Batelle Sleep SchoolReviews of batelle.com

As a sleep deprived mom of a 4.5 month old and 2.5 year old who was desperate for help with the sleep situation in my house, I contacted Batelle Sleep School. This deprivation of sleep was causing a domino effect in all areas of life and I needed help as soon as possible. The cry-it-out method was never something that resonated with my husband or myself, so we needed this process to be aligned with our gentle and attachment style parenting approach. We also needed a method that was flexible in allowing us as the parents to have say in the process. After researching every approach in existence, I was impressed how, with Batelle, I could keep my favorite elements like co-sleeping, contact napping, bed sharing and nursing to sleep, while also teaching my baby that he could learn to sleep independent of me. As a teacher myself, it was clear within the first few minutes of speaking, that Miss Megan is a baby and child expert in more areas than just sleep. She was compassionate with our situation and asked all the right questions to help gain an understanding of the full picture of our family dynamics before starting the 7-day sleep program. She outlined Sleep School clearly for us from the beginning and was transparent that it was going to be harder on us as the parents, then it was for our little ones. We were the ones she was going to need 'to train' the most and when it came to the kids, everything would be introduced in a fun and playful way— "setting them up for success” she said. After receiving our delivery of “sleep tools” and setting them all up, we were eager to get started. Miss Megan and the Batelle Team were accommodating with their schedules, making it easy to coordinate our One-To-One coaching calls and Group calls. From the beginning, our toddler was immediately drawn to Miss Megan. Saying things like “I can’t wait to start sleep school” and “Miss Megan is the best sleep school teacher ever!” Through video chat, she was able to help her feel special, important, and excited about the process. We prepped for the first night through the one-to-one and group call and when it came time to implement the process, I was blown away because everything that Miss Megan said was going to happen ended up being exactly what happened! Knowing what could happen before it even occurred gave us the opportunity to have the verbiage, plan, and tools in place to implement which helped us feel tremendously more confident in the process. There were super successful parts of the process and also challenges that tested all of us, inevitably helping us grow. Each step of the way, Miss Megan used her expertise to explain the developmental aspect of our child’s thinking and actions—and we used the ring camera (which they lent to us) to ensure our daughters emotional state and overall wellbeing was at the forefront of everything. In the uncomfortable moments, Miss Megan was there to guide us in real time and cheer us on, helping our family get comfortable with being uncomfortable and learn how to cope. She was easy to get in contact with, prompt, and professional. By the end of the week, our toddler was in her bed and we were out of the room in under 5 minutes. She had the tools to ‘choose to sleep’ when she was ready and we had the tools to respond 100% of the time to her without her ever feeling ignored or abandoned. We could see that ‘if’ we were in the mood to read or cuddle or chat that bedtime ‘could’ be longer than 5 minutes…but that our child would not be dependent on those aspects for a sense of security. Having the flexibility to ability to communicate expectations around sleep to her was immensely helpful and ultimately respectful to our children—something other ‘sleep trainings’ just didn’t offer. Our baby no longer nurses through the night and has even been putting himself to sleep most nights. The bottom line…this Sleep School actually works! We are all waking up refreshed and happy…after ONLY 7 days. We cannot believe it. Naps are easy. Bedtime is easy. And fun! Wakeup is easy. And as an added bonus, we have been able to take away SO many parenting tips and techniques for working with our children through this process that aren’t even sleep related. I highly recommend Miss Megan and Batelle Sleep School to anyone who is looking to improve their quality of life when it comes to sleep. I’ve never heard of a Sleep School where you could have your cake and eat it too…but no joke, Miss Megan’s wisdom far surpasses her and her guidance is practical and just makes sense.

