Get to know me
Hi, I’m Andrea!
I am a trained sleep consultant based in Melbourne. As a mother of three girls, I know all too well the crippling effects of sleep deprivation. Night after night tending to a baby that constantly wakes, and those catnaps during the day that never give you a chance to catch up.
The joy of parenting can soon start to fade, and you go into survival mode, just to get through the day. If you feel like this, I’m here to help lift the fog!
I have over 20 years’ experience working with babies and children, 10 of which were spent working in a residential infant support service, guiding families to settle babies and toddlers through the day and night.
My experience
I currently work part-time for local government in the Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Team. I support and educate families in the home with sleep and settling, normalising infant behaviour, reading their cues, breast and bottle feeding and developing routines that suit the infant and family. I also facilitate first-time parent groups in the local community, supporting both Mums and Dads to increase their confidence in parenting.
I have nurtured many mothers through their darkest days of Post Natal Depression, and can work closely together with you to increase a bond that will help your baby grow mentally and physically. Maybe you bonded with your baby the first time you saw them, but it’s OK and normal if you didn’t feel an instant connection. Bonding and attachment can take weeks or months of getting to know and understand your baby. Improving sleep patterns can make a huge positive impact on your relationship with your baby, and everyone else in the family.
I have a current working with children check, a police check and I’m fully up to date with immunisations.
