Here’s what our clients have to say about us…
I tell everyone I know with kids to call you and the team!!!
Thank you again for everything Beth. I can’t tell you how reassuring it is to have a constant source and guidance for us when we need to navigate these different phases/changes with William. Really appreciate all of the advice. Couldn’t have done it without you!
Thank you for your help Beth! Michael and I are getting more sleep now than we have in years.
I reached out to Beth because my 6 month old was waking every 45 mins – 1 hr through the night for feeds, barely sleeping during the day and not really eating solids – despite being a big boy. With two under two at home, my husband and I were exhausted!
Honestly walking zombies. And our baby was so unsettled.During the first consult, Beth walked through our baby’s day with us and gave us very practical advice hour by hour. She helped us build a routine for him which we’d never had. I loved Beth’s holistic approach to sleep – it’s never just about the sleep! We were coached on food, breastmilk and formula, play and activities for the baby. Beth checked in everyday, sometimes multiple times and I love how easily she course corrected when the plan wasn’t working – because it didn’t for the first couple of days. She quickly identified what needed to change and by day 4/5 our baby was napping 3 times a day and waking twice a night! A huge win…
We still have work to do but we now feel confident that we know what we’re doing. We have the right toolbox in place to keep the sleep going.
Also, I love that Beth gave us advice for how to tweak Mateo’s routine in 1-2 months time when he is 8 months old.
When Mateo was born we bought the Snoo because our first born was a terrible sleeper. I’d honestly spend your money on Beth instead of the Snoo if you’re worried about sleep and wanting to nail a routine for your baby.
Thank you Beth
Beth is a miracle worker! She is so knowledgeable and kind and my husband and I couldn’t recommend her services enough. We contacted Beth as we were struggling with a 6 month old who would wake frequently at night, could only be nursed to sleep and would then combat overtiredness by sleeping a lot of the day.
We had fallen into a difficult cycle where the days and nights were back to front, we were (unwillingly) co-sleeping, baby could only settle to sleep by being nursed and some nights he would nurse 10+ times a night. Baby was also grumpy during awake windows and not eating solids. We were all in survival mode. Surviving but not thriving.
I contacted Beth and she could recognise that I had lost confidence in myself and was lost as to how to fix things. She immediately reassured me that this was not out of the ordinary, I hadn’t done anything wrong and it was all fixable. Things a struggling new mum needed to hear.
We consulted with Beth by phone where she armed us with a plan and gave us straightforward, manageable advice and solutions. We noticed improvement in baby from day 1 and Beth provided daily coaching by phone, guiding us every step of the way. The unique thing that Beth offered us was a plan tailored to our baby, and strategies to combat our specific issues. The phone coaching was the perfect option for us as it gave us responsibility and accountability.
Baby is now (less than 2 weeks later) sleeping in his cot, sleeping well at night, waking a maximum of once per night for a feed, self-settling and napping well during the day. Baby is now happy during awake windows, we’ve noticed leaps in his development, he’s eating solids like a champ, and his tired, hungry etc cues are now easy to read instead of being muddled due to overtiredness (all things Beth told us would happen as his overnight sleep improved)! We’re all thriving and we can now really enjoy our beautiful son.
You can certainly tell that Beth has been working with families for many years and is highly experienced. She is great at what she does. We won’t hesitate to reach out to her again if issues pop up down the track with baby or future babies. Beth helped us to feel empowered as parents. Thank you Beth for all you have done for us, we sing your praises in our household!
I cannot recommend Beth’s services highly enough. Like most I was the mother of what I saw as a ‘challenging’ toddler; but what I now (after working with Beth) know is an independent, intelligent, resourceful and resilient little girl who was crying out for boundaries and consistency! Our family had common problems around sleep – dependence on a caregivers presence for sleep, fighting bedtime and fighting nap times. I felt defeated, guilty and desperate to preserve a positive relationship with my toddler while managing my newborn son.
Resentment was brewing as the days were so long and hard. My confidence in my own decisions about parenting was at an all time low – anxious thoughts about nap and bed imes ruled my day!
