Reviews by happy, well rested families
We are eternally grateful to Linda for helping our whole family get some sleep again! Our son had a difficult time sleeping from the start and by 4 months he was getting up 4-6 times per night while taking at least 30-60 minutes to be rocked back to sleep each time. He also would only nap while being held, so no rest for tired mom & dad while he was napping, either. Needless to say, everyone was frazzled and exhausted when we finally started working with Linda at 18wks. After filling out a history and sleep log, Linda came for the consultation and helped us set a plan that was manageable for both our son and us as parents. Her deep knowledge and experience shown through and made it easy to trust and follow the plan. After 3-4 nights, the baby was falling asleep easily on his own and within the week sleeping through the night without waking up. Needless to say this was a game changer to exhausted parents!!! Over the last two months we’ve continued to work with Linda via online logs and phone calls. She has continued to provide direction to help us fix early rising and have all naps happening in the crib. Now, everyone is better rested and I can see drastic improvements in my baby’s temperament as he is happy and thriving from good sleep! Plus as parents we feel like we’ve gotten a sense of normalcy back because not only are we no longer sleep deprived, but we can put the baby to bed without wondering when we next need to help him back to sleep. Overall it has made our days much brighter and the nights much easier, all thanks to Linda! I would do it all again in a heartbeat and highly recommend her to any parents struggling with sleep issues for their baby!- Brooke, mom of a 4 month old son
My husband and I were blessed with an adorable little girl, Caroline, who was kind enough to start sleeping through the night at 5 weeks old! It wasn’t until she was 4 ½ months when she decided to stop sleeping through the night. We knew what the problem was, she was addicted to her pacifier and swaddle and hated being on her tummy, all on top of diagnosis of acid reflux. But the struggle for us wasn’t necessarily diagnosing the problem, it was knowing how to help our daughter. That’s where Linda came in to play. She was absolutely wonderful. Caroline is a very spirited, strong willed baby and sleep training was very difficult for her. We had to work very slowly and implement small changes, otherwise our daughter would get completely overwhelmed. Linda was informative, patient, had all the right suggestions as far as retail products that would help her in her transition and more importantly she stuck with us. Caroline’s case was complex because she didn’t just have behavioral issues (those we very quickly took care of with Linda’s guidance), but we had developmental and medical hurdles and Linda’s expertise saw us through it all. If it wasn’t for her, I am certain our daughter wouldn’t be sleeping through the night! Thank you Linda, from all of us!- Megan, mom of 4 1/2 month old daughter
Linda changed our lives. My son was waking 7-8 times per night up until the time he was 6 months old, when we hired Linda. I was beside myself with fatigue, and worse, I didn’t feel I was doing a good job as a parent because I was so short with my husband and even with my baby in the middle of the night. Linda helped us to put together a course of action that was tailored to our individual needs (separating nursing from sleeping, sleeping without a swaddle, and napping without a swing) and it worked within days. Our son is now what I consider a dreamy sleeper. He goes down easily, sleeps long, and naps like a champ. As my husband tells everyone, “Linda was the best investment we’ve made in a long time.”- Nikki, mom of 6 month old son
I can not emphasize enough how amazing Linda’s services are. When I first contacted Linda I could not see a light at the end of this sleeplessness tunnel for my 12 month old and myself. My daughter was a TERRIBLE sleeper. She slept with my husband and I in our bed nursing all night long, waking up and crying almost every 2 hours some nights until she latched back on. She also would only take naps if someone was holding her and would wake up instantly if you tried to put her down. I had Linda’s contact information for over 2 months before I contacted her because honestly I was afraid of her telling me that I had to wean her from breast-feeding and just let her cry it out. I could not have been more wrong! The plan we developed was so perfect; it was no where near just letting her cry it out and it protected our breastfeeding relationship! We had also never really tried any sort of sleep training so that also made me a little afraid that it wouldn’t work. I started to feel hopeful right after the first consultation! My daughter took to the training very easily and it was such a smooth and easy journey that I was kicking myself for not contacting Linda earlier.My daughter now sleeps in her crib for 12hrs every night with NO night wakings! If she does wake up she knows how to put her self back to sleep, which is a skill that will help her for the rest of her life! She also takes 2 naps in her crib every day!I see such a difference in her temperament now that she is well rested everyday and is not chronically tired. I can also see such a difference in my self now that I’m not chronically tired, I don’t have to make 4 trips to the grocery store in one day because I forgot everything!! Sleep is such a huge struggle for so many families and Sleep Tight Consultants took away that stress and has made my whole family much happier!- Amber, mom of 12 month old daughter
