Dr Sarah Stanley BMedSci BM BS MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH

From the day Harry was born he was always a good sleeper.

However, when he turned 2 years and 7 months his bed time became extremely difficult and he would not stay in his own bed or room, and kept coming downstairs. Harry would also wake up to 5 times a night and would take a while to settle back to sleep.

I approached Sarah to see if she could help us with her sleep plan work. The first couple of nights were a little challenging (which Sarah explained they would be) but we stuck firmly to the comprehensive plan (which was easy to follow) and the results have been absolutely outstanding!

Harry now settles himself to sleep after we give him a goodnight kiss and he sleeps through the night until it’s time to wake up. This has resulted in Harry being so much happier throughout the day and Mommy and Daddy are getting their much needed sleep.

We would recommend Sarah to absolutely anyone who is having difficulties with their baby’s / child sleep pattern; she has literally changed our lives. We are now able to enjoy some quality, tired-free time together. Thank you so much from a very happy, rested family!

Parents to 2 year old Harry

My 19 month old daughter had always been a good sleeper. She  would sleep through most nights. 

‘My husband and I decided we needed help with our 6 month old daughter’s sleep as she got progressively worse from about 3 months old onwards. If she was anywhere other than on top of me (mum) she would only sleep in very short bursts and look for feeding when she woke to get back to sleep. I as the mum barely had any time day or night without a baby on top of me (feeding, sleeping or playing) which got pretty exhausting and i certainly wasn’t getting much sleep myself. I had absolutely no understanding of what on earth her sleep was doing. I was nervous about what baby sleep the night sleep programme might entail but I felt like Sarah listened to our concerns and created a plan accordingly. I was/am still breastfeeding and wasn’t ready to night wean (I simply didn’t believe it was possible in any case, nor did I want my baby to have to do this if she wasn’t ready), but remarkably our daughter slept through the first night we started the plan- without a feed! Sarah was very responsive throughout the process always providing advice, guidance and support promptly. We really needed Sarah’s help as I don’t think we could have done it on our own. We feel like we have got our lives and some sanity back, thank you Sarah!'

We had an excellent experience working with Sarah, and the changes she helped us implement to our son’s sleeping patterns have had a very positive impact, in a remarkably short amount of time. When we came to Sarah our 6 month old was waking every 1.5/2 hours, I was feeding him every time he woke, and he was often not resettling after feeds despite us resorting to hours of rocking and co-sleeping. We were all completely exhausted and starting to lose our minds.  

We contacted Sarah after a troublesome few months with our then 9 month old little girl. 

We had a detailed online meeting with Sarah and she went through everything with us with a really personable and detailed plan specifically created for our little girl. 

We were able to have a very open conversation with Sarah about anything that was listed in our plan along with having the ability to ask any questions we had there and then during the online meeting which opened up discussions between the three of us which was really helpful. 

We followed the plan the first night and our daughter seemed to respond well. Sarah was easily contactable both via WhatsApp and email for quick questions that popped up for us and she responded quickly and was able to help and assist with our queries. 

By night 2 our daughter was sleeping through the night and we noticed a considerable change in her during her wake times too. It was amazing to see how with a few little adaptions here and there to our routine the positive impacts it had on our daughter and the difference it made to her sleep. 

We could not recommend Sarah enough. She helped us so much when we were exhausted and felt like there was nothing else we could do! The routine was realistic and easy to follow and we were offered adaptions depending on routines we had already tried to implement. We will definitely be applying the steps of the routine when our new baby arrives. 

Liv and Bobby, parents to a 9 month old girl. 

"After nearly 18months of little sleep, we made the decision to seek help. There are a great deal of sleep consultants online, but Sarah’s first hand experience of baby sleep issues, combined with her medical background, gave us confidence to reach out.

From our first contact with Sarah, she was warm, friendly and never made us feel like bad parents. She asked questions and took time to develop a plan that was right for our family and our needs. Sarah was on hand when we needed to answer questions and guide us through the plan smoothly. After speaking with her and hearing what advice she had to offer, we were keen to start work and from night one, we noticed positive changes.

