Has anyone been/used Trisillian

Hi Ladies,

I have an interview with Trisillian (NSW -Sydney based sleep clinic) in about 7 hrs to see if they can help DS & I with sleeping which may mean an overnight to a week stay. I am just wondering if anyone has used them before or know anything about their program?
I am worried they may be too structured for us - which might just be what we need :rolleyes: cause I demand feed mostly every 2 hours, sometimes more or less

Thanks in advance for reading & any replies.

PS, sorry mods if this is in the wrong place feel free to move, wasn't sure where else to put it

There isnother thread on this you may want to read

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...lian-stay.html

thanks jess, will check it out

I've been to Tresillian when DS was 8 months old for frequent night wakings - he would wake anywhere from 5 to 10 times a night. While we were there he was an angel - first night he woke once and the subsequent nights he only woke twice. The nurses were very nice and it was good to be with other parents who understood instead of hearing "oh my baby slept through from 6 weeks!!". A couple of the thingsI didn't like were the bathrooms were shared and the babies slept a long way from the parents - I almost left on day one as I was beside myself that I wouldn't be able to hear him. To be honest I didn't sleep very well as I couldn't adjust to not being able to hear him wake and I was worried the nurses would let him cry too long before coming to get me, as a result I actually got out of bed several times to check on him.
When we got home he was worse than ever and I when I look back and try and work out what the difference was the only thing I can put it down to was the rooms at Tresillian were very cool and dark, he is a very "hot" little boy and always has been and our house at the time wasn't air conditioned. The one thing I did when we got home was ditch his dummy - it took time and many tears but it stopped him waking for it.
Good luck, I hope you get the help you need, I know the feelings of desperation that come with a wakeful baby, it's really hard.

Hiya

We went to Tresillian at Nepean when DS was 8mths old. He wouldn't have naps, wouldn't sleep for longer than 40mins at a time, wouldn't go to sleep without being breastfed THEN woke up every time I took him off it, it was exhausting.

Tresillian helped us so much. The 2 days prior to getting to Tresillian Elliott had been sleeping really well and I considered not going. We got there and he was a NIGHTMARE, screaming his head off and desperately unhappy. So then of course, I was in tears as well, and deeply regretting my decision to come along. I was really negative, miserable and cranky. Eventually though, Elliott calmed down and got into the rhythm of things, and within days what took hours only took minutes. We ended up staying for a little over 5 days so my DH could have a go at settling too. We started wrapping him there - which I thought he was over but it really helped so maybe give that a go?

Of course, 3 days after we came home Elliott came down with some gastro virus which had me cradling him to sleep in the hospital and thinking "No!! All of our routine, GONE!" but it only took two days to get him back into it.

Now he's normally a brilliant sleeper with one 1.5/2hr nap a day, and sleeps from 7pm to 7am.

So I say try it. It's always worth having a shot, and I didn't feel pressured to take everything they said as gospel.

Good luck!