After ONE WEEK of following Beth’s advice to the letter, the changes are unbelievable. She is self settling like a pro with little input from Mum or Dad. The tools Beth provides are not limited to sleep issues but rather assist in restoring the confidence to caregivers, so they can establish consistent boundaries with their child to lead to an improvement in overall well-being.
My child is happier, more independent, calmer, thriving and an absolute joy. We now have a routine to our days and evenings which has helped her feel safe and supported. This is the best gift I could have given to myself and my toddler (and newborn and husband!). Thank you, Beth!
Can’t recommend Beth enough. I am a first time mother of twin boys.
I contacted Mothercraft for Babies after a recommendation from a neighbour who was seeing how exhausted both my husband and I were.At 12 months of age the boys were still waking in the night multiple times and needing to be rocked to sleep. We had a phone consult with Beth and immediately felt comfortable with her. She is friendly and non judgmental and as far as parenting goes, she’s pretty much seen it all. She was able to give us simple, clear instructions to help transition our boys off the dummy and bottle. Within 3 days, both boys were sleeping through the night. It’s honestly amazing what can be achieved with a solid strategy in place.
We contacted Beth again recently because one of our twins was struggling to self settle after a period of ill health. Beth again gave us simple but very effective plan and we have 2 happy sleeping babies again.
You can’t underestimate the importance of sleep for both your own and your babies health. If you are struggling, give Mothercraft for Babies a call, it’ll be the best money you ever spend!
Fellow twin mums – Beth knows her stuff so give her a call!
I have no hesitation in recommending Mothercraft. I had an initial phone consult with Beth and then Stacie has been out to do home visits twice and all of the help and information has been fantastic in helping me understand how to settle my baby and work with his natural rhythm of feeding, playing and sleeping.
As a single first-time parent who had to go back to work when my baby was 8 weeks old, I could not have managed without Stacie’s help. She even came to my office (in the torrential rain) to help me put together a plan for making sure his sleep is consistent on days when he’s in the office with me.
I’m planning to contact Mothercraft again for assistance with transitioning my baby to solids and anytime after that when I might need help. Both Beth and Stacie are able to give practical, evidence-based advice for babies at all stages of development.
Beth was a godsend and fantastic to work with. As a solo parent, having someone with her experience listen to our scenario and provide really practical relevant help and support was invaluable.
She sorted out out our sleep and behavioural issues really quickly, gave me some tools to continue using and helped restore my confidence. I’d recommend the service to any parent trying to work through a tough stage.
Hi Beth, I just wanted to pass on Meg’s absolute delight with Jackie’s visit last week. Jackie made her feel so much better after her visit than she had beforehand. She was really pleased with Jackie’s help and advice.
We’ve noticed how much more relaxed Meg is since having Jackie’s visit & more content.
I’m sure Meg would have expressed it to her, but please pass on Meg’s appreciation to Jackie for her invaluable help.
Beth recently helped me with breaking ‘feeding to sleep’ with my 16mth old son. I had tried for a few months to change his bedtime routine, but it always ended with me feeding after an hour of trying to settle. It was exhausting and upsetting for both of us. Also, he was waking 2-3 times over night for long feeding sessions. Some days was like the ‘newborn zombie mum’ feeling – which affected my productivity at work and the ability to hold it all together for home life.
I knew I needed professional help, and serendipitously stumbled on Beth’s website; I was drawn to her methods of following scientific based evidence, and not letting a child ‘cry it out’.
Beth worked with me to tweak my son’s daytime routine to ensure we were setting ourselves up for success for the nighttime. Beth then taught me the skills, and the procedure to follow to apply them, to get my son to sleep without feeding.
The first 3 nights were hard, but I had hope as I saw incremental change for the better. Then night 4 – he self settled! And what made it more pleasing was that he did it happily and calmly. There was no crying (except by me after releasing 16 mths of self-inflicted guilt for feeding to sleep!). He repeated this the next night, and the next. Even now, two weeks later, he’s still doing it.
I couldn’t have done this without Beth. She not only taught me skills, but conferred me confidence. I’m now a stronger mum for it.
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I could not recommend Beth highly enough. I recently engaged the services of Beth from Mothercraft for Babies and am absolutely thrilled and beyond grateful for the astonishing results we achieved within 48 hours. I have a 20 month old daughter who was born with a rare disease and suffered from reflux, as a result my daughter has never been a great sleeper.
