FAQs | Sleep and Settle

Q: I want to co-sleep with my baby. Do your strategies support this?

You can successfully use my strategies with your baby or toddler in a side car bed or a bassinet or cot next to your bed or in your room. SIDS recommend for safety reasons and SIDS prevention that your baby sleep in their bed (whatever room you choose is up to you). I have had many clients report their baby or toddler falling out of the parent’s bed and onto the floor because the baby co-sleeps with the parents overnight but mum/dad didn’t want to sleep all day with the baby or go to bed at the baby or toddler’s bedtime at night, leaving the baby unattended on a parental bed. Babies can roll from 6 weeks, pillows are not enough protection from baby rolling out of bed.

Q: Night time sleeping issues.

Night time sleep issues are impacted on by your baby or toddler's day. It doesn’t matter whether your child has their sleep issues in the day or night because you will be applying the same consistent plan to create more sleep. I want to empower you to create great days that deliver delicious nights. This starts by you guiding the quality of your baby or toddlers awake time to help them earn their sleep. Then we create a sleep inducing sleep environment wherever that is. Not sure how? Start by watching my FREE 9 minute Baby or Toddler Sleep Makeovers on home page http://www.sleepandsettle.com.au

Q: What age should you get a sleep consultant?

When you feel that what you're doing isn't working, you feel stressed, anxious and you would like a confident plan. If what you are doing is working for you then you don't need one. I am empowering you with confidence, understanding of your individual baby’s age appropriate needs, a plan for creating great days that deliver delicious nights and a back up plan for unsettled days. It is never too early for you to gain confidence and be prepared for meeting your baby’s needs or creating great days. I also prepare you with techniques to help your baby be flexible and let you enjoy life outside the home and have baby sleep and settle just about anywhere. Once your baby knows how to self-settle to sleep they can sleep through the night 7pm-7am, as soon as they are developmentally ready to do so. The average age for this is 9 months.

Q: What age ranges does a sleep consultant cover?

As a Child and Family Health Nurse I cover newborns to five year olds. However I have written articles on the School aged child and sleeping issues, the basics of creating sleep are the same. Don't know where to start? Watch my FREE 9 min Baby or Toddler Sleep Makeovers with BONUS awake times and Daily Routines for newborns to toddlers. Here http://www.sleepandsettle.com.au

Q: Free sleeping and settling advice.

Yes! Simply click the link on the homepage to watch my 9 minute BABY AND TODDLER SLEEP MAKEOVERS, to discover the simple tweaks you can make today to have your BABY or TODDLER begging you for bed. Baby: 1. Why does my baby cry and protest every sleep? 2. Help! I'm stuck in my baby's bedroom for all sleeps. Toddler: Why does my toddler refuse sleep? I also post regular tips and videos on facebook and Instagram addressing parents questions, sleeping and settling tips, notice of upcoming seminars, updates on current issues and parenting articles.