Live workshop
Making Sense of Your Baby's Sleep
Work out how much sleep YOUR baby actually needs, and make more sense of their nights.
One night your baby wakes several times. The next, they sleep much better. You've adjusted the naps, moved bedtime around, followed the recommended sleep schedules... and you're still not sure what's making the difference.
What if the amount of sleep your baby actually needs is different from what you've been told to expect?
Join me for a live, 60-minute workshop where I'll show you how to work out your baby's individual sleep needs and make more sense of their daytime and night-time sleep.
For parents of babies aged around 4–18 months.
Early-bird £9 until Tuesday 24 November at 12 noon. Then £17.
No rigid schedules. No sleep training. No leaving babies to cry.
Why your baby's sleep might not fit the schedules you've been given
You've adjusted the naps. Moved bedtime earlier, then later. Followed the sleep schedule you found online, and perhaps another one when that didn't work.
And you're still not sure what's helping and what isn't.
Something that's often overlooked in baby sleep advice is that babies of the same age can need very different amounts of sleep.
Yet parents are regularly given schedules that assume their babies should all be sleeping for roughly the same number of hours.
If your baby naturally needs less sleep than the schedule allows for, you might find yourself spending ages trying to settle a baby who simply isn't ready to sleep.
It can also contribute to long periods awake during the night or those frustrating early mornings.
Understanding how much sleep your own baby needs can be a really useful starting point when you're trying to make sense of what's happening.
And that's what this workshop is all about.
What we'll cover
During our hour together, you'll learn how to:
Estimate your baby's individual sleep needs across 24 hours, rather than relying entirely on age-based recommendations.
Look at sleep over several days to recognise patterns in daytime and night-time sleep.
Understand the relationship between naps and night-time sleep, including how one can influence the other.
Recognise when a sleep schedule might be asking too much of your baby, and why adjusting expectations can sometimes make a difference.
Use what you've learned to consider whether any adjustments might be helpful, without following rigid rules or making changes you're not comfortable with.
We'll also touch on why sleep isn't entirely about timings, and how your baby's temperament and developmental stage can influence their sleep.
And importantly, you won't be told to stop feeding, rocking or cuddling your baby to sleep.
We'll look at a real-life example
Well, a fictional baby with a realistic sleep diary!
I'll show you how I look at sleep across seven days, including daytime naps, night-time sleep and the overall amount of sleep in each 24-hour period.
We'll calculate the average and look at how the amount of sleep can vary across the week.
It's a practical demonstration of the approach, so you can see how to use it with your own baby afterwards.
You don't need to complete a diary or do any preparation before attending.
What's included
Live
60-minute live online workshop, including time for questions.
Worked example
A practical demonstration of how to assess a baby's sleep across seven days.
Your guide
My guide, How Much Sleep Does Your Baby Actually Need?, to help you put what you've learned into practice.
Replay
30-day replay, available if you can't attend live or would like to revisit the workshop.
£9 early bird until Tuesday 24 November at 12 noon, then £17.
A little about me
Hi, I'm Catherine!
I'm an OCN Level 6 qualified Holistic Infant Sleep Coach, a mum of four, and I've worked with babies and their families for over 30 years.
I help parents understand their baby's individual sleep needs and find ways to improve sleep without a whiff of sleep training.
I'm not interested in telling you to stop feeding, rocking or cuddling your baby to sleep, or that your baby must learn to fall asleep alone.
I'm much more interested in understanding the baby in front of us, looking at the bigger picture and working out what might genuinely help.
And that's exactly the approach we'll take in this workshop.
Is this workshop for you?
This workshop is for you if your baby is around 4 to 18 months and you're finding their sleep difficult to make sense of.
Perhaps you're dealing with frequent night waking, unpredictable naps, early mornings or bedtimes that seem to take forever.
Maybe you've tried following recommended wake windows and sleep schedules, but they never seem to fit your baby particularly well.
Or perhaps you'd simply like to understand your baby's sleep better before deciding whether anything needs to change.
You don't have to be ready to make changes straight away. Understanding your baby's sleep is useful in its own right, and you can put what you've learned into practice whenever it suits your family.
Who isn't it for?
If you're looking for a strict sleep schedule, a personalised sleep plan or a step-by-step sleep training method, this isn't the right workshop.
We're focusing on understanding sleep needs and patterns, rather than teaching babies to sleep independently.
A few questions you might have
Will this solve my baby's night waking?
There are lots of reasons babies wake during the night, so I can't promise that understanding sleep needs will resolve every sleep difficulty.
However, it can be a valuable starting point, particularly if your baby is being offered more sleep than they naturally need.
My aim is to help you understand the patterns you're seeing and make more informed decisions about what might help.
Do I need to track my baby's sleep beforehand?
Not at all. I'll demonstrate the process using an example, and you can try it with your own baby afterwards.
Will you give me a sleep schedule?
No. Every baby is different, and I'd much rather help you understand your own baby's sleep needs than hand you a generic schedule.
Is this sleep training?
Absolutely not. You won't be asked to leave your baby to cry, stop responding at night or remove the ways you currently help them settle.
What if I can't attend live?
You'll receive access to the replay for 30 days, so you can watch at a time that works for you.
What if my baby is under four months?
The workshop is designed for parents of babies aged approximately 4 to 18 months, although the seven-day approach to assessing sleep needs is generally more useful from around five months.
What if I'd like more support afterwards?
I'm currently developing a four-week group sleep coaching programme for January. If you'd like to hear when places become available, you can join the waitlist. I'll also share more about it during the workshop.
Ready to make sense of your baby's sleep?
If you're tired of trying to fit your baby into someone else's sleep schedule, I'd love to show you a different way of looking at things.
£9 early bird until Tuesday 24 November at 12 noon. Then £17.