I returned to work in 2020 only having a short time off for maternity leave and my daughter was sleeping in the spare room in the double bed with my mother, as I was not able to get a goods night rest so I could concentrate at work. I recently had a baby and was unable to sleep with my newborn as my daughters sleeping habits or lack there of sleeping spiraled out of control. It resulted in my mum sleeping with the newborn and I was sleeping in my daughters room on her floor whilst she was in her cot. I had not had a good nights sleep for approximately 2 months, as my daughter refused to go to bed and when she did she would only sleep for a maximum of 3 hours and would then be consistently up 45 minutes to an hour.
I made an appointment with my daughters pediatrician and raised my concerns as I initially thought that there may be some health issue with her. After speaking with the pediatrician he ruled out any health concerns and recommended Beth. I approved of the idea and Beth contacted me later that day.
Beth has honestly changed our lives. Beth listened to what was happening and provided me with guidance and information that suited my lifestyle and situation. I can honestly say that after the first 24 hours our lives had changed in a positive way and after 48 hours our lives have changed completely.
I have not slept on the floor in my daughters room since and have been able to sleep in my own room with my husband in our bed. There are no frequent wake ups involving me having to attend to our daughter and go into her room. Not only have I been able to sleep in my own room, my husband and I now have quality time and are able to go for our evening walks and I am focused with work and much happier.
My daughter now has her daytime nap for approximately 1.30hour-2 hours. This involves me taking my daughter into her room, placing her into her cot and walking out of her room immediately. My daughter then goes down for the night at 6.30-6.45pm and again this involves me taking her to her room upstairs, placing her in her cot and walking out of her room immediately. Beth was easily contactable and provided follow up calls and messages. Beth went out of her way to fit me into her schedule and managed to get me in just prior to Christmas.
Beth I can never thank you enough for what you have done for my family. You are an absolute professional who has a love, passion and understanding of children’s needs. Beth you have given me my life back, I am forever grateful. I would not hesitate in recommending you to family, friends and people in general. I would be more than happy and willing to speak to any of your future clients. Thank you once again, I am forever grateful./blockquote>
Google Review:
“Beth and one of her excellent foot soldiers, Jackie, whipped my son and I into shape sharpish! He has reflux and they identified this, made contact with my pediatrician and by the end of the day he was on medication. Two months later he’s the tubbiest, happiest little thing. Jackie’s advice on other matters was on point and Beth even took a panicked call in recent weeks over another #motherfail moment :)”
We were in a bad situation with both of us working full time and being woken up 3 times every night to feed our 11 month old. One of us was still sleeping in the room with her so that the other could get some sleep in the other room. Our daughter was also barely eating solids. Beth was a great listener, which is why we decided to proceed with using her services. She took into account our personal circumstances, which I felt hadn’t been listened to by many other professionals in the past.
We worked with Beth for one week via Telehealth/phone support. During that time, our daughter reduced her milk intake down from 1 litre per day to 200ml, and began eating 3 meals plus 2 snacks per day.
We took forward her advice on sleep from the final phone consultation. The first 3 nights were exhausting, but on the 4th night she slept 11 hours straight. She now sleeps in her own room, and we don’t need to feed her at all during the night anymore. We couldn’t believe it was so quick and such good value to make so much positive change. Beth’s help really changed our lives, thank you!
I couldn’t recommend Mothercraft for Babies more highly! I have used Beth and her amazing team 3 times now. The first time was when our bub was a newborn and had horrendous witching hours every evening. The second time was during 4 month sleep regression, and the third time at 6 months now I am trying to wean him for daycare and sort out some feeding issues. We have done a mixture of home visits and phone consultations and both have been an incredible help. Beth has such practical, flexible, no fuss, easy to follow advice that really fits in with your daily routine and will help your bub. Her instant follow up help and tips via text for 5 days after each phone consult were invaluable. Thank you so much Beth!