As a family, we are now ALL sleeping through the night, which we could have never imagined. We can’t recommend Sarah more highly"

“We have come to Sarah for help with our 7 months old baby boy. We both work full time and our son was still up every hour over night wanting to be fed, which for us was no longer sustainable. We worked with Sarah for two weeks and I am delighted to say that our baby sleeps in his own room now, the night wakes have significantly improved and he is a much happier and energetic boy during the day and an absolute joy to be around. We also get a lot more enjoyment out of spending time with him, now that we are not constantly exhausted. Sarah has listened to our needs as a family and tailored her plan to work for us. She was always available for advice and reassurance throughout the process and we could not recommend her highly enough. The experience has been life changing for us and we now feel so much more confident to deal with any sleep challenges to come.” 

Family of a 7 month old boy.

"After talking to Sarah on the free consultation we both felt confident going forward that this was the right thing for us. There was no pressure at all from Sarah to carry on and left the decision down to us. 

Thank you Sarah. "

Dad of nearly 16 month old boy.

Sarah was so supportive and caring from the very first contact with her. She could not do enough to reassure us that this was the right way to move forwards with our 18 month old who just wasn’t sleeping (unless it was in our bed which meant we weren’t!).

Sarah took great trouble to get to know us and our daughter and ensure what she was suggesting would fit into our family and lifestyle. She responded to emails so promptly and even though she wasn’t physically with us through the process we felt so supported throughout. 

I cannot recommend her highly enough. This method works! Thank you Sarah."

Becki and Glenn, parents to 18-month old Ellie.

"I can honestly say letting Sarah help/guide us through what was such a difficult time with our sons sleep has changed our life, we have gone from being awake from anything between 4-5am to a grumpy toddler to 6-6:30am to a ​much happier boy and that’s all been down to the help/support and guidance we have received from Sarah for the 2 week period. We really didn’t know what to do and now we are so glad we used her service. I would recommend Sarah to anyone who’s child is struggling with sleep to give it a go it’s definitely worth while."

From the parents of a 20-month old boy.

"We can’t thank Sarah enough, she has helped our little family so much. Gone are the evenings we used to spend constantly picking up and putting down our baby in the cot. Sarah’s plan was clear to follow, her support throughout the process was brilliant, and most of all, she really cared. The results we have seen are amazing. We will be recommending her to our family and friends."

From the parents of a 7-month old girl

Sarah has been amazing in supporting and guiding us through this process. It has been nothing short of life changing as a family to now be able to have a smooth bed time routine and plenty of full nights' sleep. We can’t recommend her enough.

Mum to a 14 month old boy.

We honestly cannot Sarah enough for her help and support through this process - my goal when we first saw a friend share a post about Sarah becoming a sleep consultant  was to get our little out of our bed and into the cot in our room - never did we think he would be sleeping in his own room and settling himself to sleep after only a few weeks. There’s definitely been some ups and downs but Sarah’s support through this time has been amazing. We still have a way to go but with all the tips and support stresses Sarah has taught we know we can overcome things. I would definitely say if you are having sleep issues with your little one and don’t know how to solve them then definitely get in touch with Sarah! 

Thank you again for everything!! 

Mum to 21 month old boy.

Me and Ryan are extremely grateful for your help and support! With Rueben (19 months old) who has never slept in his cot, we can not believe how well he has done throughout  the programme despite catching a cold towards the end. He is so much happier in himself, eating 100x better and we don’t seem to have to carry him through the day because he is full of energy from a perfect night sleep. Your help has been incredible down to every detail in the routine we have for Rueben and I can not believe at the end of this we are able to put him in the cot and he goes to sleep independently without either of us there. I’m still in shock! :). We love that he has a routine that actually makes him enjoy getting ready for bed and the smiles we get from him in the morning are just amazing. What once was a hectic night or rocking for hours and laying next to him to try and get him to sleep is now a as thing of the past and most of all Rueben is one happy boy! Thank you so much for your help. I didn’t believe we could do it, but we did! :) 

Mum to 19 month old boy

Sarah,

 

I cannot put into words how grateful I am for the support and guidance you have given me and my family over the past 14 days. 

 

We were in a position where each night both myself and my partner and our 2.5 year old were only getting 2-3 hours of sleep. A 10pm bedtime and a 1am wake up… EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. It was a battle. And I lost every time. 

 

Sleep deprivation was making life difficult and not enjoyable. 