I highly recommend Miss Megan for sleep training your child. My 18-month-old was refusing to sleep in her crib after midnight and the only way to get her to sleep was to bring her to our bed. She was waking up 5 or more times in the middle of the night and needed our help to get back to sleep, sometimes for a whole hour. We were just exhausted day and night. After the sleep training with Miss Megan, my daughter was able to fall asleep quickly (5 minutes or less), stay in her crib all night, and the best part, she sleeps though the night with very little or no assistance from us. Miss Megan was very supportive through the whole process and told us how to adjust according to our daughter's personality and needs. Miss Megan was very responsive to our questions and concerns and we couldn't have done it without her. Thank you Miss Megan for giving us our nights and sleep back.

Miss Megan is absolutely wonderful with babies and kids. Our one year old daughter has been in her home school for a few months now. While she was always a good nighttime sleeper, Miss Megan helped her develop the skills to choose to take naps, in her crib, with minimal fuss and on a reliable schedule. She’s happier and so are we!

Miss Megan’s method is different from any other method out there (especially if you aren’t willing to have your baby “cry-it-out”) and it truly works! Megan is an amazing person who is dedicated and caring of her clients. She helped coach me virtually on her method and how to get my 13 month old to sleep through the night in her crib. Before Miss Megan, my daughter had to be rocked to sleep every night, woke up multiple times a night demanding to be picked up from the crib and refusing to go back in unless we rocked her to sleep again. My husband and I were exhausted and desperate, but still unwilling to let her cry all night alone in her room. We were thrilled when we found Miss Megan. By implementing her method our daughter now goes into her crib wake and puts herself to sleep. She rarely wakes up throughout the night, and if she does, she goes back down with a simple mantra. If you have any doubts about her method, don’t! It DOES work if you put in the work!

I found Miss Megan through a referral from a friend when my daughter was 16 months old. The previous 16 months consisted of 2 hour bedtime routines, nursing to sleep, and wake-ups every 2-3 hours. I begrudgingly accepted this to be our normal and didn't even attempt any type of traditional sleep-training, as it wasn't something I was comfortable with. With no exaggeration, my daughter was sleeping 12+ hours straight after her first night with Miss Megan. She truly has a magic touch that allows children to feel completely comfortable and fully trust her. I was extremely apprehensive about the entire process, but watching Miss Megan interact with my daughter and seeing how gentle, calm, and comforting she is made me quickly realize that I made the right choice. Miss Megan also provided me with so many valuable parenting techniques that I use throughout the day with my daughter and have really helped me to become a better mother. She has allowed me to directly see the benefits of conscious parenting and taught me how to communicate more efficiently with my daughter. She provided so many useful recommendations in regards to activities, toys, books, and even TV shows for children. I am a more confident and patient parent because of her. To this day, she is still available in the middle of the night if I ever feel like I need guidance and her support is priceless! We'll forever be indebted to her :)

Miss Megan, you are immensely passionate about children and extremely gifted with them as well. She can calm even the fuzziest baby with ease and brings calm to the parenting process through her personalized coaching. I have known her for almost a year, and as a father myself, I have found her methodologies to be respectful to babies and children and the utmost sensitivity to their emotional well being. You will be so lucky if you can work with her for your parenting concerns. I know she will help you to achieve your goals. Worth every penny.

Megan did an excellent job of sleep training our 2yr old. A vast improvement to our quality of life, Megan was instrumental to organizing and implementing a cohesive strategy that brought our daughter’s regiment into focus. Megan was always available to answer our questions, during, and well after the scheduled process. She was patient with us as we learned her process and explained her reasoning clearly. We owe her a debt of gratitude for her help and would readily recommend Megan to any of our friends and family.

Miss Megan’s methods are gentle, effective, and can be taught to anyone, anywhere. I had my concerns about sleep training, but it was the best decision I could have made for both my child’s health and my own as a lack of proper sleep can take its toll on both the physical and mental well-being of children and parents alike. My older child who is now 6 was not sleep trained still struggles with falling asleep on her own and staying asleep, whereas my 2 year old who was sleep trained at 1 by Miss Megan has been a great sleeper since she taught us her gentle, simple yet effective method. Prior to the sleep training lesson, he was waking up every two hours, just as my older child had, so Miss Megan quite literally changed my life!