NORTH STAR SLEEP CONSULTANCY

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North Star Sleep Consultancy

A guiding light in the world of infant sleep

You've tried every tip, every trick, every well-meaning piece of advice from friends and family. Your ChatGPT history is full of late-night sleep questions. And yet, here you are - still exhausted, still unsure, still wondering what you're missing.

If that sounds familiar, you're exactly where you need to be. Together, we'll cut through the noise and navigate our way to real, restorative sleep for your whole family.

Does this sound familiar?

You dread bedtime - you know it will be long, tearful and just the start of a tiring night ahead
Waiting for the first wake up - no relaxing evening, knowing you're going to be up and down so many times tonight
Battling to settle for naptime only for them to wake before you've got anything done for yourself
Starting the day way too early - you're both still tired and it's going to feel such a long day
Feeling like you've tried everything and truly starting to believe nothing is going to work for you.

"Working with Liz to help our 6 month old daughter learn to sleep well was utterly transformational. As a family we are all in a hugely better place."
— Eva Braithwaite, Mum to 6mo Eva

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Why Families Choose North Star

Parenting whilst sleep-deprived can feel impossible. I'm here to help you navigate your little one's sleep needs and guide your family towards the restorative rest you deserve.

I know, because I lived it. As a first-time parent, sleep was the pitfall that caught me hardest. Contradictory advice from books, websites, family and friends left my head swimming, and it took me ten months to admit I needed support, ten months of believing that constant night wakings and early rising were just part of parenthood, and that asking for help meant I'd failed.

Reaching out to a sleep consultant was the single most positive thing I did for my family. Within a few nights, the life and energy came back into our home. I never looked back, and now I guide families through exactly what we went through.

I'm OCN certified and have supported hundreds of families to prioritise their wellbeing through sleep support that actually works. My approach is exclusively gradual and comfort-based. No cry-it-out, ever, and everything I recommend aligns with current safer sleep guidance, so you can move forward with confidence, not compromise.

Wherever you're starting from, feeding to sleep, rocking or co-sleeping, I meet you there and teach you how to support your little one in happily falling asleep, in a way that feels sustainable for you.

"I really am not overstating it when I say what Liz has helped us achieve is life-changing. My husband and I are able to enjoy our evenings again and, more importantly, our time with our son, without the anxiety around his sleep."

— Hannah Kirton, Mum to 10mo Abel

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How it works

Book a free Discovery Call — a relaxed 15-minute chat to talk through what's going on and see if we're the right fit
Share your sleep diary — a few days of logging gives me a clear, honest picture of what's actually happening
Your consultation — we set clear goals together and I talk you through your bespoke plan
Ongoing support — I am with you to support, encourage, advise and celebrate as we navigate your sleep journey together

"Liz was there for us constantly to encourage us. She was so supportive in us adapting the plan at times for us to give extra comfort to our little one when he needed it and it never felt like we were letting him 'cry it out' as it was such a nurturing approach."

— Steph Lawton, Mum to 6mo Finn

Imagine this…

Bedtime without the dread. A nap routine you can actually rely on. Evenings that are yours again, whether that's time with a partner, cosying up on the sofa or an early night. You're not guessing anymore. You know what you're doing and why it's working.

That's what's waiting on the other side, and it's closer than you think.

Support to fit your family

Whether you'd prefer focused 1:1 coaching or the guidance and community of group support, there's a package built around how you like to work. View my packages to find the right fit for your family.

"Working with Liz felt like working with a friend from day 1. Friendly and open, gave us unwavering support during the tough moments and was as excited about the daily wins as we were."

— Anna Whitehouse, Mum to 9mo Rowan

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          Rachael Thomas 
 
 
 
  Working with Liz has been life changing for our family. Our one year old daughter would wake multiple times a night, wake really early for the day, day time naps were really inconsistent and we constantly battled over-tiredness. She didn’t want to be in her cot or settle for her dad. As parents we were exhausted and it was sad to see our daughter so tired all of the time too.

Liz gave us the confidence and knowledge to transform our daughter’s sleep. She is now sleeping through the night consistently, napping well, happy in her cot and will settle for both parents. We can’t thank and recommend Liz enough - truly the best money we have spent as parents!
  
