Sleep consultant for 18 month old
Hi there,
I'm hoping someone might have a recommendation for a sleep specialist for an 18-month-old. We saw Meg Zweiback and I'm hoping to find someone else. He's fine at going down at night but wakes up frequently in the night and stays awake for hours. Or he wakes up really early. 3:50 this morning! I've read Weissbluth and am in the middle of Ferber, but I need a little personal guidance and my pediatrician didn't have any ideas.
Thanks so much!
Feb 3, 2017
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We got huge relief working with Eileen Henry, RIE Associate. www.CompassionateSleepSolutions.com. 303.953.0203
She's based out of Boulder, CO but works over the phone just fine. (We recorded our baby's cries and she helped us understand them and monitored his progress that way.) Highly recommended, worth every penny, wish we had used her for our first kid!
Check out Dawn Fry.
We used her for our now 4yr old when she was 10mo. after 10 months of colic and sleep deprivation I was willing to hire a night nurse if necessary. Dawn was a better option. She saved my sanity, my marriage and gave me a life. We still continue with her method. Our daughter is one of very few 4yr olds we know who still will nap for 2 hours in the afternoon. I swear it's becaus we figured out the right sleep fit. We also employed some of her environment techniques for ourselves and my husband and I sleep better then ever before.
We followed a modified process for our infant who has always napped and sleeps in her crib all night. Although she's a completely different little person and has been agreeable from day 1.
Having now had a sleepless colicy baby, and an easy mellow baby, I can attest to the struggle. It's not you...it's them.
best of luck!
She's not local but Brandi Jordan at the Cradle Company in Southern California will work with you via phone/Skype. She keeps it simple and keeps working with you via phone check ins and texts until you get where you want to be. We also saw Meg and didn't feel like she was a good fit for our family. Good luck mama!