sleep?

Obviously I want to talk about sleep. Everyone has an opinion! From how long they should be napping, to when to start a schedule, to when to begin night sleep training, there are a million (and that's no exaggeration) different theories. And frankly, I'm overwhelmed. Every time I read a passage from any sleep book, I want to rip my hair out and call the whole thing off. I mean, what was life like before we had so much access to information? How did mothers and fathers do it? Part of me wants to throw away all books and pull myself away from websites and just figure it out on our own, when Sydney is ready. The scheduling stresses my shit out. For example, I attempted to get back on track with our daily schedule yesterday, because our little miss was way off track after the weekend. Well I'm pretty sure she's beginning a growth spurt, so of course, not ideal timing. Now what? Wait it out? Move forward anyways? Let her eat and sleep whenever she wants? And what if the only way to get her to nap is to eat first? Then, oh my God, am I establishing poor sleep associations? Then how will I break them? Will we have a child who refuses to sleep? Will we turn into one of those horrific families seen on Super Nanny? Will we need Joe to come rescue us? See what I mean? It's just too much. 
Thank God for Billy Joel at a time like this. Clearly he was referring to his infant children.

"They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place.
Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody else.
Ah but sooner or later you sleep in your own space.
Either way, it's okay, you wake up with your self."