Hush Little Darling Sleep Solutions

Gemma has been helping us through our sleep struggles with our little boy for the last two weeks. I would highly recommend her to anyone going through any type of sleep struggles with their little one's.We are all now sleeping better, with our little boy actually sleeping through the night (this is something he hadn't done for 18 months). We were still getting up minimum once / maximum up to 6 times a night with him. He's like a different child now.He can now confidently and independently fall asleep in his own bed.Gemma we honestly can't thank you enough for all your help and support throughout this process!

I would definitely recommend Gemma’s services in helping your little one sleep. When we initially signed up I don’t think I fully understood what sleep training was, Gemma held our hands every step of the way and supported us through it with her expert guidance. We went from Co-sleeping to moving baby to his own room and sleeping through the night independently in less than a week. It is so worth it to teach your little one a life long skill of how to fall asleep when they’re tired.

What can I say... Gemma transformed our life!!! Sounds dramatic, but it's true. We were dealing with 3, sometimes 4 night feeds and wake ups with our 4 month old baby boy. Gemma gave us the guidance, support and knowledge to be able to wean him off night feeds completely. She has helped us to establish a good, healthy daily routine which we will be able to progress with as he develops and grows. Our baby boy now sleeps through the night and we couldn't be more grateful.I would recommend (and have!!) Gemma to everyone with a baby/ child as she really is amazing at what she does!! Thank you Gemma so much for all your guidance, hand holding (remotely) and support. We are so grateful!!

We were tired beyond belief and at our wits end with our son who wasn't sleeping for more than an hour or so at night before waking, and wouldn't nap unless he was in his pram or the car. We found Gemma on google, and I'll admit I was a bit sceptical over the idea of a sleep consultant, but we had nothing to lose and were really struggling with our own sanity and our poor son was so crabby from exhaustion. Gemma has changed our lives. We now have a baby who sleeps 12 hours a night and naps in his crib for up to 2 hours. She is so great at explaining what needs to change and why and providing the support you need to get through the difficult challenges whilst adjusting. You really feel like someone is holding your hand through the process as she responded to queries so quickly. I was nervous about our first night without her support (after finishing the programme), but the skills and knowledge she has taught us have given us the confidence to progress and things have continued to be great. I cannot recommend Gemma highly enough.

I don’t even know where to begin! Gemma has been an absolute life changer. Sleep fairy is an accurate description.I reached out to Gemma after feeling like I’d made every sleep mistake in the book with our 8 month old. We fed to sleep, co slept, rocked to sleep. We were up a minimum of 3-4 times a night. As we have been exclusively breastfeeding due to problems with my son taking the bottle every wake up has been my responsibility up to this point. My patience levels with my son and daughter were so low. I constantly felt guilty about how short my fuse had become with the children and my husband. I met Gemma at stay and play session months prior but had loved her tips and tricks on instagram.I decided to reach out to Gemma as the task of getting my son sleeping on his own and in his own room felt overwhelming. We’d tried a few times before and it had been a disaster. I was nervous but Gemma never once judged anything we’d done up to this point. She made me feel so heard and really reassured me that this was going to benefit our whole family and she was so right!One of my biggest concerns was how the sleep training was going to affect my daughter. Gemma helped us work out a plan to make it as smooth a transition as possible. And it worked completely. She was completely unphased by the whole thing.I was very braced for two really difficult weeks of crying from all involved. To say I was pleasantly surprised would be an understatement! The first night we had a bit of crying but Gemma’s plan meant I was never leaving him for long periods of time. The second night he slept all the way through in his own room. Even writing this now I can’t believe how quickly we saw so much progress.Needless to say I was thrilled by this point. We spent the next 12 days working on his naps. Adjusting times to get the best routine for him and our situation. Gemma was so understanding at each step. She gave us realistic goals while being understanding that sometimes routines are impossible to keep and coming up with plans to compensate for good nap days.I can confidently go forward knowing that we have a really good sleep basis. I’m under no illusion that every night will be perfect but knowing we have a strong foundation gives us a great start. Gemma also gave some really good advice on what to do next as my son develops and gets older.I really can’t recommend Gemma enough. I feel like a different person coming out of our time working together. I finally feel like I have some time to be me again. Me and my husband have our evenings back to spend time together. I’m finding it easier to concentrate on things. If you have any reservations jump on a call with her and I promise you won’t regret it!!

