Testimonials

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

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

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

 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

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

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

We have a 4 year old who has always needed one of us in contact with her for her to fall asleep. When she was a baby we co-slept, when she was in her own room she’d fall asleep on us until we transferred her into her own cot fast asleep and even at 3yrs old we were lying in her toddler bed cuddled up to her in the dark, waiting, waiting, waiting for her to go to sleep. Lying, silently in the dark for 45mins was frustrating when there is life admin and chores that needs doing and your own downtime is ebbing away. We knew in the long-run it wasn’t healthy for her independence and confidence too. Eventually, her falling-asleep time spiralled to 9.45pm and we knew we needed to seek help. Enter Katrina, a sage of all things ‘sleep’ and it’s associated behaviours, she came in with a logical head and a gentle plan of action that would see us incentivise our daughters bedtime and ease us out of the room. And despite many disruptions from illnesses, family visits and work travel, she kept us on track. We now have a 4 year old who takes half as long to fall asleep and without us in the room. We now have a bit of an evening back. Thank you Katrina for sticking with us and for all your advice.  

- Bella and Nick, parents to 4 year old girl

My partner and I are so thankful that we found Katrina! We were stuck in a cycle of feeding to sleep, short naps (or naps only on us) and waking every 3 hours overnight. We tried to get our 8-month-old daughter onto a schedule but we weren't always consistent because we also have a toddler to consider. Katrina was so practical and conscientious in how she helped us - taking all of our individual needs into account and combining these into a set of achievable goals. By the end of our time together, we felt like we knew our baby better and had a genuine understanding of her sleep needs. Katrina not only broke us out of our cycle, but provided us with the tools needed to continue on a positive trajectory as our daughter grows and her needs change. 

- Amanda and Ben, parents to 8 month old girl

Our 10 month old baby, Everly, always slept throughout the night so we thought ourselves lucky, until 1 day when she went from 8pm - 7am to.... waking up screaming 5 times a night. We thought this was just a phase but it continued to get worse. We reached out to Katrina who was on the ball from day 1. She knew exactly what to do and got us onto a great routine to help Everly back to sleeping through the night. Not only was it a course and routine for Everly, but for us too. After just 3 weeks Everly was in her bed, by herself, sleeping through the night again. We cant thank Katrina enough and would HIGHLY recommend her for anyone having trouble with their little ones.    

- Andy and Lisa, parents to 10 month old girl

When we got in touch with Katrina, we were at breaking point. Our 10-month-old son was waking every 1-2 hours, spending large chunks of the night in our bed, and only breastfeeding would get him back to sleep. We signed up for a 3-week package hoping to make some progress. When we first spoke with Katrina, she really took the time to thoroughly understand what was going on for us and set out a clear plan of action to help us achieve our goals. To us, 3 weeks really didn’t seem long enough to make significant changes to our son’s sleep, but Katrina was confident we could do it, and she was right! Thanks to all her advice, reassurance and support throughout the 3 weeks, our son is now sleeping all night in his cot, has a maximum of one breastfeed, and most importantly is able to settle himself if he wakes. We’ve even got him doing both of his daytime naps in the cot, which felt like an impossible task a month ago. We loved working with Katrina – she was kind, calm, talked us through all the options, and was always on the end of an email to answer our many questions. Going forward, we now feel confident managing our son’s sleep, and we’re sleeping SO much better too!! We would thoroughly recommend Katrina to anyone looking to improve their child’s sleep.  

- Iona and Matt, parents to 10 month old boy

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

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

 We started working with Katrina as we were struggling with 10+ wakes a night and our baby would only go to sleep by being breastfed. My return to work was also looming and levels of sleep in our house were unsustainable.

Katrina was extremely patient and kind at our initial consultation- she offered a positive and gentle approach and clearly outlined the steps we would need to take in our personalised sleep shaping plan.

We followed the plan and I’m so pleased to say within just a few days we saw results- longer stretches of sleep, our baby was easier to settle, and both of us can now do bedtime and night wakes. We have also managed to reduce nightfeeds and improve daytime naps. The transformation has honestly been unbelievable- it’s given us a more sleep, calmer evenings and most importantly a happier and better rested baby. Katrina we can’t thank you enough! 

-Kate and Joe, parents to 4 month old girl

This picture sums up how much our lives have changed since having Katrina’s sleep advice. We were in an awful cycle before with our twins of really frequent night wakings and feeding throughout the night. We were exhausted and didn’t have the energy to do much at all. I never imagined we’d ever have the energy to go away but look at us now!

I have used one other sleep consultant previously and would only recommend Katrina going forward. She takes a really clear, logical but sympathetic approach and we were given the option to adjust the twins sleep at whatever pace we felt was right. Katrina filled us with the confidence we needed to implement the plan ourselves and the twins responded instantly. Within four days we were seeing totally different sleep patterns and now it’s the norm that we have no night wakings. We feel like different people!

I had previously done a lot of sleep research myself but I was so exhausted I couldn’t see the wood from the trees and needed Katrina to calmly guide us through.  

Please don’t hesitate to get help - I wish we had done it much sooner.

- Tor and Cas, parents to 14 month old twins

We've worked with Katrina to help our 18 month old son with his sleep. He has never slept well but after 2 weeks of working with Katrina, he is now consistently sleeping through the night. He is a different child, happier, healthier and eating significantly more in the day, rather than drinking milk all night.  
Katrina's advice was clear and direct and we felt supported throughout the process, able to take steps as quickly or as slowly as we wanted. We were surprised how pain free and kind the process was and wish we would have approached Katrina before.
We would highly recommend - a wonderful, personal service and great value for money. Just do it, it has honestly changed our lives. 

