Chrissy Lawler

You've read seventeen blog posts about wake windows. You've watched three courses on sleep training. You've scrolled through every comment thread about the 4-month regression, and somehow your baby is still waking every two hours while you wonder if you're the only parent who can't decode their own child's sleep. Here's the truth: you're not missing information — you're drowning in it. A private sleep consultant for your baby can cut through that noise, but the real question is whether you...

You wake up for the third time in two hours, stumble to the bassinet, and wonder if you will ever sleep again. Your newborn is beautiful, and you are so in love — and you are running on fumes. The question is not whether you need help; it is what kind of help will actually make a difference when your baby still wakes every two hours to eat. This article walks you through the real options for overnight help for newborns, clarifies what each type of support actually does, and gives you a...

You're scrolling through search results at 2 a.m., bleary-eyed and desperate, trying to figure out what you should actually pay someone to help your baby sleep. One consultant charges $150, another $500, and a third $4,000 — and they all claim to offer "personalized sleep plans." Nearly one in four families with young children report persistent sleep problems that disrupt daily functioning, according to research published in Sleep by Mindell, Kuhn, Lewin, Meltzer, and Sadeh.[1] That's a lot...