Testimonials
Emma helped my baby go from not sleeping more than 2 hours at any time to sleeping through the night and napping in the day - more than I could have hoped for! She is understanding, knowledgable, kind and easy to talk to. She made me feel so comfortable and confident enough to deal with various scenarios which came up by providing me with tools to use each day. I would highly recommend her.
Emma was amazing! She changed our lives!!!! She was there every step of the way making sure we knew the expectations and so did our son. Whilst also fitting to what suits us. I couldn’t recommend her enough! And I did recommend her to my friend who also said she was amazing!
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I cannot recommend Emma from Baby Sleep Expert highly enough.
When we started working with Emma, Oaklen was 5 months old and we were really struggling. Every daytime nap was a contact nap, he was co-sleeping overnight, feeding and waking multiple times throughout the night, and we had no real routine or predictability to our days.
To say we were exhausted would be an understatement. I was surviving rather than enjoying motherhood. I felt constantly burnt out, irritable, emotional and wasn’t able to be as present as I wanted to be as a mum or partner. Physically, my body was aching from the broken sleep and constant contact sleeping. Postpartum recovery felt so much harder because I simply wasn’t getting the rest my body desperately needed.
My sister-in-law recommended Emma after she had incredible success with two of her children, and now I completely understand why she speaks so highly of her.
Emma is one of the kindest, most knowledgeable and reassuring people I’ve met. She never made me feel rushed or judged, and everything she suggested was tailored specifically to Oaklen and our family. One thing I especially appreciated was that she explained the research and reasoning behind her approach. Understanding the “why” behind each step gave me so much confidence in the process and made it far easier to trust it.
The support throughout the program was incredible. Emma checked in with us every day, was always available to answer questions, celebrate the wins and help us work through any challenges.
The results honestly exceeded every expectation we had.
Within just TWO nights we saw an enormous difference.
Oaklen went from waking and feeding multiple times and only sleeping on me during the day, to happily sleeping in his own room, and sleeping all night. He now has a daytime routine that works so well for him, and I finally feel confident in knowing how to support his sleep.
The impact this has had on our whole family has been life-changing. Oaklen is happier, my husband and I are sleeping again, we’ve got our evenings back, my back quite literally thanks Emma, and we genuinely feel like ourselves again. We’re no longer just surviving the days—we’re enjoying them.
If you’re on the fence about working with Emma, this is your sign. Investing in Oaklen’s sleep has been one of the best decisions we’ve made as parents, and I am so incredibly grateful to Emma for giving us the knowledge, confidence and support to completely transform our little boy’s sleep.
Thank you, Emma 🤍.
Emma was amazing to work with! She helped us with our 5mo while also providing support for our toddler.
She took the time to understand our family's routine and created a tailored approach that felt realistic and easy to follow. The daily check ins were invaluable, helping us make gradual changes so nothing ever felt overwhelming. They also gave us the reassurance and support when things didn't go to plan (as they often do!).
We're so grateful for Emma's guidance and would highly recommend her to any family needing support with their little one's sleep.
Thank you Emma 🤍
We reached out to Emma when our son was 8 months old. I was due to return to work in 2 months and he was only feeding to sleep, waking every 20mins-2hrs and would break into hysteria if put into his cot to sleep. He used a dummy, but sometimes not even that would help sooth him. Initally, I was hesitant when we engaged Emma because I was worried about what we would need to do to help our baby. Emma immediately understood where I was coming from and made me feel like I was heard. We trusted her straight away because of her kindness and professionalism. She was gentle with both us, and our baby and respectful of how we choose to parent. We learnt so much from working with Emma and I know that all the of us are better and happier for having worked with her. Emma was always happy to answer our questions, provide lots of information and was always available. The change in our son is amazing. He has started to develop at a much more rapid rate and is growing into his toddler years as a happy and healthy little boy. Thank you, Emma. We can't recommend you highly enough!! xx
Emma literally saved our little family! We made a call to Emma in a very fragile and sleep deprived state and we are SO glad we did! We have tried co-sleeping, comforters, sleeping bags, white noise, dummies, rocking, patting, shushing and every other tip that we had heard to try help our little girl sleep but we were still up 6-10 times a night. Emma was super positive and completely fostered our parenting style to get some amazing results for our bub - and 2 very sleep deprived parents! It was tough at the start but Emma was there for us every step of the way and although during night 1 we were ready to give up, we are now so very glad we listened to Emma and followed her advice. Lack of consistency was definitely our problem but after only 5 days in we had a fantastic, easy going routine sorted and our confidence in parenting had returned. Thank you, Emma, for your support and positivity (and for answering our millions of questions!) We have one happy baby on our hands and are all feeling rested for the first time in 9 months! ❤️
Emma was amazing!! Our little boy was 5 months and waking every hour throughout the night, and only having cat naps throughout the day. He was unable to resettle himself without being picked up and rocked to sleep with a dummy. Emma gave us easy to follow techniques and a new nap schedule and within days we saw amazing changes he was like a new little boy! He is now able to sleep easily without a dummy and sleeps through the night only waking once for a feed. His day naps are so much easier there is no crying, he is straight to sleep on his own. Emma was a fantastic support and very easy to talk to, we are so grateful for her help! Thanks Emma!!
I approached Emma when our son was eight months old and had been waking up every 1.5-2 hours for over four months. I had done all the 'right' things and read all the books, had a schedule, age appropriate awake and nap/ bed times etc... but the overnights were consistently a blur of sleep deprived madness with frequent wake ups. I am not a person who asks for help easily... but I am glad I followed my instinct on this one, and contacted Emma for help. Emma was so personable, gentle and kind and took the time to get to know us and our situation. The best part of working with Emma was that she followed up with and supported us for two straight weeks. We are now all having peaceful nights. Our son is also napping like a dream baby and we can really make the most of his awake time now as he is so full of energy... and maybe even a bit more cheeky, if that's possible! Thanks Emma :)
Emma was amazing. She has a gentle approach to getting your little one to sleep. We are no longer feeding to sleep and my little girl isn't having naps on me.
She sleeps better at night time and is now happier during the day.
