Your experiences with the Queen Elizabeth Centre (Sleep School)?

[*EJ*]

I've made a phone call and i have an appt for my phone interview next week. I was trying not to go down this path but i'm getting desperate.

What were your expereinces positive or negative?

[sloane]

i had a phone call with them when DS was around 10 months old. apart from a couple of weeks when he was 3 months old, he wouldn't sleep more than 45-90mins at a time. 2 hours if we were lucky. i was at the end of my tether. i found the lady helpful & not at all pushy nor did she disrespect our preference for a gentle approach. i took a couple of points on board but some of the advice i just didn't feel able to follow - i was just too tired to put some of it into practice (it wasn't CIO or anything, just required a lot of going in & leaving, going in & leaving etc). she didn't feel that we warranted a day at the centre & i have to admit i didn't push it & probably played things down a bit. a friend went to the day stay & found it helpful. she put things into practice & found after a week or so things improved at home.

the positive about the call was that it clarified for me that, even though totally frustrated, i preferred to keep going the same way we had been & ride it out.

good luck, i hope it gives you some useful suggestions

[~Hestia~]

I haven't been there myself but my sister works there. I'm quite gentle in my approach and I've always been happy with the advice she's given me when Moo's had sleep issues. Apparently they have podcats and videos on their website that might be worth a look in the meantime (if you haven't already). Sorry I can't be of more help, good luck

[*EJ*]

That is helpful thanks girls. I'll try and have a look at the pod casts when i have some quiet time.

I think we're at a point where i know it's not going to be easy to get her out of the sleep routine we have in place no matter what we try but i want to try something.

[Beach Mama]

I did a day stay and found what I learnt really useful although I went when DD was around 7 mths old and I didn't implement what I learnt until she was around 9 mths just because I wasn't ready. They are fairly gentle but you comfort without picking up and go in and out quite a lot. I remember DD fell asleep for her day sleep without a sound and I was like WHAT...she didn't even give me a practise run I found the staff lovely, helpful and at the end of the day, if you don't like it you are at least armed with some ideas. Good luck hun, it is so tough. xoxox

[*EJ*]

I had a little success last night which is pretty exciting!! After watching to podcasts i tried a few things when DD woke and was able to resettle her twice Usually when i go in she gets herself so worked up if i try to do anything other than feed her so i'm really happy with last night. We've got a fair bit of work ahead of us, resettling is one thing, feeding to sleep is another but we'll get there. we may not even need the sleep school after all.

My main reason for asking is just to know that their approach was gentle and that people didn't have any stories of it being a traumatic experience. No negatives is a good thing for if we cross that path

Thanks for you help ladies.

[~Hestia~]

That's great, glad you had some success last night! Hopefully it's only the beginning

[[M]umma[M]ia]

I went when DD1 was 6 months old. They were wonderful. Wouldnt hesitate to go back through them again. I went for a day stay (2 day naps for DD).