Sleep Supreme

👋🏼 Hello 2025!! In our household, it feels like it's just beginning now that the kids are back at school 🫣

Alongside teaching, I'm still here at and only a DM and FREE phone call away from supporting, guiding and educating parents that are facing challenges with their little ones sleep 💜

Check out the review from a beautiful family I supported to wrap up the 2024 year 👇🏼👇🏼

Always such a privilege to work alongside families as they learn how to best support their little ones and discover better sleep for the whole family xx

☀️ Hearing the words melatonin and serotonin can all sound a bit too science-like (which it is!). But here’s the low down. In order for our little ones to produce the all important ‘sleepy’ hormone melatonin, we need to support our children in obtaining serotonin both through their foods and the exposure to natural light.

☀️ Why? Serotonin gets converted into melatonin when the environment darkens, and signals to the body that it's time to prepare for sleep. These two components work hand and hand and support our little people to regulate their sleep-wake cycles.

Check out what this lovely family from the Gold Coast had to say about their experience when it came to supporting their little man with sleep 🫶🏼

If you're searching for sleep support so your little one and entire family can feel well rested again, we're here to help!

📩 DM to book in a free 10-minute chat with us today!

🫵🏼 Do you have a child that always just wants YOU to put them to bed? Perhaps they even put up a good protest if your other half does bedtime instead? It can be quite normal that at some point along the way your baby, toddler or child (we still face this with our big kids on occasion!) has a preference when it comes to which parent is putting them to bed.

🤍 At times it can feel overwhelming and tough (mentally and emotionally!), particularly when parental preference peaks during times such as illness, physical and mental development, or any other major changes in life, e.g. starting daycare, arrival of a new sibling.

👍🏼 There are certainly ways in which you can make it less of a battle so to speak, so you can turn bedtime into a more enjoyable experience for all involved. For the non-preferred parent, please remember this is not a reflection of your parenting skills and the love you have for your child.

👊🏼 Remember, working together as a team and sharing the load between parents can do wonders for our overall well being and filling everyone’s bucket is important!

As a SAHM I know there are times you just need to pop the kids on a screen. Maybe you just need a shower or a hot cuppa in peace. Perhaps you are settling baby number two and need your toddler to be occupied. Or you don’t need your leg hugged the entire time you attempt to cook dinner. I’ve been here, that’s for sure!

Whatever the reason is that you find yourself popping the TV on or a show on the iPad for your little one, don’t beat yourself up about it. Do what you need to do, in that moment, and for your own sanity.

With that said, here is some info to take note of as it is important to understand that screentime can impact your little one’s sleep if they have it too close to nap time and/or bedtime. Just remember, balance is key here 💜

🕖 It’s almost upon us - coming up on Sunday 7th April our clocks will be falling back an hour.

So how can we support our little one's body clocks to make this time adjustment? Use this 6 Day Transitional Guide where you move wake up time, nap and feed times, and bedtime in 10 minute increments each day; choose either the 6 days prior to OR post daylight savings.

You may be thinking why? Put simply, your children’s internal biological clocks are set by light, food and the social interactions they encounter each day, so by slowly shifting ALL timings over the course of 6 days, it means less confusion for your child’s body clock.

If you have a child who is sensitive to change, you can always lengthen out the transitional period by spending 2-3 days at each of the new timings before moving onto the next.

🍂 Organised and like to feel prepared? Try the Pro-Active approach!
🍂 Chill and happy to roll with it once it’s arrived? Take the Re-Active approach!
🍂 Not phased? 100% ok! You will eventually find your new groove and things will fall into place.

👉🏼 Swipe to check out the full guide (based on a 7am-7pm routine)! Adjust the guide to suit your child’s current routine.

🍼🤱🏼 Dream feeds aren’t for every baby, or every parent. They will either work to your advantage or not.

Offering a dream feed to your baby allows you to ‘plan’ a milk feed, and generally is right before you take yourself off to bed and get a good stretch of sleep 💤

Take a read to find out more! The what, when, why and how 👉🏼

Do you like to use a dream feed with your baby?

🫵🏼 Most of our content is aimed at babies and children, BUT, today I want you to know that YOUR SLEEP MATTERS TOO! Establishing healthy sleep habits for ourselves allows us as parents to prioritise and value our sleep too because our well-being matters just as much as our children’s - when we are thriving and well rested, our children get to benefit because we are better versions of ourselves!

💜 When we can give our bodies that good night’s sleep which will refuel and recharge those batteries to face another day of work, or another day of jobs around the house, or a day running after those tiny feet, then we will be doing it with a clearer mind and more energy. We will also make better decisions and we will get the best out of every day!

