Lavender Moon SleepAbout Aoife
Level 3 Sleep Consultancy Practitioner (The Sleep Consultant Academy, awarded by AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group) · SIDS & Safer Sleep Certified, The Lullaby Trust.
I'm a calm, honest sleep consultant who looks at the whole child, not just the habit in front of me — offering gentle, structured, real-life solutions that feel achievable for your family, and working with your child's senses, individuality, and goals, not what anyone else thinks it should look like. I understand how much sleep matters, both in the early months and the years that follow — I've lived it, and I want to help you too.
Two very different boys, one lesson
As a baby, my eldest loved to nap. He slept through the night from around 12 weeks — until frequent hospital stays interrupted that rhythm. Each time, I had to rebuild a predictable routine to help him regulate again. That need for structure carried through as he grew — the move to his "big boy bed," potty training, and bed-wetting are now all things of the past. As a preschooler, he thrives on knowing his bedtime routine, and stays in his own (dry) bed until morning.
My younger son's journey looked completely different. He went from cot-sleeper to co-sleeper, relying heavily on sleep associations to get through the night. Sleep training gave us a plan to improve his co-sleeping, and my own sleep improved along with it. Now, as a toddler, he's successfully transitioned to his own bed, and the boys share a bedroom. He enjoys their shared evening routine and stays in his bed through the night — I sometimes hear them stirring, but it no longer means I'm due a midnight visitor. These days, I don't even think twice about a sudden burst of barking from our dogs or the doorbell ringing in the evening — it doesn't interrupt their sleep.
Navigating two such different boys taught me that sleep is never one-size-fits-all. It's shaped by a child's development, their sensory world, their emotional needs, and the home around them. Whether your child thrives on structure or needs more flexibility and connection, I've lived both sides of it — and I bring that same range to every family I work with.
What years in the classroom taught me
Alongside motherhood, I returned to full-time teaching after each maternity leave, spending over a decade supporting children with and without sensory processing differences and additional needs. Over that time, I watched sleep quietly decline across the classroom, based on conversations with students — children who couldn't fall asleep or stay asleep, and it showed in their learning and behaviour. A child who struggles to sleep can mean an entire family running on empty — frustration, anxiety, exhaustion, all of it. That's exactly why I believe better sleep is an achievable goal with genuinely measurable benefits.
Teaching also taught me to break things down into manageable steps, built for real understanding, not just a plan on paper. That's how I approach your child's sleep plan too — steps that are easy to follow and easy to maintain, long after our time together ends.
With me teaching and the boys in nursery term-time, my "days off" matched theirs, so the evening routine fell heavier on me by default — I know first-hand what it's like to carry it largely on your own. My husband's shifts have always been unpredictable too, which has at times left him feeling shut out of our routines rather than part of them. Keeping that routine steady was often the one predictable window our whole family shared — which is exactly why I believe sleep and connection have to be built together, not traded off against each other.
Why I do this work
Parents come to me when they're exhausted, unsure what to try next, or juggling the many demands of family life — the same worries I hear constantly at baby groups and play spaces, said quietly between songs or over a cup of tea. Often they've felt lost, second-guessed themselves, or been made to feel like they should already have this figured out. I offer gentle guidance, clear steps, and a solution-focused approach that feels achievable. My approach always considers the whole child and the whole family, never just an isolated bedtime problem. Some children need a slower, more individualised approach, especially when the standard advice hasn't worked, and that doesn't mean anything's wrong with them — they simply need support that fits who they are.
Some of that comes from my own experience — with mental health, discovering my neurodiversity as an adult, and navigating long periods of exhaustion. I know what it's like to feel overwhelmed until things feel safe and settled again, and that's a big part of why I care so much about creating change that feels emotionally safe and steady, never rushed — and that actually lasts.
Families work with me because I break things down simply, tailor everything to their child, and support them with empathy, clarity, and lived insight — never judgement. I'm realistic enough to know perfection isn't the goal, and it's okay to pivot when life doesn't follow the plan. If you're overwhelmed or unsure where to begin, you don't need to figure it out alone. Sleep and connection, the whole child and the whole family — that's the thread running through everything I do.
If any of this sounds familiar, let's talk.
Aoife — Founder, Teacher, Certified Sleep Consultant
Level 3 Sleep Consultancy Practitioner · SIDS & Safer Sleep Certificate, The Lullaby Trust
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