Welcome to the sleep chief
0-12 Months
Sleep Course
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Welcome!
Click below to get started with Lesson 1, or scroll down to explore individual lessons by module. Your downloadable routines, settling tables and cheat sheets are at the bottom of the page.
Foundations
Start here. The why, the how, and the environment your baby needs to sleep well.
Start Here
If you're watching this, you're probably exhausted. Quick intro to the course and how to use it.
4 MINWhy Sleep Matters
Why working on sleep is worth doing, for your baby, and for parenting from a place of rest.
2 MINHow Baby Sleep Works
Sleep cycles in plain English. The one thing about baby sleep you really need to understand.
3-4 MINYour Baby's Sleep Environment
Your low-hanging fruit. Get this room right and half the work is done.
4-5 MINSafe Sleep Guidelines
Lullaby Trust safe sleep guidelines, all in one place. Everything else builds on this.
3 MINFeeding
Get feeds right and sleep follows. The foundation everything else builds on.
Feeding Foundations
Get feeds working right and longer stretches of sleep become so much easier.
7 MINDream Feeding
How my son did eight-hour stretches from ten weeks old. When the dream feed works, and when to drop it.
3 MINFeeding and Sleep After 6 Months
Once solids start, things shift. More calories in the day means nights should get even better.
3 MINRoutine
Predictable days, predictable nights. Your downloadable routines plus the principles.
Why Routine Matters
Why predictability is what makes babies feel safe, and gives you a calm nervous system back.
4-5 MINBuilding a Routine
From around four weeks. Three simple anchors that turn the chaos into rhythm.
3 MINThe 6 Months+ Routine
A short morning nap, a long lunchtime nap, and a bedtime that holds. Yes, an actual evening.
4-5 MINThe Bedtime Routine That Works
Imagine being told to lie down and sleep right now. Hard, right? Same for your baby. The wind-down that works.
4 MINSleep Training
The mindset, the methods, and exactly what to do from your first bedtime onwards.
Sleep Associations and Why They Matter
Why whatever your baby relies on to fall asleep is what they'll need at every single wake.
2-3 MINLet's Talk About Crying
What the crying actually means, the nappy-change reframe, and why your calm matters.
3-4 MINOur Four-Step Framework
Personal best, daytime feeds, bedtime feed, benchmark. The framework we use 1:1 to reduce night feeds.
7 MINControlled Comforting, Cut-Off & Plan B
The gentler of the two methods. Stay in the room and comfort your baby through it. Step by step.
6-7 MINGentle Controlled Crying
For babies who get more wound up with you in the room. Check-ins, intervals, and the cut-off times.
6-7 MINChoosing Your Approach and Getting Ready
Picking the right method for your baby, and the checklist to have in place before night one.
6 MINYour First Bedtime
Night one. Exactly what to do at bedtime, walked through with a five-month-old as the example.
2 MINYour First Night
When to feed, when to settle, when to just wait. The benchmark in action through the night.
3-4 MINThe Next Day: Naps
Why nights and naps go together, and what real flexibility looks like once you've cracked it.
6-7 MINDays 2-7 and Beyond
Night two, night three, the wobble, and the week-by-week timeline. What to expect, when.
2-3 MINEarly Rising
Why 5am wakes happen, and the process of elimination to figure out which culprit it is for you.
3-4 MINTroubleshooting & Closing
When things go off track, the questions every parent asks, and your final words to take with you.
Common Questions Answered
Pacifiers, teething, illness, twins, reflux. The questions every parent asks at some point.
4 MINWhen Things Go Off Track
Good sleep isn't a straight line. Travel, regressions, life, and getting back on track in 2-3 days.
4 MINYou've Got This
Three pillars, the framework, and what comes next. You've got this.
3 MINDownloadable Resources
Your printable routines, settling tables and cheat sheets to follow alongside the lessons.