What parents say about sleep training

We contacted Katie when our 2nd baby, Lyra, was 5 months old. She had been suffering with silent reflux from around 2 weeks old so was often in discomfort and this ultimately affected her sleep. For 5 months, sleep was a constant battle.

For daytime naps I would often be walking the streets rocking her in the bouncer, and evenings took around 2 hours of feeding on and off to sleep before she’d finally settle. She also woke 2-3 times a night at least (her first, often before midnight).

I was exhausted and had lost all confidence with how to get her to sleep and stay asleep for any length of time. I was convinced that she just didn’t like sleep or that due to the reflux she couldn’t sleep. This was all new territory for us as our 1st child slept well from a young age.

Katie was recommended by a friend and it was the best money we have spent – she really is our sleep saviour! Within 2 weeks we have a baby who sleeps through the night consistently and goes for long naps in the cot every day. Lyra is such a happy baby now and we can’t thank Katie enough for her expertise and hand-holding through the whole process.

I reached out to Katie following a positive recommendation from a friend. I’m so glad I did! My nine month daughter was waking up 5-6 times every night and her naps were very inconsistent. I would have been happy to get down to 1 or 2 wake ups. However after working with Katie, my daughter is consistently sleeping through the night, taking decent naps in her cot and is happy and alert during playtimes and mealtimes.

It was beyond my expectations. Katie was so helpful in troubleshooting whenever I did face a challenge with naps in particular, and she offered great advice on how we can maintain good sleep practices in a way that is also flexible around my toddler’s activities, holidays etc. I never imagined I would be able to put my daughter in her cot wide awake and have her settle herself peacefully.

It’s also been invaluable for me and my husband to have a chilled evening in front of the telly without having to constantly resettle our daughter. I’ve even managed to go out for evening drinks with friends, safe in the knowledge that my husband is home with two sleeping babies! I would highly recommend Katie’s services.

Katie was highly recommended to me by good friend. After the first minute on the phone, I knew Katie was the perfect match for us.

I had been a little resistant about contacting a sleep consultant and commencing sleep training with Mia due to her level of attachment but the lack of sleep was unsustainable! Katie tailored a programme to Mia’s needs perfectly, to the extent I was confident Mia still felt well supported by me at all times and therefore avoided any extreme upset like I was expecting.

Her plan was fantastically detailed, but the frequent telephone support was invaluable. I hadn’t realised how beneficial that telephone support would be.

I am so grateful to Katie for being our sleep Fairy. Most importantly she empowered ME to give Mia the skills to self-settle, sleep through the night and overall be a much happier and thriving little girl. I would highly recommend Katie to anyone/everyone! Thank you SO much Katie.

Jude suffered from reflux from the ’get go’, which meant he hated lying on his back, including for sleep! He therefore ended up contact sleeping overnight and for all his naps on myself or his dad.

It got to 5 months in of doing split shifts through the night, on the sofa downstairs and never sleeping in the same bed, that we knew we needed help.

After doing some research online, I came across a recommendation for Katie, had a read through her testimonials and booked in for our consultation! From the moment we connected, it was clear that Katie is not only knowledgeable but also deeply compassionate and thoughtful. She took the time to understand Jude’s unique needs and our family’s situation, ensuring that the plan she provided, was both practical and tailored to us.

Katie’s approach was gentle and caring, which was perfect for us, as I was very apprehensive about Jude not adapting to the change very well. She was always available to offer support and encouragement when we needed it most. Her expertise and warmth made what could have been a stressful experience, feel manageable and even empowering!

I truly believed it would take months of work but from the first few nights, Jude was sleeping through the night, we couldn’t believe it! His night time sleep and naps just kept improving from there and have now completely changed for the better. He now has a solid night time routine, sleeps through the night and does most of his daytime naps in his cot. We can’t believe the difference in where we began to where we are now, thanks to Katie’s guidance.

We cannot recommend Katie enough, She truly goes above and beyond, and her genuine care for our family shines through in everything she does.

Thank you, Katie, for everything! You have changed our lives and we now have a happier and well rested family.

Where do I start?!! Ava had been a good sleeper up until she hit 3 when she started waking numerous times a night, wouldn’t settle in her own bed and always ended up in bed with us! As I’m sure every parent knows, no matter the size of your bed sleep, it is hard with a space stealing toddler!

