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 Fiona
M - London - We have made real progress in the last week
- E has slept through the night on 2 consecutive nights! Going to
bed is now a dream - and her food intake is much better. Also,
wanted to thank you soooo much for your help so far, we have come so
far in such a short period of time - and you have really given me
the confidence to do this - my only regret is we didn't find about
you earlier!
Louise C
- Surrey. 2 consecutive nights of sleep, fingers crossed,
we are so grateful to Sleep nannies for all your
help. Nearly there, thank you very, very much.
Charlotte
P - Somerset The telephone consultation service we
received from our sleep nanny was exceptional. She really took the
time to listen and spent a lot more time than was allotted to help
us. The technique she gave us was brilliant and works every time.
She followed up each telephone consultation to
check that everything was ok. She was very patient, supportive and
understanding and generally a really really nice person! She gave us
a lot of advice on lots of subjects alongside the sleep solutions. I
would definitely recommend her to anyone. Best wishes, Charlotte
James &
Nicola - Henley on Thames. We would like to thank our
sleep nanny for her telephone assistance regarding our 2 year olds
sleeping (or not!) Having followed the guidance given by her
we are delighted that our son is now sleeping through again. To say
we are pleased would be an understatement! We found our sleep nanny to be
very helpful, patient, supportive and most of all she helped us to
regain the confidence we had lost. We would not hesitate to
recommend her or call again if required
Josie
London - I just wanted to contact you to say that
your visit to me about 9 months ago was a real breakthrough in
my experience as a mother. The Sleep Nanny was so, so nice and a total
pleasure to have here. I got so much out of her visit, best of
all a great night's sleep for the first time since my daughter's
birth. I was given the confidence to work with S (my daughter)
and to get a bit tougher... learning that she really responded
well to that and was actually given the opportunity to learn to
sleep herself. She has just turned 1 and always sleeps and
nearly always naps brilliantly, she is a happy spark of joy, and
so am i now.
The Sleep Nanny you were just so brilliant, i am sorry it has taken me
this embarrassingly long time to get in touch...But better late
than never! Thank you xxxx Josie
Fiona
- London - Hi, Just wanted to say a big
thanks for all your help, both with E and O. I feel much better
after the call today, you are very good at giving the confidence
to do this! Good luck with
the book - and please let me know when its published. Take care,
Fiona.
Johanna S - Surrey
The baby is sleeping
amazingly, I can't believe it. We are only on day 7 but last
night he slept from 6.45pm to 6.30am without waking up, no dream
feed, not even a whimper! Both of us keep asking why we never
new about this technique and why we didn't call sooner! And to
top it all it wasn't even hard work. It was almost like he knew
and now he is happy to just go to sleep when it is time to.
Almost....
Kate
- London I just wanted to email to say a
massive thank-you to our sleep nanny. My seven month old is
finally sleeping through the night and I can't thank her enough.
Her advice was brilliant and I have told all my friends with
non-sleeping babies about sleep nannies! Thank-you!!!
Amanda S
- Hi thought I'd let you know
how its going... what you advised me, has had amazing results. He
doesn't make a sound. He soon settles down and last night it took
only 15 minutes before I could leave the room. The first night we
tried this he actually slept through to 6.30. We are so pleased that
we are at least half- way towards getting him to bed and getting a
nights sleep. Its much less stressful than anything else we've
tried. Many thanks again. Amanda
Mrs
A. C - North UK It's with pleasure that I give some
feedback with regards to my telephone consultations with Sleep
Nannies. I was unsure how successful the telephone
consultations would be because I was unsure if I would be able to
convey my situation and our individual needs to someone over the
phone. Also I was nervous about telling a stranger (professional)
that I was struggling with helping my daughter to settle herself to
sleep. I was afraid that I would feel criticised and I was already
feeling an inadequate mother! However, within minutes of my first
conversation with our sleep nanny these fears
disappeared. Our sleep nanny really listened to
MY situation and didn't judge me. She was sympathetic and
understanding and I felt that by giving me time to talk about my
difficulties and how it was making me feel I felt ready to move on.
 I
appreciated her honesty at the
beginning i.e. that making changes would be difficult as I found the
experience just that! However follow-up conversations with her
(which I found essential) gave me the support and encouragement I
needed to continue. I like the fact that she took a holistic approach and took
into account other issues i.e. my struggle with breast feeding and
my daughter being underweight. Our sleep nanny
gave lots of suggestions about my concerns which I have been able to
put into practise. I felt that she was genuinely interested and concerned about me and my daughter. Her
approach and attitude was just right for me - clear and
uncomplicated, friendly, humorous, non-judgemental, supportive and
encouraging. Her approach was to guide rather dictate instructions.
This enabled me to be honest with her and tell her about times when
I hadn't been able to keep to all the recommendations - and I wasn't
'frightened' about being told off!
I think it's been 2 weeks since my first consultation. My daughter
is now settling herself to sleep at night without any fuss. There
are still things that I am having to work on e.g. settling her to
sleep after night feeds, settling her for naps in the day but the
work I've done with Our sleep nanny has given me
the confidence to continue what we've started. It's not been a
'miracle' cure but I've been delighted to have seen masses of
improvement in such a short space of time. I also like that I can
come back to Our sleep nanny if I continue to
have problems or have any other concerns. I hope this feed back will
be useful to you. Please pass on my warmest thanks to my Baby Sleep
Training Consultant. She has been truely woonderful to work with,
and I would be more than happy to recommend her to other parents.