Google review. “As a first time mum I needed a lot of help as I didnt know what I was doing. Stacie from the team came and was really patient with my questions and personal situation. She relieved a lot of my anxiety and stress. I would use them time and time again. Thank you again!!!” Candice
I just want to say a huge thank you for all of your assistance. Christian is doing so well and is a much happier boy. I have even been getting comments at work with Bosses saying I’m looking refreshed! I tell them that I am actually getting some sleep now! We are starting to transition to one sleep a day and he is walking more steps on his own each day. He isn’t sleeping through but is able to resettle almost immediately. Again, we can’t thank you enough. You are a Saint!.
I cannot recommend Beth from Mothercraft for Babies enough. I live in Central West NSW and had two video chats with Beth – despite not being face – to – face, Beth was very understanding and easy to talk to. I suffer from PND and was having panic attacks due to my son’s behaviour – Beth gave me tools to assist with moving my very attached 2y9mo boy after 6 months of co sleeping to his own bed. Just doing this has helped with his behaviour (was anyone actually getting proper sleep) ?
Beth continuously checked in and sent encouraging messages which seemed to be sent exactly when I needed them. WE have successfully transferred him to his bed and is 100% thanks to Beth’s gentle tools and methods.
Honestly, if you’re struggling as a parent or have sleep issues with your child, contact Mothercraft it’s that easy!!!
Beth was one of the best gifts we found on our journey with our very unsettled bub. He was our first, had severe reflux and we were overwhelmed. Beth was a consistent, gentle guiding hand that went over and beyond to help us access the professionals we needed whilst maintaining our sanity. She has again provided a reassuring touch stone with our second bub when guidance was needed. I will continue to recommend Beth to anyone who needs help. Her desire to help is genuine and she’ll happily find that help from others when needed. No arrogance with Beth, just a keen interest in supporting families.
Just touching base to say Thankyou for your guidance and help with Patricia. I felt very comfortable speaking with you and your encouragement over the days of support was great.
I appreciate your caring approach and especially grateful for your in-depth understanding of what we go through as a new Mum!
I feel I have someone I can reach out to now when things go haywire which I didn’t have before . Sometimes problem solving baby stuff just doesn’t come naturally to me !
Patricia is making progress. Our day is more structured now thanks to you so we both know what comes next and we’re both more content . We still have our challenging days but are on the improve from before that’s for sure!
Beth is a fantastic Mothercraft Nurse who is not only passionate and caring about treating babies and their families. But individually tailors her advice/treatment plan to meet the baby/toddler’s needs whilst also incorporating the parents needs/belief patterns and coping strategies. She sets realistic goals and normalises a new parent’s expectations. I have had both personal and professional experiences with Beth and would highly recommend her and her team of caring nurses.
Since our last video consult I have also been meaning to let you know that we are doing so well! Slow and steady win the race. End of January he started sleeping through the night consistently and now self settles for most sleeps … naps 1.5 hours 2 X a day. He’s commando crawling, clapping and babbling, so all happening here. I’m in such a better head space too. Thank you – my new mantra (thanks to you) is – what is the worst thing that can happen? And with that in mind, I’ve been able to get on with it and face each day without feeling so anxious and defeated. Zak also puts him down to sleep a lot and we’re just in a really nice place as a family. Can’t thank you enough
I feel so reassured speaking with Beth. A calming, experienced and knowledgeable lady. Having lost my mum before baby number 2, I had no confidence at all and Beth was my motherly advice, she is amazing and I’m so grateful to have access to her !
I am very grateful for your advice please let me know if I can write any more. I’ll be calling in a few weeks I’m sure!! X.
After the birth of my daughter, we had a whole year of cosleeping with my 3yo son as we were all sleep deprived and on survival mode. He didn’t cope well with her arrival. I didn’t know how to help him sleep on his own again. We had tried to let him cry it out, and felt like we were really torturing him. As a working mum, it’s hard to set day time routines and even get him into bed at a decent time. I felt hopeless but found Beth and took a chance. I was skeptical at first as I felt like we had already tried a lot of things. We had a couple of phone call conversations and she really listened to the things I had to say and made me feel at ease even when I had very simple/silly questions to ask. It wasn’t an overnight miracle but surely and steadily we’ve made a lot of progress with my sons sleep. Some of the advice she gave me seemed like common sense but it was her keeping me accountable and setting some boundaries that I couldn’t do on my own. I wish I had the courage to ask for help and contacted Beth sooner. Thank you again! It’s really made the whole family happier.
