside Part one — the part that isn't negotiable. Current American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep guidance, stated without hedging. Sleep position, surface, what belongs in the crib, room-sharing, swaddling, weighted sleep sacks. Part two — why this is hard. Newborns arrive without a circadian rhythm and cycle faster than adults do. Understanding the biology won't make you less tired, but it will stop you blaming yourself for something that isn't a failure. Part three — the first ninety nights, in three acts. Nights 1–14, 15–42, and 43–90, with what actually helps in each phase and what to ignore. Part four — the sleep environment. Darkness, sound, temperature, and routine, in order of how much they're worth your attention. Part five — on sound machines, since I make one. Including why volume and placement matter more than which machine you buy. Part six — things I'd skip. Wearable monitors for healthy infants, rigid schedules before three months, sleep training a newborn, and anything sold with a guaranteed outcome. What we genuinely don't know, and when to call your pediatrician. Specifications Format: PDF, instant download Length: 8 pages Author: Josh Bronfman, Certified Sleep Science Coach and founder of Dreamer Age range covered: Newborn through roughly three months Delivery: Download link emailed immediately after purchase Reads on: Phone, tablet, desktop, or printed Also available: Free to read in full at dreamer.store/pages/first-90-nights Why it's written differently Three things you won't find in it. No guaranteed outcomes. There's no method here that promises your baby will sleep through the night by week six. Individual variation in infant sleep is enormous and largely unexplained, and any guide that ignores that is telling you a story rather than the truth. No overclaimed science. Where something is well established — sound masking, consistent routines, the effect of light on melatonin — it's stated plainly. Where the research is early, it says so. There's a whole section explaining which is which. No disguised sales pitch. Part five is about sound machines, and it spends most of its length telling you that volume and placement matter more than which one you own, and that the frequency research behind our own product is still emerging. That's deliberate. Most-asked questions Why is it free on your site if you're also selling it? Because the guide's job is to be useful, not to be a paywall. It's included free with every Dreamer, and free to read for anyone. The $19.99 version exists for people who'd rather own the file than bookmark a page — and so the free version has a real number attached to it. Is this medical advice? No. It's general information from a Certified Sleep Science Coach, and it doesn't replace guidance from your pediatrician. The safe sleep section reflects current AAP guidance at time of writing. Is it useful if I don't own a Dreamer? Yes. Five of the six parts have nothing to do with our product. The one that does mostly explains how to use any sound machine safely. Will it help with an older baby? It's written for the first three months specifically. Some of it — the environment section, the routine advice, the volume guidance — applies at any age. How do I get it after buying? A download link is emailed to you immediately. If it doesn't arrive, check spam, then email us and we'll send it directly. Why I wrote it I got certified as a Sleep Science Coach and then lived through two newborns of my own, which turned out to be two different kinds of education. This is what I'd tell a friend standing in a dark hallway at 3am with their phone at 3% battery — which is roughly where it started. — Josh, Founder General information, not medical advice. Safe sleep recommendations reflect American Academy of Pediatrics guidance current at time of writing.