When we contacted Jen to come and help with baby Oscar when he was 6 months old, we were truly at our wits end! Oscar was under the care of our Paediatrician for reflux, on medication, a little too lean, screaming night and day, and generally unhappy. I was averaging 4 hours of broken sleep a night, and it wasn’t uncommon to be up 4-5 times settling him. I simply could not get Oscar to self-settle or sleep more than an hour at a time. The months of accumulated sleep deprivation took its toll on my ability to function, and I was desperate for some help. Before seeing Jen, I went to multiple sessions with Karitane nurses, spoke to several expensive Mothercraft consultants – one who told me she couldn’t help me until Oscar’s reflux was under control and another who told me Oscar didn’t have reflux. I felt absolutely helpless. WOTBaby was recommended to me by another mother and a few friends also spoke highly of Jen. When she came to us for a home visit, her calm and assertive approach right from the first conversation, gave me immediate hope that all would be ok. She showed me how to prepare his room, the cot, and put him to bed. She equipped Oscar with the skills to self-settle and was right by my side as I battled through his cries. She was spot on when she said “imagine if you had someone shushing and patting you when you were trying to sleep? You wouldn’t be able to sleep either”. From a health perspective, Oscar has put on weight and is crawling and trying to stand up. He has slept through the night since you came to see us. I am now starting to feel like myself again and I’m back at work, and I can give Noa & Ethan (and Oscar of course) the energy, time, and attention they deserve.