The Dream Queen Sleep Support

This is the top question I get in regards to sleep training... I always explain to worried parents that we try to minimize crying at all costs! The techniques I use are made with this goal in mind. However, there is no way to have a true "no cry" method, because crying is the way babies communicate! We are going to make some changes in their routines and systems that will be confusing for them. So to convey their confusion, they may cry! But does this class promote leaving your baby alone in their crib for hours while they cry? Absolutely not! I also believe that the "methods" portion of sleep improvement is the LAST step, so you will make adjustments beforehand to improve sleep without doing any kind of real "sleep training!" Some babies actually don't even need sleep training to sleep through the night and take great naps! But if they do, we'll have filled in all the holes of their sleep foundation to minimize the length and intensity of any confusion crying. Remember, I'm a mom of 3 myself! I wouldn't ask you to put your child through anything I wouldn't feel comfortable doing with my own kids. And I never did "cry it out" with any of them! :)

Technically "sleeping through the night" is when a baby sleeps for 6 consecutive hours. Your definition may be different and you may be hoping for a longer stretch of sleep, which is understandable! But your baby might not be quite ready to go the entire night just yet. I will help you teach your child to sleep an age-appropriate length of time. See the next FAQ for more info on those numbers!

Many newborns up through 12 weeks of age wake and eat every 2-3 hours. But by laying a strong sleep foundation as a newborn, many will also start sleeping 4-6 hour stretches between months 1-3. Usually, the longest stretch occurs at the beginning of the night, and then they wake every 2-3 hours after that. Babies 4-6 months of age, especially breastfed babies, often still need one night feed. This may be a dream feed at 11pm or an early morning feed around 4am. But usually these infants can easily achieve a 6-7 hour stretch of sleep and technically "sleep through the night!" Babies 6-12 months of age can work up to a 10-12 hour stretch of consecutive sleep, with the length increasing as they approach age 1. By 9 months we aim for about 11 hours of overnight sleep without a feed or wake-up. My class will teach you how to achieve these age-appropriate sleep milestones in 1-2 weeks or less!

Absolutely! Breastfeeding babies can learn to sleep just as well as formula-fed babies! You won't be asked to cut out any feeding sessions you aren't ready for. I exclusively breastfed my 2 oldest kids past a year (and I'm currently EBF my 3rd!) and love helping parents navigate sleep while still supporting the breastfeeding relationship.

This class is meant for babies with an ADJUSTED age of 4-24 months who have been given the "ok" from the doctor to sleep long stretches overnight without a feed. If your child meets those requirements, then YES this class is for you! If your child is younger than 4 months or still needs to eat every 2-3 hours for health reasons, you won't be able to reach the "sleep through the night" goal quite yet. However, there is still SO much you can learn from this class so baby can quickly sleep through the night once given the "ok!"

If your child is... healthy (teething and mild eczema ok!), in the 4-24 month range (adjusted age), has been given the "ok" from the pediatrician to drop night feeds (either drop them completely or drop down to just one, etc.), you follow my methods consistently for two weeks, AND you reach out via the INCLUDED sleep membership ("The Sleep Sisterhood") with any questions or concerns along the way, then YES it will absolutely work!