Hi I'm Laura

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As both a busy mum of an energetic little boy who's walked in your extremely tired shoes and an empathetic, non-judgemental early years sleep consultant, I am on a mission to make sleep easier to find for families who are be struggling and need guidance and a listening ear.

If sleep deprivation has started to affect your family life and the way your child gets to sleep has become unsustainable, this is where I come in......

We will use gradual and easy to action steps right there with your baby next to them in their cot. No crying it out styles, you will be able to reassure them whilst giving them chance to learn how to Fall asleep rather than be Put to sleep and get sleep on track so you and your little one can thrive together.

My Sleep Philosophy:

Sleep is as vital for our well-being and optimal health and good nutrition and hydration.

As parents we want the best for our child's emotional and physical development.

We are doing our best.

There is no shame in seeking and accepting support in raising our children to be happy and healthy. We shouldn't feel we aren't allowed to say we are finding lack of sleep hard because we are often told things like:

"Well being tired is all part of being a parent!"

or "They will grow out of it."

We are expected to just struggle on, especially through maternity leave when you are adapting to life as a new parent. As mother's WE need the support and time to recover and rest too.

My approach

I specialise in supporting babies aged 4-14 months to Fall asleep (self settle) rather than have to be Put to sleep, using a gradual and comforting approach over 2-3 weeks.

I design a sleep routine tailored to YOUR family, created to fit YOUR baby's individual sleep needs, rather than a generic "one size fits all" style of support.

When I support families that support is personalised based on real information around your baby's sleep based on my comprehensive online sleep questionnaire to understand your family's current situation and challenges and the data you provide via an easy to use sleep app, to log your baby's sleep and feeding schedule.

This combined information then allows me best help you and your unique baby.

The key to great sleep is a combination of:

CUSTOMISATION -

looking at how much sleep your child needs over 24 hours, how long they are capable of being awake for and what is going on biologically for their age.

CONSISTENCY -

creating small routines to help your baby know when it is coming up to the time they will be sleeping, maintaining small habits and holding boundaries. Consistency helps everyone to feel trust in situations and our children look to us to know what will happen next and feel more confident and comforted.

CONNECTION -

when your child is given the chance to be autonomous with you by their side they build on new skills.

When your baby can Fall asleep rather you Putting them to sleep should they wake up between sleep cycles are 4 months they can go back to sleep without depending on sleep associations such as; rocking, feeding, contact naps, co-sleeping or using a dummy.

You can provide their nutritional needs AND teach them to self settle to sleep after the feed through the night.

Meaning you can rest easy (literally!) knowing you are meeting your child's needs.

My way of sleep training allows you to gradually remove dependent sleep associations as mentioned above, whilst being there with your baby over 2 weeks.

By the end of our time together you will be able to support your child through verbal reassurance, which enables both parents and other child carers to attend to your child in the night and means bedtimes are easier, you get a break at nap times and evenings and everyone can enjoy longer stretches of sleep through the night.