Has your baby hit the toddler stage, or maybe you're dealing with a pre-schooler? Were you told they'd be sleeping through the night by now, only to find that's not the case?
Many parents come to me for help with their toddlers and their story often involves phrases like...
"They wake more frequently at night now than they did as a newborn"
"They hate bedtime, and make a million excuses to avoid sleep."
"It takes 2hrs every night for them to fall asleep"
"They sleep fine overnight but are now waking up to start the day at 4 or 5am!"
"I love breast feeding and co-sleeping but the night feeds are out of control... almost every 45mins!"
"My child is awake for 2 or 3 hrs in the middle of the night; every night"
"If I don't give them what they want, they'll just scream the house down and wake the whole family"
"My partner would love to do the settling, but our child becomes hysterical if it's not me."
I love working with toddlers because sleep challenges are often resolved fairly quickly at this age. It's easy to make changes when we invite extra autonomy, connection, and play, and when we can feel comfortable in welcoming and holding space for all their feeling, big or small.
Looking for attachment focused, common sense reassurance during this new and challenging stage of infancy? If so, you're in the right place.
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If you are within driving distance of the Mornington Peninsula, why not come and meet me at the Frankston South Early Parenting drop-in group. Here we provide FREE support with pregnancy/postpartum health questions, feeding, infant sleep & more. I'm joined here every week by a dedicated team of fellow volunteers, including professionals in midwifery, lactation consulting, counselling, post-partum support and more. Here in a warm and supportive group setting parents share their questions, concerns... and big-wins too!
Why not come and pick our brains. Need help with feeding? Does your newborn seem uncomfortable? Are they unable relax into sleep? Maybe you have a toddler who is awake in the night for hours, or perhaps you need some guidance on how to drop a nap without throwing your day into chaos. Whatever the question, just drop-in to join our group session, and tell us all about it. We'd love to see you.
Frankston South Community and Recreation Centre, Tuesdays, during term time, 11.30 to 2pm
Also Rye Community House, on the final Thursday of each month, during term time, from 10.30 to 1pm.
No appointment required
No charge
All welcome
Self-paced online course with live group coaching calls. Ideal if you want the information and guidance without the commitment or investment of 1:1 coaching.
Ideal if you are experiencing sleep challenges that have been the main event for a few weeks or more. Let me help you with the overwhelm by breaking down your goals into a gradual process of small achievable steps that we work on together, week by week.
If you have just a handful of questions and would like some reassurance about your baby's sleep or behaviour, my Basic 1hr phone consult might be all you need for now. Ideal for troubleshooting the answers to a few questions concerning any aspects of your child's sleep, feeding patterns, development or current routine.
Ideal if you like the idea of my standard package but you'd also like your initial consultation in the relaxed surroundings of your own home. Perhaps you are at a loss concerning how your baby communicates or what they need. This option is perfect if you would like me to see your situation or your child's sleep behaviour, first hand.
Once I see your appointment pop up in my calendar, I'll send you an SMS to confirm.
Please double check your contact details when booking.
I will then email through an intake questionnaire to help me gather useful insights into your situation. This is a shared Google document that you will be able to edit. It saves changes automatically so you can complete it a little at a time if you need to. There will be no need to copy it or email it back to me. As a shared document, changes are immediate, live and available for us both to see. You will have continued access to this document.
Need to reschedule?
No problem. Please provide me with as much notice as possible and we can reschedule to a more convenient date and time.
Cancellations
Please give me as much notice as possible if you need to cancel. $50 cancellation fee if less than 24hrs notice provided.
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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