Worth every penny
To say this app has been life changing is not an exaggeration. We have been struggling with poor sleep for weeks, and our now 17 week old was waking up and needing us 7 times/night lately. We knew we had to do something, and after seeing this app advertised we decided to give it a go. The first night of using it he needed us 4 times, then twice the next night, then not at all. A week after using it, he’s sleeping through the night or just needed a quick snack once before going back to sleep on his own. I feel like we have gotten our life back and I can be a better parent now that I’m not sleep-deprived!How is this helpful?
I can’t believe I paid for a month of this extremely expensive app. It’s not more helpful than others available that are free. I can’t adjust wake windows for my baby, I can’t manually adjust naps (as in, how many). I feel I have to manually add this info because after days and days of tracking, there is no algorithm or anything that helps you adjust what it should be based on what your baby’s wake windows have been. So afternoons have been a doozy and all over the place. If you ask for help from a sleep coach they tell you to follow the schedule more closely. Yeah, I’d like to, but my baby is not sleeping on demand. He clearly needs an adjustment to the schedule but the app doesn’t help you with that automatically. You have to reach out and get support to adjust it. So, I’m bummed that I paid for a month and GLAD I only paid for a month. I’m going to use literally any other app.Developer Response
So sorry you feel this way. Sleep is a complex puzzle to solve and the sleep plan our expert shared with you included a lot of insight into what was happening with sleep and how to help extend naps by working on your approach to sleep at bedtime. She suggested using the bedtime routine fading (no cry) approach in the app, that you had selected. Habit change takes time and I'm sad we weren't able to help you - but you need to give it a few weeks, sometimes longer - in order to see change. If you want to give us another try we are here and ready to help!Helpful, but how much $?!
I found the app tracking and prediction to be helpful. Some of the quick daily “lesson” info was also helpful, but obvious and repetitive. In addition I found the constant pop-up prompts to be annoying when trying to input/edit sleep times. If this was considerably less expensive I might opt to pay for it, but the price is absolutely ridiculous. Use the free trial and then implement what worked for your child and create your own path forward.
*Update: Developer responding advising of additional help (access to their pediatric sleep consultant) that is included in the price, which may be quite useful to some. Personally I have access through that elsewhere, so it is not necessary for me. Perhaps an additional mid grade price point for someone like me could be added: use the app, but no consultant.Developer Response
Thanks for taking the time to share this with us. It might surprise you to know that your subscription also includes full access to your own pediatric sleep consultant via the 'ask an expert' option in the help menu. They can further enhance your personalized sleep plan and ensure your specific needs are addressed - I really do hope you'll give us another try and take advantage of this feature!