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PersonalizedSleepPlan®PreparedforaFamilyLikeYours

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TableofContentsLegalNotice..................................................................................................................................................3

Background..................................................................................................................................................4

Introduction.................................................................................................................................................4

ProblemsIdentified......................................................................................................................................4

High-LevelGoals...........................................................................................................................................5

YourBaby’sCurrentDevelopment...............................................................................................................5

SleepNeeds..............................................................................................................................................5

DevelopmentalMilestones......................................................................................................................5

Recommendations.......................................................................................................................................6

Nights.......................................................................................................................................................6

Naps.........................................................................................................................................................7

Day-By-DayPlan...........................................................................................................................................8

Nights.......................................................................................................................................................8

Naps.........................................................................................................................................................8

HowYourPhilosophyandBaby’sTemperamentInfluencedThisPlan........................................................9

RecommendedSchedule............................................................................................................................10

CommitmentRequiredandWhentoExpectChanges...............................................................................11

Setbacks.....................................................................................................................................................11

FrequentlyAskedQuestions......................................................................................................................12

WhatParentsAreSaying............................................................................................................................12

Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................14

Goodluck!..................................................................................................................................................14

AboutTheBabySleepSite®.......................................................................................................................15

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Background

Name JaneAge 4monthsMedicalIssues RefluxTemperament Perceptive,intense,persistent

Introduction

ThankyoufortakingthetimetotakealookatoneofourPersonalizedSleepPlans®!Youhavetakenanimportantfirststepinhelpingyourbabysleep:seekingoutmoreinformationaboutaPersonalizedSleepPlan®byTheBabySleepSite®.Therearemanydifferentwaystoteachyourbabyhowtosleepbetterandsuccessisdefineddifferentlyforeachfamily.Thereisnoonesizefitsallapproachtobabysleep,afterall!

OurPersonalizedSleepPlansaregenerally15-30pageslong,aminibookwrittenjustforyouandyourfamily.Inthissection,weoftengiveyousomegeneralbackgroundasfarashowthissleepplanwascreatedjustforyou.Let’smoveontothenittygritty!

ProblemsIdentified

Inthissection,wereflecttheproblemsweseeafterreadingyour5-10pagefamilyhistorydocument.BeforewecreateaPersonalizedSleepPlanforyouandyourfamily,weneedtoknowdetailsaboutyouandyourbaby/babies,aswellaswhatyoumayhavetriedbefore,yourgoalsandaspirations,aswellasyourphilosophyonhelpingyourbabyortoddlersleep.Ifthereisanymiscommunicationasfarastheissuesyouface,youwillseethemataglancehereandwecanmodifyyourplantobetterfityourneeds.ThisPersonalizedSleepPlanisjustthebeginning!Hereisanexample:

• Janeiswakingfrequentlyatnight• Janeisnotnappingsufficientlyforherage

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High-LevelGoals

Similarly,wewanttomakesurewefullyunderstandyourshort-andlong-termgoalsandsowewilllistthemhere.

• Janetosleepinlongerstretchesand,eventually,throughthenight• Janetobeabletonapatgrandma'shouse• Janetonaplonger

YourBaby’sCurrentDevelopment

Inthissection,wewanttodiscusswithyouhowmuchsleepyourbabymightneedandwhatdevelopmentalmilestonesheorshemaybefacingthatcouldaffecthisorhersleep.Thisisforinformationalpurposes,becausewewanttohelpyouunderstandyourbabybetter.

SleepNeeds

Atthisage,westriveforJanetoget10-12hoursofsleepatnightand3-4hoursofsleepduringtheday,onaverage.Manybabiesaretakingmorefrequent,shorternaps,but20minutenapsarenotlongenough,evenforthisage.Iwilladdressanyscheduleconcernsinthesectionsbelow.

DevelopmentalMilestones

ItappearsthatJaneisstartingher"4montholdsleepregression"atwhichtimeababybeginstosleepmorelikeanadultandexplainsthefrequentnight-waking.Duringthistime,youcanexpectJaneto...

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Recommendations

Here,youwillfindthemeatofthePersonalizedSleepPlan.Thisiswhereourprimaryrecommendationsresideandwillincludedetailsonthespecificsleepproblemswesee,whatsleeptrainingmethodwerecommendbasedonyourhistory,howexactlytoimplementthechangestoanyroutines,etc.Thissectionistypicallyapproximately10pages,butdon’tworry,it’saquickread.Weknowyou’retiredafterall!

