When I was pregnant with my daughter, I did a lot of research about baby sleep.  I thought I had it all figured out: no co-sleeping, safe sleep practices, and baby would sleep through the night no problem.  All that went out the window when Hope arrived.  We ended up co-sleeping for every nap and most of the nights - it was all about survival.  I didn’t realize I had a bit of post-partum anxiety – frequent wakings were always like a ticking time bomb for me.  At 6 months it became apparent that both Hope and I were not getting any quality sleep.  She would wake every time I moved, and my sleep was so interrupted from her nursing on all night.  Something needed to change.  

Hope was 8 months old when we started working with Keri.  The first thing I noticed about Keri was the reassuring and confident presence about her.  She comes from an extensive background working with babies and children.  I could tell she was so knowledgeable and eager to listen to help improve sleep for us.  She spent time in getting to know our routine, what our preferences were, and what we were comfortable with to design a customized plan for us.  We ended up staying in our one-bedroom condo – yes, sleep training is possible in the same room!  As expected, the first night was a bit of a challenge as we broke some of the habits we had created, but each night there was improvement.  Check ins were so informative, and Keri made sure to adjust our plan as needed.  Keri is a wonderful cheerleader but was also super understanding and non-judgmental when we had a few hiccups along the way – she is so good with first time parents.  Hope started sleeping through the night by the 3rd night and went down on her own for naps by the end of the week.  I don’t have the words to explain how much this changed our life. 

Our daughter wakes up so well-rested and is noticeably happier throughout the day.  Sleep-training changed me as a mom as well.  I feel like a better version of myself, because I’m not tired or anxious all the time.  I used to be a little weary of sleep training because I thought it meant letting baby cry it out and feel abandoned, but Keri’s method for sleep training is gentle and interactive.  We were able to soothe our daughter throughout the entire process.  I am such an advocate now and would recommend it to any parent.  It is so life changing to be able to put baby down awake for naps/bedtime and watch them put themselves to sleep in minutes.  I still pinch myself sometimes.  Working with Keri was one of the best decisions we’ve made for our family.