Little Sleep Coach

Wow, just wow! The difference is night and day - just wished we had contacted Deb sooner!

We had a pretty easy going wee girl from the start - wanted to go to bed at 7pm and would sleep a good stretch before needing another feed - about 10 or 11pm. (Whereas our first child would stay up from 7pm till 1am before he would go down). After a feed she would settle back to sleep pretty easy too. We thought we had an angelic sleeper but boy did we speak too soon!

At around the 5 month mark she started waking more frequently and demanded a full feed to resettle which could take up to an hour. This continued to escalate until she wouldn’t sleep more than an 30 mins to an hour at a time. Both myself and my husband were exhausted and we kept thinking she must be teething or maybe her tummy is sore, she’s too hot, too cold, it’s just a stage - every possible excuse under the sun.

At our wits end, we scoured the internet and stumbled across Deb! We read through Deb’s reviews and after reading many that sounded like we wrote them from our experiences, we contacted Deb in the hope of having the same results others had praised her for!

Once we engaged Deb, everything she was saying made complete sense. We also didn’t realise how exhausted our wee girl was until we saw how much her personality changed once she had a week of good sleep under her belt.

Deb’s process is simple and painless. There was minimal crying (which we were worried about and potentially may have been the reason it took us so long to ask for help).

It took 50 minutes in total on the first night to get our wee one back to sleep when she woke at 10pm. This was with periods of time out of the room and then shorter periods comforting her. After this first night, she has never woken at 10pm again. There were a few times she woke in the early hours of the morning but this didn’t last more than a couple of minutes and she was back asleep again. After three days she was well into the swing of things.

Fast forward and she is now 11 months old, still sleeping through the night and is great at taking her naps during the day too! Such a contrast to where we were a few months back!

The best thing though is that her wee mischievous, cheeky personality is really starting to shine and she is a much happier wee girl!

Thanks Deb! We are forever grateful!

Wish we had come across Deb sooner! She made a very daunting process the easiest is could be. Deb was very supportive and just what we needed to get our toddler on the right track with her sleeping only using gentle strategies. Thank you Deb. You will be highly recommended to others.

Deb has been a life saver for our tired family. Our 2 year old has never slept through the night and had started refusing to go to sleep on his own which he had previously done well and was waking multiple times a night to the point we were exhausted. We had tried some techniques for resettling however we just weren't making any progress. We engaged Deb for video and phone consultations to help us resolve the issues. Day 1 was instantly better with only a couple of wakes that were reasonably quick to settle also without us having to stay in his room, each day was quicker and quicker without us even needing to go in anymore and by Day 3 he slept through for the first time. After 1 week of doing Deb's plan he has been sleeping through ever since. Deb was really understanding of our situation and gave us the guidance and reassurance we needed that we could get him sleeping well. I would happily recommend Deb to anyone who needs some help, it isn't invasive and can just give you the confidence boost you need.

Deb was fantastic and with her help our 15 month old finally learnt to put himself to sleep in his cot, something I hoped for but didn't really think was possible! I had read everything online but having Deb put together a plan to follow and have her support made all the difference rather than going it alone and second guessing myself. Definitely recommend Deb for her knowledge and understanding.

Deb was so amazing to work with.
We had been living in survival mode for so long, we were barely managing by the time we reached out to Deb.
Our 14 month old baby had been affected by a lot of disruption from the many illnesses she’d caught over winter and had stopped wanting to sleep in her cot - only wanting to go to sleep and stay asleep while being held by us so every night my husband and I did split shifts on the couch holding her while she slept on us.
We were both completely exhausted trying to manage full time jobs, and looking after our 3 year old and baby on very little sleep. We had no energy left on the weekends to enjoy them or go out.

Deb was so supportive and caring. We had lots of changes to make and she helped us through the apprehension and was very responsive on the check ins, giving us more confidence in the process and the great progress our baby was making. We had real improvements from the first night and it only got better from there. Now our little girl doesn’t even cry at all when we put her down, she resettles herself overnight and stays in her cot 12 hours every night. To say the experience has been life changing feels like a huge understatement! We are certainly very grateful for all the help and positive changes she had made in our lives.

