I had my first daughter 5 years ago I had absolutely no intention on ever sleep training.
Fast forward a few years and now I've got two girls; Cordelia and Georgina and they are 5 and 3 years old. My family now lives with the unbelievable (and sometimes secret!) benefits of children who love to sleep.
But it hasn't always been this way.
Probably just like you, I have struggled with anxiety, exhaustion and some anger regarding my child's sleep.
I was spending hours trying to get my inconsolable child down to sleep and sometimes, even wondered if this motherhood thing was really for me. I mean would we ever sleep again?!
It wasn't until one night where I was up for the 18th time with my then 4-month-old daughter, that I knew things had to change.
We could not go on living like this. I mean, I could not let a soother control my life like this, right?!
My anxiety and stress were starting to build. I was feeling downright overwhelmed and I had no idea how to fix this. And as the sleep deprivation continued... I was beginning to feel like a horrible Mom.
I started to question everything….What am I doing wrong? How are other Mama’s surviving this sleep deprivation so much better than I am? What did I do to deserve this child who apparently HATES to sleep!?
I poured through scientific reports and baby sleep books until I developed a working knowledge of baby sleep.
With both my daughter and my sanity as the subject, I decided to begin an experiment in 2015.
That same experiment became a proven system, and that's what I'm sharing with you now.
After some blood (okay not REALLY), sweat (a little), tears (LOTS- more so mine than my daughters!) I have finally figured this out and now I'm sharing it with you.
No fluff.
No. B.S.
Just my step by step system that works.