We tried star charts, bribery, tough love but nothing would make Ava sleep through. After getting to the point of total exhaustion and sleeping in separate rooms, so one of us could get some rest, we decided we had to do something. After a lot of research and a few free phone consultations I contacted Katie, I just knew she was right person to help us! Katie is nothing less than a miracle worker! She helped us understand the reason for the wakings, gave us the strategies and tools to make it work and the confidence to implement the plan.

Ava is now sleeping through the night and we are all so much happier as a family – I can’t thank Katie enough. To anyone who is “on the fence” about trying sleep training, I would say it is the best money you will ever spend and will make life a lot easier!

Edward is our first longed for baby so we had little knowledge of what to expect when it came to sleep.

Edward suffered with silent reflux and was tongue tied for the first 6 sleep-deprived weeks of his life. Having found ways to resolve these issues, we were lured into a false sense of security as week on week his sleep improved. We then hit a four month regression and a number of bouts of illness that meant that Edward’s sleep never really recovered. We took the ‘easy’ ways to get him to sleep, including spending hours walking aimlessly in the day with the buggy and feeding to sleep; even with these methods we were seeing up to six wake-ups an evening. We had no clue how to break this pattern and were utterly desperate for sleep.

Having previously been sceptical of sleep training I attended one of Katie’s workshops and that gave me the confidence when Edward was six months to ask Katie to help us and develop a bespoke program for Edward; my goodness am I glad that we did! Katie was unbelievably supportive, knowledgeable and reassuring throughout. Katie answered every one of our questions and alleviated our fears before we started. We were absolutely astounded at how quickly the sleep training worked, it was so much less painful than what we were already living through. Within two days we were down to one wake-up a night and by day seven had a baby that was sleeping through the night with 12 hours of sleep. Katie was on hand throughout the process and willingly worked through the Christmas holidays with us as that was when we felt it would work best for our family.

Katie found a way to give us so much more confidence in our abilities as parents and has helped Edward to become a happy, content and very smiley little boy since getting much needed sleep! This is genuinely the best money that we have ever spent, my only wish is that we had done it sooner. We will forever be indebted to Katie and honestly could not recommend her highly enough to any parents struggling with sleep.

I contacted Katie when I had reached a point of desperation in terms of sleep. I had been feeding Oscar to sleep and using a dummy and he was waking multiple times a night and staying awake for hours on end, regardless of whatever I tried to get him back to sleep. On top of this, Oscar’s daytime naps were unpredictable and usually short. The lack of sleep was impacting on my partner and I, and I knew that it couldn’t be good for Oscar either. I was apprehensive about sleep training and worried about letting Oscar cry for too long, but Katie put my mind at ease and explained the whole process so that I felt confident when we began that I was doing the right thing.

I knew that Oscar was strong willed and he did indeed turn out to be a tricky customer! Katie however was fantastic. She was determined to help us get Oscar’s sleeping on track and went above and beyond in supporting us. She didn’t give up and in fact put extra support in place through additional phone calls until we got Oscar sleeping regularly through the night. Oscar had met his match! He now puts himself to sleep quickly and is able to resettle himself when he wakes. His naps are predictable and lovely and long!

Katie, thank you so much for your help and support. It has been a pleasure working with you and your advice has made such a huge difference to the whole family.

It was taking my 12 month old 2-3 hours to go to sleep at night, waking almost every night multiple times. Through pure exhaustion and despair for some sleep she ended up in our bed a night or two every week. I was a bit apprehensive on sleep therapy but with my return to work looming I was worried. After speaking to my friend who recommended Katie telling me how much she helped transform her little boys sleep, I was ready to give it a go!

After going through what we were go to do, I was ready for a tough weekend of transitioning my daughter. I couldn’t believe how well she took to it- every night got easier. I kept expecting her to battle me on it but she didn’t!

From walking up stairs to walking out of her room it takes 20 minutes at night, instead of 3 hours! She doesn’t wake much now and when she does she settles herself back in about 2-3 minutes! I cannot believe how easy it was! Her crèche have commented on how much happier she is as they saw a significant change after our first weekend of sleep training.

The only regret I have is not doing this months sooner! Katie is there for loads of encouragement and support and I am SO Grateful to her. I have my evenings back and a full nights sleep to be able to tackle the day. I cannot recommended sleep therapy & Katie enough!

