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January has been BUSY!

Not only have I helped so many families get the great, consistent sleep they were hoping for, I have also helped so many lovely Mums to feel happy again and start to find joy in their maternity leave. THIS is so important.

MUMS YOU MATTER TOO! 🩷

All of these families achieved the sleep they wanted by trusting me and their individual plans, staying consistent and working with their baby’s sleep needs.

Let’s keep it simple 👏🏻

#sleepsuccess #babysleepsolutions #babysleephelp #babysleeproutine #infantsleeptips #infantsleepeducation #tiredmama #tiredparents #newbornparents #newbornsleep #babysleepproblems by @goodsleepmatters

Hello tired parents! 😴

I’m Grace, a certified infant sleep coach and ex-sleep deprived mama!

I was really really REALLY sleep deprived the first 6 months after my little girl Phoebe was born. She barely slept day or night. She had reflux, 2 tongue tie divisions and allergies and nothing we did seemed to fix her and no one seemed to want to help. I was so desperate to make her feel better and help her get the sleep I knew she needed.

As time went on I was feeling more depressed and lonely and I was really struggling to have the energy to be there for my daughter each day, let alone myself my family or my friends. I became a zombie and I knew it was time we got some help.

When I reached out to our incredible sleep coach I was skeptical, we had already spent so much of my maternity leave savings on appointments for Phoebe that it felt like another waste of money, but I had to give it a try because we’d tried everything else! Thank goodness we found her because it was the best money I have ever spent and within a few days our lives had completely changed.

It was like pure magic ✨

I couldn’t understand how simple it was, all the months of sleep misery and it just seemed to come to an end literally overnight. It really did change my life and it’s my mission now to help other families feel happy and rested again.

#infantsleep #infantsleepeducation #infantsleeptips #babysleep #babysleepcoach #babysleepconsultant #newbornsleephelp #babysleephelp #firsttimemum #firsttimeparents #babysleepexpert #babysleeproutine by @goodsleepmatters

You’ve probably heard of it, but what actually is white noise and do you need it be using it?

Swipe through and decide if it’s for you!

Got any questions? Let me know below👇

#whitenoise #whitenoisemachine #babysleeptips #babysleephelp #babybedtime #babyroom #babyrooms #babyroutine by @goodsleepmatters

Some babies love their bedtime routine but for others it can be a really stressful time for everyone!

Your bedtime routine doesn’t have to be a quiet, calming, wind down ritual if your baby doesn’t like that. If your baby enjoys the disco lights, splashing around with the bubbles, an interactive book in their room then do those things that they enjoy! Make it as fun and enjoyable as possible!

If it’s been quite action packed you can then help them wind down with a lovely song and cuddle before they go in to their sleep space

Does your baby love or hate bedtime? 🥱

#babybedtime #babybedtimeroutine #babynight #bedtimeroutine #babysleeptips #babyroutine #babybathtime #babystory #sleepcoach #infantsleep #newparents by @goodsleepmatters

There is far too much information about sleep on social media, it is overwhelming for you as parents trying to navigate your baby’s sleep.

My recommendation is to only follow a handful of accounts. Use this as your checklist:

✔️ Follow accounts that fit with your parenting style/philosophy. If you choose to work 1-1 you have to be comfortable with the sleep coach, there needs to be trust and honesty
✔️ Look for those that can back up their claims with evidence and data
✔️ Make sure your baby is at the heart of the plan and their unique sleep capabilities are central to everything

❌ Unfollow anyone talking about overtiredness
❌ Unfollow anyone giving generic routines or wake windows to follow
❌ Unfollow anyone who doesn’t have a fundamental understanding of sleep, don’t be afraid to ask for more information and research!
❌ Quickly unfollow anyone who claims sleep training is harmful and makes you feel guilty for wanting to better the lives of you and your baby. I am very passionate about this one.

Once you block out all of the nonsense and select a few reputable accounts to follow you will find it so much easier to pick up the right tips and information to help you navigate your baby’s sleep journey!

#babysleepadvice #babysleeptips #babysleephelp #wakewindows #sleeproutines #firsttimeparents #firsttimemum #exhaustedmama #infantsleepeducation #babysleepcoach by @goodsleepmatters

There is a reason why your baby is not sleeping for 12 hour stretches overnight. Or maybe they are not far off that but naps are awful and your baby just seems to be cat napping with no consistency or routine.

You NEED to understand your baby’s individual sleep needs! There are not many babies who can sleep for 12 hours overnight and then do lovely long stretches of sleep in the day. The ones that do have higher sleep needs and generally (not always), don’t need any sleep help!

If you can’t get your baby on to a 7pm-7am schedule it’s because you don’t understand their sleep needs and what they have in their sleep tank.

I would never provide a family with a generic routine and never provide nonsense wake windows. Maybe your baby only needs 12 hours sleep in total in 24, that is SO common and normal!

