About

My two children were the worst sleepers. My son used to wake up every 45 minutes from the minute we put him down and my daughter if you can believe, was even worse! 

My friends with children the same age all slept through the night. I thought I had failed somehow as a mother. I used to joke and laugh with my mothers group saying 'oh when they are 18 they will sleep', but then go home and cry. I was exhausted and I was a wreck!  

I was very tear sensitive and never believed in control crying or cry it out, but knew I couldn't carry on either.

I did my research and I hired a gentle sleep coach, this lady, now my hero and my mentor, not only had my children sleeping through, but made me realise that I wanted to help other mums that were in my situation to not go through what I went through.

I started my journey of researching the most gentlest way of sleep training.

The Gentle Sleep Coach Program is the first and most extensive professional sleep coach training and certification program in the world. The program involved over 80 hours of training with a faculty panel that includes 2 medical doctors, a psychologist, an attorney, a lactation counsellor, postpartum doulas and a family therapist. I passed multiple exams, clinical supervision and am ongoing with advanced training. 

– Basic counselling and child development

– Sleep science and behavioural modification techniques to help parents of children age 0 to 6 years old.

– Secure attachment theory

– Support for the breastfeeding mother

The training also consisted of lectures from top specialists, including:

– Postpartum Depression  from Dr Shoshana Bennett, author and leading specialist on Postpartum Depression

– Medical Conditions and Sleep Apnea in Children led by Dr Lewis Kass, Director of Children’s Sleep Center

– GURD and Sleep led by Dr Anthony Loizides, pediatric gastroenterologist