I reached out to Beth for help with our then 8 month old who was contact napping and co-sleeping because she hated the cot. We had reached a point where both baby and I were unhappy and what we were doing was not working and not sustainable. Beth took a holistic approach and helped me first build a schedule that baby responded to well. This set the foundation for better sleeping habits. I was sceptical on putting baby on a ‘routine’, but at this age, babies really thrive on a predictability, which translates to security. I thought I had a happy baby, after she started to sleep on her own, she was even more happier! She is less irritable (which I mistakenly was interpreting as teething pain or separation anxiety). We also no longer require a dummy and finally have some time to ourselves of an evening (particularly important as I head back to work). Thank you Beth for all your help!
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I wish I had done this sooner! my 14 month old had been waking every 1-2 hours throughout the night for months and I had reached my sleep deprived limit. Beth gave me advice about how to make some changes to my daughter’s diet, daytime routine and night time rituals and within 4 days we were seeing huge improvements. we are now down to 2 short night wake ups with a plan on how to get my daughter to settle on her own during these wake ups. the phone consultation package was a very convenient way for me to get help as I am working full time and I’m so grateful for the coaching and support I received from Beth. Thank you!
“Beth and her team of angels are absolutely amazing at what they do. I was suffering with my 4 month old who was not sleeping more than 40min during the day, waking up 5 times a night and devastatingly not eating. My nurse Jackie who at home we nicknamed Mary Poppins was so understanding and empathetic. She showed me so many little techniques to help my little boy. Literally the day after my boy slept 12hrs only waking up once! I literally can go on and on at how amazing my experience was. Highly highly recommended worth every cent.”
Very thankful to Liz whose tools and advice to help me feel calm and calm my little 3 month old, were invaluable. She bought a sense of peace, calm and confidence to our home. Thanks again!
As someone who has made use of Mothercraft for Babies no less than four times over the past year or so, I could not recommend them enough! They have always been prompt to respond and Beth herself provides practical direction with a great, no nonsense but supportive approach. She also goes above and beyond to follow through with your case. I have also had Nurse Sonia come out to help twice and it has been an absolute life saver. Sonia has a beautiful calm approach and I have been awe struck with her magic sleep touch! More importantly, the settling techniques she showed me completely changed the sleep game for me and my baby and set us up on a self soothing path which I would have been lost without. Could not recommend highly enough, worth every cent!“
Beth has been a huge support over the past year with my son’s health issues and I could not recommend her highly enough. She provided much needed helped with sleep and settling issues when we couldn’t see straight from sleep deprivation. Always sensible, always kind and oh so patient. She makes sure the whole family is considered when providing support and you never feel left alone.
When we confronted medical issues and needed referral options, Beth went above and beyond to ensure we got the help we needed.
She truly cares and provides a service I haven’t come across before.
I contacted Beth in a desperate need to help with my 8 month old son’s day and night sleep. My son’s night sleep was all over the place. He would get up within 45 mins of putting him down and at times would be 5 times before 10pm and 6-8 times throughout the night. He was very much dependent on the dummy.
We had a 45 min phone call on a Tuesday and Beth was quickly able to go through our routine and point out areas of improvement and new settling techniques to ensure his sleep could improve with time. That Wednesday we commenced this new routine, and of course the first day was really hard.
But by Thursday he was no longer using the dummy for his day sleep and by Friday night we decided to ditch the dummy. Basically, by the time we had our second phone consultation the following Wednesday we had ditched the dummy and my son was either sleeping through or getting once for a feed then going back to sleep on his own.
I highly recommend Beth as she was able to quickly give advice and pin point areas that needed to improve on. I was so surprised by the improvements that my son has made in a such a short period of time, and I’m able to get so much more sleep and so is he!
Thank you Beth!
I contacted beth at Mothercraft for Babies when our baby was 2 months old and took over an hour to get to sleep by rocking and bouncing him and he would only sleep for 30mins at a time during the day. I spoke to Beth over the phone who was compassionate and provided valuable advice and she recommended a lovely sleep consultant called Jackie.