I would highly recommend Emma is anyone :-)
Thank you so much Emma
I'm so grateful to have meet Emma but also to have taken the courage to follow my instincts. My little baby girl was 4months old when Emma came around. She always has been a good sleeper at night, very early drop the night feed and would do block of 6hours by 2months! However, she always struggle with day time nap.Still I thought I was so lucky! then came the 3/4months change and she would not sleep for more than 45mins (mostly on me) during the day. Some naps were 20mins after doing some ninja move to manage to put her down. She was snack-feeding all day and I had to start giving her formula (I was so upset) as my body couldn't follow the every 45mins feed from 6am to 7pm. I was literally drained! She became really grumpy, cry a lot, wouldn't handle anything but being carried or fed. My husband thought it was normal and I should just stick to it, but I knew that she needed more than 45mins siesta throughout the day. But OH THE CHANGE after two days! Now after a month since Emma came she sleep for 3naps and one of them is two hours! She sleeps from 6.30pm to 7am, and she is back on breast milk only!She is a delight and I enjoy every seconds she is awake.She smiles, laughs, and has so much energy all the time. Even my husband recognised that it was the right way to get support and he is glad I did it. If I have an advice: don't wait. It is so worth it! I was pretty tight with money but I never regretted having spending it! It is ok to recognised we need help sometimes! Thank you Emma! thank you from the bottom of my heart!
came across Emma when our daughter Ophélie was about 4 months old and Emma helped us set up a routine that worked perfectly well for us and we were so thankful to have created good habits early on and have a good little sleeper on our hands. Things changed when I had to go back to work and send my daughter to day care. Of course she got sick a couple of times, her usual routine was out the window and we started rocking her to sleep and always justified doing so until we realised that it was not sustainable in the long term physically and also because we needed to sleep to be able to function the next day. So I decided to call Emma again when our daughter was 15 months old and Emma was so helpful in explaining the changes that we needed to make around nap times/sleep times and how things are different when dealing with a baby versus a toddler. The first few days of sticking to the new routine were hard but got through it and within less than a week, our daughter was back into her sleep routine and now puts herself to sleep alone and has also learnt how to put herself back to sleep if she wakes up during the night. So thank you so much for all your help Emma, we now look forward to the bed time routine, it’s such a special bonding time and sticking to the routine has helped so much and has given us time back in the evenings and also allows us to have a proper night’s sleep.
I have 3 boys, a 5 yr old, a 3 yr old and a 1 yr old. We were having problems with both the 3yr old and 1 yr old. The 3yr old took at least 3hours to get to sleep, and the one yr old was waking between 3-5 times in the night. To say I was wrecked was an understatement. I was cranky, tired and struggling. Feeling like no amount of coffee could cure this problem I reached out to Emma. What an incredible woman. She made me feel so empowered to take charge of my out of control situation. Now my 3yr old goes to bed no fuss. And my baby is sleeping through the night. I feel like a new woman. I am now a lot more present with my kids and husband. Oh, and I’ve stopped being a cranky bear with my husband 😝. Thank you Emma, you are one special lady!
We had fallen into some bad sleep habits when Seb was 8.5 months old and going through a regression. It got to the point where he was waking half an hour after going to bed and would be awake for 2 hours, then up 2-3 times in the night. We were exhausted. Emma tweaked his day time sleeps and gave us the tools to re settle and we had results almost INSTANTLY!! We also cut out a dream feed and overnight feed and are having consecutive sleep throughs! I’m shocked. Could not recommend Emma more highly.
I cannot possibly say enough good things about Emma and her incredible services. She is a magic worker, and I am not exaggerating when I say she saved our lives! For 12 long months, we were all sleep deprived, grumpy and stressed to a point of complete misery. We were stuck and had no idea how to get out of the horrible cycle of no sleep and rocking all night with our first born. I really believed he was unfixable! But Emma, somehow, managed to get him to sleep through the entire night well within ONE WEEK of her program and support! I just wish we had found her sooner!
* Not all heroes wear capes!!! ** Emma, you are my hero!! You saved me when I were in a state of utter exhaustion and despair. Your encouragement, reassurance and expert advice transformed my life from anxiety-filled days and tearful, sleepless nights to calm, predictable days and drowsy (but happy), relaxed nights. Thank you so, so much for you support through what was the toughest part of my life 💚 Sebastian and I are so much happier now. Also, you're just a legend of a person 😁👍🏼 xoxo
WHAT A WONDERFUL WOMAN!!! Before I contacted Emma I was at my absolute wits end with what to do with my little bubba Lacey. Lacey had colic until 3 months which meant for me to keep sane I felt I had no choice but to sleep her on my chest for every single daytime nap. When the colic was subsiding I realised I could begin putting her down in her cot. This was not an easy feet as she had such strong associations with sleeping on me. I personally was not a cry it out fan either so had no idea at all how I was going to get her to be happy and sleep in her cot. I think I was near on breaking point. I was emotionally and physically drained from rocking, feeding to sleep, patting, using the gym ball to sooth her (I was trying to do anything for her to just sleep). Then Emma, no joke fixed all these issues in about less than 4 days. Yes the first couple days were exhausting but good lord the difference this program has made to Lacey is amazing and some what a miracle in regards to how life has changed for us as a family. The great thing about this program is you get unconditional support from Emma every single day for 12 days. You don’t just get given a program written on a piece of paper and told good luck. Long story cut short please do yourself a favour and use Baby Sleep Expert if your having sleep problems with your little one, as you will definitely not regret it. It really will change your life.
As a first time mum, sometimes what you need is someone who has been where you’ve been and tell you exactly what you need to do to to fix your sleep problems! Emma will listen, understand and guide you through some of the toughest sleep phases of motherhood. My Ethan was 5 months old when Emma helped my family out of an entire month of his sleep regression within pretty much a week. Ethan has learnt to self settle and resettle through his naps and nights without the dummy. We went from feeding 4-5 times a night down to just one and I don’t even need to swaddle him anymore. I can't thank you enough! Highly highly recommended!
Two words to describe our amazing experience with Emma – Life Changing! We enlisted Emma’s help with Conor’s sleep when he was 10 months old. As a bub Conor had many months of terrible silent reflux later found to be due to a dairy allergy. As a result he spent the first months of his life pretty unhappy, in a lot of pain and definitely not sleeping! We found ourselves spending long periods of time rocking him to sleep at night only for him to wake hourly and while co-sleeping seemed to work for a little while, this too was short lived. Our growing concern that Conor wasn’t getting the sleep he required to develop and thrive lead us to Emma, who had been recommended to us by a friend. Emma was wonderful with not only Conor but myself and my husband as well, listening to any concerns we might have, working with what we felt comfortable with and answering our endless questions. Her patience and compassion was appreciated beyond words especially at a time when we were chronically sleep deprived, not thinking clearly and grieving the recent loss of my Dad as well. Within days of working with Emma, Conor’s night sleeps improved dramatically and over the course of 2 weeks we all started to settle into a new routine and daytime naps had started to become an actual reality! Fast forward a few more weeks and we were able to go on our first trip together to Sydney. Conor has continued to thrive and is a noticeably much happier little boy, progressing in leaps and bounds and just loves life! We are all extremely grateful and can’t thank Emma enough for her help!
