Erica Threet really helped to pull us out of a dark place with our 3 month old who was only napping for 30 minutes at a time, and waking 2 times a night. Bedtime in general was also a nightmare. Two weeks later, she’s giving us longer naps (sometimes 2 hours!) and last night she slept from 7:30p – 6:30a – woo!
Every steps was very easy to follow. Our son is sleeping 11 hours at night on his own. This is a big change for him and family from being dependent on Ghodiyu and pacifier to sleep. We used to spend around 40 minutes to put him for a nap. Now he falls asleep on his own within 5 to 10 minutes during nap. He’s sleeping so much better now at night. We’re so proud of him. Neema has brought a peace in our family. We’re very thankful to her. I wish we had contacted her earlier instead of waiting for a year.
In the two weeks we worked with her, our 5 month old daughter went from needing to be rocked and nursed to sleep, wearing a Merlin sleep suit, waking several times through the night and only napping in carseat/stroller to being placed awake in crib wearing only a sleep blanket and sleeping 12 hours a night and having 2-3 good solid naps a day! It’s truly incredible. Nikki is so caring, thoughtful and supportive and really gave us the strength and confidence to sleep train our daughter. She was always very available to answer any questions or concerns we had. I cannot recommend her enough. If you’re a parent struggling with sleep, please know you don’t have to! There is help and support waiting for you.
Our little girl will be 5 years old in just a couple of days. We spent the last 2 years with a chair at the door of her room, feeling like we were being held hostage. Once we thought she was asleep, we would try to escape like ninjas out of the room and close her door without waking her. This process could take between 15 minutes to an hour. If we woke her up (many times she was just waiting to see when we would leave), she would jump out of bed crying… begging us to stay. We would plead with her to get back into bed. She would not unless we sat back down into the chair and waited more time… hoping she would go back to sleep.
Once we were out of the room with success, there were nights that Evie would wake up from a bad dream and realize we were not sitting in the chair. She would start crying, turn on every light upstairs and cry herself to sleep on the balcony. My husband and I take turns doing her nightly routine. When it was my night, I would dread going through this ordeal. Some nights it was easy… some nights my stomach was in knots. Evie was upset and so were we.
My friend told me that she had the same problem with her little boy. She told me about Halie and Sleep Wise. She said she thought it would never work but it was like a miracle. She said her little boy was finally staying in bed and it was such a relief.
After one night of melt down after melt down with Evie, I found Halie’s contact information that my friend shared with me. The subject line was, “Help!”
Halie emailed me back and we scheduled a call to discuss the program. Jason and I were very skeptical that the program would work for us but we were desperate and ready to try. Knowing that my friend had success gave me a lot of hope.
Halie was so nice and helpful. She presented the program to us and we decided to go all in with the biggest package. Hailie said this would be a gift to Evie for her future. It would teach her to love her room, love sleep and we could finally take that dreaded chair out of Evie’s room.
Guys… we just finished week 3 and tonight I completed Evie’s routine, tucked her into bed, told her goodnight, closed her door and she fell asleep. A miracle!!!
If you decide to do the program, my biggest advice would be to follow the process to a t. Trust Halie or your Sleep Wise counselor… they know what they are doing. Jason and I were anxious about the different steps because of our past experience with Evie and sleep. Halie was there every step of the way and the results… we have peace… Evie is more rested and not upset at night… we have more quality time together after she is in bed. Such an amazing gift to our family!
If you are on the fence, I would say go ahead and sign up. You won’t regret it.
With three other kids and little down time, I couldn’t read a stack of books to come up with a plan and cross my fingers that it worked. Marissa was calming and encouraging from the first phone call, and really helped me walk through the first few days of change, ultimately getting us all on a successful sleep schedule! She was responsive, intuitive, encouraging and helpful with each phone call/text/email. I’m thankful for her wisdom and expertise! My son was initially using nursing to fall asleep, but never stayed asleep and did this shortly after bedtime and all through the night. I was desperate for sleep! He is now thriving on our routine and goes to sleep happily and sleeps through the night. It is life changing, truly! I will recommend Marissa and SleepWise to friends who need help getting their babies/kids on track and getting a full nights sleep!
After our 2nd was born, we were at a total loss on how to get her to sleep. Our first we figured it out on our own, but this one was a mystery. It took rocking, shushing, pacifier, carrying, everything! And all we got were 20 min naps. We were tired, she was tired – we wanted sleep. Then I was referred to Marissa, and we saw a change in just a couple of days. Our little 3 month old was sleeping 10 hours straight at night by the 2nd night and her naps extended to 40 mins by the 5th day. Marissa was an amazing support, not only in guiding us on what to do but also emotionally. THANK YOU, MARISSA!
We used another sleep consultant company in the past with little success, so after hearing rave reviews we decided to work with Marissa from Sleepwise. We are so happy with our decision and we went from co-sleeping to falling asleep and sleeping through the night independently. If you are on the fence about whether or not to hire a sleep consultant, I promise you won’t regret it.
I really didn’t know what to expect when I reached out to Erica. I just knew, something needed to change – having an active 4 year old at home in addition to our 8 month old, spending 2 hours in a bedtime routine + night wakings wasn’t working for our family. Erica jumped right in and helped create a schedule, made suggestions, and answered questions to create an optimal sleep environment for our daughter. With Erica’s guidance, we are in a routine that works for ALL of us! My daughter is on a schedule, happy as can be – I get to spend evening time with my 4 year old, and my husband even joined a weekly golf league since bedtime is now consistent and stress-free! Every night after I put our daughter to bed, I can’t wait to peek on our monitor to see her settling in.
She heard our concerns, gave us encouragement and allowed us to make the best decisions for our family. We were hesitant at first, but now I feel so much more equipped and confident with sleep concerns.
Thank you Crystal!
From the first conversation with Neema we knew this was going to work. She was incredibly thoughtful, considerate, approachable and had great knowledge that we learned from throughout this process. Honestly, I was incredibly skeptical at first and we hesitated joining. Now looking back I wish I had started this earlier it is such an investment for the entire family!
Our lives are completely changed.
Mila actually said the other day, “I used to be scared when I went to sleep in my bed but I’m not scared anymore!” Mila is a very, very, very strong willed little girl and she has gone through a massive transformation. She used to be scared of going to bed because of wolves or other animals she thought would get her. She doesn’t have those fears anymore!
When you’re in the thick of it and your kid is so scared, you can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. You can’t see how this could possibly work. It feels like it could go on forever. You think your kid is too smart for this program or sure it could work for other children but not yours. For Mila, all of a sudden it just clicked. The first night she slept through, we weren’t sure if it was a fluke and we held our breath. But then it just kept getting easier and easier.
You just have to trust the process.
Our 8 month old went from needing to be rocked and patted to sleep, sometimes a 45 minute plus ordeal for each nap and bed time, to putting herself to sleep quietly in a matter of a few days. She is our second baby to graduate from SleepWise and I will use Megan over and over again for any future babies. She takes her time to understand the issues and uses her expertise to correct them in the most gentle way possible for both baby and parent! Do not doubt the process, you will wish you started sooner!
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