Jackie was so lovely and patient and by the end of the day we had a new action plan in place which was so helpful and a way to put my baby to sleep in his cot finally! I asked for their help again when our baby was around 5 months as I think he went through the 4 month regression and all of a sudden we couldn’t get him to settle in the cot at all. I could breastfeed him to sleep but sometimes that took hours and didn’t always work and I resorted to rocking him to sleep in our pram as nothing else worked.
Jackie came over again and we managed to get him to sleep in the cot again and within 2 days he was self settling for all naps and bedtime with minimal fuss and sleeping for long day naps and sleeping through with one wake over night. Thanks so much mothercraft, Beth and Jackie !!
I contacted Beth recently for issues we have been having with our 2 y o daughter. I’m not talking about cat napping or settling, I mean being awake for 6 hours during the night with numerous bottles, numerous wakings for years, and extreme stress and pressure being put on us as a family. We decided that a phone consultation would suit our family the best and I wish I had done this sooner. Beth was amazing and worked out the core issues straight away and guided me through techniques. This is a life changer for us. Highly recommend!
After struggling recently for months with my 8 month old daughter not sleeping through, I found Mothercraft for Babies and as a long shot gave them a call.
I spoke with Beth briefly and we made plans for 2 phone consultations. After our first consultation it was clear there needed to be a whole new routine put in place. Beth cleverly worked out my daughter’s problems and with a little patience in setting this up we made headway slowly.
My daughter now sleeps through most nights and is a much happier baby, Mothercraft for Babies is amazing. Thanks to Beth for your help, I would definitely recommend this service to anyone struggling with your little one.
Highly recommend Mothercraft to all parents having issues with their little ones. I organised 2 phone consults with Beth after having an initial phone consult. She was extremely knowledgeable and insightful.
My 8 month old baby boy was having sleep issues and was constantly needing reassurance throughout the night. Beth was able to figure out exactly what he needed and helped map out a plan with an end goal in focus! The second phone consultation was fantastic for “tweaking” the plan and highly recommend the second consult. My sons sleeping patterns improved immediately, and has been getting better every night for the last week.
Thank you Beth! You have improved our quality of life. We are very grateful to have found you.
Cathy was wonderful. She was clear, patient and knew exactly what to do and didn’t make me feel like an idiot for getting into bad habits.
I feel so lucky to have had the time with her…was like a Masterclass in being a great mother.
My 7 month old son is already sleeping better and happier, and I am happier and more confident.
Thank you so much.
I wanted to write to you to say a massive thank you to Mothercraft for Babies and especially your nurse Sonia.
Sonia came to visit me and my little one when Sierra was 8 weeks old in mid January and I was having a lot of trouble getting her to sleep and dealing with her wind. Sonia was absolutely wonderful. She was a wealth of information and knowledge, and was particularly patient and kind.
Together we worked on a sleep and settling routine and she gave me a series of massages to do daily to help her colic.
Sierra is now 4.5 months old and is an incredible sleeper. Both my husband and I stuck steadfast to the settling plan and after just a couple of weeks, Sierra began to just take her dummy and put herself to sleep immediately for both day and night sleeps. She wakes and resettles herself whenever she needs to and she sleeps 12 hours overnight which she started doing at 9 weeks.
Ultimately, I needed to stop breastfeeding Sierra as my breastmilk was the cause of her severe and painful wind but I have continued the massage twice daily and together with the formula she no longer suffers any pain from her wind. The massage routine I was taught was key in alleviating a large portion of her wind pain.
I meant to write this weeks ago, but as you know life seems to run away with you when you have a baby.
Please do send my thanks to Sonia. Your service is such an incredible help to those of us who need a little helping hand.
Hi Beth,
I just wanted to send you a quick email to thank you for sending Jackie out to assist my little girl, Isla, with her sleep issues.
We are on day three and the improvements have been phenomenal. On a typical night I would breastfeed Isla anywhere between 6 and 8 times. Last night we fed once at 4.50am. Although we are still having quite a few wake ups, the time it is taking to resettle Isla is becoming shorter and shorter and I am not having to feed her back to sleep which is a massive success.
