I’m a registered midwife, certified holistic sleep coach and the founder of Katie’s Babies. Thanks for dropping by. Let me share a little about who I help and how.
are often touched-out, running on empty and sometimes assume they must have done something wrong because sleep has become so hard for their little ones. They're loving, devoted and doing everything they can to meet their children's needs, but the nights feel endless and the mainstream sleep advice out there...well, it just doesn’t sit right with them.
Sound familiar?
I like to begin by gently untangling the guilt and fear that so many parents carry. Too often, they whisper their 'confessions' of co-sleeping, rocking or feeding their babies to sleep, as though everything is their fault and they've made grave errors in being too responsive.
But here’s the truth: NOT one of these behaviours are bad habits. They’re some of the most time-tested, instinctive ways of nurturing babies and provide a strong foundation for a child's enjoyment of sleep and secure attachment.
If this is you, please know you have been showing up in all the right ways and you should feel incredibly proud. I’m here to tell you there are so many ways to improve sleep in ways that feels sustainable, respectful, non-coercive, and calm, and that will safe-guarding the attachment you and your child have worked so hard to build.
No cry-it-out
No spaced soothing
No timed responses
No leaving baby upset & alone
No avoidance of eye-contact
No 'disappearing chair'
No insistence on cot settling
No power struggles
No disconnection
Not even reward charts
Just small steps that optimise tiredness, build trust, support development, & nurture sleep confidence through freedom, choice, autonomy & play.
97 Reviews
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“Katie is the most lovely person and genuinely gentle sleep consultant. She was so accomodating of our values around cosleeping/breastfeeding/attachment which meant at no point did I feel out of my comfort zone..." read more
Julia Coote
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“Katie assisted us with our toddler twins’ sleep and helped enormously where other sleep consultants had not been able to. We went from wake ups every 3-4 hours (sometimes with both twins) to maybe one or two a night. She took a holistic approach and provided helpful new ideas....” read more
Sophie Hoffman
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“After a 5 night residential stay at 6mth old, I thought we had cracked our daughter's sleep habits. But at 13mth it changed again and we experienced 5 months of split nights, with wakes from 1-3hrs at a time. Our daughter was on an age-appropriate schedule, napped well during the day and loved her food. We couldn't work it out...." read more
Lauren Lecordier