Our second time using Gemma and second time saying I can’t recommend enough!!Initially we asked Gemma to help us with moving our (at the time) 8 month old into his own room. I still can’t believe how amazingly he has done at being in his own room and we finally have some freedom back in the evenings!We got back in touch again when our toddler (who had always been a great sleeper) suddenly started having some real sleep issues. She was refusing going to bed. Waking up for hours on end. We were taking her out in the car at all hours. She was drinking juice to help her go to sleep. We were at a complete loss as we had never had to deal with this before and got into some really bad habits. Everyone had said that it was just a phase but once we were pushing three months of this ‘phase’ we decided we needed help.Step in Gemma! We were ready for a battle. Genuinely thought we were going to be in for two weeks of screaming. Pleasantly surprised is an understatement. First night was a little hard to start with but once she’d settled we had a pretty good night. Gemma was really there every step of the way. She helped us with setting boundaries, adjusting naps, every little thing. And we found a routine that works for us. By the end of day two we saw a huge improvement and by the end of the first week we were seeing calmer bedtimes and little to no crying for bed. Even now we can’t believe it and we’ve had consistent bedtimes for 3 weeks!

Co-Sleeping Nightmare to Independent Sleep DreamReuben | 18mThe headline of my review says it all; we were living a bit of a nightmare with our Son who had co-slept and fed to sleep for all 18 months of his life. He had never slept for a block of more than three hours (which was still extremely rare!) and routinely woke to breastfeed between five and ten times per night. He would also only nap if he was held and fed. Whilst this closeness and contact was beautiful and incredibly fulfilling as a first time Mum, it had also become emotionally and physically exhausting. I wasn’t able to do anything after 7pm and had no time during the day to catch up on ‘life admin’ or just relax on my own, not to mention the toll this took on our Husband and Wife relationship not being able to unwind together in the evenings. But in walked Gemma…Gemma was recommended by a friend who had some incredible results with her daughter so I excitedly but hesitantly looked online at Hush Little Darling and took the leap to set up a consultation. Gemma soon allayed all my fears about breaking bonds, closeness and anxiety around any crying and upset and we set off on our sleep journey following Gemma’s plan.We had immediate results; yes there were tears but they lasted all of 20 minutes and our Son soon showed that he had the skills to self-settle. In fact, he showed that he actually really needed this space to learn to love his sleep. Our Son thrived on our three week journey but what was really key was the way Gemma helped me; a first-time Mum who was taking a huge leap out of her comfort zone. Gemma will tell you like it is, she will allay all of your fears and give you some perspective when you need it most. She will push you in the right direction to make sure you reach your goals but all with total empathy for what you are thinking and feeling.As we end our three-week programme with Gemma our Son is sleeping through the night and napping independently in his cot. There are no more night-feeds and some days we have to wake him up in the morning or cap his afternoon nap… something we simply could not have imagined at the start of this journey.Put simply, Gemma has helped us realise all of our sleep dreams.Emma

I would highly recommend Gemma. Her approach is kind, non-judgmental and very inclusive based on your needs.Our daughter was in the midst of the 3-4mo sleep regression, was waking every couple of hours at night and would only contact nap in the day. After 3 months of feeling like a zombie, I was exhausted. Gemma worked with us for 3 weeks to help plan out the days and nights, set strategies for doctors appointments, family visits, bedtimes, unexpected events etc all which pay off now that we’ve completed our course with her. Our daughter now naps independently for all three naps of the day, gets herself to sleep, re-settles herself in the middle of the night when she wakes. She’s only 4 months old so still feeds once overnight but we no longer need to feed to sleep or rock or comfort her - she does it herself. The big thing I learnt from Gemma was that quality sleep requires the right wake window for your baby’s age and developmental stage. I now plan the wake windows as opposed to just the naps and I definitely feel more in control of the day and I feel like our daughter gets the daytime sleep she needs without getting over/under tired.Gemma holds your hand through it all and provides advice and guidance throughout. Whilst every day is different, Gemma has equipped us with the tools to adapt to each day and its unique challenges.Finally I would sign off with saying that I exclusively breast feed (EBF) my daughter. After having tried many times and failed miserably to offer a bottle, we resigned ourselves to EBF and I worried that sleep training wouldn’t be possible with EBF. But I was really encouraged by Gemma’s approach which she adapts based on your family’s specific feeding needs and preferences. I’m grateful for Gemma understanding and respecting that choice.

I can’t thank Gemma enough for helping with our 7 month old. I’m coming up to the end of our two weeks and we’ve gone from a baby that would only have 35 min nursed to sleep contact naps to one that goes to sleep awake, self settles, and sleeps for an hour!The night time results were instant, honestly from the first night we had a baby that slept through. It had gotten that bad before speaking with Gemma that my daughter had ended up sleeping in bed with me (something I swore I wouldn’t do) and needed to nurse every 2 hours. Before the consultation my baby would only go to sleep if I nursed her and would take hours to put her down. Now we put her in her cot awake, and won’t hear a peep from her, often needing to wake her in the morning.I feel like I’ve got my life back a little, I even was able to go out with friends knowing I wouldn’t be needed every 2 hours.We can’t recommend Gemma enough. Her methods are gentle and she is really reassuring and responsive.