What to look for in a sleep trainer or coach for a baby

What accreditations or experience would you look for for those who have hired one especially if you don't have a recommendation!

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I think the first free call you have you can really get a feel for how they’re going to help you, I had one who was amazing. Did it as gently as I wanted to go with it, and got to know our family before we went ahead to see what was best for us.

I actually used the app LittleOnes! It’s a New Zealand based program/app but I tried it all and this was the simplest one by far to
Implement and my babe was one and done with it in a matter of days. I’m sold on it.

Tbh I am finishing up with ours. She’s based in San Francisco but can work with anyone anywhere. She’s great, but I don’t know if they are worth the price tag. I think everything she told us could be easily found online. Maybe that was just my experience. If anything it was nice for moral support but I don’t think any of it was groundbreaking information.

We used Sarah Healy

https://www.sarahhealysleep.com/

I just discovered actually that Little Ones is now endorsed and recommended by Kate Johnson, Ph.D. Sleep Physiology and postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School and SRI (formerly Stanford Research International). Hope this helps somehow

did you get good results

@Elizabeth thanks! What made you choose this one? Yes some are very expensive and it's hard to know if it will work vs implementing things I've read online

@Jacii looks good thanks so much will take a look!

Yeah amazing results my is 15 months and I did it when he was around 9 months I think, went from hourly wake ups to 1 for a feed. Xx

I highly recommend !! She’s about to graduate from my program!

So I am a Sleep Consultant who now trains, mentors, and certifies women to become Sleep Consultants. Definitely ask for where they got their certification. I’m biased because I am the founder of Nights & Naps School of Pediatric Sleep and Entrepreneurship so I think mine is the best of course 😂.

But really what’s more important is that their methods and style of coaching aligns with you and your parenting style. So ask questions like: What type of sleep training methods do you use? What happens if I’m not successful with your program? What type of follow up support is included? These are my goals - are you confident you can help me reach these results? What timeline would be realistic to achieving this?

Normally I don’t allow recommendations of other Sleep Consultants here in my Peanut group but I will allow this thread.

I also highly recommend !! She’s also about to graduate from my program!

https://instagram.com/connectedheartssleep?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

https://instagram.com/sleepbestie?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

I used sleep well with Hannah. She does online courses but I did her 6 week 1-2-1 which wasn’t cheap but she offered a money back guarantee if baby wasn’t settling themselves by the end and it’s all very gentle, no cry it out! She’s a qualified peadeatric nurse and has been doing this for a long time so lots of positive reviews on trust pilot. She does free workshops a few times a year and that’s how I came across her x

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My LO every feed. Drs don’t seem to think it’s a problem the whole Muslim cloth gets soaked so much I’m using towels now. I’ve tried size O teats he gets really frustrated and still spills it out :(

Of these two, which seems more overall “demanding” to you, overall? Lighthearted poll, not putting anyone down 🫶🏼

As a mum who breastfed for 3 years, I think formula feeding seems 100x harder and more demanding. I give those mamas all the credit because I could not keep up with that faff haha. I truly don’t understand why people say breastfeeding is more effort, other than the fact that no one else can do it. But personally I’d take that over endless bottle prep & cleaning.

8 week immunisations

My 8 week old has his first set of injections tomorrow and I’m abit nervous. Does anyone have any advice for after the jabs? I know they get a temp after so have got some calpol to give just before hand. Should I put him to bed in less clothing to make sure he doesn’t get too hot? Any tips from your experience with first set of immunisations? Am I worrying more than I need to? 😅

Is this normal?

My 12m old is really funny with kids going near him, he’s always been this way, but anytime family’s kids sit next to him or head his way he moans or cries and moves away. He also really observes them and is never really relaxed, always looking over his shoulder. Has anyone experienced this? (He’s starting nursery properly tomorrow so hoping this helps) but is this normal?

Signs of Neurodivergent Toddler

Any moms of neurodivergent toddlers who could help me out? My son is 13 months old. I know that is technically too early for a diagnosis, but I have a gut feeling that he is on the autism spectrum.

The main sign he shows is hand leading. He does not point at all, and instead will take my hand and lead me anywhere he wants to go,
getting very frustrated if I do not follow.

He is also extremely sensitive to being touched, especially when it comes to hats and putting clothes on. He won’t let anything touch his head or face and I have to fight him to brush his teeth, comb his hair, etc.

He’s very interested in things that aren’t toys and will repeat the same behavior over and over. He can go in and out of doors or walk up and down stairs for hours. He loves taking things out of containers and putting the back in repeatedly.

We recently took him on his first vacation and he REALLY struggled with the change. He struggles with any type of transition or change in routine.

He laughs, makes eye contact, mostly responds to his name, but doesn’t do any other gestures.

Normal toddler behavior or signs of ASD? Let me know your thoughts!

4 month sleep regression

Does anyone else feel like they’re back in the newborn trenches through the 4 month sleep regression ?? 😭😭 my boy turned 4 months yesterday and the past 3 nights he’s woken up every 20-40 minutes. He does manage to get back off to sleep after I give him his dummy. It’s so strange though because his daytime naps don’t seem to be affected? He has 2 x long naps a day (around 2 hours) and a couple 30-40 minutes here and there and seems fine during them, it’s just his night time sleep! I read it can last for 6 weeks, I pray it doesn’t because I am shattered 🤣🤣