Hey there! I’m Sam, founder of Sleepytime pj. I went into motherhood with all of the confidence in the world. I thought my years of nannying and working in preschools had prepared me. What I was unprepared for was to birth a baby who was seemingly allergic to sleeping anywhere but on top of me. I was absolutely exhausted – I had spent weeks preparing the most beautiful nursery, and we basically used it to change her diaper. She absolutely refused to sleep unless she was in my arms. I couldn’t talk to anyone about how tired I was, because they would simply tell me to leave her alone in her crib to cry and prioritize myself and my sleep. That just never sounded right to me – she was an infant. She was vulnerable and I felt a need to comfort and protect her. I dove head first into research about attachment, biologically normal infant sleep, neurological development, and emotional well being. Once I stopped stressing out about why my daughter would not sleep alone, and started focusing on responding to her cues and connecting with her, the way I viewed everything changed. My goal is to be the resource I wish I had in those first extremely raw and humbling months of postpartum. My approach looks at the whole picture, not just the sleep piece. We examine diet, temperament, sleep hygiene and environment, oral issues, and everything in between. I help empower parents to trust their gut and have confidence in their instincts, so that we can help curate a plan to make things better for everyone.