Hollie Hodson is a highly regarded baby/child sleep consultant and child nutritionist based just south of Horsham in West Sussex...
If your baby or child isn’t sleeping well, it can be over whelming. I know because I have been there.
It really may not feel like it, but your little one does want to sleep. All children have both the need and the ability to sleep well, it’s simply that some require a few adjustments to realise their sleep potential. The great news is that helping your child achieve great sleep does not need to be an ordeal…
It’s often said that it takes a wide support network to raise a child. Whether your network involves family members, friends or other new parents you’ve met along your pregnancy or parenting journey, everyone will have a view regarding what you “should” be doing to help your child sleep. Many will have shared that opinion with you - maybe more than once, and then of course you start searching the internet…
Most often, two polar opposites are presented: leave your child to cry or resign yourself to the fact that they will, eventually, grow out of hourly waking, even if that takes several years. No child is the same - even my twins Samuel & Thomas - and when it comes to sleep, the factors driving sleep challenges, and in turn the best solution, are as diverse as the children themselves. It’s often possible to achieve biological best sleeping - guided by a child’s age and developmental stage - using subtle approaches where you work with, rather than against your child - seeing you offer support to them every single step along the way.
I know a lot about infant sleep. But you are the expert in your child. We will achieve the best outcome for your family because I will listen to you, work with you and respect your parenting style. I will never recommend you leave your child alone to cry!