"I've always said it's a pity that babies don't come with an instruction manual.
Of course I was only joking, I never thought I would need it. I certainly never thought I'd get one.
Before our first baby Olivia was born, we made several promises, not many of which have stuck, except for the one that she would not sleep in the same bed with us.
I've vowed to stay up in an armchair, but I'm not going to include us. There was no need, as our little miracle baby slept through the night until he was 3 months old.
She started waking up in the fourth month. First only once, then twice, but within a month we got to 10. It was a nice progression for him, he was waking at least 10 times a night, or every 25-35-45 minutes, if by some miracle he only woke 4 times a night, we were celebrating.
I tried a lot of things, but none of them worked. The wake-ups became more frequent and he didn't sleep more than 2x half an hour during the day.
All day long he was cranky, tired, I was a zombie, often more like a dragon, I had no kind words for my father. In fact, that was one of the reasons we went to see Eva.
The mood at home was getting worse and worse, and instead of thinking of it as the best time of our lives, we started to think of it as the worst.
Olivia was 9 months old when I found Eve.
We were terribly nervous for a week before the consultation, but that went away immediately.
Évi was immediately sympathetic, extremely kind and positive, and by the end of the hour we were looking forward to our first evening.
With the expected instruction manual in my hand, I started using it that evening. I knew it was going to work, I didn't doubt it for a minute, but I didn't think that by the 4th night Olivia would be sleeping 11 hours in a row. But it was!
In fact, that night Évi kept me going, because I thought that everything had just got worse. But it didn't. From that night on, Olivia slept 11-12 hours a night.
The days were proving to be much tougher, and it was at this point that I wanted to give up.
But Évi was there, keeping me going, and unbelievably, Olivia started sleeping during the day, too.
It's less than a month since we started the programme, we say goodbye to our daughter at 7pm in the evening, wish her a good night and see her again at 7am.
He wakes up every morning with a smile on his face and doesn't throw a tantrum until the next bedtime.
I put him to bed during the day and wish him good night, he sits for 1-2 minutes, then lies down and sleeps for 1-1.5 hours.
All this while she has lost 2 teeth in 3 weeks and has also had vaccinations.
Our lives took a 180 degree turn.
Finally we have a well-rested, always in a good mood, even more interested than before, a little girl, time for each other and for ourselves. Sometimes we still can't believe it. It was the best possible decision to call on Evie for help.
It changed our lives, thank you for everything!"
Well guys, thank you for the trust you have placed in me!
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