 
         Jess Lee 
 
 
 
  We contacted Liz when the sleep deprivation got way too much with 2 children. Our 3 year old still co slept, woke through the night and was a very early riser. Our 4 month old had to be rocked to sleep for long periods too. Liz was absolutely amazing from the start, with so much advice and knowledge. It made us feel more empowered as parents, to establish a consistent approach to bed time and night wakes. Our 3 year old now sleeps in his own room and self settles at bedtime. Most nights he sleeps through the night and starts his day at a much more reasonable hour! Our 4 month old is self settling for bedtimes and most nap times with very little intervention.

If you are looking for a gentle and consistent approach, then Liz is the person to go to! She has been invaluable and has changed our lives! Thank you so much Liz 😊

Jess, Mark, Seb & Rory ✨
  
 
         Thea Jones 
 
 
 
  Liz has been amazing all the way through our son’s sleep journey. To get him to sleep he had to be rocked and he would sleep in our bed, this meant neither our son or us were having a good night sleep. With Liz’s advice, guidance and experience, our little one now gets put down awake and sleeps soundly in his cot with no night wakings. I could not recommend Liz enough.
  
 
         Ciro Di Stefano 
 
 
 
  There’s no other way to describe Liz’s work other than transformational. She was super supportive throughout the entire process, even in the midst of the sleeping plan itself. We honestly went from being ecstatic about sleeping a consecutive 4 hours… to now (a month removed) catching ourselves complaining about getting the ‘low heights’ of 6-7 hours of consecutive sleep… something which not that long ago, we would’ve dreamt about and seemed so far fetched as a concept.

Cannot speak highly enough about her work and will certainly recommend her to any friends or family who are struggling to get their baby into a pattern!
  
 
         Simon Traynor 
 
 
 
  We’re so glad we made contact with Liz and we have learned so much - most importantly that the baby has to learn how to sleep, just the same as any other skill.  We have a much better structure to our days now, and although bedtime wasn’t a challenge as such, it was the wake ups during the night that was proving almost impossible to manage with as our son would wake nearly every 30mins.  We now have between 1 and 3 x wake ups per night which is a revelation, and baby and parents are responding very well to this!  Thank you so much Liz for all of your support and positivity.
Rachel, Simon & Wilbur
  
 
         Stephanie Atkinson 
 
 
 
  Amazing! We went from our 1 year old waking up on average 4 times a night, with daytime naps all over the place. To our little boy being happy in his cot and sleeping through the night with the added bonus of daytime naps now being consistent. We are so pleased we decided to contact Liz. Her constant help throughout the plan kept us on track. She even helped us plan for our trip to New York which made the flight much easier with a 6 hour stretch of sleep from our little one! Our life is so much better with sleep. We cannot thank her enough
  
 
         Fiona 
 
 
 
  Liz has been an absolutely invaluable help. Our baby went from waking upwards of 5 times a night to just once on average with Liz’s support. We couldn’t believe how quickly the changes happened, all while maintaining a gentle and gradual approach that meant we never felt like we or our baby were being pushed too far out of our comfort zone. Liz is very communicative, pragmatic and easy to work with. Apps and AI can help with general advice on things like wake windows, but Liz offers highly tailored advice for your family and your baby’s temperament, which makes all the difference. We finally feel like ourselves again and owe it to Liz’s amazing help.
  
 
         Charlotte Seymour 
 
 
 
  Liz’s support has been invaluable as we worked on encouraging our daughter to fall asleep independently for daytime naps and at night, resettle herself on waking, and sleep for longer stretches at night between feeds. In three weeks, our baby has gone from feeding every two hours through the night to managing to sleep stretches of up to six hours uninterrupted. Liz was on hand throughout when we had questions or concerns, and struck just the right balance of being compassionate but also firm so that we kept going! I really liked the approach in that it felt we were doing the training with our daughter, not forcing it on her, and I now feel I understand her cues and needs so much better. I can’t recommend North Star more!
  
