Testimonials

我是威廉妈妈，一个work at home的24小时待命妈妈，威廉是我家宝宝，16年3月出生的猴宝宝。在怀孕时就看了大量育儿知识的我却忽视了睡眠这个重要的环节，虽然威廉不用沦为睡渣，但是入睡及睡眠情况也是反反复复，时好时坏，哄睡的方式也一步步升级从坐在床边拍拍，变成各种按摩，拿安抚巾、奶嘴，更别提晚上频繁的夜醒，更是把我的精力耗个精光，这才又把书本文章拿出来看，痛下决心开始睡眠训练，只是理论学习了一大堆，到真正执行的时候还是会遇到各种问题，正在我苦于不知道该如何进行的时候，我无意间google到了Zoe-Singapore Supernanny！在和她简单沟通之后我就决定，I need your help! Zoe自身的经历就给予我十足的信心，作为4个孩子的妈妈（还有一个是新生宝宝）如果宝宝们没有良好的睡眠习惯，妈妈一定已经奔溃了吧：）

 

和Zoe的碰面让我再次认识到睡眠对于宝宝成长发育及各个方面发展的重要性，以及培养他们独立自主的良好睡眠习惯的重要性。就在和zoe会面的当天，我就立即遵循zoe的睡眠计划开始了威廉的睡眠训练道路。我不得不说，我们实在太小瞧宝宝们的学习及适应能力，就在训练的2天后威廉晚上的频繁夜醒就大大的改善，白天的作息开始稳定，自主入睡时虽然也会有哭泣但是时间明显变短，而且睡眠质量直线上升！这更坚定了我要坚持这个睡眠训练的信心！虽然在后面的训练过程中，宝宝也有过反复，但是在遇到睡眠倒退信心不足时候总是可以从zoe那里得到支持及指导，使得整个训练过程可以科学的进行下去。现如今一个月过去了，威廉宝宝已经变成了天使娃，作息固定，每天两个小睡时间在1.5-2个小时左右，晚上睡整觉，不需要夜奶。随之而来的变化也是十分让人欣喜，白天清醒时候情绪高涨，极少哭闹，进食积极，笑容满满，而妈妈自己也开始有了规律的生活。发展一个健康的睡眠模式绝对是宝宝出生后最重要的任务，感谢zoe让我成功的走上了这一步，并且让我可以信心十足的维持下去！

People used to tell me babies, when they are tired, will sleep by themselves. I wished this was reality.

When my boy was 10 weeks old, I realised that he wasn't sleeping by himself and if he was, I was nursing him to sleep, rocked him on a swing, or carried him around in a baby carrier. As first time parents, we thought that this was 'normal' as we have also met other parents who did likewise. We also observed that he refused to be put down during evenings, be it on a chair or the cot, and wanted us to carry him around. He would also cry and fuss during feeding time then. Both my husband and I thought that he was a high need baby.

When he turned 14 weeks old, his naps suddenly shortened to 30 minutes and I knew sleep regression has caught up with him. He was also waking up 4-6x a night. Initially, I thought he was going through a growth spurt but it was happening almost every other night! In addition, he did not want to feed in at least 2 of those wakings.

With insufficient sleep, I was exhausted and frustrated. I was unable to interact well with both my husband and my son. A friend recommended me to approach Zoe for her guidance in sleep training and we are glad we made this decision.

Zoe was clear in her instructions, gave us sound advice and encouragement, and was always there to clarify our doubts and the misconceptions surrounding sleep. Her experience and knowledge are indispensable to the success of our son's ability to sleep independently. I have read several books on sleep training but they gave conflicting procedures. Zoe's personalized sleep training program was effective, well-defined, and concise. By the second night, my boy was sleeping through the night (after a dream feed). By day 7, he's taking longer naps (1.5h to 2.5h) and he looks more well rested than before. He was also breastfeeding properly, no longer snacking by the hour.

I highly recommend Zoe to parents who need help in getting their babies or toddlers to learn the skill of sleeping.

We cannot thank you enough for being a blessing to our family. Thanks a lot, Zoe!

When I met Zoe, my then 6.5 month-old baby was still not sleeping through the night even though he was on three solid meals a day. He would wake up twice at night, usually around 11pm and 4 am, but not drink much. Just a few sips did it for him, so I suspected he was getting up out of habit instead of actually being hungry. Also, he was very dependent on his pacifier to help him to soothe himself to sleep. And when he woke up in the middle of the night or during his morning and afternoon naps without it in his mouth, he would cry until we put it back in his mouth. All these frequent wake ups also meant he wasn’t getting sufficient rest and wasn’t at his best during the day. Zoe suggested we go cold turkey with the pacifier situation – to completely stop giving it to him so that he’ll learn to soothe himself. Also, she advised us to keep him well fed during the day so that he will stop waking up at night to eat and even if he does, to cut down on the amount of milk we give or just give him a bit of water. We were extremely worried about not giving him the pacifier and thought it might affect our baby. But much to our amazement, he didn’t really miss it that much. Yes, he had a bit of problem settling initially but by two days he was completely fine. He learnt to suck on his fingers and use his soft toy, buddy, to soothe himself. The night wake ups to feed took a bit longer, but we followed Zoe’s instructions and I can safely say that for the past three weeks my son has been sleeping 7pm to 7am (sometimes even 8am) and wakes up a happy, well-rested baby. Even if he wakes up in the middle of the night, most of the time he settles himself to sleep. Sometimes we might need to go in to pat him for a bit, but that’s all. I’m also able to put him in his cot awake and he falls asleep independently. And his daytime naps have also improved tremendously. Thank you so much Zoe!

