Sleep Again, Rockhampton (2026)

13/03/2026

I must admit, this was a challenging case but one I hold close to my heart.

👀Let me set the scene:
Co-sleeping 11 month old baby in the parent bed. Breastfeeding all night long.

One seriously distraught mummy who was feeling so anxious physically and mentally and was convinced sleep training could damage her attachment to her baby and be harmful due to the big, awful changes.

💔 But what are you to do when you are at your lowest point?

Every element of your life is suffering, and at the end of the day you are simply an organism requiring food, water, safety & SLEEP to literally survive?

I could hear the pain in this mum’s voice and it was hard to witness someone so sleep deprived whilst also grappling with the reality that sleep training was the only track out (the concept of which had never even been explained to her-she thought cry it out was the only way..)
💔

So, I felt I was just last resort.
Perhaps the Devil’s advocate for sleep training 🥹
BUT I DGAF BC I BELIEVE IN THIS THAT MUCH!!

So off to work we went-
✔️Sleep education
✔️Sleep environment (but no air con- dw we can work with this 😘)
✔️ Age-appropriate routine for good & naps (involving many naps at grandma’s house too)
✔️ Overnight plan for gradual reduction in feeds from one million to night weaned
✔️Settling method

Eeeek. Settling method was the sticking point.
The crying 😭.
Education around stress levels and communicative crying was explained and mum opted for a gentler, cot-side approach which I fully endorsed!

But…
Over three nights it got so much worse!
Cot-side proved too overstimulating for this gorgeous boy.

So that was it, we really hit the ground running with an out of room method with support intervals in the room and we rapidly turned the corner!

Mum even felt so confident and excited she even took on nap training right away 🥰

We now have a happily sleeping family and (almost) toddler who self settles, who is calm and thriving 🍃

I will never judge your situation nor circumstances that led to it.
I will only support you in achieving the best sleep outcomes and reaching your sleep goals ❤️

It was an absolute honour, Orlagh! 🥰❤️😘

10/03/2026

The ‘anti’ community’s misunderstanding is always ringing in my ears.

‘Battling’through sleep problems completely disregards respecting your child’s need for sleep to grow and thrive.

09/03/2026

DID YOU KNOW there is a natural biological sleep window between 12-2pm? 🍃

This is the most important nap of the day as your child can achieve deep non-REM sleep and all the beautiful benefits for growth and restoration that it brings.

Focusing on protein in solids intake is key for lunch as although we do focus on wake windows and routines, nutrition also plays a role in healthy sleep.

Protein-rich foods contain an amino acid called tryptophan, which the body uses to produce serotonin and melatonin — key chemicals involved in regulating sleep.

Protein can also help stabilise blood sugar levels overnight, which may support longer stretches of sleep and reduce early waking caused by hunger.

In Australia, recommended protein intake is roughly:
• 7–12 months: ~14g/day
• 1–3 years: ~14g/day
• 4–8 years: ~20g/day

Including a source of protein at dinner can help support your child’s overnight needs while their body does important growth and repair during sleep.

🥦If your baby has just started solids, aim for a vegetable based dinner for easy digestion!

Some great protein options for babies and children include:
🥚 eggs
🐟 fish
🍗 chicken
🥣 yoghurt
🫘 beans and lentils
🧀 cheese
🥜 nut butters (age-appropriate)

Sleep isn’t just about routines — it’s also about supporting the biology behind sleep.

# InfantSleep

08/03/2026

‼️On Friday afternoon I had four consultations with four tired mums.

Over the weekend, four messages from these four mums trickled through and set my heart ablaze! ❤️‍🔥

And reminded me that I am not screaming my conviction into the abyss of the internet🧐

‼️Client One: Co-sleeping 2yo in the family bed

Local Queen Jess of finally saw her co-sleeping little girl sleep all night in her own cot after a long and exhausting history of co-sleeping and dependence on mum and dad’s input to help her to sleep and back to sleep
❤️

‼️Client Two: 15 week old baby combatting the “ 4 month regression “

We started a fortnight ago and began oh-so gently with hands-on settling to transition this babe from solely contact napping and waking during the night frequently (it just got more and more frequent as she exited the newborn stage… isn’t that the way?) to then moving to a hands-off method with short interval check-ins.
She independently fell asleep as mum stayed confident and calm and knew that this was the final step as her baby had obviously outgrown the hands-on settling that had initially worked so well!
Natural progression.
Moving up the self-settling hierarchy.
Goodbye hour long settles and lost time at bedtime with her other young child.

‼️Client Three: 16mo assisted to sleep every nap and bedtime

Need I say more?

