Has anyone worked with a sleep trainer?

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We’re almost 10 months in and still wake up 5-10 times every night. I’ve tried everything, and am losing my mind. I’m planning on hiring a sleep trainer but since it’s not the cheapest option I wanted to know if anyone has worked with one and what your opinion of it was

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Hi!!! I was dealing with the same issue and hired a sleep coach. This is What you should be doing:
- wake up time 6-7:00am (Never after7am)
-breakfast 8:00 am
- first nap: 9 am -11 am (1-1/2 max) 
- lunch 12pm
- second nap 12:30 or 1:00pm (this one can be longer)
- play time
-5:00pm dinner
-5:30pm bath
-5:45- last milk
-6:15 put him in his crib
Everytime it is time for sleep play the same white noise very loud and make sure the room is dark. The first night is the hardest because you cant give him milk but i promise it will pass. The baby should fall sleep in his crib everytime, no arms at all only if he needs to calm down bc he is crying but only until he is calm never until he falls asleep! I was nursing 4-5 times a night and now he is asleep at 6:00pm until 6:30am. 
Make sure you do the exact same thing before sleep time, i sing the same song and then put him in his crib. If the naps are short you should be putting him in his crib earlier like 5:30. Follow this routine for 3 weeks straight and he has 
to sleep in the same space during that time. 
Also im doing the chair method, i placed a chair next to his crib and just sit there until he falls asleep. You have to move the chair closer to the door every 3 days. If he wakes up during nap time you have to sit there until  he completes a full hour since he started his nap. If he is done sleeping you go outside and then return announcing nap time is Over. If he wakes up at night you return to the chair. 
The goal is to teach baby how to fall sleep by himself so try not to create new sleeping habits like shushing or holding his hand. If he cries you can confort him by saying the same two phrases like “mommy is here” “its ok to fall sleep” whatever you feel but always the same. Also if he is crying you can hold him until he calms down but remember not until he falls asleep.
It is hard and it broke my heart the first day but watching him wake up happy it was all worth it. 
I hope i helped! Good luck 🌟

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Have you talked to your doctor? It is so not normal for them to wake up that much in one night. Hungry? Gassy? Digestive issues? What all sleep training have you tried?

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I know nothing about the sleep trainer. But... OMG I feel soo glad I’m not alone. My son is waking up about 4 to 5 times a night. But he just started thisbefore he was only waking once a night. This 4 to 5 times a night came out of no where.

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Your not the only little one not sleeping, last night my one woke up every 45 minutes in the end she end up sleeping on me so i can get some sleep. If i could afford one i would hire one I'm at a lost what to do anymore.

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Google Healthy Little Sleepers, she is the best sleep trainer! We are stationed in Germany and she skyped us every night for two weeks while he got adjusted. We hired her at 4 months, and Teddy is now 10 months and has been sleeping 12-13 hours a night since night 2 of training. I did my research, and Susie has her PHd in development, and is certified infant sleep trainer. Teddy is in bed by 630pm every night and is up by 7 am. Takes two naps a day 2 hours at most and never cries when I put him down for sleep. My husband and I tell everyone it was the beat investment we ever made.

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I’m personally not a fan of cry it out or “traditional” sleep training methods.
I bed share with my daughter, she still wakes up a few times during the night but it’s so short now that I barely remember the following morning as she often just wants a cuddle or reassurance that I’m still there. Her sleep and mine has dramatically improved. Best thing about it is the fact that we never have any tears. 
However I am fortunate in the sense that this is an option for us without causing an issue between me and my husband as we sleep apart anyway (he has a sleeping disorder)

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In the same boat! He wakes up 4-5 times at night sometimes more

Has anyone worked with a sleep trainer?

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