![]() ![]() “Everyone in the world of sleep medicine is aware of sleep consultants,” says Dr Dimitri Gavriloff, who runs the paediatric non-respiratory sleep disorders service at Oxford University Hospitals. Similar online courses from the Night Ninja or Care It Out cost less than £20, but the higher-level services, in which a parent might get a personal consultation, a plan and four weeks of support, may charge as much as £650. She offers a range of services, from basic resources (£49.50 for an online foundations of sleep course) to more expensive comprehensive programmes (£395 for a two-week personalised plan). ![]() #BABY SLEEP EXPERT FULL#Like most sleep consultants, Davidson has a social media feed full of tips, videos and inspirational quotes. However, many high-profile sleep consultants focus more on their experience working as nannies or maternity nurses, and raising their own children. Her LinkedIn page mentions her LSCS qualification. Rosey Davidson, founder of Just Chill Baby Sleep, is one of the biggest success stories, with 165,000 Instagram followers. A sleep consultant told me not to pick up, rock or feed my son. The LSCS offers a short course, about 12 weeks, comprising six weekly sessions in person, followed by another six of assisted self-study (although during the pandemic training has been mainly online), for £945. According to the website of the London School of Childcare Studies (LSCS), which runs a “sleep practitioner” course, it’s “an unregulated industry and qualifications are not required to start working”, although they state that most parents would be more comfortable employing someone appropriately qualified. The industry is burgeoning, though, thanks to word-of-mouth recommendations at antenatal groups, and via the social media accounts of “experts”, filled with images of angelic babies sleeping soundly – understandably tempting to any parent sitting up with a wide-eyed, screaming baby night after night. Others are left feeling judged, criticised, and as if they’ve wasted their money. Some, like Zara, see them as “guardian angels”. When you dig into the world of sleep consultants, it’s a familiar story. I was left feeling a complete failure, but also very angry and lost,” she says. I work with families to create sleep plans individually tailored to your child and am committed to empowering parents with the knowledge and skills to help their children.Another mother from Surrey, Heike, who works for a beauty brand, enlisted the help of the same sleep consultant, but couldn’t have had a more different experience: “I was so disappointed – shocked, really. I have undertaken training and mentorship under Dana Obleman whose Sleep Sense™ program has helped over 100,000 families worldwide. There is no need for families to continue struggling with sleep deprivation and there is also no need to let babies and children simply cry-it-out. I am a passionate advocate for helping babies and children learn healthy sleep habits. After working with a sleep consultant for our first born son Rajan, my family’s life transformed and as I spoke to others in similar situations, I quickly learnt that there was a real need for this service. I understand the struggles of juggling every day life alongside bringing up a family. If you and your family have been dreaming of sleep, you have come to the right place. My name is Harpreet and I am the founder and a certified Sleep Sense™ consultant. ![]()
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