Finding time to ask for support can be difficult when family life already feels full. Work, childcare, appointments and everyday responsibilities do not pause simply because sleep has become challenging.

I’m Sophie, a certified infant sleep consultant and mum of two. I created Your Sleep Family to offer parents calm, personal support when sleep has started to feel confusing, overwhelming or simply too much to carry alone.

Night waking is not automatically a bad habit. Looking at what has changed and keeping a simple three-day note can help you understand the pattern in context.

Short naps can make the whole day feel off course. Before changing everything, step back from the stopwatch and look at how your child seems, what is repeating and how the rest of the day fits together.

When bedtime has become the hardest part of the day, a longer or more elaborate routine is not always the answer. Sometimes it helps to make the final part smaller, calmer and easier to repeat.

Your baby’s sleep is not a measure of your parenting. A gentle look at difficult nights, short naps and finding a family rhythm that feels realistic.