Jackie was so gentle and lovely. My husband and I felt so comfortable with her in our home. Her approach has made quick improvements like we could never have imagined possible in three short days. I fully expect Isla’s sleep to go up and down for a little while, but my husband and I both feel very confident using the skills that Jackie taught us when we need them.
I was terrified about “sleep training” my 10 mth old little girl, but you and Jackie have shown me that there is absolutely nothing to be worried about when teaching my little girl an important life skill.
I know we still have some work to do, but I really want to thank you for offering such a great service. For first time parents, my husband and I have found your service to be invaluable and we cannot thank you enough.
Hi Beth,
Thank you for your email. Jackie was brilliant. A perfect balance of soft and firm. Our two yeqr old daughter Violet is now actually going to sleep herself and sleeping through til morning. We were at a loss and didn’t know how we were going to survive being unable to get Violet to sleep! We now have our evenings back.
Jackie was also able to provide some guidance and direction for our 4 month olds daily sleep/wake schedule and some settling techniques.
I would definitely recommend Mothercraft for Babies and Jackie in particular.
Thank you for our Phone consultation. I am so happy to let you know I settled Rhys in the bassinet for one cycle this morning, then resettled in the carrier and he slept two hours!
He’s now been sleeping in the bassinet for 90 minutes, it feels great!
I know it’s not going to happen every time but this feels like a real breakthrough and I can’t thank you enough for your reassurance and guidance.
I wasn’t sure how much a phone consult would help, but you’ve set me straight!
Thanks for your follow up email. I just wanted to say that getting Ros to come to my home was definitely what I needed.
We implemented a few plans and she really knew how to boost my confidence so that I feel so much better in myself since her visiting.
I can’t thank Ros enough!
Hi Beth,
Thank you for your follow up email. Jackie was brilliant. A perfect balance of soft and firm. Our daughter Violet is now actually going to sleep herself and sleeping through til morning. We were at a loss and didn’t know how we were going to survive being unable to get Violet to sleep! We now have our evenings back.
Jackie was also able to provide some guidance and direction for our 4 month olds daily sleep/wake schedule and some settling techniques.
I would definitely recommend Mothercraft and Jackie in particular.
Just a quick text to say thank you so much for referring Ros to me today. She was wonderful, caring, compassionate and professional.
I’m so lucky to have found Mothercraft for Babies and will definitely be using your services again in the future. I’ll also have no hesitation in recommending you to friends and family as needed.
I also wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas and safe and happy new year.
Cooper had very rarely slept longer than 5hours at night before waking and was difficult to resettle back to sleep. When Cooper was 19 months I realised I needed some help as we were sleeping in the spare bed together but he was still waking regularly and not sleeping well or through the night.
We were referred to Beth by our paediatrician and I thought I would have needed someone to come to the house to help and support me with getting Cooper back to sleeping in his cot. At that time there was no night nurses available to do that and I didn’t want to wait so decided to take Beth up on the phone consultations. That night after the first phone consultation, I put Beth’s advice and action plan in to place. I wasn’t sure I had the strength or perseverance to do it but I surprised myself even though the first night was the most challenging. The second night when Cooper woke he was a breeze to resettle back to sleep in his cot.
Thank you so much Beth for your guidance, knowledge, advice and belief in me that I has able to do it and stick to it. I would recommend Beth and her services to anyone that is having difficulties with their baby’s sleep
I called Beth at Mothercraft for Babies on the recommendation of my GP. Georgie was almost 10 months old and I was still breastfeeding her twice most nights and breastfeeding to sleep at bed time. I was exhausted, emotional and had a very painful blister on my nipple. We needed to get things on track before starting back at work in 6 weeks.
With Beth’s advice and assistance we reduced day time breast feeds from 4 per day to 2, increased her intake of suitable solids, separated feeding from sleeping at bed time and reduced overnight feeds to 1 then 0. It wasn’t easy but much more straight forward than I expected.
5 nights after I first spoke with Beth Georgie slept through from 7.15pm to 6.30am, she did the same the following night! Georgie is now settling in her cot with only mattress tapping and voice reassurance. The improvement has been unbelievable.
Beth was wonderful with Georgie and worked with us to make sure we were comfortable with her recommendations. I expected there would be a lot of crying but it turned out that wasn’t required.