Hi Zoe, my husband and I attended the Drypers seminar and did the same routine like what you had presented. We are especially happy that it worked on our 15months old boy within a week. He now sleeps through from 8pm to 6am. A far cry from his usual bedtime sleep at 11pm and waking up every 1 hour or so until 6am. Just want to say Thank You!

Hi Zoe, thanks for having us in the informative session. You have shared many useful tips with us today. I am sure as first time parents those tips will benefit us and our newborn greatly.

Thank you Zoe! It was a highly interactive and informative session. I will recommend my friends to attend your future sessions.

I happened to find Zoe, SG Supernanny on Facebook while reading about another baby who has sleep problems similar to mine.

My boy was turning 10 months old and since his birth, we have not been sleeping through the night and we were getting very stressed. We felt the older he is the more difficult it became to put him to sleep, which is so different from what people have been telling me that their sleep will get better as they get older.

Whenever he want to sleep it was like going to war…We also tried the yao lan (hammock) but it didn’t work for him.

Then I found Zoe because we really needed some professional help.

After my session with Zoe I have a better understanding on why my son just can’t sleep willingly and peacefully. As I begun to implement the tools given by Zoe, I knew real war was coming in order to train my son to sleep but to my surprise, it took just 2 nights. By the 3rd night, my baby wanted to go into the room and sleep and he slept through the night for the first time in 10 months!

I read as much as I could to understand my son but I realised by just reading it didn’t really help as all kids are different. So with my 1 to 1 session with Zoe we really talked about my son’s problems and ways to rectify it.

Even his school teacher realised the difference, and commented that he is able to pay more attention in class as he used to be very cranky due to him not getting enough sleep.

My conclusion is that with better sleep my son is more cheerful. He smiles when he wakes up (no more crying). He is more attentive and he can learn better.

I wished I found Zoe earlier but as Zoe mentioned I was still not too late.

I am currently working on his day time naps which is difficult compared to his night sleep but I have achieved what I wanted when I engaged Zoe which is for him to sleep through the night. Long nap during the day is really just a bonus to me.

Thank you Zoe.

Hi Zoe,

Really thank you so much for your sleep advices & support rendered for first time parents like us. Now we are able to put our 11 weeks old boy to sleep in the cot & he naps longer than initially.

We chanced upon your FB page and after reading the testimonies, I told my hubby about it as we both have problems putting our boy down to sleep. He only wants us to carry & sleep in our arms during the day. But after 5 days of training, he showed great improvement and he was able to nap up to 5 hours per day. He is also able to self settle on his own to connect his sleep cycle.

Till now you are still providing us guidance whenever we encountered problems to settle him.

I am a full-time working mom of two, a 7- month baby and 4-year old. I have just returned to work from maternity leave. If you are going through what I was going through, ie desperately need to get some rest (to focus at work), as well as for your baby to get the rest he/she rightfully needs, Zoe is your help.

When I contacted Zoe, my baby was going into her 6th month and had a change in her sleeping pattern, waking up 2-3 times a night for milk. She could not go to sleep without rocking or sucking. There were so many books and resources out there but if you are like me (pressed for time), just get help from the expert.

“A big THANK YOU to you! My baby is now sleeping through the night and having two naps daily. I am getting rested and refreshed, and I don’t feel cranky anymore. I can’t believe I am getting my sleep back again!”

“I just want to say thank you for your advice and support. You truly understand what my child needs and you have saved me from lots of sleepless nights. Your methods were easy to follow and simple yet effective.

“Oh I just wanted to say thank you for your potty training advice. I read a few books but didn’t find anything better than your method! We now are the proud parents of a toilet trained boy!”

“I really enjoyed the parenting talk you gave on How to Develop Confidence in Teenagers. You are very engaging and I have learned a lot from you.”

“I like your way of positive parenting coaching methods and it has helped me to be more patient with my daughter. My daughter has also been able to sleep and wake up earlier getting all the sleep that she needs. With your expertise, you have helped saved me time from trials and errors but most importantly, I know I am doing the correct things for my daughter.”

“It’s always nice to talk with you. You always give me the confidence to go and do things differently.”

“Zoe, very glad to know you, our Gamemaster. You have not only introduced the board games to us but also taught me and my twins how to play. This new activity creates new excitement for my girls instead of hearing them complaining about being bored. It provides us more bonding and interactive time for my family. I love the healthy mind stimulating games that can be played indoor as it distracts my girls from playing handphone and video games. Thank you Zoe for sharing your passion with parents like me, who knows very little about board games. Not just me but my family benefits from your sharing.”