A family's 12 month old daughter had her sleep routine completely fall apart, still being breastfed to sleep and waking 3-5 times a night. Here's how one sleep consultation turned things around, with her going into her cot fully awake and sleeping through the night.

How We Stopped a Toddler Waking 4-5 Times a Night: A mum's 2.5 year old was waking 4-5 times a night and bedtime had slipped to 21:30. Here's how one sleep consultation turned it around overnight.

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant.  Early waking is a very common challenge for families, especially as mornings start to get lighter. For many babies and young children, this can signal that it’s time to start the day.

Some children, however, wake early all year round, and this can become an established pattern that feels difficult to change.

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Very often I am contacted by parents, panicked by a sudden change in their child’s sleep – whether it’s nighttime sleep or naps. It’s usually when things have been going really well: sleep routines are established, bedtimes are smooth, and then suddenly – it all seems to go off track. The worry creeps in because no one wants to go back to broken nights, early starts, or an overtired little one who’s refusing to nap.

If this sounds familiar, take a deep breath. It’s more common than you think – and the good news is, in most cases, it’s just a temporary blip.

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. In the busy lives we lead, establishing a consistent bedtime routine can often take a back seat. However, the bedtime routine is not just another task to check off the list; it's a powerful tool that can transform those bedtime battles and prepare our little ones for a good night’s sleep! So, let's delve into the importance of a good bedtime routine!

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. This family came to us for a 1:1 parent consultation because sleep deprivation from their 7 month old not sleeping was affecting the whole family. Dad was in the spare room to make sure they weren’t both exhausted all day, their older child wasn’t getting the attention they wanted to give her, mum was exhausted and dreading naps and night-time and little one was grumpy and fractious.

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. This is a phrase that I hear a lot from parents when looking at sleep and it can be something which puts parents off working on naps with their little ones. 

So, what do I mean by ‘nap trapped’?

Napped trapped is when parents and carers can feel that they are ‘trapped’ at home because their little one needs to be in their cot for their naps and/or due to the timings of the naps it can mean that they are having to miss out of things such as classes, groups or going for a coffee with a friend etc.

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Has your child recently moved from a cot to a bed, and now keeps getting up to come and find you? This can be a very common situation that parents find themselves in and often a child can go from sleeping well in their cot to being awake several times per night and refusing to stay in their bed!