Nights

ItsoundslikeJaneiswakingfrequentlyatnighttobefedbacktosleep.Thisisacommonproblemandyouarenotalone!Whenitcomestochangingsleeproutines,itismyrecommendationtofirstworkon...

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Naps

Sincenapsarecommonlyadifferent“animal,”weoftenbreakourrecommendationsfornapsintoaseparatesection,thoughwewilloftenutilizethesamesleepcoachingmethodaswedescribeintheNightssection.However,sometimesthesamemethoddoesn’tworkwithboth.Thatjustmeanswemakemodificationsandthat’swhereyourfollow-upscomeinhandy,ifyouhaveamorechallengingbaby!Youcan’taskabookaquestion,butyoucancertainlyaskyoursleepconsultant!J

Althoughshortnapsarecommoninthisagegroup,20minutesisgenerallynotlongenougheventobeconsideredanactual"nap."Basedonyourdescription,itsoundslikesheneedstobeheldinordertonapforalongtime,sincesheisnapping1-2hoursinyourarms.Thisisnotuncommonatthisage,andherabilitytoself-sootheeverytimewillbelimited.Itismyrecommendationthatwehelpherlearnto....

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Day-By-DayPlan

Inthissection,wedivideallofourabove-writtenadviceintoachievablegoalstokeepitmoremanageableandkeepyoucommitted.Inaddition,thishelpsyouseehowlongweanticipateyoursleepcoachingwilltake.Althoughsomebabiesmaybe“done”in3-4nights,yoursmaynot.Generally,weseegreatstridesinmostbabieswithintwoweeks,butmanyofoursleepplansare30days,dependingonthesituation.EachDay-by-Dayplanwillbedifferentfordifferentfamilieswithdifferentsleepproblems,differentgoals,differentagebabies(especiallyifthereisababyandatoddler,forexample),etc.Whenyouaresleepdeprived,thisplanishelpfultobeabletoviewat-a-glance.Inaddition,youcanprintitoutandputitonyourfridgeandcheckthingsoff,showingyourprogress.Veryrewarding!

Nights

Nights1-3:Inthefirstfewnights,Irecommendwefocussolelyon...tokeepitmanageableandlimitstressonJane.Sheisstillyoungandmaystruggletolearnthisquickly,butwithyourtime,consistency,andfollowthrough,shewillimprovehersleepskills.Westillexpecttwonightfeedingsatthisageforabreast-fedbaby,butsincesheisfeedingfourtimesrightnow,it’simportantwenotwithholdfeedingsinthisstage.Soplantofeedher...

Nights4-7:NowthatJanehasworkedon______forafewnights,yourgoalistothentakethenextstepandworkon______.

Nights8-10:Bynow,Janeshouldbesleepingmuchbetter,butthingsmaynotbeperfect.Atthispoint,yourgoalwillbeto______.

Nights11-14:Ifsheisstilleatingfourtimesanight(somewilldropfeedingsintheearliersteps),yourgoalwillbeto….

Naps

Days1-3:Irecommendwefirstfocuson______.

Days4-7:Next,weshouldfocusonhavingJane_____.

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HowYourPhilosophyandBaby’sTemperamentInfluencedThisPlan

Inthissection,wereflectonwhywechosethesleepcoachingmethodwedidandwhatyoumightexpect.

WithJane'spersistenttemperament,Irecommendwelimitcrying,especiallyatthisage.ThisiswhyI'verecommendedagentlerplanabove.Thiswouldalsofitinwithyourphilosophynottouse"cryitout"atthisstage,whichIcompletelyunderstand.ConsideringJaneisadaptable,she...

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RecommendedSchedule

Inthissection,wesharemoreaboutyourbaby’sscheduleandwhatproblemswemightsee.Sometimesthescheduleisaveryimportantaspecttogetrightinordertosetupyourbabyforsleepcoachingsuccess.Wesometimeswillalsoincludefeedingsintherecommendedschedule,iffeedingisanissue.

Atthisage,manybabiescan'tbeonastrictby-the-clockscheduleandsleepbestbykeepingawaketimesveryshort.Janeshouldbegettingapproximately14hoursofsleepin24hours,onaverage,andsheiscurrentlywellbelowthat.Basedonyourdescription,shesoundsveryover-tired.Over-tirednesstendsto....

