Feedback On My Home Visits

I cannot begin to express in words how Alison has helped not only the children but the family as a whole. We have a 2.5 year old and a one year old,neither had slept through the night in their own bed or their mums. I know people will say you shouldn't let the children come into your bed at night but when you are completely exhausted and can't see the wood from the trees you will do anything. Both had reflux as a baby,with the one year old being very severe.They were also complete dummy addicts . Since Alison's visit both children sleep 12 hours plus at night , plus the dummies have gone. Also the one year olds reflux symptoms have completely disappeared through having his sleepy time.The children wake up so much happier and the whole dynamics of the house has changed. We cannot thank Alison enough for all her help and advice, which we continue to put into practice.Home visitRe: Home Visitis

You have brought happiness into our house and my little Theo is happy with his reflux under control. Happy baby so happy mummy, happy daddy and happy little sister. What you did was amazing you just took control of our out of control situation. You could read Theo and tell me exactly what was wrong - remove the swaddle, lie him on his front with a breathing monitor , hold him this way for his feeds - all essential everyday tips for living with a reflux baby and bringing it under control so that Theo's quality of life is 100 per cent better. Your love of babies is evident and you remove their pain and teach their parents how to read them and then manage their pain - something that none of the medical profession could do. You are worth your weight in gold. Thank you so much I am so happy I can now tell my GP that I don't need counselling thank you very much. I found you. I have my happy son and happy home life again. Lots of love Diala and Theo xxDiala part 3Re: Home Visitis

Words cannot explain how grateful I am to you. You brought my little boy back from reflux hell. He was on donperidone and you told us to take him off it. Immediately he stopped having fits and slept better. You doubled his feeds ( the hospital had him on a newborn feeds and he was eight weeks old!!!) and some of the screaming stopped. You recommended losec and neocate and was honest enough to advise me to stop breastfeeding and he changed overnight. I just wish I had found you earlier! Diala part 2Re: Home Visitis

When my boy was born I knew something was wrong but noone would listen to me. Several hospital stays and A and E visits later the doctors finally diagnosed Theo with severe acid reflux. But as he was not losing weight they didn't really care. Meanwhile Theo was literally screaming from one feed to the next and he was feeding 2 hourly, vomiting and stopping breathing whilst feeding - it was very scary to watch. I slept with my hand on his chest as he kept choking on his vomit and in the end he slept on me and my husband. The cry of a baby in pain is horrendous and I was getting desperate. Then I found you. Your book read as though I was reading my own story with Theo even down to details like his white tongue being misdiagnosed as oral thrush. I had to get you to come and see us ASAP. Within 48 hours of your visit you had Theo smiling (actually smiling and laughing!) eating 4 hourly and sleeping 10 hours at night. A week later he is sleeping 12 hours and smiling all the time!Diala part 1Re: Home Visitis

I don't think I could fit everything I would like to say about Alison. I have known Alison since 2009 where she saved me from total despair, my son's reflux was so bad he didn't drink formula or sleep he just screamed day and night! The sort that is piercing. She spent 5 days with me and she left with me begging her to stay as I was frightened I would mess what wonderful work she had achieved with my son. He slept 3 naps a day, he drank formula, he didn't wake at night and he was smiling and was happy she even weaned him too. I had a plan which I stuck to and it worked. Annabel was born Feb 2013 and she again had to rescue me as she had reflux, hated Nutramigen (and most other formula) and didn't settle without a dummy. Alison left 5 days later after not only helping Annabel with a routine of 3 sleeps but drinking more formula. She even helped with Stuarts's behaviour and newly acquired sleep problem of being scared. Alison is the only and the best in the business! Thank you xStuart & AnnabelRe: Home Visitis

Valentina, began to show signs of great distress at 3 weeks old. Hours of screaming that started at 7pm soon progressed to coughing and spluttering whilst feeding, more screaming when on her side to feed, vomiting, hotter than usual, constantly moving, classic reflux symptoms. At 8 mths we found Alison. I will never forget the relief I felt as she sat on my sofa, it swept over me like a tidal wave, finally someone who understood and knew exactly what kind of stresses we were ALL under. Immediately a plan was put together to move us all forward, to get the medication Valentina needed and the sleep we all so badly needed. One very very long road lay ahead... It’s a year since Alison stayed with us. Time and patience have been key to where we are now. To this day, I still say the same words before sleepy time. There is no question that Alison saved us all and completely turned our lives around. So, a massive thank you Alison, you are one in a million and a complete inspiration.Georgie, John and ValentinaRe: Home Visitis

Having come to our home when my baby was 3 months old and worked her sleepy dust magic on her in 3 days - my daughter has slept through the night ever since and everyone is in awe of what a happy serene baby she is - we decided to ask Alison back to help our older children to sleep (aged 6, 6 and 8). Bedtimes were a daily battle, they never went to sleep after going to bed, they were crotchety and fighting during the day and their schoolwork was suffering. Sure enough, after a few days of Alison's visit, the children were happy to go to bed, falling asleep almost immediately their lights were turned out, and sleeping through the night. They stopped fighting during the day, received glowing reports from their tutor and we all spent wonderful relatively stress-free days together. What we really couldn't get over is that when they are tired they now ask to go to bed early!! The sleepy dust works on elder kids too! Magic.Lucinda Gordon LennoxRe: Home Visitis

Alison came to stay with us for four days and by the end of it my youngest was sleeping happily through the night having followed Alison’s training routine. Furthermore, having observed that the eldest son was a fussy eater, she discovered that he had acid reflux. Initially, I was surprised by the diagnosis as I had only heard of newborns having this complication. However, I trusted Alison’s expertise and after a trip to the doctor we started him on medication. The results were almost immediate. After the first week we had 4 full nights sleep and our son was much more comfortable eating, it was amazing! It has been two months since Alison left and our lives have changed for the better, we are a happier, better-rested and more active family. I am so grateful for all her help and support and can report that my sons sleep an average of 11 hours a night."Emma BRe: Home Visitis

Alison's visit was completely life-changing. She helped us to determine a combination of medicines and milk formula that enabled Eddie to feed properly for the first time, whilst lessening the impact of his reflux. She then showed us how to put him into a routine that would allow him to sleep regularly and comfortably. Within three days he went from crying in pain almost continuously and sleeping fitfully in naps of no longer than three hours - to a happy smiling baby eating contentedly and sleeping for 12 uninterrupted hours at night. I cannot recommend Alison highly enough. She was a calm and reassuring presence at a time when we were absolutely at our wits' end. She was able to diagnose and treat immediately what an army of expensive healthcare professionals had missed desipte 3 months of repeated consultations. And she was able to leave us to enjoy the happy joyful son that we had begun to fear we would never see.Diana & Duncan, proud parents of EddieRe: Home Visitis