hello you,
ready to feel less stressed about your little one's sleep?
let's get started...
Charlotte Billingham OCN L6
truly
gentle
attachment
centred
holistic
bespoke
honouring
instincts
I'm going to be honest, as usual. You won't find promises of guaranteed sleep-through-the-night results here; babies and children are whole humans- not robots and they wake for a whole host of reasons. What you will find is skilful listening, relentless support (I'm in your corner all the way) and thorough analysis of your situation, to provide specific and bespoke suggestions, optimising sleep for your whole family.
There are no rules - you can improve sleep while bedsharing, co-sleeping, feeding to sleep... the list goes on. Bad habits don't exist in this corner of the internet and rather than place the blame on you for supporting your little one to sleep, my heart-centred, tailored approach to sleep treats your child as the unique individual they are, taking into account their temperament, sleep needs and sensory preferences, all of which play a huge part in the picture of settled sleep. You are the expert on your child and as such you have full autonomy. I give you all of my thoughts and suggestions, but you get to choose what to implement and where to begin.
Whether you are struggling with difficult naps, frequent night wakes or having unsettled early mornings, please know that your baby doesn’t need to be taught how to ‘self-soothe’ or ‘link sleep cycles’ in order to get better sleep, despite what you may have read online.
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Working with me should feel like a chat with a friend who just happens to know a little about sleep(!), so bring a cuppa to your consult and know you are in truly kind hands.
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a responsive, attuned approach
You're likely here because traditional sleep training doesn't sit right with you and you'd like some help but not at the cost of leaving your baby to cry. While lots of approaches will ask you to stop night feeds, and find other ways to settle your baby to sleep- unless these are specific goals of yours, they are not something I will ask you to do in order to make sleep feel more sustainable - I work around the specific goals you identify rather than providing generic rules or schedules to stick to.​​​​
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truly holistic
Sleep is not it's own entity.
So many factors affect your baby's sleep including illness, allergies, developmental phases, teething, separation anxiety, language acquisition, new physical skills and basic sleep hygiene.
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Together we'll unpick these to find a root cause, and if this is not something I can help with, I'll be able to point you in the direction of the specialist support you may need- this could be an oral function assessment, or osteopathy for example, if there are signs tension may be present.
source of support
You might come across a post on my social media that resonates with you enough that you are able to make a simple change and see sleep benefits straight away.
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You may have a more complex sleep situation and want to talk further to see if there are any ways I can support you with optimising your baby's sleep.
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Either way, I'd really love to chat, please don't hesitate to reach out.
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babies and toddlers are whole humans, our sleepy little moon babes
responsive + respectful; we don't leave babies to cry.
you're the expert
No one knows your baby like you do.
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None of of the sleep suggestions I make are prescriptive rules or schedules you must follow.
Instead, based on your child's individual needs, temperament, preferences and importantly, your family dynamic, the suggestions you receive will be tailored to your current situation.
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You get to choose where to begin, what to implement and how to proceed.
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trusting instincts
We don't need a research paper to tell us that responding to our baby's cries feels like the right thing to do.
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Training with the Holistic Sleep Coach Programme means that I have the most thorough training on baby and infant sleep that exists worldwide.
At no point will I ever suggest leaving your little one to cry for any length of time.
what parents are saying
We decided to book a full moon consultation with Charlotte after reaching 10 wake ups every night with our 10 month old.I was feeling completely lost with what to do. The first night after our consultation, by making the gentlest of changes, our son woke only 5 times.
It felt magic! And the improvements continued.Charlotte’s approach to working with us was absolutely fantastic- she was friendly yet professional and we were really impressed by her knowledge.
She helped us to understand what might be causing so many wakes and to tackle some quite scary areas like cot naps. Our son went from only napping in the pram (with strong motion to go to sleep) and waking regularly on the evening and at night, to where we are now which is 2 cot naps and night stretches of 3-6 hours.
sleep socials
It can feel so isolating when you're in the midst of sleep struggles + it feels like you're the only one awake in the early hours.
Creating a judgement free space to connect with local parents was really important to me and 2022 saw the launch of the Shropshire Sleep Social; a place to openly talk sleep, drink coffee, eat cake and leave feeling empowered about your baby and their sleep.
