Peace at Last Baby and Children’s Sleep Consultants
Sleep Deprived Parents
I’m pretty certain that one thing expectant parents wish for, other than a healthy happy baby of
course, is a baby that sleeps!
Sleep Deprivation and how it affects us
Lack of sleep is obviously expected with a new born but as your baby gets older they should be sleeping longer and better through the night. Sleep deprivation can affect you in so many areas of your life, your relationship with your partner and just get on with day to day life. Every baby is different, even siblings!
You could of have had your first child and the be a really good sleeper and you have years of uninterrupted sleep, then baby number two comes along and makes you question why you did it again! Hours of sleep lost and poor sleep can affect your mental health. New parents have this to think of as well as trying to navigate the minefield of learning parenthood!
The unpredictability really affected me. My daughter would sleep well for three or four nights and then wouldn’t sleep at night for a week! I thought I tried everything, naps in the day, self-soothing, being with her… but there was no pattern, whatever I did didn’t work.
Research suggests that in the first year new parents can lose almost two hours of sleep a night… EACH!
I mean to be honest I felt like I didn’t sleep for the first 12 weeks of my daughter’s life! My sleep pattern was completely shot! My sleep quality was so poor and my health and mental health was affected. Sleep deprived I would try whatever it took but one thing that I didn’t think of though was a Baby Sleep Consultant.
Baby Sleep Consultant
A Baby Sleep Consultant can help you find a routine and a method that works for you. Kathrine Ashbridge from Peace at Last is one of these incredible Sleep Consultants. She will work with you and find a routine that works for you. She can work with you no matter where you are in the country…. or even abroad! Her client base include families from all over the UK, the USA and even as far as Trinidad and Tobago. It is all done through phone calls, Zoom and WhatsApp. Kathrine with discuss your needs and make a plan and be there every step of the way; even at the end of the phone if you are find the first few nights tough. She even has a 100% success rate!! How amazing is that!
Kathrine has a huge range of qualifications including a BA Hons degree in Human Communication and Communication Disorders with Linguistics, a diploma as a British Wheel of Yoga teacher. She is also a qualified Deep Tissue Therapeutic Massage Therapist and is also training to be a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist as well as completing a Diploma in Stress Management and Resilience Building. The experience and knowledge she has is second to none!
If you follow the link below to her Facebook page you can see more amazing reviews form her clients, the little ones over the age of six months are usually sleeping through 12 hours a night before the end of the first week (usually by night 3!!) – which is evidence enough that these methods really do work!!
A sleep consultant that has experienced sleep deprivation
Kathrine is no stranger to sleep deprivation herself. As a mother of two, one with severe Autism and complex needs, she has experienced everything these new parents are going through, with approximately 16 years of sleep deprivation under her belt, partly thanks to the fact her second son didn’t sleep well at all and after reading all the books she could and still ending up in tears not knowing what to do and wishing there was someone she could turn too a few years later she decided to expand her knowledge and train to become a certified sleep consultant.
As a sleep consultant she can work with you and your family to help you regain that missing sleep. She has an empathic, kind and caring manner and truly does care about all her clients and making their lives happier! One thing she says which sticks out for me is that if you don’t make time for your wellness you will have to make time for your illness, it’s so true! We need to make time and take care of ourselves before illness takes over and we are forced to stop.
What can a Sleep Consultant Do to Help families with children?
The initial 15 minute consultation with Kathrine is free and just from this you will be able to gauge how much she can help you. A plan will then be created for you and Kathrine will share how and why this plan should be followed and also be there to guide you. She’s available to answer questions on difficult nights or even just to be there for you while you are dealing with your child adapting to this new routine.
Sleep training packages
As all families are different, Kathrine offers a range of sleep training options for you to choose from. The initial, 15-minute phone conversation is FREE and from there, we can discuss which package is best suited to your individual needs.
The following packages are available:
- Sleep Advice Call Package
- 1-1 Sleep Solutions Basic Package
- 1-1 Sleep Solutions Premium Package
- New Born – Get It Right From The Start Package
- The Refresher Package
What covers it all?
The package that really stands out to me is the1-1 Sleep Solutions Basic Package.
It covers everything and offers great support. Included in this package you get the following:-
· A preliminary evaluation.
This is a comprehensive questionnaire about your child’s sleep habits and routines that you’ll fill out prior to your first meeting, Having this information in advance, helps to make the most of that first meeting.
· A private, 90-minute consultation
in the comfort of your own home, or via Skype/FaceTime/Zoom or telephone, where you’ll be able to discuss strategies, troubleshoot possible hurdles and learn how to address bedtime, naptime, night-waking or any other specific issues you might be dealing with.
· A detailed, fully customized sleep plan
Kathrine will prepare for you after our meeting.
· Four follow-up telephone calls
during the first week after the consultation. These follow-up calls last about 15 minutes, and you will together use this time to deal with any setbacks you might be having, or to answer any general questions.
· One week of e-mail support.
After your four follow-up telephone calls have been used, you still have an additional week of e-mail support, where you can email once daily, excluding Sundays (everyone is entitled to some time off after all!) however Kathrine will always aim to reply to your queries within one working day.
This is a really great package for those looking for the full support and information to get a really good sleep routine in place quickly.
Are sleep consultants really worth it?
Above we covered some of the ways sleep deprivation can negatively impact our lives but here is a list of problems that you can face from lack of sleep;
- Relationship problems
- Short tempered
- Ill health requiring medical intervention
- Can effect your mental health
- Increased stress
- Extreme fatigue
So if you are a sleep deprived parent and you are reading this you will understand the importance of hiring this sleep consultant.
Some people may think it’s a waste of money, but surely it’s priceless to get your life back! Be in control and get on with your day to day life without the hours of sleep you’ve lost affecting you.
If you are wanting to increase your hours of sleep, improve your sleep quality and finally have some uninterrupted sleep than you really ought to give Kathrine and Peace at Last a go… did we mention she has a 100% success rate!! Put an end to sleep deprived parents!
Kathrine can be contacted here:-
Jess Bleeze is a mum of 1 & has a contagious passion for supporting growing families and supporting small businesses in Tendring & Colchester and throughout the UK.