 
         Jessica Jackson 
 
 
 
  We have had a great experience with Liz at North Star Sleep Consultancy! Our little one was waking every hour and a half through the night and was being breastfed back to sleep every time, meaning she was being transferred to the cot and not always successfully! Early waking and poor daytime naps meant we were stuck in a vicious cycle. Since following Liz's programme, our little girl can now settle herself to sleep in her cot on an evening and even for cot naps during the day, as well as being able to sleep on the move if we need her to. She regularly sleeps through the night and I now know what to do if she doesn't! Our lives have drastically improved and I no longer feel sleep deprived. We are grateful to Liz for her reassurance and encouragement throughout the process. Thank you so much!
  
 
         Hannah Kirton 
 
 
 
  Liz has absolutely changed our lives for the better.
We reached out to her a month ago as our 10 month old's sleep had gone downhill at about the 7 month mark and no matter what we did, it wasn't getting better.
We were at a point of battling for hours at bedtime and the nights he did go to sleep, we would get 45mins, if we were lucky, before he woke again. Eventually we would give in and bring him into our bed and myself or my husband would be relegated to the spare room.
Naps were contact naps and were becoming increasingly difficult. Not just because of his size but he was getting more fidgety and fighting them.
We were desperate for our evenings back. We wanted to share a bed again, and with me due to go back to work, we wanted to make sure he could nap in his cot when grandparents were with him.
Liz understood our predicament from the get go. She was so supportive and non judgemental in our first call that I knew straight away that she could help us.
I won't lie... It was a tough challenge. Our son is a strong willed little chap but Liz was amazing at listening to my concerns and helping us to work through issues that were arising. She was my biggest cheerleader throughout this process and I can't thank her enough for that. She helped me feel like I could do the hard bits, and that, as a family, we could get to where we wanted to be.
1 month on and our son now naps for 2.5 - 3 hours a day, across 2 naps, independently, in his cot - Although he can also nap on the go on his pram or on the car... Never an option for us before!
At night, he goes down in 15mins or less and sleeps through for 11 hours more nights than not. When he does wake, it's a quick resettle and back to sleep.Most mornings we have to wake him!
I really am not overstating it when I say what Liz has helped us achieve is life-changing. My husband and I are able to enjoy our evenings again, and , more importantly, our time with our son, without the anxiety around his sleep.
If you are considering contacting Liz then I would honestly encourage you to reach out. Worth every penny and a lovely person to boot. Liz, I cannot thank you enough. Our lives are better for knowing you.

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FAQs

What does an Infant Sleep Consultant do?

An Infant Sleep Consultant identifies current sleep issues, structures a plan to optimise sleep and supports you through implementing the necessary changes. A good sleep consultant can take a family from sleep-deprived to rested and revitalised in a matter of weeks.

What sleep training method do you use?

I use a range of gradual and comfort-based self-settling methods to improve the sleep of your baby or toddler. I decide on the best method to suit the sleep needs of each child from the information I gather in your sleep and rotuine diary and on our consultation. I do not use any controlled crying or Cry-It-Out methods within my practice.

Will I leave my baby to cry on their own?

I do not use any form of Controlled Crying or Cry-It-Out method. Implementing any change with babies and toddlers will never be free of tears. My gradual self-settling methods are built around comforting your child throughout their sleep-training journey and beyond and I will not ask you to leave your little one alone to cry.

How quickly will I see results?

This depends on your little one’s current sleep issues and the sleep goals you set. Most often, you can expect to see improvements after 5-7 nights with consistently better sleep after 2 weeks.

Why do naps take longer to improve than nighttime sleep?

Quite simply – biology! The melatonin that helps your baby feel sleepy at night is not present during the day. Once your little one is getting more rest at night, naps can often begin to improve naturally. We will also look at optimising your little one's sleep space and routine to help with naps.

How soon can we start working together?

Upon booking, I will send you a sleep log to complete over 3-4 days. This will be followed by a consultation. You will then be able to begin your sleep journey right away. Use my booking link to get started today.

What guarantees do you offer?

There is never a 100% guarantee. I have the utmost confidence that my sleep training programmes and 1:1 support offer families the very best chance of success. I strongly believe that if you are committed to following my self-settling methods and are consistent in using my approach, you will improve the sleep of your whole family.

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