HereismyrecommendedroutineforJane:

Time Description Notes7:00 WakeandFeed 8:30 Nap(asleepbythistime)

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CommitmentRequiredandWhentoExpectChanges

Expectationsareimportantinsleepcoaching,soourjobistosetyoursappropriately.Notallbabieswillhavehugesuccessinjusttwodays,despitewhatbooksorevensomeofourowntestimonialssharewithyou.Inthissection,wetellyouhowlongweexpecttheprocesstotake,andatwhatpoint(ifany)wemayneedtomakeadjustmentstotheplan.Ifallbabiesfoundthiseasy,wesimplywouldnotbehere.J

WithabigchangelikethisandatJane'sage,wecan'texpectovernightresults,butallbabiesresponddifferently.Wewillwanttogivehertimetolearnandadjustexpectations,soIdorecommendcommittingtoatleast_____beforewere-evaluate.Atthattime,wemayneedtotweaktheplan(orsooner),sobesuretocontactme,again,ifyourunintoanyproblems.Consistencyisveryimportantforanyplantowork,butwithpersistentbabies....

Setbacks

Nomatterhowgoodasleeperyourbabybecomes,heorsheisboundtogothroughmanyphases.Weunderstandhowfrustratingsetbackscanbe!Weoftenhelpclientsastheirbabiesbecometoddlersandgothroughcommonstagessuchasnaptransitions,developmentalleaps,transitioningtotoddlerbeds,etc.Itiswisetoexpectsetbacks,butit’shelpfulifyouknowhowtohandlethem.Itfeelsgreattobeprepared,sowegiveyousomethingstoconsiderandtoolstouseasyoumovebeyondsleepcoaching.

Acommontroublespotisduringteething,illness,orduring/aftertravel.Itisimportanttoknowthat...

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FrequentlyAskedQuestions

WedomanyPersonalizedSleepPlansandknowthattherearecommonquestionsamongmanyparents.Wetrytosharetheseheretohelpyouinyourjourney.However,manyparentshavequestionsoftheirownandwearehappytoanswerthoseaswell.That’swhywe’rehere!

WhatParentsAreSaying

Thissectiondoesn’tgointothePersonalizedSleepPlan®,butwethoughtyoumaywanttohearfromparentslikeyouwhoreviewedthisblanksleepplanpriortoreceivingtheirs,too!Whodoesn’tloveagreatstory,right?

“Hello!THANKYOUforthewonderfulsleepplan!MyhusbandandIwerebothsoimpressed.Wehavenoticedsuchatremendousdifferenceinthewayourbabysleepsatnight.Benjaminisnowsleepingthroughthenight(mostdays),andgoestosleepatbedtimeindependentlywithnocrying.Wetrulydidn'tthinkitwaspossible.Wethoughtourbabywouldbetheexceptionthatcouldn'tbetaughthaha!Butheisdoingsogreatatnight,andwehaveyoutothankforthat.”–Amanda,FortGratiot,MI“Ladies,youaregeniuses!!!Thankyouso,somuch.Ican'trememberthelasttimeIfeltthisgood.Here'swhy:WegotoursleepplanonTuesday,startedtoimplementityesterdayandhavehadHUGEsuccesses.Tostartwith,weweresoimpressedbythescopeoftheplan.Itissoindepthandcomprehensiveandwecouldn'twaittogetstarted.Solastnightwestartedworkingonbedtime-nonursingtosleep.I(Megan)washomealoneandpreparedforthehoursitwasgoingtotaketogetGeorgetosleep.Howanticlimactic.Inursedhimfirst,didtherestofourbedtimeroutineandputhimintothecribat6:15.Heplayed,rolledaround,gotalittleanxiousafterabout10minsoIjustwentinandrubbedhistummyandgothimtochewonhislovey(alittleWinniethePoohdoll)andleftafter5minutes.By6:40thekidwasasleep.NOCRYINGatall.Hethensleptlongerthanhehasinweeks(about6.5hours)andwhenhegotuptonurse,hedidn'tfallbackasleepnursing.Hewaslike,"Mom,Igotthis,youcanleavenow."SoIputhiminhiscribawakeinthemiddleofthenightandheputhimselftosleepAGAIN!Hethensleptforanother5hours.Unprecedented.Andnow,I'msittingherewiththevideobabymonitor,watchingashejustputhimselftosleepagain,justlikelastnight.Sorrytomakethisemailsolong,butasI'msureyoucanrelate-thisisBIGNEWS!!Wearesoexcitedtomoveforwardandsoproudofourlittleguy.Thankyou!!!-Megan(&Jason:),LosAngeles,CA