I am really glad I found Emma! Sometimes it's so hard to ask for help but I’m happy I took that step. Emma really changed my life. It is amazing how in 2 weeks my life changed from waking up every hour to now sleeping all night! I am happy she guided us in this journey, my baby is now having a lot of rest in the night and is a much happier baby during the day. You do an amazing job. Thank you from Martin Tomas and I
I contacted Emma because I was so tired and depleted. My baby's naps were so bad and she was so overtired at the end of the day that it would often take three hours to get her to sleep. Overnight sleep was a disaster. We tried everything and anything and nothing worked. Until Emma. Emma gave me the tools and confidence to reassure her. And it's just been a complete transformation. She's now a different baby! When I put her down within minutes her eyes close and her whole body is relaxed. I don't need 10 cups of coffee a day anymore, and I'm not tired and frustrated like I was. Now my husband and I can eat dinner together and actually sit down and talk! We are all so happy!
I thought at one year of age a babies sleep must surely be improving, right? Wrong. I was trying to settle him all night and on the bad nights he was literally waking every 15 mins! It was disastrous! I turned to the internet but was completely overwhelmed by the mixed messaging and the information overload. I tried a lot of things but nothing worked and my body physically hurt it was so tired. A friend of mine referred me to Emma, and that referral was life changing. We started noticing improvement within two days! “Emma worked with us and he started sleeping through the night within a week. It was a complete transformation. Not only is Ollie sleeping better but his eating has improved, too. If you had told me six months ago that this was possible, I would have laughed. I had almost accepted that my baby was a terrible sleeper and that was all. We couldn’t be more thankful or more grateful. Emma has changed our lives.”
I reached out to Emma after reading another mum’s review describing her situation that was almost identical to my own and I’am so glad I did. My lovely little Sophia was 4 months old, sleeping beautifully at night but catnapping her way throughout the day. It upset me to see her wake up prematurely from a nap crying and struggling to make it through the day. I knew things could be better for her but didn’t have a clue as to how I could help her. So I made contact with Emma and was immediately reassured that this problem could be resolved. The first week was a little harder than I anticipated but Emma’s gradual approach, kindness and extensive knowledge made it as easy as it possibly could have been. After a little over two weeks Sophia has three naps a day, one of which is 2.5hrs and she sleep from 6:30-7 overnight. I have regained my evenings and have added structure to the day. Emma has given me the knowledge to adapt things when a little extra flexibility is required and the know how to get things back on track should future issues arise. Best of all Sophia is well rested and an absolute delight throughout the day. I am so pleased I reached out for help when I knew things could be better. Emma is truly passionate about helping mums and babies navigate the world of sleep and thank goodness for people like Emma. Many thanks Sally and Sophia
Emma has definitely saved me! My little girl Isla was waking every 1-2 hours overnight and wanting to be fed each time. She was also barely napping through the day and we always fed to sleep which I think was a big contributor for us with all the night time wakings. Isla took to the new way Emma showed us for getting to sleep, settling and resettling so well. I was so amazed and wished we had done it sooner. We no longer feed to sleep and are having appropriate naps during the day. Puts herself to sleep at night and today for the first time put herself to sleep for her nap. I could not recommend Emma enough!
Emma was delightful to work with. She was friendly, approachable and very confident with her advice. I found her to be super easy to talk to, and her strategies worked!! My (almost 12 month old) son now sleeps on a regular day schedule and is sleeping through the night. It was great to have an expert to bounce questions off and get reassurance from on a regular basis. I highly recommend Emma.
I can’t recommend Emma enough!!. From the minute Emma walked into our home I felt at ease. Emma has a wonderful caring, gentle nature which put us and our children at ease. Our 21 month old had progressively gotten into terrible sleep habits to the point we couldn’t walk into his room without him having a complete melt down. We were spending hours getting him to sleep - usually in our arms or in our bed, and he would continue to wake multiple times throughout the night. My husband and I were at our wits end and completely and utterly exhausted. Something had to change - that’s when we turned to Emma. Within days our little boy was having both day and night sleeps in his cot. Within a week he was sleeping through the night and we have just spent a weekend away - something we wouldn’t of contemplated prior to seeing Emma. Thank you so much Emma
Finding Emma has seriously changed my life! After not sleeping for 18 months, coupled with the exhaustion of first trimester pregnancy, I desperately needed sleep! And Emma got me and my little one out of numerous bad habits that had grown out of trying to make things easier. Elka is now able to sleep easily and no longer needs me, or a bottle to do so. We are now all sleeping (and eating) better and I am beyond thrilled! And I feel I have new skills to use when we face difficulty in the future. Thank you so much Emma!
Emma was amazing and her gentle approach helped my 8 month old that was waking multiple times at night for feeds to sleep through the night. There was lots of things that needed to be tweaked a little as I’d read so much information and tried so many techniques. But Emma guided me and gave me the confidence to help my baby learn to sleep so much better. Thank you
"If you are thinking about getting help from Emma…JUST DO IT! Our gorgeous son, Magnus, had been a pretty good sleeper from very early on. At around the four month mark we noticed some changes in his sleep habits (the dreaded four month sleep regression!) so contacted Emma to help us support Magnus through the regression by teaching him to self settle. We also wanted to transition him into his own room and bring his bedtime forward (we hadn’t been able to succesfully settle Magnus down for the night until around 9pm!). We were blown away by how quickly and seamlessly Emma was able to help us achieve our goals. Her methods and routines were tailored to suit our family and she worked with us to ensure that we had the confidence and skills we needed to be able to help Magnus become a great sleeper! Within a few days of working with Emma, Magnus was self settling, sleeping in his own room and happily in bed for the night by 7pm. We couldn’t recommend Emma highly enough! Rhianna and John”
Our little boy Alexander slept well, until at 6 months things took a turn. Several wake ups a night eventually turned to two hour wakings all night. Occasionally he’d have a good night, which made me think there might be something ‘wrong’ with him: teething, too hot, too cold, too tired? Advice came from all directions, all well meaning, but entirely confusing. When people suggested Alexander needed to go to ‘Sleep School’ I felt offended. There was nothing wrong with him; he’d sort himself out soon, I thought. The thought of going to his 12 month check up with the MCH nurse, and having to lie about his sleeping so she wouldn’t recommend sleep school, AGAIN, made me decide to do something about it. A friend told me how Emma had helped her son so I called Emma that afternoon. Several days later, after Emma took extensive interviews with us to find out about Alexander and our family, and parenting styles, we had our first meeting. I came away from that meeting with a plan, contingency plans, and a set of actions that I felt I could achieve. The very first night of actioning the plan, Alexander slept longer than he had in months. By the third night he was sleeping through the night. Thank you Emma. You did what I didn’t believe was possible: you helped Alexander get a decent night’s sleep. He’s so much happier now and so are his parents!
