When Katie and Emily reached out to me for help with their second child, they were running on fumes. Baby Leo was five months old and still waking almost hourly through the second half of the night—nursing the entire time while cuddled next to Emily in bed.
It wasn’t sustainable.

Also, Leo’s daytime feeds were problematic. He was so entertained by his older sister that he preferred to snack throughout the day and load up on his calories during the night. While he didn't mind this, Emily was exhausted and certainly not capable of returning to work in just a few short weeks.

But how could Emily and Katie get Leo to sleep all night if he was legitimately hungry at night? 

They couldn't let their baby cry from hunger all night, even if it would eventually lead to better sleep. It just felt wrong to them. 

I hear this concern all the time.

I get it. You want to do what’s best for your baby, and the idea of withholding comfort—or food—feels wrong.

Here’s the truth:

The idea that babies should eat when they’re hungry isn’t wrong.

But the idea that night waking for food has to continue indefinitely? Or that the only way to improve sleep is to let them “cry it out”?

Also wrong.

And the truth is, helping your baby sleep better doesn’t have to mean ignoring their needs or your instincts.

The Gentle Solution

Because Emily found Leo’s cries especially hard to hear, we chose one of the most gradual, responsive approaches I offer: a method called the Soothing Ladder.

The Soothing Ladder helps babies learn to settle with less help, one step at a time. It’s ideal for younger babies and highly sensitive parents because it allows for closeness and responsiveness while still creating change.

Here’s what happened:

• Within 9 nights, Leo went from nursing every 60–90 minutes at night to just two night feedings, spaced 4 hours apart.
  
  
• Leo started taking larger feedings during the day now that he isn't snacking all night long. This sets the stage for a further reduction of night feeds and sleeping through the night when his moms are ready.
  
  
• Leo self-soothes to sleep at bedtime and for the first two naps of the day. 
  
  
• Leo sleeps all night in his crib, rather than most of the night in his mothers' bed (and displacing one of them).
  
  
• And most importantly—Leo is now rested, happy, and thriving. He has started daycare and is even napping beautifully there, starting on his very first day!
  
  

Katie and Emily can’t believe the transformation.

No crying it out. No mom guilt. No hungry baby.

Just a rested baby and two parents who feel like themselves again.

You deserve this too. 

As a pediatric NP and certified sleep coach, I combine medical knowledge, developmental insight, and deep respect for your parenting style. You don’t have to choose between your baby’s needs and your own well-being—and you definitely don’t have to do it alone.

I'd love to talk to you about whether this might be a good path forward for your family. Schedule a free consult call here. 

Your baby is finally sleeping through the night.

No more late-night bouncing, no more 10 pm negotiations with your preschooler, no more 4 a.m. panic-scrolls about regressions.

So why are you still so tired?

The truth is how much you’ve been carrying for so long without the support you deserve.

It’s Not You. It’s the System.

We live in a culture that glorifies burnout. We’re told to “do it all,” and when that proves impossible, we quietly decide we must be doing something wrong with us as individuals.

If only we were more organized.

If only we could get up earlier.

If only we had the perfect spouse to encourage us.

The quiet message is: If you're tired, it's your fault.

Let me be clear: it's not you, it's the world we live in. 

Where Is Your Fairy Godmother?

When you became a parent, you probably didn’t also get a live-in support system to nurture you through it. Some of us move far away from family. Others lose parents too young. Some simply don’t have emotionally safe relationships to fall back on.

And yet, we still expect ourselves to show up every day—with patience, presence, creativity, and competence—without someone in our corner saying:

“Come, love. You’ve done enough for now. Sit. Rest. You deserve to be nurtured now.”

The Post-Sleep Coaching Gap

As a sleep coach and pediatric nurse practitioner, I’ve helped hundreds of families finally get the rest they need. But what I’ve noticed again and again is this: the relief that comes with better sleep is real—but it doesn’t touch the deeper depletion.

There’s often a crash that comes after the adrenaline fades. You handled the crisis. Now you’re standing in the quiet—and suddenly noticing how threadbare you’ve become.

Coaching Changed That for Me

When I was in the thick of this exhaustion, I raced through my days fueled by adrenaline, dark chocolate, and desperation. I thought that was just how motherhood was supposed to feel.

Then I discovered coaching—which felt very different from therapy (I’ve done a lot of that, but didn't experience this transformation with any of them). More forward-looking. More solution-focused. I literally felt a difference in myself after the very first session.

Coaching gave me a place to be nurtured and empowered to have someone see me clearly and help me move toward the life I wanted.

Now? I still get tired, of course. But the chronic, soul-weary, bone-deep exhaustion is 90% better. Not because life got easier, but because my coach taught me that meeting my own needs is essential to be the mother, partner, and friend that I want to be. The adage "you can't pour from an empty cup" put into action.  

You Deserve to Be Supported, Too

If you’re post-sleep training and still feel like you’re barely holding it together, please know this isn’t a personal failing. It’s the inevitable result of doing too much, for too long.

You deserve someone who is wholeheartedly in your corner.

Someone who helps you untangle the invisible mental load, the over-scheduling, the internal pressure to be everything to everyone.

Someone who says, “Yes, it’s a lot. Let’s figure out how to make it lighter.”

I'd love to be this person for you.
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If any part of this made your shoulders drop even slightly, let's have a conversation.

There's no sales pitch. Just an exploration of what is hard for you in this season of your life and how we can best support you through it. It would be an honor to offer you an hour -- at no charge -- to explore this. 

Please schedule your call here. I can't wait to connect.