I am a mum of 3 girls; 9, 7 and 4. I sleep trained my now 7 year old when she was 4 months old. I had to ask my friend; a Qualified Sleep Consultant to Sleep Train her! Why when I could have done it myself?! SLEEP DEPRIVATION!!! I was completely wiped out and too exhausted to even think about implementing a sleep plan myself and doing a DIY programme! I was suffering physical exhaustion and mental fatigue and I am a Sleep Consultant! That goes to show the extent of the impact of Sleep Deprivation.

When parents approach me and discuss what they have read online and tell me these stories of things that didn’t work, the first thing I tell them is STOP READING!

These are the reasons why:

• There is too much information on the internet which can cause overwhelm
• Sleep Training books are not personalised to your child
• The Internet uses scare tactics which are not scientifically proven and are all based on personal opinions around what Sleep Training is and that it involves leaving your baby cry it out. Leaving your baby to ‘Cry it Out’ is a big fat lie and its detrimental to babies and parents that this false information is being spread!
• Night weaning advice is generic and not tailored to your child
• There is no support during/after your Sleep Training Process
• You are left navigating the entire process by yourself
• When in doubt, for night wakings you are likely to react to your baby rather than respond; which means its likely to be less successful without professional guidance
• When you hire a Sleep Consultant you and your partner have peace of mind that you are implementing your Sleep Plan and Method correctly

Sleep Training is not just about implementing any random Sleep Method from a book. Its about bringing together all elements; daytime routine, nap lengths, finding your childs personal awake window between naps and bedtime, identifying their sleep resistance levels, addressing the root cause of their daytime behaviour, calculating milk against body weight and age, looking at a personal age appropriate bedtime timing that suits you and your family, how to manage multiple children alone when starting sleep training, looking at night feeds and how to wean according to your parent style and values, increasing daytime solids and nutritional advice around sleep outcomes and lastly looking at your childs temperament and your Nervous System around implementing the correct and most appropriate Sleep Training Method according to your Parenting Values. 

My Sleep Training Programmes provide a hand holding experience and you are supported via Phone, Email and WhatsApp. This means you are fully supported throughout Sleep Training and this includes a Completion Call, personalised moving on plan, lifetime access to my Sleep Training Private Facebook Group and a 3 Year Sleep Bible to keep your child Sleep Trained.