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Millpond is the UK's leading private children’s sleep clinic. Whether your child is 4 months or 16 years we can help you!

Using only gentle, evidence and research based techniques we guide you and your child towards a good night's sleep.

11/11/2025

Today marks Day One of our Children’s Sleep Workshop, and I couldn’t be more inspired.

I’ve spent 30 years working in sleep, and what drives me every day is helping professionals turn research and evidence into practical strategies that truly make a difference for families.

It’s an absolute privilege to work with health visitors and family support workers from Ireland, Wales, and England, exploring ways to support children 6 months to 6 years. Seeing participants leave with confidence, insights, and tools they can use straight away is why I do this work.

Excited for Day Two next week -continuing to share what I’ve learned over the years to help children (and their families!) get the sleep they deserve 🌟

31/10/2025

💭 Nightmares and Little Minds 🌙

I still remember having nightmares as a child. Mine were about fires during the power cuts we used to have in the UK.
They felt so real at the time.

For many children, nightmares can feel just as vivid. Around Halloween, when spooky stories and costumes fill their world, it’s easy for that excitement to turn into nighttime worries. 👻

If your child wakes scared, offer calm comfort and reassurance. In the morning, you can gently talk about the dream and help them change the story.
Maybe the monster becomes a friend, or they find a magic door to safety.

Rehearsing this new, happy version helps their brain replace fear with calm, a simple, evidence-based trick from sleep science. 💫

Nightmares are a normal part of growing up, but with love, patience and a little imagination, your child can feel safe and confident at bedtime again.

29/10/2025

🌅 Is your little one still early rising since the clock change?

When the clocks go back, many little ones start waking earlier, sometimes much earlier. If your child used to wake at 6 am and is now up at 5am, you are not alone.

The question is how long will this last and what can you do to help?

✨ Children’s body clocks are very sensitive to changes in time, light, and routine. A one-hour shift can feel like mini jet lag.

Here are some gentle ways to help:
🌙 Keep a sleep diary to spot patterns
🕑 Shift naps gradually later by 15 mins a day
🥛 Delay milk or food until after 6 am
🌱 Stay in a dimly lit bedroom if they wake early, keep things calm and quiet
☀️ Make “get up time” meaningful, open the curtains together, and say hello to the day
💡 Try a morning light or lamp on a timer for older toddlers

⏳ The good news is that most children will adjust within a week or two. With consistency, mornings usually start to feel easier again.

💬 Has your little one started waking earlier since the clocks changed?

23/10/2025

🕰️ The clocks go back this Sunday (26 October), and if your little one is anything like mine was, your early riser just got even earlier with the clock change!

The good news is that you can still prepare over the next few days and nights to make the transition easier.

Here’s a simple plan you can start tonight:

✨ Thursday: Put bedtime 15 minutes later, keeping your little one calm and happy with low-level play, stories, or cuddles.

✨ Friday: Shift bedtime another 15 minutes later.

✨ Saturday: Add another 15 minutes, so by Sunday, bedtime and wake time have moved by 45 minutes.

🌞 Late afternoon daylight helps stretch the evening.

🌙 Keep the last hour calm andlights low level so they’re ready for sleep.

🛏️ On Sunday morning, keep the room dark until your chosen wake-up time, then open the curtains wide to start the day.

Small steps like this can make all the difference for little larks who naturally wake early.

👉 Save this post to follow along tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday.

01/10/2025

👩‍⚕️ As a health professional, how confident do you feel when parents ask about sleep?

Sleep is one of the most common concerns parents raise… yet many NHS staff tell us it’s the area they’ve had the least training in.

This can leave even experienced professionals feeling:
❔ Unsure of the best up-to-date evidence-based advice
😴 Aware of the huge impact on families, but questions about the right tools to help

Our Advanced Two-Day CPD-Accredited Sleep Workshop changes that.

Delivered by Health Visitors with 30 years’ specialist experience, it gives you:

✔️ Confidence to respond with clear, evidence-based advice
✔️ Practical tools to manage sleep issues (from bedtime battles to delayed sleep phase)
✔️ Skills you can apply straight away in practice

📅 11th & 18th Nov 2025
💻 Online via Teams |⏰ 9am–5pm
✅ CPD Accredited | Training NHS staff since 2007

👉 Book now: https://shorturl.at/bsZzT

23/09/2025

🌙 Puberty and sleep 🌙

I was delighted to join Alicia on The Wellbeing Hub podcast to talk about teenage sleep.

Puberty brings so many changes that affect sleep — from melatonin shifts to screens and caffeine — and it’s something many parents and teachers find challenging.

In this episode, we break down the science and I share practical strategies to help teens feel more rested.

🎧 Listen now — link in Stories!

💙 Free for members, or sign up for a free trial.

11/09/2025

🌙 Do you feel confident discussing sleep with the families you support? 🌙

Up to 50% of young children experience sleep difficulties (Mindell & Owens, 2015).
The effects ripple through families:
🔹 Parents of children with sleep problems are 3x more likely to experience maternal depression (Meltzer & Mindell, 2007).
🔹 Sleep issues account for up to 20% of paediatric consultations in the NHS (Stores, 2009).

💡 With the right training, you can make a life-changing difference.

👩‍⚕️ Join our Two-Day In-Depth Sleep Workshop (6 months–6 years)
🗓️ Tuesday 11th & 18th November 2025
🎓 CPD Accredited – 12 Hours
💷 £385
👉 Millpond Workshop Info-https://lnkd.in/ef7EmV-G

Led by health visitors specialising in children’s sleep for 30 years, we have been training NHS staff across the UK & Eire since 2007.