I approached Emma after having a toddler permanently moved into our bed. Living in a rural area her telephone support was amazing and the tools she taught us worked very quickly and is something we will continue to use on our newborn. I highly recommend Emma, her approach to sleep issues was very gentle and gradual and our toddler adapted very well.
Emma was fantastic! So reassuring and comforting. We have always been told that when a baby comes along, sleep is a thing of the past. But with Emma’s help we have seen MASSIVE improvements and both my little man and I are so so much happier! Sleep is such an important piece to the health puzzle and I am so glad we got help when we did - even if it did take a month of procrastination from me. Thank you Emma!
Emma has worked wonders for our little Emily. I asked for her help when Em was just 8 weeks. I wanted newborn support. I did this for two reasons; firstly I’m new to being a mum and secondly, Emily was having issues feeding. These days you can get advice from everywhere so I read blogs, websites spoke to friends and family but found it all a little overwhelming and contradictory. I wanted to keep it simple so I sought advice from a professional. Emma was amazing!!! She armed me with knowledge I needed to make educated decisions and help us set up a framework. She’s more settled which isn’t an easy thing to achieve at such a young age. We also know we’re encouraging the right behaviour moving forward. There isn't sleep teaching for a newborn just supporting and creating good habits. As Emily gets older we will continue to lean on Emma for her expertise. Thanks so much!!!
Amazing!
After trying other ‘sleep schools’ and having no success we were about to give up with getting our 6 month daughter to sleep longer than 2-3 hours at night. Then we met Emma! Our daughter soon learnt to fully self settle, she went from napping 20mins during the day to sleeping for over an hour! Her night sleeps are down to one wake up over night, I no longer have to feed her back to sleep and I’m still in shock that she also has no dummy!!! Emma’s knowledge and experience enabled me to put all my trust in her and she did not disappoint the results are just amazing. She is so lovely to talk to and I cannot recommend her enough to my friends who also have troubles with their baby’s sleeping. She is amazing, Thank you again!
You have absolutely changed my life completely. Thank you so much for going above and beyond to help me through these last few weeks. Mila is now sleeping all night and her day naps are so much better I now get a couple of hours a day to sit down. You are truly fantastic!
Emma you have changed our lives !
My husband and I are so grateful for the work Emma has done with our munchkin and Eliya is now sleeping through the night and napping beautifully.
Emma is just outstanding and has a gentle and caring approach with sleep.
I would highly recommend Emma!!
Emma, you have changed our lives in two weeks! I can’t express how grateful my husband and I are. Lucie was 4 months old and was waking every 90 minutes over night, day time naps were non existent and self settling was something I honestly thought we could never achieve . We both were convinced that nothing could fix the mess we were in. Within 5 days you had routine and structure back in our lives and Lucie began to day nap and self settle. She only wakes once over night for a feed now which is age appropriate. You also helped us wean the dummy in 5 days too! With massive success! You ultimately have saved our marriage as we now get time together are less exhausted and frustrated. She is also a much happier baby. You are a miracle worker. You are so supportive and gentle and we would recommend you to anybody. Thank you thank you thank you! Xxx
Emma's approach worked wonders for our family. We felt like she really considered our situation, our parenting style and our little one's nature and personality. She was really supportive and best of all her system worked! Our two year old had never been a brilliant sleeper, but had hit a really tough patch that was affecting all of us in getting enough sleep. Now he is sleeping well, going down without a fuss and is happy and proud of his ability to 'sleep in my own bed, all night long.' Would absolutely recommend Emma.
We have been working with Emma over the last 2 weeks and I can’t believe what a difference just 2 weeks has made! We were exhausted and I wasn’t sure how we were going to keep going due to the lack of sleep we were getting. It seemed to be taking Mia our 14 month old longer and longer to get to sleep and she was waking multiple times a night and requiring us to hold her every time she woke to go back to sleep. Emma was patient and understanding. She supported us the whole way through the process and her advice was amazing. She empowered us and gave us faith in ourselves that we were doing the right things. Our little girl is so much happier thanks to the better quality sleep she is now getting. She’s sleeping through the night and napping for 2 hours during the day. Thank you Emma for your guidance and support... we are so grateful!
When my daughter was 5 months old I reached out for Emma’s help. Amelia's day naps were unpredictable and I could not plan my day. I would spend more time trying to get her to sleep than actually her sleeping.
Emma’s technique suited our parenting style which was so important to me. She has a real gentle approach.
In a few days we were able to establish a sleep routine for my daughter. Amelia was happier and I was able to spend more quality time with my family. Most importantly she learned how to fall asleep on her own which was a game changer. Would recommend Emma to anyone and everyone!
We highly recommend Emma!! If I could give her 10 stars I would!! Emma’s work is just magic. Her approach is gentle and supportive and is exactly what we were after. I have to admit that I thought that my 8 month old daughter, Mia was at the point of no return with her sleeping habits. Sleeping in my arms for all of her naps and then allowing me 5min at night to relax before she would wake 2-3 times all through the night (after being held for 2-3hours every night for the past 8 months) was simply life for us. She also wouldn’t let my hubby settle her. I thought this was normal and that the only way was to let her cry it out, which we are against. I couldn’t have been more wrong. With Emma’s amazing guidance I saw changes immediately. The first night when I was able to get my daughter to sleep within 5-10min I just didn’t know what to do with myself - it was AMAZING!!! Towards the end of the program my hubby was able to use the same technique to settle Mia!! This was unheard of 2 weeks ago. Thank you Emma you have changed and improved our lives for the better. Mia is so much more happier that she can self-settle and I have some of me back. You truely love what you do and this was clear to me from day one.