Our household is MUCH happier and well-rested as a result of Linda and Sleep Tight Consultants. Our daughter, Morgan (17 months) was a consistent early riser (and I mean EARLY — 4:30-5:00 AM) and often woke throughout the night. Additionally (and I am not proud of this), we were breaking a major sleep rule and still rocking her to sleep for naps and at bedtime. We knew something had to change and contacted Linda for help. She helped us realize that falling asleep on your own is a learned skill and by continuing to rock Morgan, we were depriving her of practicing that skill. She gave us the tools and techniques for gentle approach to sleep training.We decided to start on Friday night and all day I was so nervous about how it would go. It ended up not being nearly as bad as I was anticipating! Morgan cried for 20 minutes the first night, 10 minutes the next, 5 the next, then 2, then eventually none. In just a few days she became a pro at falling asleep on her own the BEST part is that she stayed asleep throughout the night — no more night wakings because she now knew how to put herself back to sleep! Once we had night time sleep down, we moved on to naps and that was easy peasy!Now my former terrible sleeper goes to bed without a fuss, sleeps through the night, and wakes up happy at 6:00 AM (which is heaven for us after months of 5:00 AM mornings!). Furthermore, her naps are consistently 2 hours in the middle of the day and we are loving finally having a predictable schedule! We are so grateful for Linda’s guidance and support throughout this process. I would highly recommend Sleep Tight Consultants to anyone! - Sara, mom of 17 month old daughter
We really appreciated the help of Linda. Our 3 1/2 year old son was never a good sleeper. I felt like we tried everything and read everything there is about sleep, but nothing seemed to work. I was expecting my second child and knew that if we didn’t get this under control then it would be a difficult road ahead. We tried working hard on getting him to sleep independently before the baby with no success. When our daughter arrived, as expected it got even harder. He was more demanding than ever. We couldn’t leave his room until he was sound asleep, and then the baby wound up going to bed really late because we were attending to our son. At the end of the long night, there was no time for anything but sleep for ourselves. This went on and on until a friend from work told me they recently used Linda for sleep consultation. I really did think that it was too late for our son. We would never be able to break his bad habits, so I was definitely skeptical. But we were so desperate to help our son sleep and make sure we don’t develop the same habits in our daughter. Linda asked for a lot of information about both kids and their sleep habits. She created a plan for both kids that was simple, yet very specific. Our daughter was quick on learning how to fall asleep independently. I have heard of babies just being put down and falling asleep on their own, but I could never make that happen. I thought it was just luck, but after 3 days our daughter was doing just that. You can lay her down, and she feel asleep. The plan was gradual and extremely effective. Our son was not so easy at first. He realized that his life was going to change, and he fought it for the first 4 days. Then with follow up phone conversations, the plan began to work. I couldn’t believe it! It was literally like a miracle for us. Now, his bed routine is short and we can actually leave his room with him awake. I can’t believe how much our life has changed in a month. We actually can leave the kids with a babysitter, or enjoy time at night. I can’t say enough about happy we are with Linda’s services. We recommend Linda to anyone who asks us about how we get our kids to sleep. It was so worth it! If you follow the plan, it will work.- Helen, mom of a 3 1/2 year old son and 6 month old daughter
My daughters were always pretty good sleepers from infancy, so I was very surprised and frustrated when we started having night waking problems when they were 3 and 5! First my oldest daughter, Shaina, started waking up at night and crawling into our bed. Then, our youngest, Rebecca, picked up on this and started doing the same. Really bad habits developed quickly, and no one in our household was getting a good night’s sleep. We would take them back to their beds, but they would keep coming in, and then they started having trouble even falling asleep. Bed time became a nightmare. They were hard to get to sleep (we had to lay with them), and then they would each wake up several times in the night. This went on for several months, and it was putting a lot of stress on the family. No one was sleeping well, and my husband and I had no time together at night, or time to do anything else because the kids weren’t falling asleep until very late.Our pediatrician referred us to Linda when we went in for Rebecca’s 3 year old check up, and just a few short weeks after our initial consultation with Linda, things were completely turned around! She gave us realistic goals to work towards, and tools to help us get there. I had read so many books, and thought I knew what I was supposed to do, but Linda made it easy for us, and she also had suggestions that I hadn’t thought of or read about. She is very knowledgeable and has a lot of resources at her fingertips. I only wish we had called her months sooner! Her follow up calls were very helpful too so that we could tweak the plan if we needed to, and it also made us accountable to someone, so we had to stay on plan. Any family having issues with their children’s sleep habits should call Linda right away…it really works. Thank you Linda! Our whole family is much happier and better rested.- Sarah, mom of 3 and 5 year old daughters