Sleep For The Whole Family
At The Early Weeks, we guide new parents with a variety of newborn issues like sleep, feeding, reflux, and colic. Our goals are to facilitate sleep, restore balance and help you feel confident with your baby or young child.
Educating New Parents. | Teaching Babies. | Nurturing Families.
We provide:
- Newborn Care
- Postpartum Doula
- Consulting & Education
- Sleep Training
- Overnight Care or 24/7
The Early Weeks was born out of the realization that new parents face many challenges on their journey into parenthood. When the needs of education, sleep and support are met, the outcome for new families is much more positive. The Early Weeks and months can then become a happier, stress free celebration, rather than a sleep deprived event.
We are your trusted newborn care professionals and are here to help you be successful, whatever your goals.
Expecting multiples? No problem! We know babies and will help meet the 24 hour demands of twins, triplets or quadruplets.
Here's what some satisfied parents say about The Early Weeks:
As first time parents to twins, my wife and I found Katie’s expertise and unique skill set as a Newborn Care Specialist to be incredibly valuable. She is professional, knows how to handle NICU/preemie babies and is an excellent educator. Her proficiency in getting infants on an appropriate schedule, establishing healthy sleep habits and teaching babies to sleep through the night is a wonderful talent and amazing gift for new families.
Above all, she helped us become confident new parents and gave us the peace of mind we needed. Katie is fantastic and we cannot recommend her enough!
First Timers, New Jersey
As soon as we met Katie we knew we had found the right person to care for Henry. She not only took great care of our son but also helped us address some sleep challenges he was having. He was held for the majority of his naps during the newborn period. At 3 months of age, he was transitioned to his crib and would only take 30-45 minute naps. As a result, he was overtired most days.
On the very first day, Katie had some great suggestions to his schedule and how Henry was prepped for naps that made an immediate difference. With Katie’s guidance, our son is now consistently taking a 1.5 hour morning nap, a 2-hour afternoon nap, and a 30-minute catnap. As a result of his improved nap schedule, Henry is also consistently sleeping 12 hours each night!
As a pediatrician who cares for infants and children on a daily basis, I would wholeheartedly recommend Katie to any family with a newborn, infant, or multiples. Our family was so lucky to find her. She has made a huge impact on Henry’s sleep and we can’t thank her enough for working with him and our family through this transition.
Lisa Taylor, MD - Boise
Katie was the knowledge resource I had been seeking and hadn’t found in my previous newborn care provider. I was desperately seeking someone to help my husband and me with nighttime duties and to establish a routine to follow since all I seemed to be doing was feeding the baby and trying to get him to sleep.
As soon as we started implementing her sleep training guidelines, feeding recommendations and schedule our life got so much better! Our son was happier with a schedule, we were happier with a schedule. Our baby was sleeping which meant we were too!
As a Newborn Care Specialist, Katie is trained to spot things that some parents may not be aware of such as positional plagiocephaly and torticollis. Our son had both, which we did not know, but she immediately pointed out. She readily made suggestions to keep it from rapidly progressing which included specific stretches, special swaddling and seeing a physical therapist.
Katie is a game-changer in the world of newborn care and the only resource of her kind in the Treasure Valley. If you are a new parent or about to be one and like the idea of having a happy, rested baby, Katie is for you!
Amy P. - Boise
As a single professional adopting twin boys for the first time, I knew the first few weeks were going to be daunting. Katie helped prepare me for their arrival and then was an integral part of the first 5 weeks of my life with the boys. She was not only a caregiver for the babies but an educator and coach for me and others who came to help and see the babies.
Katie was indispensable in our trip home with the babies. The chaos of luggage, babies, strollers and taking milk and accessories for two through the airport and getting to connections on a 10-hour journey was much easier with Katie along. Her pragmatic approach and ability to think about logistics, planning and the babies’ needs meant we had a pain free trip.
Katie is the best investment that I could have made in the boys' lives and my life. Thanks to her, all of us are on a good trajectory. I’ve learned so much and gained confidence as a new mother.
Mother of twins, Washington, DC
When my baby was about 10 weeks old, I hit a wall. I was exhausted, and not sleeping was contributing to a lot of emotional and physical discomfort that was getting in the way of enjoying my new baby. My son was frequently “fussy” throughout the day and night, often taking hours of bouncing on an exercise ball to calm him and get him to sleep for just an hour or two.
During the day she was with us, Katie was able to help us understand what our son was trying to tell us through his behavior. She shifted our perspective in a way that has made us very intuitive and continues to make us feel much more confident about understanding his needs. Looking back, I feel terrible about telling everyone that our baby was “fussy,” when actually he was just really tired and needed our help sleeping! Our baby is now a great sleeper, predictably sleeping for about 12 hours, waking up once to nurse and going right back to sleep.
Our whole family is more rested and my son is noticeably happier. He now has the energy to play and grow, and he is a delight to take out with us to most places we want to go. I would highly recommend Katie’s services. It truly is a gift that keeps on giving!
Emily, Exhausted New Mom
Jesi Gifford
When we found Katie, our twin 8-month-old boys were bed-sharing with us, bottle-fed to sleep, waking 2-3 times a night to feed, and had never slept in their cribs. We were in a bad place and I wasn’t sure how we were going to change it. I secretly hoped that maybe they’d just grow out of it.
At first, my husband was on the fence about hiring a sleep consultant but was willing to try anything to get the boys out of our bed and sleeping on their own.
The day before Katie arrived I asked my husband, “ Can you imagine what life would be like if this works?” He said, “ No, it is incomprehensible and it would be like we won the lotto.” I am forever grateful that we bought that “lotto ticket” and hired Katie.
The results were far more than we ever expected. The boys were sleeping through the night, on their own, in their cribs by the second night! We could not have done this without Katie’s knowledge and support. Thank you, Katie!!
Katie Scheffey
I am an exhausted momma of two sets of twins. The lack of sleep has paid a toll on my body. I was desperate for my babies to sleep so I could be a healthier me and a better mom and needed help quick. Katie came to the rescue! She is worth every penny and more. Katie went above and beyond in helping me get my babies to sleep. She is very knowledgeable in all areas of a baby’s needs. She truly cares and is invested in helping you and your babies succeed. She is very professional, so warm and friendly, and down to earth. She makes the process easy and makes sure you and babies are comfortable with whatever she is recommending. If something doesn’t work for ya she finds another solution. I am excited to say my babies are sleeping through the night and I am a less exhausted momma with the help of Katie! I am so glad I found her...Thank-you Katie for all you have done to help my family.
Jillian Simmons
Katie is a lifesaver. This is our second time using Katie. She originally helped us get our 1-year-old sleeping through the night and when sickness majorly derailed our sleep routine, she was a huge resource in guiding us to getting him back on track. He went from refusing to sleep without being held (night and naps) to independently sleeping within 2 days and we couldn't be more thankful. Any parent who has experienced the exhaustion and desperateness that comes from a toddler who refuses to sleep will understand how invaluable her knowledge and tools are. She was incredibly responsive and always checked in to make sure we were doing ok.
Weston Keisel
