Shelly Terry

My partner and I always used to say that our 14 month old daughter was perfect… except that she didn’t sleep. People used to laugh at this but in truth it was not funny at all. If left to fall asleep in her crib she would cry, try to climb out, play with her bedding and just generally mess around. The only way she could fall asleep was if her daddy held her whilst she drank from a bottle. And this would take two hours and much crying, I kid you not. Then, once she finally fell asleep, she would wake every few hours and we’d have to attend to her. It got to the point where the whole family was run down with exhaustion and very unhappy.

I contacted Shelly in desperation after our daughter started getting much worse and I realised that this wasn’t something she was going to grow out of. Shelly arranged an initial consultation where she met the baby and got to talk with us and set up a plan. She is such a lovely person and she has experience with sleep problems herself – it was really nice to chat with someone who understood our struggle and the impact it was having on our family.

Shelly wrote a personalised sleep plan for us to follow and it worked. The first night the baby fell asleep, independently, in FOUR MINUTES. I was absolutely flabbergasted. The results of the sleep plan were insane. There was a point where it was a bit tricky but we stuck to the plan and got through it.

That was six weeks ago. Last night my partner and I were watching our daughter falling asleep peacefully on the baby monitor from the comfort of our living room. She was chatting happily away to herself and then just fell asleep. Six weeks ago I would never have thought that would happen in our house. I said to my partner then that we have an awful lot to thank Shelly for and that’s why I’m writing this review today.

Hiring Shelly Terry was without doubt the best thing we have done for our daughter. Reading reviews about her service beforehand, I was extremely sceptical about all the claims that these troubled babies start sleeping well and settling themselves within a few days. BUT IT’S TRUE. Our daughter is happier and isn’t run down, tired, grumpy and always catching colds like she used to.

She sleeps better at nursery too. We parents are able to have stress-free evenings and a good quality of sleep at last. Working with Shelly has been a joy and she has made our family happier. I would recommend her to everyone in a similar position to ours – it won’t sort itself out, children don’t “grow out” of bad sleep habits but you can get all the help you need from Shelly.

Lauren, Mum to Orla 14months, Poole UK

As long as you stick to the carefully designed plan I believe you cannot fail. 

We saw results as early as the third night. 

Since starting the plan our Ruby eats better and sleeps 11-12 hours uninterrupted every night!

Changed the quality of everyone's life in our family massively.

Luke, Dad to Ruby 9 months, Thailand 

We did Shelly’s sleep training program for newborn stage and again at 11 months. I have only amazing things to say and highly recommend this for all parents! Because of our initial start with the newborn sleep training, we learned so many tips that helped us along the way.
Friends and family would comment all the time on how amazing it was that our son slept so well that early on. I suggest getting a head start on sleep training from the beginning and we plan to do so again with our next baby. As the first year went on, our son continued sleeping well during the day but was still getting up in the night wanting a bottle. We went back to Shelly for help and within one week he no longer needed night feeds! Sleeping is a skill and we learned the strategies to help him learn to self sooth to sleep. Within 10 days, we had a baby sleeping 7 to 7 all night! She also helped us prepare for daycare when he would need to readjust his sleep schedule.

Shelly went above and beyond with her communication and was there for us every step of the way! She explains everything so clearly and calmly, that even sleep deprived parents of a newborn can understand.

We tell everyone about sleep training and how waiting for things to get really hard doesn’t have to be the case, start from the beginning how to help your baby learn to sleep.

Thank you soo much Shelly, your program is a game changer, we cannot say enough great things about it!

Laura mum to Gareth 11 months, Canada

Husband: (to wife) My Dear, if you could wish for anything, what would you wish for for Christmas this year?

Wife: (wistfully and fighting back a yawn) If I could wish for anything, it would be for a guaranteed 8 hours sleep…

And this is how we came to meet  and work with Shelly Terry. She was like our blessed Christmas Fairy.

We came to Shelly having had not so much luck achieving solid sleep for what felt like an excruciating amount of time.Our daughter, who was 11 months old, seemed to have developed a need to be soothed and settled by one of us up to, at worst, 15 times in a night.We were flailing and needed some direction and support to correct the negative sleep associations.

From our very first conversation with Shelly  she was supportive, understanding and hugely positive  and confident that she could correct our current sleepless situation.Even though we began the program on Christmas Eve, Shelly was one hundred percent there with us every step of the way (Even on Christmas Day!)

