" Both babies only wake once or twice in the night and these are wakes for feeds which is a completely acceptable reason to wake!"

At around 6 months we were having quite a few challenges with sleep around false starts, early waking and around 8-10 wakes per night! I was also doing every nap in the buggy on a walk.  Since working with Michelle we have removed the dummy for naps and at bedtime.  Both have become brilliant at being put down awake for naps and bedtime and are happy to drift off with minimal help from us.

We have so much more confidence in our approach and feel we can tackle the various developmental phases, teething, illness etc and the impact they have on sleep. We have a much clearer expectation of what is normal for baby sleep which has helped us not worry about or dwell on bumps in the road. I was adamant before the course that both babies would never sleep in a cot, would need to be rocked or fed to sleep and could never give up the dummy.

I think what surprised me the most about the results is that we were able to achieve all these things without the babies realising anything had changed. We never once let them cry and the changes were so subtle and gradual that it didn't feel like a huge effort on our part. To anyone considering joining the programme I'd definitely recommend it as it's given us knowledge, confidence and ongoing support - and given us our evenings back!

"Within the space of a few weeks our daughter was no longer fed to sleep and would fall asleep happily in her cot. She can now be in the cot all night with very few wake ups."

We contacted Michelle when our daughter was 16 months old. She religiously fed to sleep and would never sleep in her cot meaning we would bedshare to maximise sleep. Cot transfers were a nightmare and there were many wake ups throughout the night.  Within the space of a few weeks our daughter was no longer fed to sleep and would fall asleep happily in her cot. She can now be in the cot all night with very few wake ups. We used very gentle methods and were able to go at a pace which best suited our needs.  

The program Michelle put together clearly identified how little tweaks can make a big difference. She is very supportive, empathetic and knowledgeable about the science of sleep, which gave each step some important context. It's great to finally be able to enjoy the evenings without tending to the baby! I would highly recommend Michelle's program if your little one's sleep pattern is not sustainable and you would like to make gentle, considered changes to improve their sleep.

"After just a few weeks on this programme and in our new home, our daughter had managed to sleep through in her cot a couple of times and sleep independently most nights."

We are first time parents with an 11 month old daughter, who has co-slept since 3 months
and has never slept independently outside her car seat. We approached Michelle on a recommendation as it was coming up to the end of maternity leave and full co-sleeping was becoming unsustainable for us with multiple night wakes.    We found Michelle’s approach simple to follow with our style of parenting taken into account. Suggestions were made which we implemented over a few weeks, small tweaks to bedtime and naps, which definitely had an impact, and I feel that the biggest change was my husband taking over bedtime and night wakes for a couple of weeks after moving her into her own room and cot.  

 Of course it is a work in progress and we will start working on less support to sleep, but we know Michelle will be there to help us all the way. We’ve felt such relief to have evenings to ourselves and she’s sleeping well for the most part. It’s been brilliant to have the personal support and guidance of Michelle and I’d highly recommend this option to any parent needing a bit of support along the journey or who is reaching the end of their tethers! "