We would certainly recommend to anyone who is struggling with their babies sleep or feeding... .We would certainly recommend to anyone who is struggling with their babies sleep or feeding habits.
Prior to our nanny's visit our 11 month old son would wake 2-4 times a night and usually take up to an hour to resettle.
We knew that he knew how to sleep as we had previously had some periods of very good sleep ad he was settling himself to sleep at nap/bed times.
Our nanny arrived and straight away identified that he was not eating enough solid food during the day and was therefore waking out of hunger. We knew that his food intake was very low and we were actually due to see a pediatrician to investigate his eating habits.
Our nanny developed a new eating and napping schedule for him and instructed us to follow it for a few days to establish if his eating would improve, we stopped all night feeds and followed the schedule. Within 3 days he was eating ten times more than he had ever eaten and was even using a spoon, something up until then he had always refused. The change in eating habits was also reflected in his sleep and he stopped waking in the night. He now goes for his naps and bedtime without any fuss, he will drink a full bottle of milk and has 3 large meals a day. He sleeps for 12 hours a night and if he does wake he will settle himself within seconds.
For us, this makes a huge difference to our lives. We no longer go to bed each night in fear and we have even been able to leave him with a babysitter as we can be sure he will sleep.
Our nanny was a lovely lady, she was very experienced, knowledgeable and professional.
She gave us great advice and support while she was here and maintained contact throughout each day to support us in implementing the new routine.
If we have another baby we will definitely be in touch! .
Hazel