✨ Let’s be honest – even as adults we prep ourselves for bed and give our body time to wind down (maybe a night time cuppa, or shower and teeth), so it need not be any different for our small people. To this day, we use and make the time for a nice wind down routine before our 5 and 6 year old head to bed at night and they thrive with this ‘cool down’ period!

✨ In an ideal world a wind down routine could last 10-15minutes which means taking your little one into their sleep space a good 15 minutes prior to needing to be asleep so you can still achieve popping them in their cot/bed just before their due nap (avoiding overtiredness).

✨ I know we live in such a busy world these days but no need to worry - a wind down routine does not always have to be a drawn out process, JUST consistent in order for it to remain predictable for your little people. So if there are days where you have just raced in the door, and you are running short on time, make it a speedier nappy change (yet remain calm), and choose a shorter book/song – it still signals to your child that sleep is next on the cards!

❓ How does your wind down routine look in your home? If not yet existent; go on, give it a go and let me know how you and your little one go!

It's a real honour to support and educate parents as they embark on their sleep journey - improving the quality of sleep for every member of the family is most rewarding 💜

When Lindi's Mum and Dad reached out, they were struggling with:

👉🏼 Strong reliance on the dummy/breast.
👉🏼 Room sharing.
👉🏼 Occasionally resorting to co sleeping.
👉🏼 Unable to self settle.
👉🏼 Having inconsistent naps.

This happy thriving girl has now:

🥳 Ditched the dummy!
🥳 Transitioned into her own room!
🥳 Self settling and consolidating sleep cycles!
🥳 Enjoying a solid 2hour lunch nap!
🥳 Waking once overnight for a feed!
🥳 Starting her day at 7am!

💛 Check out what returning clients Rebecca and Kurt had to say! Thanks for all the love!

If you're searching for sleep support so your family can feel well rested again, we're here to help!

📩 Message to book a free 10-minite chat with us today!

Abbie here 🙋🏼‍♀️

A quick WHO AM I for all our new faces…

I am a Certified Infant and Child Sleep Consultant - a reliable source and sleep coach to support you with any challenges you are facing with your little one’s sleep.

I am super passionate about getting parents and families the well rested sleep they so need and desire - this includes restorative sleep for your little people, but also yourselves.

I will educate and guide you as we navigate together the next chapter of your child’s sleep journey, offering tailored sleep support to meet the needs of your little one, and to suit your parenting needs and lifestyle.

With two gorgeous babies of my own (not so little now), I too am navigating the world of parenting – the highs, the lows, the joyous times as well as the unpredictable chaos. And when it came to sleep when they were little (well particularly our second!) boy did we have to reach out for some sleep support.

My goal is this: to use my knowledge and past experiences to educate and provide parents with the knowledge that ensures you can build confidence, build sleep for the entire family unit, and build time for self care so you are the best version of you!

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👉🏼 To learn more book a FREE ‘getting to know you’ call with me today! [DM to book]

Abbie x |

✨ Progressions are a time where your little people are evolving so much! Some may consider it a regression but we think it’s pretty monumental and exciting just how much (not to mention quickly!) our little people grow and develop!

✨ The most common ages you may notice your little one experiencing these progressions may include 4 months old, 8 months old, 12months old, 18 months old and 2 years old. Your child will grow and achieve exciting new milestones (it doesn’t always feel fun at the time though!) in their physical abilities, emotional and mental development, and cognitive learning.

✨ A progression might really take you by surprise and slap you straight in the face, or your child may breeze through whichever progression they are experiencing – not every child’s sleep will be impacted by the progression, however many families do face challenges and will see that these developments impact sleep big time!

✨ As they move through these milestones, it is totally normal, AND totally OK for your child to need extra support and reassurance with sleep over this period. Have a read to understand how you can best support your child if they are working through a progression or perhaps about to hit one!

❓ What progression have you found the hardest so far?

Sleep associations are ‘things’ that your baby associates with falling asleep - there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ association, they simply form part of the way in which your baby is used to settling off to sleep. Some sleep associations will support your little one to settle to sleep more independently, while other associations make them more dependent on something or someone.

So what’s the difference between dependent and indepedent sleep associaions?

Dependent sleep associations tend to mean your baby is unable to replicate the association on their own and therefore may rely on an adult to replicate it each time they settle, or need resettled to sleep.

Independent sleep associations do not need replicating in the middle of a nap or overnight, but rather they remain consistent and the same throughout the duration of your little one's sleep.

Remember, you do what works best for you and your baby, and just know that if an association that your little one depends on ever becomes unsustainable for your family (remembering there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’), and/or causes short naps or frequent overnight waking, it is never too late to introduce your little love to sleep associations that support a touch more independence.

👉🏼 Check out the differences between dependent and independent sleep associations – what sleep associations does your little one have?