Ellen Barron Family Centre

"Being a mom is the best thing that has happened to me. It’s the most beautiful and true love a human can feel. And it is also exhausting. I am incredibly grateful to have Sofia in my arms but I can’t deny the sleepless nights are difficult. 5 months taking 2 to 3h to put her to sleep every night and have her waking up every 45 min. It was exhausting. I know every baby is different and it’s normal the young ones wake up many times a night. I did everything that I could do to support her and for us to have a better sleep. My last resource was the sleep training with the nurses at EBFC. I was so nervous because I heard so many good and bad things about train a baby to sleep. I read so many things, I did a sleeping course, and I decided to try for the sake for my family and my mental health. It was the BEST thing I’ve done! It was 5 days of learning and teaching Sofia to sleep better, in a safe place ( the cot). It was NOT CRY IT OUT. I was beside her all the time supporting her and loving her through the training. Today was our last day, and she is able to sleep on her cot, she can soothe herself and can have a better quality of sleep. She will still be feeding 2x during the night . I will be forever grateful for the team of nurses and doctors who supported us this week."

"Life changing experience for us. From birth our baby didn’t sleep longer than 30 minutes, had to be held or rocked constantly to sleep and we were bed sharing to get through. 4 days at Ellen Barron and he started sleeping in his own cot, minimal patting or rocking needed and mama has a little slice of her life and freedom back! It’s not CIO but there is crying. But you are in control and can step in at any time you feel. The nurses there are so supportive and will be there for you and your baby the whole way. They helped us with sleep but also with feeding (no more snack feeding yay!). Don’t expect the change to come without hardship (the first two days were HARD). And don’t expect change to come without trying - it won’t work unless you do - especially if you’re going to be closed off to any ideas they suggest. Just be open, trust yourself, trust your baby but also trust the nurses and the process. We couldn’t rate or thank the nurses at Ellen Barron more. They changed our life!"

"So grateful that this place exists! What an excellent public service. Life changing for sure. I've been on a huge difficult sleep journey with my baby since birth and I really appreciated attending EB and cleaning up my processes in order to deliver amazing results! They look at the whole picture of feeding, sleeping, you and baby, and advise based on your own goals and situation. How amazing those lovely nurses stay up all night just waiting to support us mums with overnight wakes. Absolute angels! ❤️"