Fletcher is a great baby however he was waking 3 times a night for a breastfeed, and although I knew it wasn’t the right thing to do, I fed him so that he would settle quickly and go back to sleep without waking his 2 year old sister (who slept through the night at 6 weeks so this was a shock for me second time around!) Perhaps my pride was getting in the way a little (I think most of us like to pretend we know what we are doing) and also the fact that I secretly enjoyed my cuddles with him during the quiet of the night.
The Gift of Sleep ebook was the answer to my prayers and your ideas, combined with the talents of Bec and Mia, made the book easy to understand and follow. I found myself saying “yes, Yes! that is exactly what I am going through”…. so many times throughout the book, so it was nice to realise that I was not alone and was not an incompetent mother! It was so well written and far less complicated than any other parenting book that I have read.
I had no hesitation in trialling your program because it just made so much sense….. it gave me confidence and belief. I did have to gather the courage over a few days in order to begin the program because I get a little anxious at letting either of my kids cry, and although I dreaded night 1, I discovered that Fletch wasn’t hysterical, but merely grizzled a little as he learnt the new skill of resettling.