💬 What colleagues say:
“This course exceeded my expectations. I loved the hands-on practice with actual case studies.” – Dr. Noreen Mushtaq, Consultant Paediatrician

“So interactive, informative, lots of cases and discussion. Knowledgeable speakers with much experience. Excellent.” – Dr. Gregory Minnaar, Paediatrician

🚀 Equip yourself to feel more confident to support families with sleep.

Call us on 020 84440040 or contact us via the website. We offer discount rates for multiple bookings

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28/08/2025

📚 Back-to-school sleep tips every parent needs this September!

☀️ Late nights, lazy lie-ins & ice creams for dinner… the joys of summer holidays! 😎

But with schools reopening from 1st September, those carefree routines suddenly need a reset.

😵 Getting everyone up, dressed & out the door by 8am can feel like a shock after weeks of holiday freedom!

The good news? Helping your child get back into a healthy school sleep routine doesn’t have to be a battle.

✨ Try these simple tips:

🌙 Shift bedtime earlier in 15-minute steps
☀️ Wake them 15 minutes earlier each morning
🌞 Use morning light to boost energy
⏰ Teens need a 2-week reset before term starts

💡 I’ve shared a full step-by-step guide (split by age group) on the blog.

👉 Tap the link in bio to read it!

Here’s to calmer evenings, brighter mornings & children starting the new school year refreshed and ready to learn 💪✨

19/08/2025

💤 Ready to strengthen your skills in supporting families with sleep issues?

Our CPD-accredited Two-Day Sleep Workshop gives you the knowledge, confidence, and tools to assess and support common sleep difficulties in children aged 6 months to 6 years.

Delivered live via Teams by Millpond founder Mandy Gurney RGN RM Dip HV, with over 30 years’ experience in children’s sleep, and Juliet Newson RGN BN PG, senior trainer.

📅 11th & 18th November 2025
📍 Live on Microsoft Teams
🎓 12 CPD Hours
💷 £308 Early Bird (if booked by 1st September)

✅ NHS-trusted training
✅ Packed with real case studies
✅ Interactive and practical

📲 Book now via the link in bio or visit:
👉 millpondsleepclinic.com/workshops

30/07/2025

Ever feel like everyone else is coping better than you?

Like other mums have it all together… while you're just about holding it in place?

You’re not the only one.

A new campaign featured on shares what so many mums feel but rarely say out loud—that behind the smiles and filtered pictures, motherhood can feel heavy.

💭 Half of mums said they struggled to cope after having a baby

💭 Nearly half thought about therapy—but didn’t go

💭 Two-thirds felt overwhelmed by advice coming from everywhere—family, friends, professionals, and, of course… social media

Social media especially can be hard.
Everyone seems to be doing great. Everyone’s got tips.
It can feel like there’s no space for how you’re really doing.

That invisible pressure to keep up, to “get it right,” to be happy all the time—that’s what the campaign calls the “motherload.”

And I know that word.
I felt it when I was a new mum.
Honestly? Some days, I still do.

If you’re feeling the weight of it all, please know this:
You are not alone.
It’s okay to feel how you’re feeling.

And there is help out there when you're ready to ask.

💛

14/07/2025

✨ We’ve spent 25 years chasing a baby sleep ideal that was never real! ✨

Somewhere along the way, parents were told:

💤 “A good baby sleeps 7–7.”

But here’s the truth:

🍼 Babies (and adults) are not robots.

🍼 Sleep needs are partly written into your child’s DNA,and partly shaped by habits, environment, and development.

🍼 Even among healthy babies of the same age, there’s a range of normal sleep — not one magic number.

This idea that all babies should sleep 7–7 seems to have come from a single book written over 25 years ago, based not on research, but on one professional’s opinion and experience.

What we know from research (including Professor Paul Gringras) is this:
Even healthy children of the same age can vary by two to three hours a night in their sleep needs.

As he says:
➡️ Children are individuals, not robots , and unrealistic expectations can cause more harm than good.

So when we tell parents there’s a magic number their baby “should” sleep, we set them up to feel like failures if their child doesn’t conform.

What actually matters?

✅ Building good sleep habits that feel manageable.

✅ Recognising that some children naturally need more sleep,and some need less.

✅ Avoiding comparisons with other babies — even the same age.

✅ Focusing on whether your child is thriving and your family is coping — not someone else’s schedule.

💛 Healthy sleep is not about perfection.
It’s about supporting your individual child to get the sleep they need to grow and thrive.

🌙 Have you ever felt pressure to reach the 7–7 ideal?

What helped you let go of the numbers and focus on what your child actually needed?

I'd love to hear your experiences please share below 👇

02/07/2025

“I don’t want to be the last one awake.”

That’s something I hear often from the 7–11-year-olds I support with sleep.

As evening approaches, their anxiety builds. By bedtime, they’re no longer calm and sleepy—they’re wired. Worrying they won’t be able to fall asleep. That they’ll be the only one awake in the house.

It’s incredibly common—and incredibly lonely.

These children often get out of bed again and again, seeking reassurance. Bedtime gets later. And instead of looking forward to sleep, they begin to dread it.

But there are gentle, effective ways to break this cycle.

Yesterday, a 10-year-old I’m working with told me he no longer feels panicky at bedtime. His parents shared how much more positive he feels about sleep. I was so proud of the progress he’s made.

If you recognise these struggles in your child, please know there is support—and change is possible.

📩 Get in touch if you’d like to chat about your child’s sleep.

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