Being sleep deprived is not
just ‘part of parenthood ’
I had the perfect new born (don’t hate me yet!)
When I had my first baby in 2016, things were actually pretty good!
I could put him in his cot and he would mostly settle himself to sleep, he would wake for a feed and go straight back down.
I enjoyed the freedom of cosy contact naps from him whilst also knowing I could lay him in his Moses basket if I needed to do something - I know, what a dream!
What’s going on!!?
At around 9 months something changed!
Someone swapped my angel sleeper and replaced them with a baby who seemingly HATED sleep.
Singing, rocking, buggy and car rides … we did it all, for HOURS!
He’d finally give in and we’d crawl into bed ourselves. I always had that nagging, anxious feeling wondering how long it would be until he woke again.
Do you get that?
A weight lifted …
A few months in we got some help and by the time Jack was one I could put him into his cot, kiss him goodnight and know that he would sleep soundly … all night!
My husband and I could finally enjoy our evenings again and even have him stay with grandparents whilst we enjoyed a date night!!
Uh- oh! Along came Sophia …
She was NOT the same dreamy new born sleeper that Jack had been.
She did not want to be put down … EVER!
She slept on me all night for 4 long months.
I was exhausted, touched out, full of guilt and I couldn’t see a way out.
Enough was enough
I used what I had learnt with Jack, read everything there was to read and somehow we made it through the other side.
That sparked something in me! I chose not to go back to my job as a primary school teacher instead I trained up, got my certification and am helping families like yours sleep soundly again.