Eltham, Australia
612 Main Rd
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+61 428439136
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Gabrielle's methods to get a baby/child to sleep are controlled crying and emphasis on routine. Whilst I strongly agree that children thrive on routine, I found the controlled crying to be harsh. Since abandoning Gabirelle's methods my daughter is far happier and more confident. It may be worth it to some families, but I didn't feel comfortable with leaving my baby to cry. I didn't feel as if my wishes were taken into consideration in the sleep plan either. I definitely regret bringing Gabrielle into our home, especially her remarks about my breastfeeding, but I know every family is different and it clearly works for a lot of parents, just not us.
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We had Gabrielle come to our house over two years ago to help us with our then 5 month old, who was waking 6-8 times per night. I will preface she was recommended to us from a friend of a friend (so her methods must work for some people as you can see in other reviews). With the benefit of hindsight and a clear head, we feel we were grossly taken advantage of... what we were advised prior to payment v what assistance we received was vastly different. We (me especially) were incredibly sleep deprived and desperate for help. I wish we had completed more research on sleep training and also gone first of all to our GP for advise. We have since learnt there are so many other helpful and sometimes free of charge options - with private health cover to consider. Our experience was negative enough that still even now, we hope for all parents who are on the fence about controlled crying and very strict rules for your babies sleep routine, then Gabrielle's methods may not be for you. There are so many kind, medically trained professionals, that use much gentler methods out there.
Absolutely appalling. Please do not use Gabrielle. She completely traumatised my two year old nephew & his parents with her domineering & aggressive behaviour & had to be made to leave the property within a couple of hours. Despite the claims on her website, she only has one method, controlled/extinction crying, which has has been recognised for many years now as contrary to the developmental needs of infants & toddlers (see Australian Association for Infant Mental Health). She arrived late; asked no questions about the usual routine, issues or strategies tried to date; within minutes of being there, & without properly consulting or preparing the parents or child, she snatched my nephew’s dummy out of his mouth; used ‘screen time’ to try & pacify him; had him put into his cot (by then hysterical); she shouted at him in his cot while putting her hand in front of his face; and suggested my teacher brother in law should use the same techniques used with high school students. There were no problems getting my nephew to sleep in the first place, just problems waking through the night. Gabrielle’s despicable behaviour has now associated aggression & distress with going down at night. She took 900 & is refusing to refund it. Another sleep consultant has offered to assist; she was shocked & appalled by what Gabrielle did & agreed her techniques were highly inappropriate.
We had Gabrielle come in to sort out the sleep problems with both our sons, 2 1/2 years and 8 months old. Our 2 1/2 year old was not staying in his bed, was extremely hard to settle of a night, took about 2 hours to go to sleep and would then come in to our room on multiple occasions during the night. He wouldn't settle back in his bed unless one of us slept on a mattress on the floor in his room. Our 8 month old was still waking for a feed over night, which i was certain was just a comfort thing rather than a necessity. Gabrielle was brilliant!!! She sorted both boys out and provided strategies for us to implement to get them back on track. Within 1 week we had the 8 month old sleeping through from 7pm-7.30am and our 2 1/2 year old was down to just 1 visit at 5.30am (a record) and he was going back to sleep on his own when we took him back to bed and implemented her strategies. We have both been able to catch up on some sleep and are feeling much more refreshed of a morning. With a consistent approach and perseverance we are now seeing that having Gabrielle in was well and truly worth the money. I highly recommend her and we are so glad to be getting some sound sleep again.
The night after Gabrielle stayed I got the longest stretch of uninterrupted sleep I've had in 12 months. It's day 5 now and we can say without hesitation that this has worked beyond our expectations. Gabrielle is knowledgeable, sensible, realistic and directive. She knows what she's talking about. Thank you Gabrielle!
We found Gabrielle to be totally professional yet sympathetic and understanding of the issues we had with our 8-week old baby. Thank you so much for your help. Rob & Mel Morgan
Gabrielle is a miracle worker. She assisted us in implementing straight forward methods that worked immediately and continue to do so. We are so thankful that we gave it a go. She has literally changed our lives. Thank you Gabrielle! You really are fantastic!
Sleep Rescue has changed our lives we have gone from having a 9 month old who was waking 10-15times a night sometimes more and feeding overnight every few hours to sleeping 12 hours right through without waking and no dummy!!! Gabrielle was extremely supportive throughout the days and weeks that followed and although the first three days were the most difficult we saw results from the third night. I cannot thank you enough for the experience and what you have done for us. Thank you Gabrielle!
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