Are Sleep consultants worth the money

[Calica1]

Hi, just wanted to get some opinions on if people think a sleep consultant is useful/worth the money.

I've been trying to get my 6 month old to nap/sleep without my boob and me bedsharing with him as I'm due to go back to work in a few weeks.

I've been trying lots of suggested things I've found online but nothing seems to be working if he doesn't have a boob in his mouth or isn't being constantly held (if its my partner trying to do the naps) then he just won't sleep/nap and screams. If he falls asleep in my arms I can transfer him to my mattress as long as I lay down with him and give him the boob again. But for my partner he is either not willing to sleep and screams or once he's been rocked to sleep if my partner tries to transfer him to the mattress if he doesn't have a nipple in his mouth once he's laying down he wakes back up. He is currently not accepting bottle or dummy.

He also doesn't sleep in his carrier and only in his pram if he is walked. Which isn't really feasible 3x a day for an hour or 2 at a time especially in the winter.

I've got a free 15 minute chat with a sleep consultant tomorrow but before I pay for their actual services I wanted to get some opinions on if they actually help with dealing with baby sleep issues or is it just one of these situations where if he doesn't sleep a lot during the day I'll just have to deal with the overtiredness in the evening when I get home and he will eventually grow out of needing me for sleep?

Didn’t work for mine at all still only slept 2 hours in 24.

No... Kids just don't sleep.

Your little one will learn a new way when you go to work. Sometimes there is no preparing them. My 1.5yo still only sleeps on my boob but with dad he finds a way and with grandma another way.

Just read the Ferber sleep training book, OP.

You'll learn all you need to know without spending a fortune

And I don't agree that some babies just don't sleep. That's not true. You can teach a baby to sleep.

some work, some don't. it is a combination of the person and your baby and luck.

if you can afford it and it will give you more confidence in finding ways to help your baby sleep, then go for it.

Yes.

saved my sanity. I had baby who didn’t sleep at all, 10 mins here and there. Totally changed my life.

I had an acquaintance who had twins who didn't sleep until they were around three.

She then trained to be a sleep consultant via a one day online course - with what she charges I'd expect her to have a 3 year degree!

Not me, but my friend with same age DD hired one for her horrific sleeper. They spent hundreds and it made no difference at all. It all fixed itself when she turned 3.

Probably not at under 1. Try The Sleep Charity, see if they can help.

Worked for us at 19months.

However his sleep wasn’t too bad, we just needed help knowing which issues we were causing and which were just his age. We did magic chair with them and it worked well for us.

I'm finding sleep well with Hannah really good my but I've a ways to go she is a trained nurse as well as nutritional background and she has a very gentle approach I'd recommend her , I bought taking Cara babies and asked them for a refund really wouldn't recommend that one at all.