Best wishes Annie.
 Judy
P from Somerset - As a family of two children, aged 5 and
aged 3 it was somewhat of a surprise to learn that we were going to
be expecting twins into our family. Having had two children already
we felt we had the knowledge to deal with two new arrivals but the
sleepless nights were going to be a problem! Friends of ours who
also had twins, had also used Our sleep nanny to
help them through the early days and on their advice, we also
decided to enlist the help of Our sleep nanny.
Our sleep nanny provided us with a very valuable
support, not only to help us get some very crucial rest but also
some very valuable advice. I found my Baby Sleep Training
Consultant to be an excellent support, with so much experience with
young babies Our sleep nanny provided us with the confidence we
needed to get through the early days and establish a good bedtime
routine with the twins. Our sleep nanny has a lovely gentle nature and the babies had no problem
with adjusting to their night nurse. I know that without her help the early days would have been very
hard.
Gaby H
from London - I can honestly say that the phone call with
Sleep Nannies was like having a very heavy load
lifted off my shoulders. Her words that 'you are not the only
parents out there with this problem' may sound like common sense,
but when you're suffering from nightly torture it is actually very
comforting to know that you're not the only person going through it!
In addition, she had very useful advice on both diet and, more
particularly in our case, about getting a bit tougher with our
lovely but manipulative and non-sleeping 22 month old. We have,
indeed, got tougher and - a miracle this - it's working. L isn't
exactly going through the night yet, but she is going back to sleep
within 10 minutes of waking up, whereas before it was not uncommon
for us to be up with her for 3 and a half hours at a stretch. I
cannot thank our sleep nanny enough for her time
and expertise. Be assured, if we ever have any more children and
they too prove difficult, we will not be leaving it nearly so long
before drafting in our sleep nanny's expertise.
Best wishes, Gaby
Mrs E T
from Watford - After 15
weeks of being first-time parents - my husband and I decided we
needed some help in getting our baby daughter's life (and ours) into
more of a routine. D had mostly been fed on demand, carried in a
sling and rocked or fed to sleep. While this felt right while she
was a newborn, it was apparent that as the weeks went by and with no
set routine or nap times, she always seemed grumpy and unsettled and
had no idea how to get herself off to sleep. Every day seemed like
an uphill struggle and we truly believed we had a really 'difficult'
baby. Having read all the conflicting advice about bringing up
babies in various books and from friends and family, we felt
confused and unsure of what to do next. So we contacted The Sleep Nanny
for some advice.
Our Consultant stayed with us for 2 nights and in
that short time worked absolute wonders. She taught us how to get D
to sleep by herself (a revelation!) and put together a realistic
daily routine that allows D proper nap and feed times (but without
the strict timetable that so many books seem to advocate). I'm
amazed at how easy it has been to adjust to and it has made such a
huge difference to our everyday life. And as an added bonus, by the
second night, D was sleeping through from 7pm to 7am.
I was really dreading the idea of 'controlled crying' and couldn't
bear the thought of it. But Our sleep nanny
showed us the difference between leaving your baby to cry and
allowing your baby to cry - they are not the same. The rewards far
outweigh any initial reservations I may have had and I feel as if
our daughter is breathing a huge sigh of relief every time I put her
down to sleep. I can honestly say that by the second time I put D in
her cot while she was awake - she grumbled for about 30 seconds and
then went to sleep. And now she goes to sleep by herself every time
without any problems - just 3 days later. She is so much happier and
more contented - and as a result so are we (or maybe it's the other
way round...!). Our sleep
nanny is warm, friendly and supportive
and within minutes of her being in our home she felt like part of
the family. She gave us so much invaluable advice and guidance in
such a short time - and we will never look back.
Caroline
- London - Just to say a big thank you to Sleep
nannies. Exactly two weeks after I first spoke to you F started
sleeping through and for the last three nights he has slept
until just before 7am. We will take your advice and get rid of
J's dummy in the New Year. I may well be in touch for some
further advice and support then! Thank you so much for
your help. I am starting to feel human again!!
 Lucy
C - Sheffield -
Thanks so much for your advice and support. We have found the
experience to be very positive and are finally getting a good
nights sleep. The difference in T has been amazing and he took
to the routine within 3 days. This is a child that has only ever
slept through a few times since his birth! We have still got a
way to go but the improvement so far has been fantastic. Thanks
so much for your help only wish we had found you sooner!
Heidi
L - Oxon -
I have been extremely pleased with the advice given to us in the
first appointment - our daughter slept through the night last
night for the first time in weeks and I only spoke to the sleep
nanny on Monday! (2 days ago)
Julia BL
from Putney London - I am
just writing to let you know that the routine with M works great.
She is not screaming any more... In fact she was great from the
first night. Did everything as supposed to do and I was quite
surprised... The rest is working great, she also takes the bottle
now from my sister without a problem. Thanks a lot for beginning our
life going back to normal. Speak to you soon
Alison
- thank you so much for all your advice - it feels great to be
affirmed about his diet! Its so lovely too to talk to someone who
has such great practical suggestions, I actually feel like we can
put all that into practise. I'll keep you posted about how we get
on. Luckily I have a very supportive husband and loads of family
help too so we're in a very privileged position. Yours gratefully!
Alison x |
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