Little Monster Sleep Solutions

Tired Parents Unite!

They tell you that being a parent is exhausting - the all-night newborn dance, the worrying, the chasing toddlers, the waiting for your teenager to come home - but I never understood how tiring it really is until I became a mother myself.

My Little Monster was an alert party baby from the get-go. He pushed out of the nurse’s swaddle at the hospital! At 3 months old, he would kick his feet up and down to avoid falling asleep. His naps were erratic and short. He was up all night, every night, for our 2 week beach vacation, and it’s safe to say I came home exhausted, traumatized, and not at all relaxed. I was irritable and depressed and felt trapped in a prison of my own design.

I read books (sort of, I was too tired to process much), I looked at websites, I crossed my fingers and hoped he would just “figure it out”. Nothing worked until I finally hired a sleep trainer when he was 12 months old. In 3 days, he was going into his crib awake, sleeping through the night, and off the 4am bottle. After a few weeks, he was napping reliably and well. Looking back, I can’t believe I didn’t sleep train at 6 months, when the rocking and feeding sleep crutches became clear.

I have worked with children and families since I started babysitting my brothers as a middle schooler. Now that I am a reasonably well-rested mother, I want to help other families dealing with sleep associations, crazy schedules, bedtime battles, and any other sleep struggles you may be encountering.

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