‼️Client Four: 11mo co-sleeping baby in the parent bed

This was the ✨disaster✨ case I told you all about in my stories. Cot-side was too stimulating and after three nights we moved to Spaced Soothing.
The effects were so incredible that mum was like “I’m gonna do naps” even though I recommended “chill with the naps this week and let’s focus on nights!” But mum is so empowered that she is rolling with the momentum.

These moments are what solidifies my resolve to support families for what I hope will be the rest of my days ✨

I will never take for granted the trust you place and INVESTMENT you make into Sleep Again.

What are you waiting for? LFG x

Book at www.sleepagain.com.au

05/03/2026

The Sleep Again Puzzle 🧩🧩

The concept of sleep training is drenched in negativity simply due to its historically cry-based approach.

However, knowledge and understanding of parenting practices, mental and physical wellbeing of humans and the scientific literature around sleep and sleep behaviours in children have come a LONG way 🔬

Ultimately to ensure a family is able to thrive (in every sense of the word), good sleep should be non-negotiable.

In fact, it shouldn’t even be up for discussion!

So, I present to you the Sleep Again Puzzle to simply show you how we address the multi-faceted concept of a child’s best sleep.

Because although those battling co-sleeping (but claim to love it 🧐🥲) think sleep training is barbaric- it’s actually the kindest and most loving thing you can do for your child.

And you, the parent, simply stand at the shore of all the wonderful things it brings in with the tide.

Let’s line up the puzzle pieces for your little one and do sleep training right 🐚

The first and only time.

Will there be crying? Yes, most likely!

Will it be because your child thinks they are abandoned?
Are starving from being deprived of feeds? Are cold or hot,
Overtired or undertired and going out of their mind with impulses to get out of their cot or bed? Screaming and thrashing?

Absolutely not.

Sleep is a puzzle remember? It’s not going to be perfect until we have lined up and connected all of the pieces 🧩

And sometimes you just need a roadmap out of all the anti-sleep training nonsense and a simple and firm path to how you will finally create healthy sleep for your family!

Get in touch today. I can’t wait to support you to achieve the magic of Sleep 🥰 (Again) x

www.sleepagain.com.au

24/02/2026

✨ The words that anyone who has undergone sleep coaching for their child can understand from one of the women and spectacular sleep specialists who changed the way we understand baby sleep — Dr. Jodie Mindell.

🤓I am a stickler for the evidence- so if we need reliability, we turn to those who have studied paediatric sleep and the sleep habits of thousands of babies and children.

A globally respected pediatric sleep expert, Dr. Mindell has spent decades researching how babies learn to sleep — and what truly supports healthy, secure sleep habits.

Here’s what her work shows 👇

Babies are capable of learning to self-settle.
And when taught in a responsive, developmentally appropriate way, it can:

🌙 Improve overnight sleep
🌙 Reduce night wakings
🌙 Support parental mental health
🌙 Strengthen — not harm — attachment

Self-settling isn’t about “leaving a baby to cry.”

It’s about gently teaching a skill — with consistency, reassurance, and clear boundaries.

Sleep is learned.
And like any skill, it can be taught with warmth and confidence 🤍

If you’re feeling stuck in broken nights, know this: better sleep is possible — and the science supports it. Sometimes you just need someone to support YOU.

Get in touch so we can create a plan, mother to mother🥰
Based on the evidence, crafted for your individual and precious little one.

www.sleepagain.com.au

21/02/2026

Availability is filling fast and I am beyond grateful and indebted forever to my clients who place their trust in the magic of Sleep Again✨

What are you waiting for?

Visit ➡️ www.sleepagain.com.au and let’s get your family the sleep that is deserved ❤️

20/02/2026

I have a theory that creators of these godsend sleep aids err too heavily on the side of caution ⛔️

Especially when the usual standard doonas we sleep with are between 9-11 TOG..

And we sleep next to someone else usually…

And we have the fat and muscle ratio of adults keeping us warm and regulated too 🧐

19/02/2026

YOUR VOICE IS POWERFUL

Your voice is their favourite sound in the world ❤️

Sleep training does not steal this from your child.

In fact, it uses it to its most powerful potential as it provides the emotional buffering necessary for a child to feel supported as they tap into their innate self-settling skill 😴

We as parents tap into our most primitive and biologically binding tools that connect us to our children to improve sleep.
Your voice is not just comforting… it’s biological regulation.

When you hum or speak softly to your baby, you’re activating their parasympathetic nervous system — the “rest and digest” state that allows sleep to happen.

