Batelle Sleep SchoolReviews of batelle.com

We set lofty goals with Batelle and less than half way through the program, Batelle has already surpassed our expectations. Prior to starting, our 10 month old was waking (us) up 3 times a night, wanting to eat throughout the night, and sometimes even screaming at the sight of his crib… We are most impressed with Batelle and how it has changed our family’s relationship with sleep. By night 2, we had moved all of our son’s calories to the day and he was no longer eating at night. On our 3rd night of the program, he started sleeping through the night. Every night since, he has continued to be more independent — self soothing back to sleep if he does wake up and only occasionally needing some supportive singing over the monitor. Last night, I put him in his crib at bedtime and didn’t go back in until it was time for his ideal morning wake up. We did this at his pace and without ever leaving him alone to cry. His room and crib became places of joy for him (and us) instead of something that he resisted. The Batelle team is wonderfully supportive throughout the process. We are so grateful to their method, knowledge and positive energy.

Our son of 9 months was only contact sleeping (sleeping on mom or I’d chest) throughout the night. This came on around the 6 month mark and we were able to get him back in the crib, try after try. With Batelle’s technique and guidance, we had our son sleeping in his crib throughout the night, no interactions needed. The Batelle team was knowledgeable, patient and passionate about what they do! So happy we found this team! My wife and I are able to go on our first date night in 3 months without worry or stress!

I had a wonderful sleeper. From 3 months old he was sleeping 12 hours a night. At the 4 month sleep regression, he starting waking more often which in return I would feed. It went into a downward spiral and we were soon co-sleeping and feeding every 2 hours (mostly for comfort). My body was hurting, I couldn’t focus on work and I was short tempered from sleep deprivation. I heard of Batelle and figured I would give it a try since the cry it out method did not work for us. Since day 1, the staff has been so supportive. I was so nervous and they assured me it’s normal. The 24/7 support during sleep school saved my life, helped my baby sleep and gave me my life back. I am now able to let him choose sleep quickly, stay asleep and wake a much happier baby (and family). Thank you Batelle for the support and continued support, kindness and guidance you have offered us! We love Batelle!

We are in the middle of our sleep school journey right now and we are so so grateful! Our baby is 7 months old, and just a week ago she was waking 4-5 times a night and I was only able to nurse her to sleep. She would start in her crib, but usually end up co-sleeping with us as her wakes up were so frequent. In just a week, she is now in her own room, going to sleep in 5-15 minutes and we are able to sooth her back to sleep using our voices over the monitor. She’s staying in her crib all night (except for one dream feed) and beginning to even nap more regularly in the day. I love that we are always responding to her and able to stay connected to her at all times if she needs us. But I also love that she’s learning to sooth and feel safe in her crib and watching her along this journey has been so incredible and amazing for us as parents. I feel like through this process we are growing as family. She seems to be feeling so confident in herself even outside of sleep and we are also learning to trust that she’s okay. We are learning small moments of pause are giving her a moment to calm and we are all feeling so much more rested 🙏🏽

Our little one would only fall asleep on our bed and then was transferred to the crib before we did Batelle sleep school. She woke up multiple times throughout the night when in her crib. After doing sleep school she now goes to bed in her crib with very minimal interaction needed. Now that she knows the nightly routine, she knows what to expect and goes to sleep within five minutes after being placed in her crib for the night. She stays in her crib the entire night. The process was supportive. I didn’t feel like I was being cruel to my child as she adjusted to the new nightly routine. I appreciated all of the support from the Batelle employees. Highly recommend!

Simply put, the Batelle programme has effected one of the most positive life changes I've experienced since becoming a parent. Our little boy was always a bad sleeper, and after two and a bit years of trying every method we could find, of reading countless sleep manuals, we had resigned ourselves to living in a state of permanent exhaustion and resentment. We lived in fear of bedtime: excruciating, long-drawn out put downs would inevitably be followed a couple of hours later by our son waking up and then us bringing him into bed with us. Restless nights and early wake ups became the unrelentingly grim routine of our lives. We were desperate but I was sceptical that a new programme would work simply because all the others hadn't. I couldn't have been more wrong. Following the steps laid out by Batelle we found that after only a few nights the evenings were not just easier but actually more enjoyable. By the end of the first week, and growing more confident in the method every day, our little one was going down without too much resistance and sleeping through the night. The Batelle team were invaluable as a constant source of encouragement, expert guidance and humour, especially in those first nights when all of us, including our little one, were learning the method. I still can't quite believe how well it has gone. It has made me a better parent and I can't thank the Batelle team enough.

