From Frequent Night Wakes to Self-Settling
Genna- May 1
- 2 min read
When I spoke to Brooke for the first time they shared that their 13 month old had always been tricky to get to sleep. He would only fall asleep when mum fed him to sleep and sleep at most 1 hour, which was generally not usually very restorative. In addition Brooke was a 2nd time mum and had an older daughter and was feeling the sleep deprivation to care for both kids at her best!
During our conversation Brooke mentioned that Hudson had never slept through the night and his wakes had become hourly recently. During the day he only napped for an hour at most and would only fall asleep when nursed or rocked to sleep. She was also the only one who could get Hudson to sleep and was desperate for help.
Brooke and I discussed various settling techniques and ending up opting for a combination of techniques that suited both her and Hudson for the best outcome. Prior to commencing Hudson's Tailored Sleep Plan we discussed other aspects. This was to ensure that everything and anything that could be impacting his sleep was minimized or changed for the best possible success.
The first few days were quite tough as Hudson was unlearning old patterns to learn new ones, however, Brooke stayed with him till he was asleep. Providing Hudson with both physical and emotional comfort, support and reassurance. By day 8 Hudson was no longer needing hands on settling and just Brooke's presences in the room. Meaning that her husband could also start putting Hudson down for naps, at bedtime and any night wakes, giving Brooke the opportunity to tag team and sleep for a longer stretch! Over the following days we troubleshooted Hudson's naps, routine and nutrition to help best support his overnight sleep so he wasn't overtired come bedtime.
By the end of the 14 days support Hudson was sleeping long stretches and only taking 1 night feed at most 2 wakes overnight and 1 middle of the day nap. AND her husband could get Hudson to sleep without crying and screaming! She was absolutely amazed at the difference in Hudson's sleep since when we started!
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