SootheBaby, London (2026)

13/02/2026

Darcie and I will be at the Great Hale session the week after next, come and join us if you are local ish! 😍

13/02/2026

Is it time to drop a nap.... 😴
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It’s a topic that often comes up and one that, like everything with babies and children, because each and every child is an individual, differs from one baby to the next.
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Signs to look out for can be things like
✅ struggling to settle at bedtime
✅ consistently struggling to go off at the usual nap time
✅ additional nighttime wakings
✅ earlier rising
✅ skipping a nap some days
✅ taking a long time to fall asleep at nap time
✅ napping for very short amounts of time
✅ not falling asleep when they previously would have (such as in the buggy or the car seat for example)
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As your baby grows they will need less sleep until eventually they don’t need any day time naps, for *most* children this happens somewhere between 2.5 and 4 years of age.
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Here is a guide for the number of naps your baby or child may need.
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0-3 months - varies
3-6 months - 3️⃣ or 4️⃣ naps
6-9 months - 2️⃣ or 3️⃣ naps
9 mths -18 mths - up to 2️⃣ naps
15 mths up to 3/4 years up to 1️⃣ nap
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If you have any questions on naps, dropping a nap or any other sleep related topics then comment below or get in touch ♥️

12/02/2026

Does your little one always or very often wake up from a nap or night time sleep unhappy?

Crying, whingy, clingy, needy or just generally not very settled?

This is often a sign that something probably isn’t quite right. That could be that they aren’t getting enough sleep (either day or night), or it could be because they are in digestive discomfort for some reason or even a combination of the two.

A well rested baby who is in good health should mostly wake happy and contented. So if your little one isn’t then there is most likely something else going on for them. We aren’t talking about the odd “off” day here, or a little one who cries or whimpers for a few seconds when they first wake and is then fine and content within a short while, if happening most days then there is probably more to it.

To find out how I can help you work out what is going on for your little one and support you to help your baby become much more content, get in touch to chat about my 121 support xx

04/02/2026

meet with friends for play dates, too tired to go to groups or classes with your little one, too tired to keep on top of the household jobs and if you are back at work, struggling to function properly in your job.
Then there is the worrying about whether you baby or child’s development is being impacted by their constantly poor sleep.

It’s tough, really really tough when sleep is poor and it feels impossible to even begin thinking about how you can improve things.

You are not alone, I promise there are so many mums out there feeling exactly the same as you and struggling to get through the days.
Scroll through my grid, there’s loads of free advice and support on here and keep an eye out for my regular Q and A’s on my stories too for more free advice. If you’d like 121 support then you know where I am

Cheryl ❤️ xx

02/02/2026

OF COURSE, it goes without saying that newborn and very young babies will wake in the night and this is completely normal, having broken nights in the early weeks and months is to be expected but beyond this period you and your baby should be enjoying good solid chunks of uninterrupted sleep *most* nights with the odd exception for illness or an off night occasionally ❤️

Sleep ISN’T a luxury guys, it’s a necessity for our health and well being as adults and for development for our children. So if your little one is still waking every few hours in the night (beyond the first few months) it’s very likely there is a reason for this, whether that’s something underlying that’s going on for them or it’s habit based or a learnt behaviour.

If you are struggling and things around sleep are becoming unsustainable for you and your family then get in touch if you’d like some support to work on improving and modifying your little one’s sleep or have a look through my page for lots of posts all about sleep for tips and hints.

Cheryl xx

30/01/2026

Just a little post to say helloooo 👋🏼 and introduce myself/put a face to my business for anyone who may not know who I am really as it’s ages since I did one!

So HI! ☺️ my name is Cheryl, owner and founder of

I have been working with babies and young children for 3 decades (yikes!!), have many formal qualifications alongside my vast experience and I specialise in helping families with their little one’s sleep and also with reflux, colic and digestive issues too.

I also work with families on behaviour, eating, starting solids, teething, potty training and pretty much anything else baby or child related!

When I’m not working I love being with my 2 beagles 🐶, travelling, either abroad or in the UK in our motorhome 🚐, cooking and eating yummy food and exercising (mainly strength training and running!). I love being outdoors and visiting new places!

I love cups of tea, a good book and very occasionally a cocktail!

I have a lovely husband who I live with in rural Lincolnshire and a grown up son who is 25.

Cheryl xx

29/01/2026

can help to enable your baby to then settle for another chunk of sleep. Young babies also need to wake frequently to self regulate.

Also if your baby suffers from reflux, colic or trapped wind, doing a dream feed may add to their discomfort due to lack of winding during and after the feed so I would always recommend fully waking your baby to feed if they suffer from digestive discomfort.

In short, a dream feed works for some families and not for others - sometimes I recommend them, other times I don’t; this very much depend on the individual baby and their needs 🫶🏼

27/01/2026

On our way back from a lovely few days in Cornwall and thought I’d share a few pics on here.
Can’t wait to go back again soon 😍

20/01/2026

If I had a pound for every time I’ve heard “it’s just a phase” or “they’ll grow out of it” in the last 3 decades of working with babies and young children I’d be a very rich lady 😂

So, OF COURSE sometimes things are a bit of a phase and they will pass through it but if something is continuing beyond the realms of a couple of weeks or so then it probably has become a bit more than just a phase and is likely to habit based or an underlying issue that’s going on.

Some children will pass through phases quickly and easily and then return to better sleep/eating/behaviour but for others this isn’t the case and what started off as a slight shift in their normal pattern has become, quite frankly a nightmare, then you don’t have to just put up with it - because who knows when they will actually grow out of it? (Can you do this for another 3, 6 or 12 months, possibly longer?).

So if your little one’s “phase” has got to the point of being unsustainable and you are beginning to loose the will to live, get in touch to see how I can help ♥️

Cheryl xx

19/01/2026

Is your baby struggling to sleep but you can’t work out why? You’ve tried loads of things but nothing is helping...
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💫 Some of the possible factors which can affect baby and toddler sleep are

➡️routine
➡️environmental factors
➡️medical issues
➡️physical or digestive discomfort
➡️learned habits
➡️baby’s development
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💫 There is huge benefit to recording your little ones daily routine as it happens because we don’t always notice what’s happening when it’s the same every day but when you start logging everything, things can suddenly jump out at you that you haven’t realised are happening!
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💫 I always ask my clients to log things for me before we start working together on sleep as it gives me such a good view of the broader picture and helps me to understand what’s going on, no detail is too much as it’s often the little things which may seem insignificant that need tweaking and adjusting to make huge positive differences to your little ones sleep. Like a jigsaw puzzle, it’s often a case of fitting all the pieces to gather and looking at everything holistically ❤️

14/11/2025

🎈2️⃣5️⃣🎈

How is it a quarter of a century since you came into this world
It wasn’t a smooth entry by a long way and it’s all a bit of blur and so long ago but you were a little ray of sunshine from day one and nothing has really changed!

You’ve already achieved so many things that other people can only dream of but also faced several truly horrible times in your young life so far as well but whatever life throws your way, highs or lows, you continue to be the gentle, calm, funny and kind person that people want to be around because you make them feel good just by being you!

I’ve learnt so much from you in the last 25 years, and will always be right here when you need me, through the bumps, the ups and the downs because we are a team and I know how important that is to you (and to me).

Saying I’m proud of you feels wholly inadequate to be honest because it’s so much more than that but I don’t know how to put it into words!

Are you perfect -absolutely not!! (VERY annoying at times 🤣) but you are a wonderful human being.

Love you

Mum 💜

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