 

I dreaded bedtime…. I thought I was doing everything I could to give my daughter the tools she needed to sleep well during the night. I would spend my lonely hours during the night with my daughter who wouldn’t sleep googling every possible parent sleeping tips and trying to get them to work, and feeling so deflated when they didn’t. And I say lonely, because I felt like I was the only parent who’s toddler didn’t sleep during the night - I know that isn’t true, but at the the time I did feel this way and I tried to accept I just wasn’t going to sleep for a long, long time.

 

Luckily, in a slightly sleepy conversation with my neighbour she mentioned you and tagged me in one of your facebook posts… and I am so SO glad she did, because you have changed my life. 

 

You were kind and caring and took so much detail to make sure the plan for us and our daughter was perfect. 

 

You said to us on our initial call before the plan started that towards the end of the course we will start to feel so much better… and that was so true and still is!! 

 

I can’t stress how easy the course was and for anyone undecided about whether to do something like this - if you are having troubles with your little one during the night don’t delay it until you feel at the brink of despair like I did. I am now getting full nights sleep, and bedtime is actually a lovely, enjoyable time now. 

 

You have to be 100% committed to the plan, but trust the process, it does work, it does get so much better. We have the odd wake up but it is quickly resolved with no stress at all - and I accept there will be nights like this as that is completely normal. My only regret is I didn’t find Sarah sooner. 

Mum to 2yrs 7 month old.

Our daughter has never been a great sleeper. For 8 months straight, she was up multiple times during the night, it got to the point where just to have a few hours I started to have her in the bed with me… which I know was leading to further bad habits. 

It got to desperation point, I was going through a difficult period both mentally and emotionally. I had just returned back to work and decided it could not continue like this, for my own sanity. I rarely use fb now, but when I went on out of the blue, a friend shared Sarah’s post about offering sleep coaching. Her experience called out to me… she got it. 

We arranged a call… and both myself and my husband shared what we currently do with Mia during the day and at bedtime, what our hopes were and Sarah explained to us how it would work. She’d put a plan in place that we would follow to a T and with regular catch ups, she’d help us out a long the way. 

It wasn’t easy… I felt quite overwhelmed by it all as I anticipated it being a tough road ahead and just didn’t know if I had it in me. But, we decided things had to change. 

We extended the plan an extra week as with teething and illness, we had a bit of a blip but I have to say… Mia is now in her own room, sleeps without a dummy at night… and we are having a better nights sleep. 

I have finished this course with a much better understanding of Mia’s sleep pattern. Sarah has given us the tools to work with and I do (dare I say it) feel so much better for it. 

I’ve gotta admit, there were times I thought this isn’t working, and the scepticism kicked in… but Sarah is on hand to offer positive reassurance and remind you of all the progress you’ve made, it spurs you on to persevere…. And I’m so glad we did. 

Thank you Sarah. Xx 

Mum to 13 month old girl. 

I don't know how I can put into words how amazing this is. I wish I'd have known about it sooner. Our 15 month old was waking anything from 8/9 times per night, some nights waking at 230/3am & staying up for hours on end. We would never in a million years think we would be able to put him to bed and leave the room without sitting there until he's asleep and then creeping out.. & now we can!

Having Sarah as our sleep consultant has literally been a life changing experience. Toby was waking every 1-2 hours overnight for the dummy and very difficult to get back to sleep after 5am, was still feeding 2-3 times a night, his day time naps were erratic and often short and overal we were really struggling. 

We were struggling with settling our 7 month old at bedtime for months and getting her to stay asleep (without me nursing her!)... until we stumbled across Sarah. In the two weeks Sarah worked with our family we have been guided & supported in to the best sleep plan for us, as a family and ultimately Sarah has helped us to teach our little one to go to sleep on her own. We could not reccomend Sarah enough she has changed our approach to bedtime and ultimately given us our evenings back with a strategy going forward & we can't thank her enough!

Mum to a 7 month old little girl. 

Sarah has complete changed our lives with in the space of 2 weeks. My little girl now goes to sleep on her own and sleeps through the night which a month ago we would of never of dreamt of !

If anyone is hesitant then please please just give Sarah a chance, my only regret is that I didn’t reach out to her sooner .

Mum to baby girl.