Deb was amazing support getting our wee mate sleeping through the night with very little fuss, she’s a lifesaver, my only regret is not doing it sooner!

A bit of background: My son was 13 months old when I reached out to Deb at 2am in the morning. I was 2.5 weeks into frequent night wakes, feeding to sleep/resettling, cocomelon (we were desperate) and even then some night we were up from 2am-4/5am before we could get him back to sleep. And that was after the many attempts at trying to put him back in his cot after he'd been asleep for 30-40min in our arms! This is all on top of both parents working. We were exhausted!
Cue Deb! Right from the 1st phone call I felt a huge weight lift. She gave us the tools and support (cannot stress enough how good it was to have support) during those early days of sleep coaching. LITERALLY! By night 3 our son was sleeping THROUGH THE NIGHT! 6.30pm - 6am! And hes has been ever since! And even when he's had an unsettled night and we have to go in and check on him, we know what to do to resettle him without falling into old bad habits. Day naps have fallen into place like clock work, and as an added bonus, I was able to wean breastfeeding all together (looking back he was ready but I didn't know how to/mum guilt). Mum, Dad and Baby are all much happier Cannot thank you enough Deb xo
(If you are unsure - take this as a sign that contacting Deb is worth your while)

Wonderful to work with, gave great advice and awesome follow ups after the session. Thanks Deb!

I was pretty skeptical when engaging a sleep consultant as I’d had pretty Poor advice from other consultants in the past, however Deb was personable, invested and dedicated to helping us. With an easy plan in place we were able to make real progress almost instantly.
Nothing was hard, the plan itself was actually common sense but just having Deb spell it out, play by play what needed to happen was such a help! Her consistent follow ups and positive approach each morning were so helpful. Highly recommend to anyone else looking for some sleep support:)

Deb from Little Sleep Coach put a plan together for our daughter who was suffering from a feeding aversion. There is no doubt that if Deb did not help us, our daughter would be looking at being tube feed. The plan was easy to follow and having Deb just a phone call away was very reassuring for us. Our little family is so much happier now that we have a daughter that is feeding well, sleeping well and not spending hours crying. That is all down Deb. I would highly recommend Deb as she completely understands your needs and your baby's needs. Highly recommend her!

My husband and I turned to Deb for advice after 14 months of co-sleeping and rocking baby to sleep for every nap and bedtime. Bedtime was incredibly stressful, often taking up to two hours to get baby to sleep. We thought we were coping but we really weren't. Our lives were miserable and our relationship was suffering.

Deb is a life saver. We had a video consultation and discussed the plan that she had put together for us which we'd received by email. Our consultation was on a Tuesday and Deb told us that by Friday, our baby would be sleeping independently in her own room. However, success for us took only 2 nights and we haven't looked back since. Bubs is very happily settled and sleeps like a log in her cot. I think she also enjoys her new routine.

Furthermore, Deb was wonderfully supportive when we unexpectedly found ourselves in hospital when our baby developed a severe chest infection. She offered advice and checked in regularly on us, which was just lovely.

We can't thank Deb enough. Not only did she bring sleep to our house but she also gave us back our freedom and probably saved our marriage too.

You are a legend Deb, thank you.

We had a fantastic experience using Deb as our sleep coach. As first time parents we fell into some bad habits with getting our little one to sleep (rocking, dummy or feeding), looking back it actually didn’t help as he would be awake again soon after and we would have to repeat the whole cycle. It’s also hard listening to multiple peoples advice on what to do and then your left confused and probably confusing the baby too. With Deb we kept in contact for the full week had one piece of advice and felt we had a 3rd person In our team backing us. When we received the routine and guidance from Deb on teaching the skills of settling and resettling to Jack we seen results within 2 days. We can place Jack into his cot awake with a comforter (no dummy) and it only takes minutes for him to fall asleep now. Jack is such a happier baby now as he is getting the sleep he needs. Deb also provided advice on diet for formula and solid feeds that have been working great.
The most important nap for me was the lunchtime nap and figuring how to extend it out as it is so hectic managing to run a house (I also have time to sit down and chill), Jack now sleeps 1.5-2 hrs during lunch everyday. If he wakes halfway through he is resettling himself back to sleep with no help from us. I’m 8 nights we have only had 1 wake up for a night feed long may it continue
I cannot recommend Deb enough it really has changed our household and we are all so much happier and well rested.

