Baby Whisperer - Sharlene Pool

I was talking to someone at a birthday party just a couple of weekends ago who had hired her, I was surprised at how inexpensive it was actually. I didn't delve into it, but she said she was great. Can track her down to ask for more info if nobody else has any experience for you

its worth a shot right? she seems to be great and have heaps of good techniques, i bet shes better in real life

i have 2 friends who have used her and both rave about her. I've been to one of her courses at the Parenting Place and ditto above she is really lovely and so loving with the babies. If you're having probs i reckon the money is soooo worth it. A couple of hundred bucks to feel more in control of your life and have skills for life is nothing.

oohhh that would be awesome Sarah!
Why didnt you click with her? Anything specific?

Yeah, things are still quite muddled up for her, so just thought I would get her and see if she has anything useful, shes not very expensive so thought it was worth a shot...

She seemed nice enough, and was really un-biased (in my chatting to her) towards any particular parenting style. Which is good in some ways, but if I was going to get someone like her in, I would want them to be staunchly in the same camp as me, for instance, absolutely no letting baby cry (especially at Lilla's age!).

I drilled her a bit to see what kind of techniques she used, but she wasn't too forthcoming (I guess that's what people pay her for!), and from what I gathered she just went with whatever the parents were comfortable with, which is probably really aewsome for most people, but for me personally I would want someone on the same wavelength as me 100% of the time, not just when she's in my house, iykwim?

You probably already have, but in case you haven't, read Elizabeth Pantley's No Cry Sleep Solution! It's like the Bible for us - not that I've ever really done any of her sleep journal stuff (I just put up with a "bad" sleeper for 15 months, it was much easier than trying something new LOL!), but she is very reassuring and has heaps of good advice on things you can change if you aren't happy.

I will have a look through our junk room over the weekend and see if I can find that voucher for you!

I second Elizabeth Pantley.  But yep ya gotta find what works for you and your family. We're still getting woken up at least once a night here...and that's a good night. *yawn*. But at some stage I just figure Clodagh *will* sleep through, I'd rather make things feel safe and secure for her iykwim? I think Sharlene Poole might have the same type of ideas as that lady who wrote Save Our Sleep...ummm can't remember her name. A friend of mine used it and found it brilliant, we used it and were lese than successful (obviously lol). It's a CC method. But I could be wrong about Sharlene Poole using that type of thing.

Just btw SBM...how are you finding the other books I lent you?!

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