- Jen and Dave, parents to 18 month old boy

 Katrina was warm, empathetic, and professional from the start, giving us a clear plan to follow to work on our little one’s sleep. Katrina was quick to respond to questions and was very supportive when there were any wobbles or tricky nights. We have gone from having a child who was fed to sleep and waking most hours through the night whilst co-sleeping, to one who will sleep for 8 hours in her own cot. As a family having more hours of undisturbed sleep, and getting our evenings back, has been incredible.  

- Laura and Damion, parents to 10 month old girl

  We are finally sleeping through the night! With Katrina's guidance and her expanse of knowledge, we are now a much more rested and happy family. Our baby is sleeping 10.5 hours at night and doing two 1 hour naps (they only did 30 mins before) so we are finally able to sleep and get some jobs done in the day. We have learnt such a lot about baby sleep/naps and have gone from a place of anxiety around these things to confidence and ease. Thank you so much Katrina. We would highly recommend her. 

- Isla and Chris, parents to 10 month old girl

Our daughter was co-sleeping and constantly breastfeeding on demand during the night at 23 months old.

With an imminent job changing, we decided we had to do something so we contacted Katrina for her gentle approach.

After asking us about our situation and what we would like to achieve as a sleep routine, she was very transparent in telling us it would take some time, but very reassuring that we could definitely get there!

So from sleeping in our bed, breastfeeding and constantly waking up to feed, in a few days we managed to make our almost 2 year old fall asleep in her own bedroom with no breastfeeding!

Either of us can now take her to bed and do the sleep routine, which helped mum getting back some freedom!

Katrina’s approach is friendly, warm and understanding of both emotional parts. 

She helped us every step of the journey, giving us suggestions that would take into accounts our parental approach, our needs and worries.

It seems impossible but you’ll be surprised by how easy it is to sleep again with someone helping along the way!

Thank you so much Katrina!

- Claudia and Giancarlo, parents to 23 month old girl

I can’t thank Katrina enough for how much she has improved our little one’s sleep. Our daughter would wake up multiple times during the night, often for long periods, and had become extremely difficult to put down for naps and bedtime, after learning to stand at 10 months. I reached out to Katrina after seeing a few recommendations for her, to she if she may be able to help us on my run up to returning to work. 

Right from the off, I felt I was speaking to an old friend rather than someone I’d never spoken to, Katrina was so friendly and gave me some brilliant advice even from our first chat. 

I opted for the 2 week package, and after even the first night of the plan, I had seen dramatic improvements. After completing the 2 weeks my daughter now sleeps through the night, and happily settles herself for naps in her cot. It has given myself and my partner so much peace of mind that our little one is enjoying her sleep time, and means we have the freedom to take it in turns to put her to bed. We have seen improvements in our daughters eating, and development since she has been sleeping so much better, so I honestly cannot recommend Katrina’s services enough! My only wish is that we had reached out sooner!

Thank you Katrina 

- Tegan and James, parents to 11 month old girl

 Getting support from Katrina has been life changing for me and completely worth the money. I had some reservations about using a sleep consultant but I had come to breaking point and in hindsight I think my son was also ready for the change. Katrina was able to listen to me and go at the pace I was comfortable with which really helped.  I successfully night weaned and got to sleep through the night after 15 months of very disrupted sleep. We worked on naps and it was definitely hard work - I became obsessed with sleep and for the 2 week we worked together everything else took a back seat. As a single parent I had to get into the mindset that it was going to be extra tiring but worth it in the end and it really was! Katrina was readily available on WhatsApp and responded quickly to questions I had day to day which was really reassuring and took the mental load for me - it was great having someone tell me what to do after months of reading lots about sleep and trying to figure things out myself. I would really recommend her support and guidance.

- Alex, mum to 16 month old boy 

  Having a first child who loved to sleep, loved his bed, and with very little work slept over 13 hours a night without disruption, we both thought we had nailed the sleep business and we’re complete pro’s. How wrong we were. Our second child Max was the complete opposite, and since day one has slept/ fidgeted in our bed between us both.
Our friends used Katrina for an entirely different sleep problem and raved about her so we thought we give her a go. We were overwhelmed with the results and now have a child that goes to sleep independently and manages a whole 11 hours in his cot with no assistance. Katrina was incredibly patient with us and always available to answer any queries we had. The plan was clear and easy to follow and it just all clicked into place with only 3 or 4 nights of little sleep.
We cannot thank Katrina enough and would recommend her to everyone who thinks they’re a sleep pro but has been proved wrong by there unruly child. 

- Becky and Tom, parents to 1 year old boy 

Our daughter, Lilly, was seven months old and had been waking multiple times throughout the night leaving Mum and Dad extremely tired. This was particularly frustrating given that our first daughter had always been an excellent sleeper. Running out of ideas and with the end of maternity leave fast approaching, we contacted Katrina after her services had been recommended by a friend.
Only two weeks later Lilly’s sleep habits have been completely transformed. Katrina helped establish a better sleep schedule, built around our daily commitments. This meant we were able to train Lilly to self-settle and transition her into her own bedroom at the same time. Now Lilly generally only wakes once each night for a feed and sleeps through until 7.30am most mornings.

Katrina was friendly and non-judgemental. She was always on hand to offer reassurance and help with any questions we had. Her methods are very gentle and gradual. We would strongly recommend Katrina to anybody facing a similar situation to us.

- Gordon and Rose, parents to 7 month old girl

 We were really struggling with extended bedtimes and long wake periods with our 20 month old daughter. With Katrina's support she's now sleeping through the night and we're in a routine that works for the whole family. We weren't really sure what to expect but after a few nights of tears, bedtime has never been better. We've got so much more energy for the children and for ourselves, working with Katrina has genuinely been life-changing!

- Sophie and Alex, parents to 20 month old girl