We engaged with Emma, following a friend’s recommendation after 3 months of very broken sleep with our 8 month old. I was exhausted when I finally reached out to Emma.
Emma tailored the program to suit our ‘gentle’ parenting style, which allowed my partner and I to build on our confidence over a few nights, whilst allowing Lachlan to learn to settle on his own.
I was doubtful prior to starting the program, having read and following so many ‘sleep guides’, however after only 3 nights of ‘training’ we were all getting a better nights rest!
We can’t thank Emma enough for her encouragement and commitment, we have learnt so much and her program really does work!
Emma has been an absolute miracle worker! After having a great sleeper the first time around it was a rude shock when my second baby Ruby didn’t follow the same pattern.Before speaking to Emma I did a lot of my own research online and in books (Save our Sleep), I even bought a sleep guide in the very early hours of one horrible night!
While there was heaps of information it was hard to know which advice to follow and for how long. I also had questions that were not answered despite trawling through many questions from other parents. After a few rough nights in a row I was done, so I reached out to Emma and it was the BEST thing I ever did!
I was nervous it was going to be so hard and that my sleep (or lack of) was going to get way worse before it got better.That wasn’t the case at all. Emma’s advice is so gentle. She set only one new goal each night so as not to break us which made it much easier than I’d thought.
The best part was having someone as knowledgeable and warm as Emma to coach me through it all and offer a plan that was tailored to us based on what happened the night before. Having someone listen to what my baby actually did and confidently give me clear advice was worth so much more than any guide or book.
True to her name Emma is certainly the baby sleep expert. Her knowledge of sleep and things that influence sleep is amazing. Thank you so much Emma, sleep was exactly the gift I was looking for.
What a godsend, I have my life back! Max was 4 months when we enlisted the help of Emma and at that point was using a dummy and waking every hour needing me to pop it back in and resettle him. I was exhausted and it was hard to determine if it was the dummy he was after, or a feed. Emma helped us to teach Max calming techniques and within 2 nights Max was down to waking twice a night for a feed and that’s it. Emma is so knowledgeable on the subject of sleep and babies and her daily phone calls to prep me for what to expect that night were spot on! Max reacted almost to the letter to what Emma predicted and using her techniques we have a happy baby who feeds better (instead of snacking) and sleeps better without much fuss. Emma’s personalised coaching is worth every cent.
Here I was with baby number 2, and history began repeating itself. Stella would catnap and snack all day long. There was no predictability to my day and I was stressed and exhausted. Emma was amazing! She helped me settle Stella into a very workable routine. It was a miracle for me! Baby is much happier, and mummy is so much more relaxed and enjoying life. Emma was gentle and kind and very quickly observed what would work for my daughter. She continues to be a great support to us.
We contacted Emma recently to help us with getting our 12 month old, Margo, to sleep through and stop feeding in the night. I have to say, right from the start we felt so comfortable with Emma's approach and had a confident plan to help our little one to learn to sleep a bit better. Within a few nights Margo was putting herself back to sleep after waking without our help, and after 3 nights, she was no longer feeding in the night! We honestly thought this would never happen but now we have a happy little girl who is sleeping longer and better, doesn't need a bottle and eats a lot more real food (and enjoys it very much!). We would highly recommend Emma to anyone having trouble, even if you think the bad sleep habit is mild - I promise you will feel so much better for yourself and your little one by just getting on top of it now. Thank you Emma ☺️
I can’t thank Emma enough for the things she had taught me. I'd read all the books and did so much research, I’d tried everything I thought possible to get Sophia to sleep better- Emma was my last resort, and to be honest, I didn’t have high expectations. From the day Sophia was born she was a terrible sleeper and I thought this was just going to be her. But within 10 days, Sophia’s sleep habits drastically improved. She now sleeps 2 hours during the day and 12 hours at night, We’ve also stopped feeding during the night. It’s like I have a brand new baby!
Emma you have transformed our lives!! We can not thank you enough for helping us teach Hamish how to be the most perfect little person. After 3.5 years of sleep deprivation from our daughter we were determined not to make that mistake again...and we are so pleased we reached out.
Your experience, your genuine intent to help and your considerate words complement your professional abilities as a sleep consultant. We trusted you immediately when we understood your strong science and medical background. Everything you taught us was backed by research and tried and tested.
You have changed not only Hamish’s sleep habits (and ours!), you brought back our happy, playful, content little man we lost when he lost his interest in sleep. Thank you....you really are an angel.
When my son was 2-8 months old he was not a great sleeper; he was a colicky baby who would cry for hours on end, waking up many times a night. So at 10 months when he was going to bed at 9pm and waking up 3 times a night I really didn't think it was that bad. I resigned to the fact that it was normal for a mum to be waking up throughout the night and he was very easily fed back to sleep so I didn't like to complain, even though I was starting to get tired of it.
A couple in my parents group recommended Baby Sleep Expert. They said it was the best decision they had ever made and wish they had done it sooner. We live in a rural town 6 hours from Melbourne so I wondered how it would work. We wondered could it really help our son to sleep through the night? Especially only being able to communicate via email and phone.
Emma was so friendly and supportive as she worked together with us to select the best strategies and approaches that fit in with our lives. We were excited yet nervous to start! The first night was tough but each night our son's sleeping improved. Within 3 nights he was sleeping 12 hours a night and he has never looked back! Emma was in contact with us every day at the start. She talked through the routines and strategies, allowing us to ask any questions and also to make necessary changes to best suit our son.
We are so thankful for the guidance and support Emma gave us to allow our son to sleep through the night. We now have piece of mind that he is getting the best amount of sleep and daytime naps appropriate for his age and we can now make the most of the evenings to ourselves. We can even enjoy a night out every now and then knowing our son wont wake up for our baby sitter! Thank you Emma for giving us the gift of sleep!