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“HiNicoleandAmber,FerdinandandIjustwantedtothankyouforputtingsuchaclearandcomprehensiveplantogether.Youhavesurpassedourexpectations-thesamplepersonalizedsleepplanonyoursitedoesnotdoyoujustice!Theplanwasclearandincrediblydetailedbutwithsimple,actionablestepsbasedonyour(obviouslyvast)experience.Mostimportantly,wefeelitistailoredtousandtoKlara'stemperament-whichmeansthatwehaveahugeamountofconfidenceinit,andfeelitisaplanthatwecanbecommittedto,andsticktoconsistently.Thisisinstarkcontrasttothepast,whereweknewwherewewantedtogo,butcouldnotputtogetheracleardaybydayplantogetthere(thesleepdeprivationdidnothelpwithclarityofthought!)”–Barbara,London,UnitedKingdom

“WhenImetNicolemysonwas16monthsold.Itriedtohavemyson“cryitout”3differenttimes.Itjustwasn’tworking!HewasanextremelycolickybabyandhadalotofhealthissuessoIheldhimallthetime.Hewouldonlynapwithmeholdinghimandwouldstartoffinhiscribatnightbutwouldwakeupabout6or7timesbeforemidnight.Ireadnumerousbooks,talkedwithmanypeopleincludinghispediatricianbutnoonecouldhelpme.Iwasatmywitsendanditwasaffectingallaspectsofmylife.MyhusbandfoundNicole.Shehaschangedourlives!Shecreatedaplanthatstartedworkingwithin2days.SheknewexactlywhatIwasgoingthrough.AllthosemonthsIfeltsoalonebutnotafterworkingwithNicole.Shewasintunedwithmeandmyson.Ilearnedsomuchfromhernotonlyaboutsleephabitsbutalsotemperaments.IstartedtorealizemysonisaspiritedboybutIdidn’tknowhowmuchthataffectedhissleep.

IneededadifferentapproachandNicoledevelopedittoatee!Ican’tbegintotellyouhowgratefulmyhusbandandIareforher!Mysontransitionedto1nap(inthecrib)andsleeps12hoursatnight(inthecrib).Hewakesupoccasionallybutsootheshimselfbacktosleep.Heevenwakesuphappynownotcrying!IfeelmuchbetterknowingIcancontactNicoleforadviceforyearstocome.Hersleepconsultingpackagesareveryaffordableandherwebsitehassomuchgoodinformation.Shehasawealthofknowledgeandiswillingtoshareit.Wecan’tthankyouenoughNicole!Youaresuchablessing!”-Emily,RanchoCordova,CA

“Thanksverymuch!Greatideas,youarewelcometoshareourprogress,IwassoskepticalasIhavereadeverysleepbookandblogandwassocarefulnottousesleeppropsetc.IwascertainthatIcouldsleeptrainonmyownandyetmysecondchildwasalmost2andkeepingmeuppracticallytheentirenight!Ireallyneededsomeonetojustsimplytellmewhattodoandyousavedme!InonlyaweekIhadawholenewlife-IcannowenjoymyfamilyandfocusontherealjoyinlivingbecauseIamnotexhaustedeveryday.ItmaybethebestmoneyI'veeverspent,Ihaverecommendedyoutoseveralfriendsalready.Thankyou!”–Jen,Encinitas,CA

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Conclusion

Ihopeyouhaveenjoyedthis“tour”aroundourPersonalizedSleepPlan®,aminie-Bookwrittenespeciallyforyou.IfyouarereadytogetyourPersonalizedSleepPlan®,we’llseeyousooninTheBabySleepSite®Helpdesk!J

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Goodluck!

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AboutTheBabySleepSite®

The Baby Sleep Site® (http://www.babysleepsite.com) specializes in baby sleep products and consulting services. The company was founded by Nicole Johnson, sleep coach, wife, and the mother of two boys. With a B.A. degree from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Ohio State University, Nicole also received an honorary degree in “Surviving Sleep Deprivation,” thanks to her son’s “no sleep” curriculum. She is an expert on infant and toddler sleep and has a team of sleep consultants with a wealth of professional experience in child/infant development, behavioral health, and medical/nursing. The Baby Sleep Site team has made it their mission to help other parents solve their child’s sleep problems.

All sleep consultants are carefully chosen with their diverse backgrounds in mind. They go through extensive training to learn the strategies and philosophies of The Baby Sleep Site in order to provide you with a knowledgeable, thoughtful, supportive, and consistent experience no matter where you are in your journey to better sleep.

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