The Sleeping Co

Kat at The Sleeping Co has changed my life!! As a first time mum with a 4 month old who did not like sleep, I thought I would have to feed my baby to sleep for the rest of her life. I’m so glad I contacted her, because after just two weeks working with Kat, I now have a baby that actually naps during the day and is so much happier!Kat is amazing and I am so grateful for all the help, support and kind words of encouragement. She was always available to help me troubleshoot any little sleep issue, and gave me so much confidence in my ability to get her to sleep. Because of Kat we now have a routine in place and my baby does not hate bed time any more.I can not recommend Kat enough! Thank you thank you thank you!!

Kat is simply amazing! We were at the end of our tether with our 16 month old’s sleep for both day naps and night sleeps. We tried it all and in the end lost any confidence about what to do to help our little guy sleep better.Kat’s sleep program looked at everything we were doing in a very supportive and constructive way from diet through to sleep environment and daily routines. She also worked with us on our preferred gentle settling technique. It was a hard couple of weeks but Kat was there with us to lend support and in just three weeks our little guy was sleeping in his own room/cot, settling on his own and sleeping through the night!! Amazing!! He is so much happier (and hubby and I are well rested!)!! Thanks so much for giving us the confidence and support, Kat. Life changing!!!

Before we reached out to Kat at The Sleeping Co my son was a serial cat napper, frequent night waker and impossible to settle no matter what I tried. When I was just about ready to give up I came across The Sleeping Co on instagram and decided to give sleep training a go and let me tell you it was the best choice I have ever made. After just a few days working with Kat my son was being settled within 5 minutes and beginning to sleep longer during the day and night. With Kats help I have learned about the importance of Awake windows, great Settling techniques and trouble shooting for Sleeping away from home. I now have a happy boy who sleeps perfectly and I have finally regained time for myself as he sleeps. Kat has helped boost my confidence in my sons sleep by 100% and I am so grateful. Thank you for everything Kat, don't know what I would've done without you!

I couldn't recommend Kat more!!! My second daughter cat napped during the day and woke frequently at night. Seven months of no sleep I finally worked with Kat after following her for some time. I noticed improvements almost immediately and after 3 or so days, we have 2 solid naps during the day and only 1 or 2 wakes at night .... horray!!! I have also felt completely at ease knowing I could pick Eve up at any point. Kat provides so much useful information and her approach to sleep not only works but made what was a very stressful time not so stressful. This mumma and bubba can now get some good sleep!

My review is lengthy but worth a read if you’re on the fence about booking in with The Sleeping Co.When we started total sleep support 1:1 with Kat, I was desperate. Our little boy was almost 10 months old, still having significant sleep issues, and I was due to go back to work in another 2 months. We needed to be able to sleep and function!He was a terrible sleeper from day 1, and impacted by reflux, early teething, sleep regressions (not just the main ones) sensitive tummy when starting solids. We tried a 4 day stay with Karitane when he was 6 months old, which wasn’t successful. I also did my own research so was very awake of awake times and schedules. I was trying to follow the Dr Golly schedules too. I started seeing a Psychologist to help me try to cope with the impact that sleep deprivation was having on me.At the time of booking in with Kat we were still assisting to sleep in some capacity- rocking, shush pat etc then transferring. Short and unpredictable day naps, often with holding to extend nap2. He was getting too long and heavy to keep doing all this holding too, my back was terrible. With bedtime he would wake within 20-60 minutes after being transferred to the cot and cry until we went in and picked him up. Then had no chance of getting him back down in the cot, would wake and cry as soon as he was lowered into the cot. I would have to end up co-sleeping in the spare room with him. Which would take further attempts of rocking to sleep then transferring him next to me. I would lie there not being able to move even slightly or he would wake. But would wake crying every 1-2 hours anyway. Most nights would also have split nights where he would be awake for 1.5-2 hours. Early rising before 6am some days. We were doing 1-2 night feeds, even though he was established on solids. He still had arms in a sleeping bag that slightly restricted his arms. We tried transitioning out so many times and he just wouldn’t stay asleep without some restriction, it seemed.We started seeing immediate results with Kat and it didn’t take long for our son to start sleeping through the night and having longer day naps. He learnt to put himself to sleep, we got his arms out of the swaddle, all sleeps were in his cot- no more co-sleeping which meant I got ‘me time’ back! This absolutely changed our lives and I tell everyone was the best money spent. Our son turned 1 year old last week and we did not have a 12 month sleep regression!! I can’t believe it! He’s experiencing multiple milestones at the moment too. The sleep foundations learnt with Kat must have got us through.Also we are in Sydney NSW and Kat is based in Western Australia. I was unsure if a virtual means of sleep support would work for us, especially after a 4 day face to face stay with Karitane didn’t help last time. But it totally did work. The extensive plan that Kat puts together after the initial meeting is so thorough, with lots of backup options if things don’t go to plan. Kat was also accessible to ask questions.Cannot thank, praise and recommend Kat enough!!