Alfie was an ok sleeper until the dreaded four month sleep regression. After that he spiralled into a baby who needed a dummy, rocking, patting and singing to get to sleep, he only managed thirty minute naps and woke every 1-2 hours at night. By seven months old we were at breaking point and feeling hopeless.

I’d attempted sleep training already with limited results and a lot of stress, so I was apprehensive about trying again; but I knew that something had to change. Funnily enough, I remember reading Katie’s testimonials about babies sleeping well by the third night and thinking how wonderful that would be but doubting it would ever be possible for us.

After reaching out, Katie immediately filled me with confidence. She took into account everything unique to Alfie to create a detailed and bespoke plan for us to follow. I felt supported every step of the way and that no question or concern was too small. I’m delighted to say Katie proved my doubts wrong and by night three Alfie really was sleeping through. By night ten, he was fully self-settling and napping better too.

If you’re looking for a sleep consultant who is professional, supportive, knowledgeable but also realistic about baby’s differences then I can’t recommend Katie enough. Her approach is as gentle and gradual as sleep training can be and I never felt Alfie was doing it alone. It’s given us our life back!

My princess Arora, you’d think would take after Sleeping Beauty but that was not the case since she turned one, and my happy little sleeper all of sudden was waking multiple times in the night for two to three hours on end. At first I thought it was a phase, but slowly it became a predictable pattern night after night. I was absolutely exhausted and used to sleep in fear thinking to bank as many hours as I could before she would wake up. The sleep deprivation eventually became a form of torture whereby I was a barely functioning ‘mom-bie’. Arora would only want to be rocked for hours on end to fall asleep and hated going into her cot. After months of sleepless nights (and backache) I decided enough was enough and to take action.

(Enter Katie) The fairy sleep mother! From the minute I spoke with Katie I knew she was the person for our family. She was so warm, friendly and emphatic all whilst being confident that we could do this. Sleep training can be emotionally draining, but Katie is the support you need to ensure you can do this with guaranteed results.

After the first night of the new routine, Arora slept through! My husband and I had prepared ourselves as though we were going into battle, but surprisingly it was easier than anticipated. Slowly but surely as the days passed, the routine became the new norm, and Arora adapted very easily with self-soothing, no tears and undisturbed sleep. Bedtime was no longer seen as a chore.

I cannot express how grateful we are to Katie, we have our evenings back and I feel like have energy to go about my day. We no longer tip toe around the house in fear, dreading a long night of bargaining with a toddler. Katie is so encouraging which is exactly what you need during this time and is excellent at reminding you that consistency is key!

We have also seen such a change in Arora. Since having a full night’s sleep she is happier and less clingy, which naturally any child would be.

We cannot thank Katie enough, the work she does is nothing short of a miracle. Thank you so, so much! X

Skye has been a really bad sleeper from the day she was born. She would wake up at least 5 or 6 times in the night, it would take me between 1-2 hours to get her back to sleep, only to hear her cry again after only sleeping for an hour or two. I tried everything, I rocked her, I shushed her, I let her sleep in the bed with me, I even got into the cot with her, you name it I did it. My husband was a big believer in the ‘cry out’ method, but I wasn’t keen. However, reluctant as I was, we gave it a go for a week. It was an epic fail; I couldn’t handle the distress it was causing Skye.

I was so exhausted all the time. It went on like this for the first 3 years of her life! Eventually I was at my wits end and thought she would never sleep through the night and that I would constantly have interrupted sleep. Getting into bed with her and sleeping with her through the night seemed to be the only thing that worked; she had a pacifier and my hair to soothe her back to sleep. I knew that this would have to end soon, but I didn’t know how.

Until one of my friends recommended Katie- I call her our fairy sleep mother! Within a week, Skye was sleeping through the night, unassisted! She no longer needed my hair or a pacifier to help her sleep, nor did she need me to sleep in the bed with her! We finally got our evenings back and most importantly, blissful nights of uninterrupted sleep! Skye was a much happier little toddler too.

I cannot recommend Katie enough! Thank you, you have changed our lives! We are so very grateful. You are just amazing! I am recommending you to all the Mums out there who have given up hope. Katie is truly the baby sleep whisperer.