Low, rhythmic sounds (like humming) stimulate the vagus nerve, which helps slow heart rate, reduce cortisol, and create a sense of safety.

This is why your baby settles faster when they hear you. Not because they “need a crutch”… but because they are wired to co-regulate through connection.

Your voice is familiar from the womb. It signals:
✨ You’re safe
✨ I’m here
✨ You can let go

Sleep isn’t just behavioural — it’s neurological. And connection is powerful biology.

📖 Engage in a calm and regulating activity for you both once they wake- like simply reading a book.

Or just holding them looking out the window.

Looking at the sky while you hum ☁️

And sometimes, you will be like me, and have had enough of your child crying out to you (they aren’t sick, all their needs have been met) so you enter the room and say: ‘No. Sleep time. I love you. GO to sleep.’
And exit the room calmly as your little one flops down to settle for sleep. You have the last word. The last say in your child’s health.
And to be healthy they need good quality sleep 🥰

14/02/2026

I love this family because they were predicting their own future and knew they needed to act!

Mum was heading back to work, baby was starting daycare two days a week, and dad was going to be taking on the primary caregiver role at home for a period of time.

BIG. LIFE. SHIFTS! for everyone! So what does a family need during this time?

Rest + connection + consistency ❤️

And, of course… this baby could not independently settle or self-soothe for sleep!

And as far as routine goes… our consultation finished at around 5pm and I was like ‘sooo where is your baby anyway?’ And they were like, ‘umm…. Asleep! 😳’

So off to work we went. This family was patient, consistent and so very relaxed and calm!

Mum asked me why this little girl had ‘immature settling skills’ bc once she was settling so beautifully for bedtime, mum couldn’t believe the differences in her baby and sleep.

I made sure she knew that this little girl’s skills weren’t immature- the skill just hadn’t even been tapped into! She had never been given the chance to even try to sleep solo.

These parents stood back and gave her space and loved her every minute as they supported her to better sleep.

And these parents now love bedtime and daycare has just fallen into the usual shift and grind of the working family’s life- we just make sure we do an extra early bedtime if necessary 🥰

Pringle fam, it was an HONOUR ❤️

13/02/2026

Yeah yeah yeah I hear ya🙄

You LOVE holding your giant 2 year old to sleep for an hour every night and then repeating it at 3am. Then it doesn’t work. But it’s ok.. you love them tossing and turning in your bed anyway 🥲

You LOVE the connection, the closeness, the SOUNDS of bouncing your 6 month old to sleep on a giant exercise ball to bed between 6:30-7:30pm and then recommencing like clockwork at 9:30pm.

You LOVE the insistent tug at the breast as your baby pulls on and off for hours overnight. All night.

They need it right?
That’s secure attachment right there, isn’t it?

Replacing a piece of plastic in your 4 month old’s mouth to suck back to sleep? That’s natural mama- that’s nature making sure baby is keeping mama close.

I mean, if God forbid you didn’t sway or rock or pat or drive the car along a bumpy but not too bumpy road until they were so overtired they conked out cold… you surely couldn’t be putting your securely attached child to sleep correctly?

Tbh we sell our babies and child’s ability to self-settle short and often we are standing in the way of their ability to sleep extremely well and for us to be happy and thriving family units.

How about trying this to support secure attachment instead- love them, praise them, hold them, ensure they meet their sleep needs during the day, offer regular meal times with nutrient dense foods, ensure bedtime isn’t too early or late and optimise the sleep environment.

Then give them the support they need to independently learn to settle ❤️

Because if they are taking ages to fall asleep with your input, they have outgrown your settling method!

📣This isn’t a bad thing! It’s a natural developmental milestone that is both exciting and a lil bit sad (but not really THAT sad bc if you couldn’t have your AirPods or phone I doubt you’d LOVE settling them to sleep that long… just saying 😘)

10/02/2026

This one’s for the parents of those 4 year olds, lying there at bedtime and demanding someone stays with them (for God knows how long!) until they accidentally fall asleep.

😴Encourage smooth bedtimes by setting realistic ‘Bedtime Rules’ for your children to follow.

Our kids love predictable routines and directions that are safe and familiar!

Especially when we praise them for following them!

💕Rewards for following bedtime rules are optimal when they are based around experiences- even simple little outings with you or someone they love! 💕

The real key for the smoothest of bedtimes?
Make sure your child isn’t over or under-tired and their sleep environment is primed for their best sleep!

Need help with making bedtime rules and creating amazing sleep structure for your child?

Get in touch- trust me, I’ve been there, one million times 😘

Book your Discovery Call today ➡️ www.sleepagain.com.au

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