I’m a former elementary school teacher turned stay-at-home-mom. My first daughter showed me what it truly felt like to be sleep-deprived. She was a strong-willed infant with reflux and colic and I was a first time mom with little knowledge or support. I had spent my pregnancy just being so focused on being pregnant that I really hadn’t done any research on how to get my baby to sleep. I honestly thought I would just figure it out as we went along and that the old saying “sleep like a baby” meant that babies were actually easy to put to sleep. After four months of constant night wakings, short catnaps, motion sleep, sleeping in our arms, popping her pacifier back in, I finally broke. My body physically couldn’t soothe her anymore- I got very sick, as most sleep-exhausted people do, and ended up in the hospital for a week with pneumonia and sepsis. This was truly the awakening I needed. Soothing my daughter and not letting her learn to sleep was not helping any of us. I reached out to a sleep consultant and she guided me through the process, while providing encouragement and knowledge.
Working with a sleep consultant changed our lives in amazing ways- we were all healthier, happier, and didn’t dread nap and bedtimes anymore. I knew from this experience that I also wanted to help families get the sleep they all deserve. I have received my certification as a pediatric sleep consultant through the Family Sleep Institute. I’m passionate about children’s sleep and am excited to share my knowledge with you! I believe there is no “one size fits all” approach and take the time to cater to each family’s unique situation.