I was on the verge of a complete meltdown after months of sleepless nights and frequent breastfeeding with my little human. Deb asked me what my goals were with my daughter's sleep and I didn't even think it was possible to hope for a full night in her own bed (at 11 months old). After one video call with Deb, a few tweaks to our day time routine and a strategy for coping with the night wake ups we were all set and by the third night Ellie was sleeping through the night (7pm - 7am). Deb was so supportive and knowledgable, and helped us every step of the way. She filled us with the tools, knowledge and confidence we needed to redefine our night time sleeps. She gave me back my sanity and so much enjoyment with my daughter that I didn't even realise I was missing. Thank you so much for everything - you really are a baby sleep whisperer

Deb from Little Sleep Coach is fantastic. From the first call I knew she was the right person to help guide our family through sleep coaching. Before starting I was feeding our 7 month old to sleep nearly every hour over night and Spending the entire evening trying to settle her to sleep.
Deb gave us the tools and support to help her settle to sleep, she is now sleeping through the night and having her day time naps. Deb also helped us get her established on solid foods.
Our girl is thriving in her new routine, she is no longer over tired in the evenings and she loves food!
Everyone in the house is well rested.
Thank you Deb

I finally made the step to get Deb in for our 2 boys that did not like sleeping or staying asleep. Deb was absolutely amazing and would totally recommend her! She respected us and our parenting style and is so knowledgeable!
Definitely give Deb a call now! I don't know why we waited so long!

Regards
A Mum and Dad finally getting a full night's sleep.

I wish we knew about Deb sooner. My daughter was tube fed for nearly a year and was waking up multiple times a night crying or playing for hours at night. We felt like we had tried everything and nothing was working. We had visits from nurses, dietician and slt and saw no improvements. I was exhausted, depressed and anxious, and considering gtube surgery.

Deb changed everything for my family. She gave us a comprehensive plan and guided us to reach our goals. Throughout our experience with Deb she was incredibly kind, supportive and extremely knowledgeable. I highly recommend her to all struggling.

Some concerns I had with tube wean programs were to do with money, no in person assessments, safety and no guarantee it would work. So if you're reading this and share the same concerns I request you to give it a go. You won't know if you don't try and Deb provides solutions to all these concerns. I spent nights reading other people's success stories and I'm so excited to be able to write my own with the hope it will inspire others to contact Deb too.

With Debs help my daughter was tube free within 2 weeks, and sleeping through the night within 1 week in her cot in her own room. My daughter ate her cake on her first birthday and that's something I used to dream about. I can't thank you enough Deb and there's no words to truly express how grateful I am.

Deb was amazing! She knows her stuff, and was really helpful and lovely to talk with. We'd been struggling getting our 10-month-old to self settle and had fallen into a habit of feeding her to sleep for naps and bedtime. With Deb's guidance she was sleeping through the night in just a few days, and with minimal tears, and is now so happy and settled with her sleep routine. Both of us, along with her grandparents can easily put her to bed. We highly recommend talking to Deb if you're after some great help!

My twins were born at 28 weeks and rocked to sleep for 2.5 years waking all through the night. 2 weeks with Deb has changed my life!

I was anxious to behind, Deb make me feel so at ease and then I was absolutely blown away but the results in my daughters sleep, and so quick too! Couldn’t recommend Deb enough!

We got in touch with Deb because our 3 and a half year old daughter had never slept in her own bed, and was beginning to wake multiple times a night in our bed and stay awake for long stretches. With two working parents and another child to run around after it was not sustainable.
Within a week our daughter was sleeping in her own bed through the night. On top of this her independence and behaviour in other areas improved dramatically as well! There were a few hard nights but minimal drama really. The advice given was logical and made it so fun for her to learn!