Helping you and your family sleep through the night!
Experienced Baby and Child Sleep Consultant
Helping you and your family sleep through the night!
Experienced Baby and Child Sleep Consultant
About Me
Hi. I'm Katrina and I live in Bristol with my husband and two daughters, aged 3 and 11 months. I've lived all over the world including Belize, Belgium, Germany, and all over the UK including London, Warwickshire and Wiltshire, and I am now happily settled in Bristol. I love to travel and experience new places and I am a keen, albeit very slow, runner.
Since having my first daughter, I have been fascinated by all things sleep related. During maternity leave I decided to re-train and qualify as a baby, toddler and child sleep consultant. I love helping families get the sleep that they deserve.
My Approach
My service includes a comprehensive consultation focusing on gentle sleep training methods, so I can provide a personalised plan for each child in each family.
I know from personal experience that not every child fits the 'average' in terms of sleep needs and finding what is right for each child makes the difference between a good outcome and a great one.
I am available to support you at every step of your sleep journey and even after we have finished working together, I will arm you with all the tools required to continue to enjoy sleeping through the night.
Why Me?
I have two kids of my own, both wildly different in terms of personality, and sleep needs. My first easily slept 12 hour nights and chunky naps in the day and my second is far less interested in sleep! I understand, from personal experience, that you can't assume that all babies will follow the 'average' or the 'normal' because they are all unique. I take the time to get to know you and your child so that I can tailor the advice to suit you.
Being a mentor is key - I support you and give you the confidence in all the steps you take. I want to give each of you the time and guidance you deserve. I will use gentle sleep methods and give you options so that you shape your own sleep journey. I want you to feel confident with every step that you take. Together we’ll create and refine your plan for success.
I've also been where you are trying to navigate getting one, and then two kids, to sleep soundly.
Helping you and your family sleep through the night
Photography by Nick Church Photography
Testimonials
Hourly wake ups to sleeping through the night!
Hourly wake ups to sleeping through the night!
Hourly wake ups to sleeping through the night!
I was convinced our baby just didn’t need sleep and was nearing exhaustion with hourly wake ups and with work looming, after 12 months I knew we had to make a change and this is when we found Katrina. Katrina was lovely and welcoming, she took her time to understand what we were trying to get out of the process and she was clear and concise with our options and helped us develop a programme which was right for us as a family. She held my hand through changing nap timings and bed times and helped me to transition my daughter onto one nap. Katrina was always at the end of an email and would reply almost immediately with friendly support and advice. After only 3 weeks I have a different baby! She is having one lovely long nap in the daytime and is going to bed on schedule at 7pm each evening and more than not sleeping right through until morning. I cannot thank Katrina enough. This has been a wonderful, kind and gentle experience with us all feeling much more rested, positive and happy. I will miss my daily check ins with Katrina but I know that she has armed me with the right tools I need to continue with the journey and to make sleep a positive experience not only just for my daughter but for mum and dad too!
-Becki and Jack, parents to 12 month old girl
It's not too late!
Hourly wake ups to sleeping through the night!
Hourly wake ups to sleeping through the night!
Katrina was a gamechanger for calm nights in our household. We thought it’s too late to sleep-train our strong-willed 19 month old toddler, who used to wake up at least 3 times a night including a 3am bottle feed, but she managed to crack it. She was supportive and flexible throughout the process, very knowledgeable and we trusted her from the offset. Our little one now sleeps through the night and we finally have calm evenings and nights.
- Vaida, mum to 19 month old girl
Slept in her own bed for the first time!
Hourly wake ups to sleeping through the night!
Waking every 1-2 hours to sleeping all night!
Our 4-year-old has always had unusual sleeping habits. As a baby she wouldn't go to sleep in a cot and had to be cuddled to sleep, later on, she would climb out of her cot and chose to sleep on the floor by the stairgate at the top of the stairs. As she got older her sleeping patterns changed into new, equality unorthodox, sleeping habits. Basically, she couldn't sleep unless she was with or close to someone. She was happy in any bed, except her own, and was happiest when there was another person cuddling her to sleep. When she woke in the night, she'd go in search of someone and crawl into bed with them. Katrina identified that she needed to learn to drop off to sleep independently and came up with a strategy to help her go to sleep in her own bed and stay there throughout the night. Unsurprisingly, our daughter initially resisted the new regime. By the end of the first week, just as we couldn't stand the lack of sleep longer and were convinced that it wasn't going to work for our daughter, things suddenly clicked into place. She went to sleep in her own bed and slept through the night. We've now had two weeks of sleep! There have been a few days when she's tried to test us and we've had to revisit the strategies, but when she saw that we weren't going to budge, she settled down and went back to sleep again. If you've got the willpower to see this through, then the results are incredible, and I wouldn't have been able to do it without Katrina's continued support throughout. Thank you!!
- Val, mum to 4 year old girl
Waking every 1-2 hours to sleeping all night!
90 minutes of crying and rocking to less than 10!
Waking every 1-2 hours to sleeping all night!
5 weeks ago our baby fed for 2 hours at bedtime, woke at least every 1 to 2 hours overnight, fed for an hour during wake ups and only slept in the carrier during the day. I was completely exhausted!
Katrina has helped our now 7 month old sleep all night in her cot with only one wake up for a feed. She doesn't feed to sleep anymore and feeds for about 10 mins before bedtime and 20 mins overnight. Our daughter naps in her cot during the day and can link sleep cycles. At times the journey is challenging, but Katrina was always at the end of an email or frequent zoom call to support us. Thanks to Katrina, I'm finally getting some sleep and we have our evenings back as a couple!
- Zoe and Avi, parents to 7 month old girl
90 minutes of crying and rocking to less than 10!
90 minutes of crying and rocking to less than 10!
90 minutes of crying and rocking to less than 10!
Katrina was really great, listened to what was going on and suggested a few simple steps that made such a big difference! We went from bedtimes taking 90 minutes of crying and rocking, to less than 10 minutes of minor protest within a couple of days of implementing them. Such a relief!
-Katie and Greg, parents to 7 month old girl
I couldn't manage without her!
90 minutes of crying and rocking to less than 10!
90 minutes of crying and rocking to less than 10!
Katrina has always been my absolute go-to for baby sleep advice and support. She listens and digests and is consistently clear and precise with her recommendations and ever encouraging me to do what's best for both me and my baby. She is like my baby sleep book in human form. I couldn't manage without her.
- Paula, mum to 20 month old boy
2 year old now sleeping all night in her own bed!
2 year old now sleeping all night in her own bed!
2 year old now sleeping all night in her own bed!
Working with Katrina has been an absolute pleasure. We have gone from a child that would struggle to sleep in her bed (but was fine in ours) to a child that puts herself to sleep at bed time and is able to sleep through the night.
Katrina’s approach is so gentle and reactive. She checked in with us constantly and when things didn’t go to plan she was able to suggest simple changes.
Even when things seem hopeless Katrina can see where improvements have been made and cheers you on. We don’t think we could have gotten to this stage without her help and encouragement.
Thank you so much Katrina!
- Gemma and Nikhil, parents to 2.5 year old girl
Navigating 2 kids successfully!
2 year old now sleeping all night in her own bed!
2 year old now sleeping all night in her own bed!
I can't thank Katrina enough for her sound advice and help with encouraging my little one to sleep better and for longer. Her guidance is based in both evidence and experience of having been through it all herself. She really listened to my priorities when it came to sleep, offering me practical tips specific to my child and our situation, which I really appreciated. Thank you!
-Siobhan, mum to 2.5 year old and 4 month old boys