Lovebug has a free version and three paid programs.
The free version of Lovebug is a robust activity tracker with reporting. You get tracking for:
The schedule plan is the base Lovebug plan. In addition to the tracking, you also get Feed Windows and Wake Windows and the related notifications.
Babies go through monthly sleep changes, so Lovebug updates your sleep schedule to match your child as they grow. Included in this plan, you also get Lovebug's sleep training foundational video lessons to learn the best ways to get your baby to sleep based on your family's choices. Your video lessons change based on your child's age with a newborn series, a four-month regression series, a 3 to 2 nap transition series, and a 2 to 1 nap series.
The Essentials plan provides access to our complete lesson library and in-the-moment sleep lessons. The Essentials Plan is an excellent plan for you to help your baby sleep more soundly or fall asleep faster, but you don't want an in-person guide.
What you get:
The all-access plan comes with live calls with our sleep consultants. You can have them put together a custom plan for you, ask them questions or use this time to get the entire family on the same page.
For families who want to stay coordinated on their baby’s activities.
Daily guidance for when to offer sleep to your little one - updated hourly!
A personalized experience with step-by-step solutions to everyday struggles.
For families who want hand-held support to optimize well-being.
Ask yourself three questions:
Most families should start with the schedule plan, especially if your baby is 0-3 months or a good sleeper. We recommend you continue this plan until you are sleep training or have a sleep problem.
If you want self-service, go with our essentials plan. If you want to talk to someone, go with our all-access plan.
Free through app.
0 months - 3 years
Updates hourly to adapt to short naps, early wakings, missed naps, etc.
Through bite-sized, video lessons in the app.
Four approaches:
Limited Crying
Chair Method
Interval Method
Extinction Method
Monthly information and bite sized videos
Unlimited email support and one live consulting call per month
Each caretaker gets their own account
Schedule: $9.99/m
Essentials: $14.99/m
All-Access:
$49.99/m
Pen and Paper
0 months - 2 years
Not Available.
Through web-based, browser videos.
One approach:
Interval Method
Not available.
Consulting calls are available for $75 each
Each caretaker must log into your account
0-5m bundle = $99
5-24m bundle = $249
Sleep consulting calls = $75 each
Free through app.
2 months - 2 years
2-4 months adjust hourly
4+ month schedule guidance updates monthly
Not available.
Not available.
Not available.
Once / month questionnaire with bot response
Each caretaker must log into your account
Initial intake fee: $19.99
Plus Membership: $9.99/m
Premium: $14.99/m
Through Google Sheet or shared note.
0 months to 5 years depending on the consultant
Ask. Higher-priced consultants will include this.
One-on-one coaching & written reports
Ask their approach prior to engaging them. They should be able to create a custom approach.
Ask. Typically through an add-on call of $75-$300.
Ask. Higher-priced consultants will include this. Usually, one daily check in.
Ask. Usually through a shared text thread.
$400-$2,000 per two week consult. Extra calls range between $175-$300.
We are always updating our product to provide you with the best tools for baby sleep. Whether it's new expert-led lessons for your child's age or new tools to make nap training a breeze, we are so excited to keep innovating.
A GPS for baby sleep. It helps you predict newborn naps and grows with you to help you set a flexible nap schedule. It updates daily to match your baby to guide you through nap transitions, missed naps, and early bedtimes, too!
Get foundational lessons for baby sleep based on your child’s age. Or, get your popcorn and binge-watch expert-led lessons for your baby’s struggles.
We’ve introduced notifications to alert you about imminent naps and warn you about upcoming nap transitions and brain leaps.
For those of you who don’t know, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is a health plan that you can use to pay for copayments, deductibles, medical expenses, and more.
As the sleep training industry is relatively new, there are a few ways how you can be eligible for FSA. The expenses of sleep training may be covered under medical care for a newborn or under health institute fees. The health institute fee category includes the costs of health-related courses, workshops, retreats, and more.
To have your sleep training costs approved for FSA, you need to:
- Get in touch with your FSA administrator before hiring a sleep trainer.
- Your FSA administrator will inform you of what paperwork will be required.
- You may need to issue a letter of medical necessity (LSN) that you can get from your pediatrician.
- Call your pediatrician and ask how you can get the letter. I’m sure they will be happy to - help.
- You may be required to prepay for sleep consulting and send your receipt to FSA.
Contact us if you have any questions, we are happy to help.
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