Learn your baby, follow my advice, reach out if you need support 👋

#babysleepcoach #wakewindows #babysleeproutine #babysleeptips #babysleephelp #tiredparents #tiredparentsclub #exhaustedmama by @goodsleepmatters

I get it, you have a great plan in place, you are working on transforming sleep BUT the out and about naps are throwing everything off! You start to question, DOES MY BABY NEED MORE SLEEP?

This is one of the most problematic things that parents run in to with their babies sleep and something I chat to parents a lot about when we work 1-1.

The answer is almost always NO. If you have correctly calculated their 24 hour sleep needs and you have a plan in place that is appropriate to your baby then they’re not falling asleep in the car/pram/carrier because they are exhausted.

They’re falling asleep because they are in a snoozy environment! The motion of being in the pram (especially in the winter months when babies are warm and cosy) or the motion of the car is enough for your babies to drift off in to snoozeville and scupper your plans of getting them home for their planned nap.

Most adults don’t need to nap in the day, but so many of us will drift off on a long car journey. It doesn’t mean we haven’t had enough sleep or that we need to start adding in naps, it just means we are being assisted to sleep by the motion of the car. Same thing happens for babies!

During the day we have a build up of the chemical adenosine, it’s responsible for sleep pressure and the sleepy feeling we have as we get closer to bed. Babies build this up in between naps so them falling asleep out and about doesn’t mean their awake window is too big for them to cope with and you need to shorten it or add in extra naps, it just means they have built up some sleep pressure and that combined with the motion (and boredom) has helped them drift off.

I bet if you would have attempted a cot nap at the same time, you wouldn’t have had the same result!

The solution? If you know your baby likes to snooze out and about and they’re prone to falling asleep easily, plan your journeys better. Do them far away from nap tine, or plan for the journey to be the nap!

As always if you have questions my inbox is open ☺️

#babysleepcoach #babysleeptips #babysleephelp #babysleeping #tiredparents #infantsleeptips #tiredparentsclub #babysleepconsultant #babynap #babynaphelp #exhaustedmama #tiredmumsclub by @goodsleepmatters

Here is a round up of some of the key things I believe in as a sleep coach and as someone entrusted with your child’s sleep!

I have worked with LOTS of families and helped lots of babies sleep.

I keep things simple.
I listen to your challenges and your goals.
I will be honest, realistic and keep you on plan.
I am empathetic as I have been in your shoes 🩷

If you want to know more about me as a coach have any questions about my approach get in touch and I am happy to chat!

#babysleephelp #babysleepcoach #infantsleeptips #infantsleepeducation #familysleep #newparentlife #newmama #firsttimeparent #goodsleepmatters by @goodsleepmatters

Happy 2025! 🤍

Many of you might be thinking about making lots of changes this year. You might be thinking about getting more fresh air (maybe even chancing the gym or exercise while your baby naps), eating healthier, starting new classes, seeing friends and family.

Do you know what you need in order for all of the above to go well and be enjoyable? You need sleep! And this is so often neglected! Sleep is SO important for our health and wellbeing. It impacts our mood, hunger levels, appetite for certain foods and has a major impact on our short and long term health.

So, regardless of how you feel about goals/resolutions, spare some time to think about what you are going to do to prioritise getting better sleep this year.

Make it non negotiable!

So many of the things you deem more important will fall in to place when you get the rest you need and deserve 👏🏻

#2025goals #bettersleep #babysleeptips #babysleepcoach #tiredmama #tiredparents #newbornsleeptips #newbornsleephelp by @goodsleepmatters

Here are my top tips for making great changes to your baby’s sleep in 2025!

As we approach Christmas things may start to get more chaotic. If now is not the right time for you to focus on making improvements, save this post and start 2025 by focusing on the basics.

Keep things simple. Learn your baby’s needs. Carve out some time to focus on sleep. You and your baby will thank you for it!

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas 🎄🤍

#topsleeptips #babysleeptips #babysleephelp #babysleepguide #babysleepcoach #christmassleep #babysleeproutine #tiredparents #firsttimemama by @goodsleepmatters

The answer is YES! (and no…)

A hot bath before bed helps lower our bodies core temperature. At night we want our core temperature to drop by about 1 degree so that we can fall asleep and stay asleep. The drop in core temperature helps signal that it’s time to go to sleep.

A hot bath before bed can help improve your baby’s sleep, but only if other key factors such as the right routine and independent sleep are in place. If you don’t have the right routine for your baby’s 24 hour sleep needs or your baby has sleep onset associations, prioritise those first. A hot bath alone isn’t going to solve your problems 👍🏻

#sleephelp #babysleephelp #babysleeptips #infantsleepeducation #babysleepcoach #newbornparents #firsttimemama #exhaustedmama by @goodsleepmatters

If feeding to sleep is your goal or working for you, ignore this post!

But if you are trying to improve sleep and your baby is accidentally dozing on their final feed, this can create some issues for you. Read on and let me know if you need any help!

#babysleeptips #babysleephelp #babynapping #infantsleeptips #sleepcoach #babysleepcoach #tiredparents #tiredparentsclub #exhaustedmama #newbornparents #babyfeed #babyfeeding by @goodsleepmatters