Our clients provide testimonials because they are sleeping again! Read through and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Charlie, 13-month-old
Things are still going GREAT with Charlie’s sleep. Thank you again! All three of us are in a much better mood most of the time and feel more like ourselves. He sleeps from 7:00ish to 7:00ish every night without needing us, and the process definitely did not traumatize him, which was what we were so afraid of. He was so ready for it. Naps are great, too. So nice to know what to expect every day. No more chaos! We affectionately refer to you as “Mama Joan” and recommend you to others who won’t give themselves a plan and permission to have structure in their nights. Thanks again =D
Sam, 15-month-old
Our 15 month old son has been just an okay sleeper. We had been rocking/feeding him to sleep and then putting him down asleep since he was a newborn. We had a setback when an ear infection caused him to have to sleep in the recliner with dad. It hurt too much to lay flat, which was totally understandable when he was sick. However, after that he suddenly decided that’s how he wanted to sleep every night. It was rough on everyone and unsafe. We had a Zoom meeting with Joan. She went through his routine, tweaked some things, and then gave us several options of what sleep methods might work for him. Within 3 nights it was a huge difference. We put him down fully awake now, minimal fussing, puts himself to sleep, and he sleeps through the night. About 10-11 hours on average. Everyone is better rested! Couldn’t be happier with the turn out.
Elijah – 4-month-old
As first time parents, Joan was an invaluable resource for us when it came to helping our son sleep. Joan expertly explained the “why” for everything she suggested. She gave us tips and tricks that helped immediately, as well as a framework for improving sleep over the next stage of our child’s development. Joan is knowledgeable, calm, understanding and patient, and she gave us the confidence to implement a great plan. She is the perfect guide for helping baby sleep- I wish we had contacted her sooner!
Ben – 5-month-old
We really struggled getting our son to sleep on his own right from the start. He just liked to be held, and whenever we put him down he woke up and screamed. Even at 5 months, we were celebrating when he would sleep two hours in his bassinet without waking up and crying. No one was getting enough sleep, and we knew we needed to do something. While sleep training was really tough for about 2 days/nights, our son’s sleep improved dramatically after that, and within about 5 days, he began consistently sleeping 11-12 hours per night, waking only once to feed. Since sleep training, he goes down so easily each night with no fussing or protest. Joan was supportive and understanding throughout the process, and kept us on the path to success. She definitely went above and beyond what she promised, and concluded our work together by giving us tips for adjusting the plan as our son gets older. Working with Pea Pod really changed our lives, and we are all much happier!
Jason, 14-month-old
Our 14-month-old son was still having one wake up per night, and it was difficult breaking him of the habit of a night-time feed. Working with Pea Pod Sleep Consultants gave us guidance and confidence to give us that one last little push to get him sleeping until a reasonable hour each day. Thank you!
Sadie- 2-years-old
Joan was a big help during our daughter’s 2 year old sleep regression. We had been tinkering with her bedtime so much trying to eliminate early morning wakings that we had lost consistency in our routine, and Joan really helped us to get back on track. She was also very reassuring in how to address our daughter’s nap strike, confirming that our original sleep training method was still appropriate at this age. Just having an age-appropriate plan in place was so helpful and we were able to get back on track well within the two week period!
Sophie- 18-months-old
My husband and I contacted Joan after our daughter had a bad virus and needed us to rock her to sleep all night for months. We were both drained and even though we thought that she would eventually start to improve, she didn’t. We needed some advice and a plan. We implemented Joan ‘s plan and with each passing day it started to work! After a couple of weeks our daughter was starting to go to sleep by herself and stay asleep. Naps were difficult, but after 3 weeks those too started to improve. She is now going to sleep on her own and napping too! We are so glad that we are all getting the sleep we need!!
Seth, 2-year-old
We had our two year old go through some major sleep regressions. We didn’t know where to turn. Joan from PeaPod Sleep Consultants was caring and thoughtful during our interactions and in developing a sleep plan for our family. The sleep plan worked within a few days and we were all better for it. Couldn’t be happier, great service and work, excellent all around.
Preschool Age, 3-year-old
We reached out to Joan on a recommendation from a close friend. Our three year old (will refer to as “they/them”) was experiencing a major sleep regression after starting a new year at preschool and joining the “big kids” class for the first time. Previously, they were a very good sleeper and would sleep through the night 10-12 hours. After school started, they had anxiety about going to sleep in the dark and were delaying bedtime and crying for long periods of time after we put them in the crib because they didn’t want to be away from us. They would also wake up every few hours in the night crying and wake up for good around 5 am in the morning. We reached out to Joan for advice on how to navigate this sleep regression and to help our child get back their sleep confidence/independence. Joan was a great listener and had solid advice for us to help tweak our nighttime routine. By implementing her tactics during our nighttime routine, our child was able to go to bed without crying and stopped delaying bedtime within a few days of starting this process. It’s now been 2 weeks and they are embracing the modified bedtime routine, no longer cry at bedtime or wake up in the middle of the night and are back to their good sleeping regimen. Throughout our experience, I really appreciated how Joan would check in frequently and was flexible about her communications, whether it was a. call, email or text. She also suggested a wrap up call which was nice and a chance for us to reflect on the achievements we made as a family and what else we should look out for as our child grows older. I’m very grateful we met Joan and she really helped our family!
5-month-old
Before working with Joan, our 5 month old son was taking 5 or 6 20-45 minutes naps, taking forever to fall asleep, needing us to repeatedly give him his pacifier when he’d wake up, and waking up frequently in the early mornings. We tried to make adjustments on our own, but as new parents, we had no idea what we were doing and our baby didn’t seem to fit the scenarios and solutions offered in various blogs and sites online. We were overwhelmed and exhausted! Joan helped us understand why he was sleeping the way he was, gave us suggestions based on our son’s specific behaviors, and really gave us the confidence we needed to put a plan in action. By the end of our two weeks, our son was falling asleep on his own and faster, taking fewer and longer naps on more of a predictable schedule, and sleeping later in the mornings. We’re all getting better sleep and we’re so happy! Joan’s quick and frequent communication and support was so helpful throughout this process.
Jordana, 9-months-old
We had amazing results with Joan in changing our baby’s sleep habit. Our baby since birth would only contact nap and needed to be rocked to sleep at night. My whole day was spent trying to get her to sleep, holding her while she was sleeping, and getting her back to sleep during her frequent wakings. Now she falls asleep on her own and is able to soothe herself back to bed if she wakes. She is also able to achieve her recommended sleep hours. It was a ]n extremely hard process and we couldn’t have done it without Joan. She gave us the confidence and support to know we were doing the right thing for our baby and ourselves.
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