As soon as I spoke to Emma I immediately felt completely comfortable and at ease. Benji would only feed to sleep, would wake often very unsettled and his day sleeps were all over the shop. From the day we started working with her, Benji's day sleeps became easier, no more feeding to sleep and he sleeps through and is generally at night is far more settled when he does wake (and now self settles back to sleep). When Benji went down for his first nap, I had the pleasure of talking to Emma for a couple of hours. From birthing stories to our puppies, it was lovely to a chat and feel totally at ease with Emma and her guidance. Emma helped me with a plan of attack, checked in with me regularly and supported me greatly. I am feeling so much more relaxed and happy, as is Benji. If I regret anything at all, it is not calling her sooner. I would wholeheartedly recommend Emma to any family that needs help. I wouldn't hesitate in making contact again, if we also needed help in the future. Thanks so much Emma!
As gorgeous as our 9 month old Sam is, we decided it was time to contact Emma when his sleep pattern started affecting the whole family. My partner and I were constantly grumpy and we had limited patience or time for our 5 year old son who needed us as well. I’m a midwife so we sailed through the first 4 months, I knew what I was doing, but then things started to unravel and we didn’t really do anything we just thought it would sort itself out. Basically Sam was having a big 2-3 hour sleep in the morning and then a short sleep in the afternoon, if any, because it was always clashing with school pick ups. He then wouldn’t go to bed at night. He was happy enough but it was exhausting for us and we wanted our evenings back. I had started back at work, and it was all getting too much for us all. He was also waking at least once overnight for a feed. We knew we had to do something and I knew changes could be made but he was teething, and Christmas was coming up and we knew it was going to be a busy time- should we just wait until the new year?? Emma and I had a chat and although she said its up to us she said sometimes it’s best to bite the bullet and get it started, there is always something and they seem to be teething for ages- we are SO glad we took her advice!!! After only a week he is asleep without a fuss at 6.30 pm and sleeping through until 6-7 in the morning. We are so glad we made the changes now so that we can enjoy the festive season not exhausted and with a happy sleeping baby. Emma’s kind support, relaxed personality and clear instructions made it so much easier to cope with, and he was still asleep 2 hours earlier than the night before! Anyone who is thinking whether they should or shouldn’t at this time of year I say go for it!
Emma was the hope I clung onto that we would one day sleep again and she delivered! My 6 month old had been waking every 40 minutes all night long and needing to be fed back to sleep for a month and only napping in my arms, the carrier or the car her whole little life- and those naps were now down to 2-3 x 20 minute naps a day. I was staunchly against sleep training because I had been completely guilted into thinking I would damage my beautiful little baby and she wouldn’t think I loved her anymore- but there’s only so much sleep deprivation one can take! Emma discussed with me what my priorities were and what I wanted for my babies sleep and what my babies temperament is. She showed me what I should be doing, gave me a plan and continued to check in with us for 12 days- the phone conversations were invaluable support and direction. Now my bub is going to sleep in her own cot, going to bed at a reasonable time and only feeding a couple of times a night. I recommend Emma completely, she was amazing.
I struggle to find words to thank Emma. Before we made contact with Em I was filled with anxiety around my son James's (5 months) sleep. I felt a real uneasiness in my own home never quite knowing how long he would sleep for. He was cat napping during the day, an extremely fussy feeder and needed to be rocked to sleep most nights. After Emma, we now have James sleeping two short and a long nap at lunchtime, his feeding has improved out of sight and putting him to sleep at night is a dream. All this in just over a week. Even though we live in WA Emma took the time get to know our family and especially James. Emma, thank you for bringing peace back to our household and to James. We are forever grateful for you being there on the other end of the phone calmly taking us through every step of your plan. Jen and Gra x
Emma is amazing! Thanks to her we now have twin 2.5yr old boys that go to bed themselves without a drama & sleep all night long! This is a big change - we used to battle with bed times & night waking, which was leaving everyone tired & miserable. Now everyone wakes up recharged after a great nights sleep! Straight away I felt very comfortable working remotely with Emma on the phone & she quickly got to understand our boys & what techniques were going to work. Her advice gave us the confidence to implement some key changes & after just the first two nights we were already seeing massive improvements. My only regret is not getting Emma sooner!
Emma was fantastic and I’m only sorry we didn’t get in touch with her sooner. Our 28-month-old was going to bed well most nights but waking several times throughout the night and wanting bottles of milk. We knew he was too old for it (the milk particularly) but breaking the habit felt impossible. And we were wrung out! Enter Emma. She spent a lot of time understanding our situation, she devised a plan - and voila, it worked. Astoundingly, immediately. Several weeks on we have a happy toddler who sleeps through the night for a good 11-12 hours and eats well during the day. If you’re struggling with sleep stuff, get Emma. Kind, patient, and really after the best outcome for your baby and you. Thank you Emma, so much.
Sleep deprivation was even more difficult than I had anticipated and I already knew I'd seriously miss my sleep! Desperation, fear and guilt as well as a completely muddled mind were just some of the symptoms. It felt like everything was falling apart. Emma came to the rescue when Ziggy was almost 8 months old, after a recommendation from a friend a couple of months earlier. Two weeks later I was kicking myself for not arranging to meet her earlier! Like many new Mum's out there, I wanted to believe I would just figure it all out on my own, it would come naturally somehow, as though I spoke Ziggy's language.. I did not. Well, I learned, but only when my brain recovered from the sleep deprivation. What worked for us as a Mother & Son team worked extremely well but I just couldn't get on top of the napping, reading his sleepy signs correctly and and most importantly, "helping him" learn how to sleep. On top of that, I found myself completely overwhelmed by the amount of conflicting advice and opinions coming my way. Whether or not they were requested. Emma was so very compassionate and understanding of my situation, her advice and continued support not only had my old self back in action in under two weeks, but I saw a whole new side to Ziggy! He was so much happier.. clearly well rested. Emma, I can't thank you enough. You saved me from a scary place. Ziggy will be forever grateful you helped his Mum teach him such an important skill. I highly recommend Emma and Baby Sleep Expert. :)
Emma was our saviour!!! With such patience and love Emma helped our little boy to sleep easily only after 2-3nights. It has been the best technique and advice we have ever received. Highly highly recommend Emma, she is a goddess. Our little Romeo sleeps through the night now and sleeps for all his naps. Thank you! We love you! X
I cannot thank Emma enough for her support and guidance in getting my 6 month to self-settle. Previously I was having to spend 20 minutes rocking my baby to sleep for every nap and sleep. This was proving to be physically and emotionally draining. Plus, my baby would only sleep a max of 40 minutes and could not connect her sleep cycles, waking up screaming and thus me having to repeat the whole cycle again. After chatting to Emma, she designed a custom sleep program in such ways we were comfortable with. She offered ongoing support. My baby can now self-settle and has 3 solid naps during the day and sleeps 6.30pm-630am. She is a much happier baby and I finally feel myself again. Emma thank you so much for all your help and support you have given me. I would recommend Emma to anyone needing assistance with their bubs. She is amazing x
My twins were born at 26 weeks gestation, Rosie and Eliza. We have been incredibly lucky with their health and development. Rosie endured continuous medical trauma for the first five months of her life at RCH in NICU and we experienced almost losing her. I quickly discovered upon getting both of my precious babies home that Eliza naturally regulates herself easily but Rosie didn’t.