Shelly devised a bespoke routine for us to follow and it worked like a dream- excuse the pun but there are no other words for it- Shelly was able to guide us into the blissful and deep sleep we so desperately needed and our daughter took to the routine so very, very well.

It was reassuring to know that Shelly was always only a call away- but with our daughter responding so positively to the new way of sleep, it meant that, as parents, we knew we were doing the right thing.

Shelly’s communication and inter-personal skills were exactly what we needed- she’s an excellent sleep mentor and it has really worked wonders for our family. Without a  shadow of a doubt, I would one hundred percent recommend Shelly to anyone considering seeking advice from a Sleep Consultant.

I did get my Christmas wish,  and it is all down to how brilliantly Shelly worked with us to guide us to make the right changes and create positive sleep associations for our daughter.

Thank you ever so much Shelly- you really have been our Christmas Fairy!

What a life changing experience! I was sceptical having tried many different approaches previously from a variety of books and the web and had just settled with the idea that my husband and I are both bad sleepers so we have obviously produced children who are too. Shelly changed all of this for the better. She devised two personalised plans to suit our children and explained them thoroughly to us, enabling us to ask any questions needed. She empathised with our situation and was extremely supportive and positive the whole way through. She made it clear the importance of consistency which we adhered to and it all really paid off.

We went from spending up to 3 hours every evening getting our children off to sleep to putting them to bed and them getting themselves off. This was something we only ever dreamed would happen. Our 3 year old now goes off to sleep within 5 minutes and our 18 month old has gone from needing, milk, a dummy, rocking, singing to and music throughout the night to popping in her cot and she happily gets herself off to sleep and has slept through every night since starting the plan.       

I would highly recommend Shelly. She is approachable, explains things clearly and tailors the plans to your children and situation. She is very knowledgeable and offers a high level of support and positive praise throughout and after the process. All of our lives have been transformed, we have an evening every evening and SLEEP! And our girls are now getting their much needed sleep. This is all thanks to Shelly. Anyone who is having troubles with their child sleeping needs a Shelly!

Many thanks

Ramona, mum of Isla 3yrs and Elsie 18mnths, Poole.

After 11 months of no more than 4 hours sleep at a time I was ready to try anything. I had previously tried controlled crying and other more gentle methods and nothing had worked. We were cosleeping and were still having between 4-10 wake ups a night. It’s a cliche, but I just thought that he was too strong willed and that nothing would work.

I was put in touch with Shelly and she instantly made me feel like I wasn’t alone and lots of other people were in this situation too. The plan that I was given was suited to our situation and Shelly explained it step by step. The phone support each day was invaluable and made sure we stayed on track. I had plenty of chance to ask questions and make sure I knew what to do in different situations.

My son became poorly part way through the two weeks support and Shelly was great in offering support and advice as to what we could do to make sure we kept making progress. The night wakes reduced from the first night and we had our first full nights sleep within a week. We’re now 4 weeks in and my son sleeps 11 hours a night. This from a boy who hasn’t slept more than 4 hours in a row his entire life.

Now I just need to sleep through and we’ve got it cracked!

Thank you so much for everything Shelly!

From Shan, mum of Jack 11mnths, Bournemouth.

Thank you Shelly from the bottom of our hearts for helping us teach Evelyn and Rowan how to sleep. I was at my wits end, living on next to no sleep or any time off in the evenings to do work or have a break as Evelyn was waking every 45minutes for comfort and both Rowan and Evelyn were taking up to 2 hours or more to get to sleep in the evening. Both children will now typically sleep 7-6, YIPEE!!!!!! It has changed our lives having evenings together and getting sleep and now my husband and I feel so much happier. Evelyn herself is even happier and has so much energy now she is getting the rest she so needs and Rowan seems well rested and content. 

The support and understanding you have given us to get us through the transition into this was perfect, when we needed to sound off ideas or tell you we were struggling you were able to talk it through and get us back on track and we really did appreciate it. You were clear and took your time to explain every single part of their sleep plans to us and how important each step was. 

I am so grateful that you have given me back some much needed sleep so I am now the fun Mum I always wanted to be. I am loving life now, thank you, thank you, thank you.

From Christianne, very happy mummy of Rowan 4yrs and Evelyn 15mnths, Devon.