You can't GET a fussy baby to sleep!  First, fix the fussiness.  Feed the
baby, hold the baby, rock the baby, touch the baby, feed the baby again, etc.
 When the baby is feeling full and safe and tired, he'll fall asleep. Just
like adults. Even elephant trainers know this.

If the baby is not feeling safe, he won't sleep alone - just like adults
often have a hard time sleeping alone in strange beds on trips. Most babies
need to have a human next to them to feel safe, just like most married
couples sleep better with their spouse in bed with them.  Or at least the
dog.

If the baby isn't tired, she won't sleep either. Just like adults.  If the
baby is hungry, she won't sleep. Just like adults.

Linda Smith, private practice in Dayton OH, noting that I still don't sleep
through the night - why should babies?  What's the big deal, anyway?