The girls are aged four now and Rosie’s sleep issues were only getting worse. She was now fighting us each night, refusing sleep, frequently waking overnight and staying awake for hours and sleeping in late. I had become completely exhausted and worried and consumed by the problem and felt so unsure about what path to take to help my little girl and clean up the big mess that sleep had become and I felt desperate.
Rosie had developed very difficult behaviours to manage, she was exhausted and lacking stamina every day and we were all on egg shells due to her tantrums, melt downs and bad moods. I had become convinced Rosie had something profoundly wrong with her and was caught up in mother guilt. Why can’t I help her? My best friend encouraged me to reach out to Emma and from the day Emma came onboard, our lives changed and most importantly,Rosie’s changed. For the better! Emma’s non judgemental, calm and unwavering support, her confidence and belief that she had the answer was exactly what I needed.
Emma educated us, provided us the theory, prepared us so incredibly well for the steps we needed to take to regain control as parents and retrain and reset Rosie’s circadian rhythm. In the process she taught us how to teach Rosie to actually get herself to sleep and make her feel proud of herself. Emma listened with empathy and gave me constant guidance and direction and support. I felt so safe and held by her, yet not dependent on her. I quickly felt relieved as we regained the power as parents and could see Rosie responding in all the ways Emma predicted. I could not believe it! It was working and suddenly it was all seeming clear.
In just two weeks Rosie had become and remains a champion sleeper. She goes to bed and stays quietly in her bed for 12 hours and is self reliant now when it comes to sleep. Rosie is a different child now. She is well rested, she is in a consistently good mood, she does not have melt downs or epic tantrums. She is funny, not grumpy and purely delightful. I have clarity now in what was caused by chronic over tiredness, what was consequently behavioural and what are more likely to be personality traits. Emma predicted this would be the end result. I took a leap of faith and one I am so deeply grateful to Emma I took.
Emma is clearly gifted at what she does and I have nothing but the utmost respect and appreciation for her incredible work. She’s so lovely to work with and makes you feel like you’ve known her forever. I cannot recommend Emma highly enough to anyone. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you Emma.
Thank you Emma❤️🙏
My strong-willed daughter had a strong feed to sleep association and at 16 months old was still waking up 6-8 times a night and only settling back to sleep with a feed. This was exhausting. After giving our routine to Emma she put together a plan which I was at first a bit sceptical of but followed it to the letter and was out right amazed at the results. Within a week we had eliminated all night time feeds and she had learnt to self-settle. Good night’s sleep all round! Thank you, Emma, for your guidance and support in making what I thought would be a massive challenge something so easy and stress free to implement.
Oh my Gosh Emma, there's so much to say I don't even know where to begin. My life has literally changed and I'm grateful for so many things. I loved that you always tried to use an approach that I'm most comfortable with and that you were always easy to reach. With your support and coaching, not only is my little one sleeping through the night and my older one taking his nap without making a fuss but they're both eating so much better now. I didn't even know that sleep and nutrition are so interrelated until I met you. I learned so much about sleep techniques for different ages, importance of sleep during certain hours, how to set up the atmosphere for good quality sleep and so much more that I was actually able to beat jet lag and get them right on track when I travelled abroad and again after coming back! Thank you from all my heart ❤️
We worked with Emma when our daughter was 8 months old. She was having 2 feeds through the night and up unsettled every couple of hours. Within 2 weeks we gently cut out the unnecessary night feeds and taught her to resettle herself. She was sleeping through the night in no time at all. Since then she has continued to sleep through, with only a few hiccups when teething or sick. Sleep deprivation is hell. I feel my baby is happier and has more energy in the day when she has slept well the night before. I also feel I am a better mother and partner, and am a whole new person with proper sleep. I really recommend Emma to help you help your bub sleep well.
I was exhausted trying to settle my overtired and catnapping 10 week whilst meeting the needs of my toddler who was missing out on much needed ‘Mum time’. Emma helped guide us into a routine that works for our family and helped me implement a few simple steps to ensure my daughter gets the sleep she needs. Thank you Emma for your expertise, guidance and support, I truly can’t thank you enough for the changes you have made in our family and for helping me find my confidence as a Mum again.
I had a very anxious newborn that needed constant attention and would not sleep in her bassinet, EVER! I tried various strategies but nothing seemed to work. I had given up and thought I'd have to have my baby sleep on me forever (or at least for a long time). Emma was very kind and relatable from the moment I spoke to her on the phone. She came to my home and gave me the confidence to keep trying to put my baby in her bassinet and it worked! I thought it was never going to work and it did. I can't explain how much this changed my life. Emma was kind and professional throughout the whole process and taught me a lot about baby sleep. I will always be thankful!
We recently enlisted Emma's help to get our 16 month old son back into a decent sleep routine. I had been in hospital, my parents (still relatively new to Dallas) had come to stay in order to help out, Dallas got hit with a throat infection and teething (molars) all at once. It was the perfect storm of things that disrupt sleep. My husband did what was necessary to get him back to sleep.... this involved picking him up, bouncing him, rocking him, you name it he did it. When I returned from hospital I wasn't allowed to pick Dallas up. This made Dallas incredibly angry. As the days progressed he got worse. Dallas went from waking randomly here and there to several times a night. All in the space of a week. So I called Emma. Because I couldn't guarantee a specific time that Dallas was particularly bad at sleeping at Emma offered to treat me as an out of state client and our first chat was an hour long phone call. In which we discussed my cheeky clever little monster, who had also figured out that the quickest way to get us in the room was to hurl his comfort elephant over the side of the cot! Well Emma gave us some great suggestions and guided us through the steps. She left us to do the rest but said she would call the next day to check in. We haven't had a single problem since that first night. Emma's tips and tricks worked (super fast!!). I whole heartedly say Thank you!! We are very grateful and would definitely recommend Emma and Baby Sleep Expert to everyone.
