Sleep expert needed for toddler - any recommendations? Post Reply

[Americano]

Hello,

My toddler - who was a good sleeper - has become very bad at sleeping at night over the last 4 months. I have tried various methods at home without luck so now need an expert! Can anyone recommend a sleep trainer they have used?

Many thanks!

[manictwinmama]

Hi,
We used Brenda Hart: http://brendathenanny.co.uk/index.html when our twins were just 5-6 months old and she was great. She definitely works with older children too.
She is a no-nonsense, straight-talking northerner (I mean that positively - my partner's from Yorkshire!), so be prepared for that, as she will tell it how it is, but I'm pretty sure she could help you out.

Good luck!

Jules x

[Americano]

Thanks so much for the info - VERY much appreciated!

[Tamasine]

Carol - tel: 07859 393232
All I can say is - she's a genius. Charming, lovely Irish lady. Would recommend 100%.

Basically her advice to us was - get a proper black out blind, get a strict bedtime routine going, and mainly .... if you get the 'food' right, you get the 'sleep' right. She made us do tiny snacks and bigger meals.

Good luck!

[Tamasine]

Carol - tel: 07859 393232
All I can say is - she's a genius. Charming, lovely Irish lady. Would recommend 100%.

Basically her advice to us was - get a proper black out blind, get a strict bedtime routine going, and mainly .... if you get the 'food' right, you get the 'sleep' right. She made us do tiny snacks and bigger meals.

Good luck!

[Ruffy70]

Hi there

I'm new to NVN and came across your posts while searching for sleep help for my 4.5 year old who's just developed a fear of shadows and wakes up once an hour trying to come into bed with us! Now finding this difficult to manage with a 2 week old baby!

Severe sleep deprivation affecting all of us now!

I will be contacting Brenda based on your recommendation.

Thanks so much. Good luck Kaori with your sleep probs.

[manictwinmama]

Hi Ruffy70,
If you do get in touch with Brenda - please let her know that I (Julie Sherman) recommended you - we used her back in 2011, but I'm sure she'll still remember us as I think we were only about the second time she'd worked with twins...good luck! We may need to go back to her at some point too.... x

[Ruffy70]

Hi Julie

Of course I will. No problem at all. I don't want to make the same sleep mistakes with our new baby so hopefully she can give us some tips there too!

Thanks a lot
Lisa