Our one year old had trouble sleeping ever since he was born and for the most part he required contact naps. The bedtime process had gotten so drawn out only for him to sleep two hours in his crib before waking up crying at which point we would co-sleep the rest of the night. However, since he was about 9 months old, co-sleeping wasn’t even helping and so no one was getting sleep. We decided to try Batelle as a last ditch effort and I was drawn to it because they do not use any form of CIO. I loved that they wanted to engage with baby, not disengage. Within the first week I noticed huge progress. The first couple of nights were rough, just getting used to the new routine but since then each night has only improved. We just graduated sleep school today and two nights ago my little guy slept all night from 7:30p-630a for the first time ever! And last night, he chose to fall asleep on his own within 15 minutes of being in the crib with absolutely no crying or fussing. Personally, I feel you cannot put a price on the whole family getting quality sleep.

We’re on day 9 of the programme and it has been absolutely life changing already. I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone with a problem sleeper. Our son is 27 months. He has been a poor sleeper from the start, despite our having tried seemingly everything going. We had a snoo when he was little, which we tried to use in combination with Taking Cara Babies when the snoo itself didn’t have the desired effect; then we moved him into his own Bedroom and it was as disaster - we used the little ones program- it didn’t help at all and I spent hours each day in dark rooms trying anything to get him on schedule. After that disaster we had a sleep consultant. That also wasn’t helpful, then after a few more months, we tried CIO in desperation, then we moved house and he reverted to new born style sleep - waking up every hour or so! We slept in his room. Then my parents helped, and that improved things a little for a while, but then it went down hill again, we tried gradual retreat - a disaster and he would cry and protest for hours. In the end, around 20 months old we ended up getting him to sleep the first part of the night in his own bed by us being in the room with him, and then when he woke up we would bring him in to bed with us. But then he started taking over an hour to go to sleep- with more and more outrageous demands before doing so, and would wake up asking to come to mummy and daddy’s bed by around 2130! And would then wake up at 0539 at the latest. We were broken and utterly desperate. But then we started Batelle. And now he’s sleeping from 1915-0645 in his own bed! And he does 2 hours naps! This happened within SEVEN DAYS of commencing the programme- I’m gobsmacked! Batelle is a completely different method from anything we have done before - in that rather than retreating from your child you actively engage with a very specific energy. The programme helps to build the child’s trust in their sleep space as “safe” and to understand that their caregivers will always be there for them. It turns out that this is exactly what our nightmare sleeper needed to be able to sleep like an angel! Some of the other reviews say that the method is not “gentle” - I really disagree with this. It is gentle, but it is firm. I would absolutely advocate that if you follow the steps exactly as set out by the calls and the reading. Get support via the ring camera and app as soon as you feel anything other than than 100% confident. Don’t feel you need to guess what to do or what your child needs, nor be creative in your responses- the beauty of the support and the material provided is that you do not need to. Take full advantage of the programme to see success. The support from the team on the app and in the Q&As and 1-on-1 sessions on offer while you are on the programme is completely amazing and well worth the money. It’s so helpful to feel you have cheerleaders at 4am, because the programme does require that caregivers learn too - you have to try new things and commit, and this can be hard when you have learned a different way of coping. But their coaching via the ring camera, as well as just chatting with us during wake ups and their encouragement through the programme has been awesome. Every sleep guide we have spoken with in the app or in Q&As has been so great. While I’m delighted that our son is sleeping, I’m a little sad not to have an excuse to chat to them as regularly! I’ll miss them when the programme is over. But - I know with Batelle that we can reach out for support until his 6th birthday- which is just incredible. Batelle has taught us all about sleep, but also about new ways to engage with each other that are helping all aspects of family life. It was an unexpected bonus to have access to guidance on behavior, development and how to hold boundaries from an expert - Elizabeth- that you can start applying right away. Our son has had some behavioural issues lately, and these got a little worse at one stage of the programme- but through application of Elizabeth’s suggested methods we have noticed instant improvement. We will continue to build on this and seek her guidance for the duration of the programme. Truly, I cannot say enough about how awesome Batelle has been for us, and I just wish we had started sooner. I encourage anyone to try it!