Did you use a sleep coach that you recommend?

[cantthinkofaname]

Did any parents use a sleep consultant to help their baby sleep better? Interested in real testimonials from real people, not people advertising themselves or setting up fake accounts on here. Thanks! (ps I will not do the cry it out method)

[SingingWilks]

Best money we've ever spent! Our daughter absolutely refused to sleep through the night or to sleep in her cot during the day - would only sleep if I was pushing her in her pram so would spend hours each day walking (I have never been so skinny as when I was on maternity leave!). Katie helped us when our daughter was 9 months old, it took two nights and daughter who is now 6 years old has slept through the night ever since.

https://www.katiefischersleepconsultant.co.uk/

[CrunchB]

We used Iva from Sleepy Little Angels. She came highly recommended and was absolutely brilliant. I couldn?t handle any of the hardcore method. We did an adapted Ferber method starting at 2 mins, 2 mins, 4 mins, 4 mins etc. Also did it at 9 months because I had no way to put him back to sleep when he woke at night without breastfeeding, which he didn?t need as he was on 3 meals a day. It took 2 nights and he cried less in total across those two nights than he did the night I made the sleep training decision (after I tried to cuddle him and calm him back to sleep but not feed him). She very much tailors the method to whatever you?re comfortable with.

We will definitely use her again with our second baby.

One thing I would strongly recommend is not to use any of the remote consultation services. From our experience you need someone in the house with you, holding your hand and guiding you through it when it?s 3am. The remote arrives cost about ?250 for a telephone call. I think we paid ?650 for two nights of having Iva stay with us and guide us through exactly what to do and when to go in etc.