The Baby Sleep Teachers

We know that sleep or getting enough sleep is THE biggest challenge for parents. Since 2008 when Savvy Tot Sleep was founded we have been helping children and parents have improved nights’ sleep.

You will teach your child many things in life from walking to talking to riding a bike. Your child will need to practise these skills again and again until they have achieved them.

Learning good sleep habits is the same as learning any other new skill in life. We have no doubt that positive sleep patterns can be taught and learned and who better to teach them than the ones who love them most, their parents.

The most gratifying part of our work is seeing how an improvement in a baby/child’s sleep patterns has a knock on impact for the whole family. Parents will often report an improvement not only in their mood but their relationship too. Not surprising when they have more time and energy for each other. Unquestionably parents tell us their baby/toddler is ‘happier’ and ‘healthier’ with improved sleep patterns.

We like to see the whole family at each consultation because any sleep solution needs to sit comfortably with both parents/caregivers.

Ultimately poor sleep patterns can lead to:

1. Unhappy baby / defiant child
2. Hyperactive/wired / sleep resistant baby / toddler
3. Temper tantrums
4. Poor immunity
5. Decreased learning ability
6. Parental low mood
7. Relationship difficulties

If you think about it sleep deprivation has the same impact on adults. We’re bad tempered, more prone to minor illnesses and find it difficult to concentrate.

Deb Sugden

Deb has worked in the NHS as a RGN and health visitor for over 30 years. Her common sense approach and success rate lead to her being chosen as a sleep expert for Bedtime Live C4 (2013) and Born Naughty C4 (2015). Deb has also worked as a sleep expert for NHS Start for Life campaign and been published in Prima Baby and Pregnancy Magazine.

Her interest in baby/child sleep came after 8 years of sleep deprivation with her eldest son and meeting many families through her NHS work who face the same challenge.

Deb has a lifetime’s experience of working with parents, babies, toddlers & children in managing sleep difficulties and every aspect of parenting children.

Deb promises a down to earth, solution focused approach. A hand to reach out to when you need support.

Julia Wilson

Julia has worked as a Health Visitor in the NHS for over 30 years. She specialised in Sleep and Behaviour Problems in Young Children early on in her career, spearheading the setting up of Sleep Clinics in Bromley and Devon, and working for Bromley CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) part time.

After retiring from the NHS in 2020 Julia missed the aspect of her job she enjoyed the most- her sleep support work- so joined Deb at Savvy Tots Sleep. In the sad absence of NHS Sleep Clinics in many parts of the country, Savvy Tots Sleep provides a welcome and affordable service to support sleep deprived parents.

Julia favours a gentle step by step approach to changing sleep patterns in babies and young children, working in partnership with parents to achieve their goals.

She has enjoyed bringing up three children and is now privileged to be involved in her grandchildren’s lives.