Amanda was in a word brilliant. She completely changed the sleep routines and schedules in our home and did so in a gentle loving manner helping us get our daughter onto a nice routine, get some part of our evenings back, and get her appetite going as well!
When we visited Amanda at her London clinic in Harley St we had opted for her Diamond Package with two weeks support our daughter was on 3 meals and eating solid food (we did baby-led weaning) with gusto but not in large quantities.
She still breastfed 4-5 times during the day and fed 3-4 times at night at nearly a year and we hadn’t had a full night’s sleep in 12 months.
Amanda focused first on the food and got DD eating 3 proper meals with a hearty kings breakfast, nice lunch and a three-course dinner on most nights. She then got us to wean DD off the night feeds, and she quickly started sleeping through. It took work, mostly on the part of my husband, so start on a Friday night so you have the weekend to get it working and catch up on sleep during the day, but it was gentle and offered DD loads of cuddles and reassurance (since we were very worried about having to leave her to cry).
A few weeks later we were a household where parents and baby all got solid rest at night, and we were down to two breastfeeds – morning and night, and DD was happy to go without the night one if I was away.
Amanda also went above and beyond for us!
We had a hectic month of travel planned when we approached her, and she didn’t shy away from the challenge, but worked with us on everything from planning plane snacks, and dealing with jetlag on the way there and back, and genuinely cared about how we were getting on.
She doesn’t see clients as time-limited engagements but will really be with you in the trenches until you get to the happy results.
Our DD was also diagnosed with a dairy allergy at 6 months and had been dairy free for nearly 5 months when we met her.
Based on her extensive experience she helped us get back on the milk ladder trying tiny portions (miniscule amounts really) of cooked dairy etc to build our DDs tolerance and she can now have most dairy products / cheeses / yoghurts quite happily!
Initially the idea of hiring a sleep consultant seemed like an indulgence, but it really has been an investment that has paid off tremendously for our family, and I highly,highly, recommend Amanda to all parents looking to address sleep and food challenges in a holistic manner!
