How do you put a newborn to sleep?

gently hold the baby against your shoulder and pat it gently on her/his back, when the baby is clean and full, sleep is the only way to go.

Answer

Used to be that the nurses would bathe the babies at night so when they went home, their schedule had to be rearranged! You might also swaddle the baby--snuggly wrapping them in a blanket.