Emma was brilliant in helping my husband and I reteach our 3yo’s bedtime and sleep routine. Before her visit we were fighting sleep for up to 4 hours every night and usually ended up sharing our bed with him. Emma was warm and friendly with our little man, and then held our hands as she guided us through the hard yards. She was knowledgeable - explaining all of the emotional reactions before they’d occurred. She gave us the confidence to follow through on the nights after her visit and 4 weeks later we have a calm and efficient bedtime each and every night. Our only regret was not getting her in sooner!
One evening we were sitting down eating tea as a family my Husband, myself and our 9.5 month old daughter.... This evening was different. We had the tv on which is very rare for us. I wanted the news on just to see what was going on in the world besides my own little world. A segment came on I heard them mention words like baby’s, sleep, sleep deprivation, sleeping through, parents, experts. I said to my husband quick turn it up and we watched the segment. I didn’t catch the name of the business so I asked my husband - thankfully he heard it..... Baby Sleep Expert. So that night we were googling, I was desperate this night for sleep. Who am I kidding I was desperate for sleep everyday and every night since our daughter was born. We felt we had tried everything and no success ! What did I have to loose at contacting Baby Sleep expert I was already sleep deprived. - My biggest worry’s were we live 6 hours away from Emma how can she help me from that far away!? - Spending money on something I didn’t know if it would work or not!? There are so many conflicting things on google, like how your baby “should” be sleeping through from 6 months. There are so many sleeping aids and sleep experts out there claiming to have the key to sleep. You hear so many stories from people and it all gets so conflicting and confusing, you go round and round in circles. I contacted Emma - the best thing we have ever done for our family’s lifestyle and sleep. We had all the pieces to the puzzle just needed Emma to help us put it all together. And she did !! I now have time in the evening with my husband to catch up on our days. I thank Emma so much for the happy lifestyle we have now as a family and most importantly sleep!! - Michaela
I honestly cannot thank Emma enough!! In brief Sebastian was a premature baby and had issues with feeding (including a lip and tongue tie) but once we got through all of that he was a fabulous feeder and sleeper, even sleeping through the night at 16 weeks. Unfortunately though when he hit 4 &1/2 months things began to unravel. He began stirring 1 to 2 times a night, needing me to resettle him either through patting, holding, rocking, hushing, or placing the dummy in his mouth. Fast forward a few weeks later and I was resettling him 6 to 8 times a night. Clearly my settling techniques were not working and he wasn’t growing out of it as I had hoped. In addition to sleeping poorly at night Sebastian would also sleep terribly during the day. His day sleeps were unpredictable and like any baby with an older sibling he was dragged out of bed to do school drop offs, pick ups and after school activities. In my desperation I had resorted to googling a gazillion different settling techniques and routines, reading baby books (in my spare time), and speaking with family and friends. I was certain that it was some type of sleep regression but I didn’t know how to fix it. I was given Emma’s name by a fabulous friend who too had a baby with sleep challenges. When I finally made contact with Emma I was exhausted and at the end of my tether. From the outset Emma reassured me that Sebastian was experiencing a common sleep problem and it was fixable! I remember getting off the phone to Emma and feeling relieved and reassured that with her help and expertise Sebastian and I could get through this together. With Emma guiding me step by step I was able to teach Sebastian how to self-settle, I ditched the dummy and put him into a routine that he so desperately needed. Importantly Emma’s techniques were gentle and ensured that Sebastian knew I was there for him as he learnt his new lifelong skill of sleeping and self-settling. Emma supported me through each day and night and within four nights Sebastian would wake and go back to sleep!! Furthermore, his day sleeps improved immensely and I now have a baby that on most days will take three good day sleeps and sleep nearly 12 hours at night! Overall Sebastian has come so far in just over a week. Sebastian (and I) could not have achieved this without Emma’s help. My only regret is that I wish I would have contacted her sooner. I would not hesitate in recommending Emma to anyone who is experiencing sleep problems with their baby.
When I first contacted Emma I was desperate. My 4 mth old baby boy was waking to feed up to 6 times through the night and often needed to be resettled 2 to 3 times in between feeds. I was lucky to get up to an hour of sleep at a time. I resorted to co-sleeping most nights just to get some rest, but I was absolutely exhausted. I was trying to follow a routine, but I was having to resettle him numerous times during his day sleeps too. I had to pat him to get him off to sleep and to get him to resettle both day and night, and it was very rare that he’d go to sleep on his own and without crying. Being my second baby I thought I’d have no troubles, my first had slept through from 9 weeks, but I had started to really feel out of my depth. The first time I spoke with Emma it was obvious that she knew what was she was talking about and that she genuinely cared about helping her clients (both the babies and the parents)! Emma was so supportive, gave very clear and achievable guidance, and was always happy to work through my questions and concerns. It was such a relief to have someone hold my hand and guide me out of the fog! My little man has responded so well to Emma’s methods. The changes have been amazing! Within a few days he was self settling, with no tears, for every sleep; and he was having proper day sleeps, including a long lunch nap, without needing to be resettled! Our nights are hugely different now too. I only get up to feed him once or twice and if he goes back in his cot awake, he just settles himself back to sleep. He keeps hitting personal bests for how long he is going between feeds overnight! More importantly he’s having really good feeds now, instead of snacking like he was before. I am just so proud of him. Our routine is working reslly well and bedtimes are never an issue. I finally feel like I know what I’m doing again, and it’s all thanks to Emma!
Edward is my 4th baby and I wish I had consulted Emma with my others!! My first was a great sleeper so I thought I knew what to do. Then #2 came along. I didn’t get help because all I had heard from others was about strict routines and schedules. I thought that wasn’t going to work with a busy 2 year old as well. So I battled through and he finally slept through at 2. I had also dismissed things like a dark room as I thought that couldn’t be replicated while out. Emma not only told me what would help but WHY. Essentially the science behind it. Something I could relate to and understand. Following her advice, I have been able to put Edward to bed easily. Not just at home but while travelling, visiting family and friends as well as moving house. He has his sleep associations and 9/10 happily puts himself to sleep. Generally, he also only wakes to feed at night and is straight back to sleep. Emma is very friendly and supportive too, I highly recommend her services.