Kat was a great help in finding my babies specific awake times to maximise her night sleep. Towards the end of our package Kat also provided some extra support to ensure our new plan was working and to guide us through some sickness which interrupted our nights. My 9 month old was waking 3-4 times a night and now has 2 solid naps and now wakes once, maybe twice a night since the cold weather started. Highly recommend The Sleeping Co!

I cannot express how thankful I am that I came across Kat’s Instagram and finally decided to get some help with my sons sleep. Our 9 month old was waking 4-6 times throughout the night and we were co-sleeping out of desperation. I was exhausted after trying every sleep routine/guide there was. Kat’s personalised sleep plan for my son was a game changer. I saw a huge improvement within days! Kat was so incredibly supportive and empathetic throughout our time together. She helped us to move at our own pace, use settling techniques we were comfortable with and was always there to troubleshoot any issues along the way. Our son is now sleeping in his cot for at least 10 hours throughout the night which has been a life saver. I would recommend Kat to everyone and am so grateful for her amazing support. My only regret is that I didn’t contact her sooner!

We worked with Kat when our little boy was 4 months old. He was very dependant on the dummy to get to sleep, which was causing loads of wake ups. He also had a rough start with bad reflux which meant we were spending up to 30 minutes rocking and patting him to sleep...we were exhausted!!Kat helped us ditch the dummy and implement a settling method which was gentle on both our baby and us! We saw our bubs night sleep start consolidating after about a week and it only got better from there! One of the best things about working with Kat was she helped us feel confident in what we were doing - there is so much information out there about babies sleeps and what to do/not do...it can feel so overwhelming! Kat helped us trouble shoot any issues that came up which meant by the end of the 2 weeks we were no longer second guessing everything we were doing, we knew how to tackle each day! What a relief!!Our bub is now down to one feed overnight and giving us a nice long 7-8 hour stretch of sleep...which was simply unheard of before working with Kat!Kat is approachable, caring and understanding - she really is there to support you and we can't thank her enough for helping our family get more sleep and feel confident about what we are doing! THANK YOU

There are not enough stars to give Katherine! I had previously tried generic sleep programs and had tried strategies to sleep train my daughter. At 2 years old we were still having massive sleep issues with multiple wakes, co-sleeping and protesting bedtime every single night! Kat developed a program that suited our “spirited baby”. The strategies not only worked for our daughter but also fit our parenting style. It was so super gentle and so effective! By day 19 she was singing herself to sleep, settling herself without our help, down to 0-1 short night wake (which she was self settling) and actually happy to go to bed! Katherine is so knowledgeable and caters the program to suit your individual baby, something I wish I knew was so vital 2 years ago! Kat is also such a pleasure to work with, you can truly feel how much she cares about what she does. I can not thank her enough for giving us our sleep back!

After being impressed with Kat’s informative posts on Instagram, I took the plunge and organised a consult to chat about my 5mo daughter. A daytime cat napper and waking up to 5 times per night, I had resigned myself to the fact that maybe that’s just how she’d always sleep. From our first chat, Kat was so empathetic and warm and assured me that good sleep (for all of us!) was on the horizon and that she’d support us on our journey. Boy, was she right on both counts!With our tailored plan in place, we were able to get our daughter to sleep with minimal intervention in 20 mins the first night with only 2 night wakes. By the third night, she was able to be put down with no intervention and only one wake for a dream feed. Kat kept in touch daily to provide support and even gave advice on things such as solids and teething and how we could manage their impacts on sleep.I cannot recommend Kat enough. If you’re unsure if change is possible with your little one, reach out to Kat. It will be the best thing you do!