Find an Infant Sleep Consultant

Don’t waste one sleepless night wondering how to make your little sweet pea sleep – hire a pro. Most consultants will have you keep a minute by minute log of your baby’s activities for a week or two and then will provide you advice on a very rigid sleep schedule for your baby to follow. The gist of it all is – the more your baby sleeps, the happier she will be (and you will be too!). Get some advice from a sleep expert right away, and you will all rest a little easier.

Dream Team BabyAn infant and toddler sleep consultation based in New York City, but consultants work with families all over the country. Methods co-created with a board of advisors including a pediatrician, lactation consultant and a psychotherapist. Check out their website for some free sleep tips!

Babies2Sleep – nationwide infant and toddler sleep coaching services providing customized in-person and telephone consultations as well as webinars – they’ve got gift certificates available (a great gift for sleep deprived parents!)

Baby Sleep Science – “The Baby Sleep Science mission is to reinforce sleep in children, both biologically and psychologically.” – based in Boston and works with families anywhere.

Baby Stay Asleep – a sleep system for babies with colic and reflux

Child-Works Family Sleep Solutions – located in Boulder, Colorado

Cloud B – helping children sleep easier and safer

Dana Obleman’s Child Sleep Center – in Vancouver, Canada – also does consultations via phone and email

Family Sleep – they have been around for over 12 years, helping educate parents on the importance of providing healthy sleep habits for their children

Helping Your Baby Sleep Through the Night - Proven, effective, gentle solutions to solve baby, newborn, and infant sleep problems.

Hushababy Consulting – she also has some sleep articles, information and tips on her website

National Sleep Foundation – information regarding children & sleep

Rebecca Michi Sleep Coaching & Parent Consulting – check out her free e-book with infant sleep tips

Sleep Nannies - offerings include an e-book, telephonic and in-person consultations

Sleepwellbaby – Sound machines, sound conditioners, white noise machines, night lights and other sleep aids

Sleepy Planet - in addition to sleep consultation services they offer Sleepeasy Solution books, DVDs and CDs

The Sleep Doula – provides solutions for birthing, post-partum and sleep needs

The Sleep Lady – “West has developed an alternative, effective approach to helping children learn to put themselves to sleep without letting them “cry it out” – an option that is not comfortable for many parents.”

Vivian Sonnenberg – infant sleep consultant

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
by Harvey Karp

Good Nights: The Happy Parents’ Guide to the Family Bed (and a Peaceful Night’s Sleep!)
by Maria Goodavage & Dr. Jay Gordon

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Sleep Training for Your Child
by Melissa Burnham PhD & Jennifer Lawler PhD

The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
by Elizabeth Pantley

The Sleepeasy Solution: The Exhausted Parent’s Guide to Getting Your Child to Sleep from Birth to Age 5
by Jennifer Waldburger & Jill Spivack

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
by Marc Weissbluth

Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems: New, Revised, and Expanded Edition
by Richard Ferber M.D.

Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby
by Tracey Hogg & Melinda Blau

Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage (Mother of All Solutions)
by Ann Douglas

Getting Your Baby To Sleep: Lifesaving Techniques and Advice So You Can Rest, Too (Mommy Rescue Guide)
by Cynthia MacGregor