Baby Seep Consultant

[jules1972]

Is anyone out there a baby sleep consultant, or has anyone ever employed one.

I was wandering what sort of hours they worked and how much they charge

We used night nannies. The nanny we had was brilliant (and has become a good friend). They charged £7 per hour for 9pm - 7pm. Best money we ever spent.

Sorry - 9pm to 7am. Durrr. Forgot to engage brain.

Thanks for that. But i was wandering if anyone had heard of a baby sleep consultant

Hi MaloryFasinatorTowers

Are you a baby sleep consultant?

Yes, aloha used one.

Also, nannyme put herself forward as one too.

have to say just read that article and i agree with every word we did this with our dd2 and is a brilliant sleeper apart from teething and illness (which is life)

i think the reason that people go thorugh the night waking and have problems is for 2 reasons

1. its easy to bring them in bed with you so you can sleep and worry about how to sort sleep patterns later.

2. its hard to listen to your baby cry, it takes every ounce of self control to stop yourself picking baby up and feeding her.

i managed because my mum told me that if i didnt it would make all our lives harder in the long run, her exact words were, nice mummy in the daytime, horrible miserable mummy at night time. (ok so i didnt go too far with the horrible bit but i wouldn't make eye contact or talk to dd2 between the hours of 7pm and 7am. she's 10mths old now and like i said apart from teething she sleeps fine from 7 til 7, unlike dd1 that went to bed in the early hours every night and slept in our bed until she was 2.

DISCLAIMER - actually im sure there are probably some kids that are just nightmare sleepers so dont all bash me with sticks.

So would anyone employ a baby sleep consultant?

if i had the money and was exhausted its got to be easier than trying to figure it out yourself.

like dying your hair (ok its not quite but you'll see where this is going) you can do it yourself, you will prob make a bit of a mess of it and stain your bathroom floor and towel but its cheaper than going to someone that does it everyday for a living.

Before forking out, it's worth having a go at just putting baby in bed at 7pm (or 11pm if less than about 4-5 months-ish) and shutting the door until 7am. It's worked for us with all 3 - took 1 night, 2 nights and 3 respectively.

I used Millpond sleep clinic and it worked wonders for us. Not cheap - but sleep is priceless!

Sorry tried to be clever and include the link it's - www.mill-pond.co.uk. Or you can buy their book which is cheaper and available on Amazon - called " Teach Your Child to Sleep: Solving Sleep Problems from Newborn Through Childhood"

Good luck!