Bespoke Family Client - Sleep

“My daughter had always been a great sleeper until she caught a virus at around 6.5 months of age. At this point, she was waking a few times a night for a feed, or sometimes just for comfort. I’d gently rock her back to sleep and then stumble into bed myself hoping that it was just a phase that she’d soon grow out of. But she didn’t. Instead, as time went on, she got much worse. 

By 10 months of age she was waking every 45 minutes until about 4am, when she’d finally have a block of solid sleep. It was also getting harder and harder to get her to drift off in the first place, often rocking, shushing and bouncing her to sleep for up to an hour. There was no let-up in the day either, with her managing on just two half hour naps a day. 

I was so excited for her first Christmas, but Christmas Eve came and we had the worst night of sleep yet, with her not only waking every 30 minutes, but also being wide awake from midnight until 4am. We’d tried everything we could think of, and she still wouldn’t sleep. By Christmas morning, we were utterly exhausted. I knew that something needed to change, and we needed help to do it. My impending return to work (as a nurse on night shifts) was looming and I really didn’t know how we were going to cope if this sleep pattern continued.  It was then that I was pointed in the direction of Claire from Bespoke Family. 

Claire listened to our struggles and came up with a plan of action to try and get us all some sleep. I was hopeful, yet sceptical that any real difference could be made. The next day, we set her plan into motion. It was difficult, but we followed her advice and that afternoon we watched in awe as our daughter settled herself to sleep. That night she only woke twice! It was the best sleep we’d had in months, and that was after just one day of following Claire’s advice. We’re now just under a week in on the new regime and my daughter is not only soothing herself to sleep, she’s staying asleep and having two long daytime naps. I now have the time to shower, clean the house and even enjoy a hot cup of coffee with my feet up. I cannot thank Bespoke Family enough. Claire’s advice has not only allowed us to sleep, it’s also given me the one thing every mother wants more of - time! I’d encourage any parent with a child with sleep issues to get in touch with Bespoke Family. With their help, you will sleep again!”

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