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October 2011 Moms
Can I come back?
Hi ladies- I haven't been on TB much for the past 5 or 6 months due to insanity in the house. My H has been working for the past few years on a case that is finally going to trial, and so he's been working literally 20 hours/day for months on end. Add to the mix a non-sleeping toddler and a high-energy 4yo, and I can barely keep my eyes open when I have free time. I recently hired a sleep consultant, so E has been sleeping much better, and I feel a little back to myself again. Anyways, I hope to be posting a lot more now so just wanted to say hi 
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The consultant looked at her sleeping patterns, our routine, how we were putting her down for bed, etc. and made changes. All this time I thought a bedtime of 7-7:30pm was early enough, but apparently DD needs to go down by 6pm. Once we solidified her nap schedule and starting putting her down by 6-6:30pm (sometimes even 5:30pm depending on how long her nap was), she started sleeping 12 hours at night. We also took her crib soother out of the crib, because it was a distraction.
The sleep consultant was awesome. The consulting was all over the phone (we could have paid more to have her come to our house) and via email over a period of 2 weeks, and she really nailed the issues we were having and corrected them. We would have paid 10 times what she cost if it meant I could sleep again. I only wish I had contacted her when DD was 6 mo as opposed to 15mo!
ETA: I found her through word-of-mouth.
DS born Oct. '11
TTC #2 with PCOS since Nov. '13
Dx: Low Progesterone (3.3) on 8/12/14
Waiting for RE appointment on 10/28/14
Surprise BFP on cycle 12 -- 10/19/14!
EDD July 1, 2015