Bedtime and Beyond Sleep Coach
Helping babies, toddlers and their families sleep better gently, honestly and without judgement
Everything Feels Harder When You Are This Tired
Hello, I am Lottie, founder of Bedtime and Beyond.
If we were sitting down together with a cuppa, this is probably where I would tell you a little about myself and how I ended up doing what I do.
I have spent my whole working life caring for little ones. Seventeen years of it altogether. Ten of those as a Norland nanny, and more recently as an OCN qualified sleep consultant trained by the Sleep Consultant Academy. But honestly, the love of this started long before any of the training.
But the love of this started long before the training. It began at home when I was thirteen and my baby brother arrived. Caring for him just felt natural, and I knew even then that this was what I was meant to do.
That feeling carried me through years of training and into homes everywhere, holding babies through the night and sitting with tired parents looking for a way through. That is what matters most to me now, because I have seen how hard the sleepless nights can be, not just for your little one, but for you too. That is why I do this.
Where Sleep Became Everything
In 2013, I started my training at Norland College in Bath, a college known the world over as the gold standard in childcare, where nannies train for years in child development and family support.
After graduating in 2016, I stepped straight into one of the most challenging first roles imaginable, caring for three month old triplets and an eighteen month old little girl. It did not take long to see, up close and in real time, just how much a lack of sleep affects everything. Not only energy levels, but mood, patience, joy and the ability to be present for the moments that matter most.
That experience never left me.
Family after family, all around the world, the same theme kept coming up. Whatever the age of the child, sleep was always the conversation. In baby groups, in quiet kitchen chats at the end of a long day, it was the thread running through every home I supported.
So sleep became my focus. Because I had seen, time and again, just how much everything changes when a family is finally getting some rest.
Am I the right sleep consultant for you?
There are lots of lovely sleep consultants out there, so here is a little about what makes my approach different, and why the families I work with say it makes all the difference.
A plan that fits your world
A sleep plan is no good if it only works on paper. If it means cancelling classes or staying home for weeks, it is not the right plan for you.
Real life has siblings, holidays and days where everything goes out the window, and that is all normal. I build something that fits around your world, not the other way round, because the best plan is the one you can actually live with.
A safe, judgement free space
However you have got to this point, there is no judgement here. Whatever has helped you both survive so far is welcome. There is no rushing into anything that does not feel right, and no pressure at any stage. We just move forward gently, at a pace that suits you and your little one.
It is not just about the baby
Yes, we will get your little one sleeping better. But this was never just about the cot. It is about you feeling human again, calmer evenings, and a home that feels more settled all round.
I never forget the parent in all of this. When you feel supported and rested, the whole family feels it too.
Your baby, your plan