Beth has a wealth of knowledge and expertise on baby feeding, sleeping and behaviour.
Thank you so much Beth! I’m feeling much more confident with Georgie’s feeding and sleeping. I’m also comfortable about sending her off to daycare knowing that she will eat a large variety of foods and can settle in her cot for naps. I would recommend Beth and Mothercraft for babies with no reservations.
Jasmine slept for a 7.5 hour block last night and it might have been longer but I couldn’t wait as I was engorged. Afterwards, she slept for another 2.5 hours. This is far and beyond a record for us.
Since Jackie spent the night with is, we’ve settled Jasmine in her cot for every sleep day and night. No carrying to sleep. No breastfeeding to sleep. She certainly protests but nothing like that first night with Jackie where we would have given in eventually had we not had Jackie’s supportive presence.
I’m so grateful to her for the way she helped us and made me more confident and I am sure Jasmine is getting better quality sleep too as she just had a 1.5 hour nap after a few days of 30-40 min cat naps.
I just wanted to say thank you.
Jackie, you are amazing, capable, friendly and confident, and accommodating. If you hadn’t showed us it COULD be done, we’d still be crossing our fingers that Jasmine could be sneaked into her cot and not waking up and then have our hearts sink as the monitor crackled back on with a crying baby.
And thank you, Beth for fitting us in as quickly as possible and being so understanding over the phone.
I contacted Mothercraft for Babies to assist me with my 2 year old son who would only sleep in his stroller. He would refuse any other way of sleeping, both in the cot or a bed. He would constantly wake up every 2 hours and never get a straight night’s sleep.
Beth sent Sonia out to us for a 3 hour session to show us a gentle and calm approach to changing our son’s sleeping habits. Simply by putting the cot mattress on the floor beside our bed (where he was used to sleeping in his stroller) and patting his bottom proved to be a huge success. Our son was hesitant at first as this was not his normal routine but by me being relaxed and comfortable about this approach made him comfortable too.
I previously used another baby Sleep Consultants company who wanted me to use the controlled crying method which immensely upset my son and myself. It was a horrible experience of settling and would definitely not recommend it.
Thank you to Sonia from Mothercraft for Babies for showing us a gentle and positive approach to changing our son’s sleeping habits. We are now getting more sleep and feel happier that our son is finally sleeping comfortably and settling faster. We have never looked back!
In a moment of absolute desperation I was referred to Beth as she was recommended by my Midwife. I had already seen multiple GP’s, lactation consultants & a paediatrician as my baby cried/screamed for hours every day! Everyone told me his behaviour was normal & that I was just a nervous first time mum.
As soon as Beth saw my son she suspected silent reflux & recommended different sleeping solutions & treatment options. My baby is now happy & content & I have my sanity back! I’m forever grateful for Beth. She was extremely professional & empathetic.
I also appreciated that Beth checked in on me multiple times after her visit! I would highly recommend Beth’s service.
With our families living overseas and little local support ; my husband and I called on Beth in our first fortnight home with our new baby. She taught us so many valuable skills as new parents in the comfort of our own home which we found invaluable. She was so approachable and reassuring with her advice which gave me so much confidence to carry on without her. At 3 months when we felt like we needed her again – we were given a plan tailored for us and she was in touch quickly to make sure we had adapted to the changes smoothly. I would recommend her services to any new family and would not hesitate to call on her again if we ever need.
I was recommended Mothercraft by my lactation consultant. As a bit of background, our little baby had 2 major operations before 4 months of age and each time he returned from the hospital his sleep was significantly affected. In addition, we could never get him to sleep for the night before about 10pm or later (and we always thought we had a night owl!) and we struggled to get him to sleep much during the day.
After speaking with Beth and a home visit by Ros, we were given some much needed advice and strategies and exactly a week later baby was going to sleep for the night at 7pm and completing at least 2 solid naps during the day. Baby seems much more settled during the day and as insignificant as it sounds, for the first time in over 4 months my hubby and I can have dinner and wind down together without an unsettled baby in the mix which has made evenings much more pleasant!
I can not recommend Beth and Ros and their team more highly enough.Beth’s quick response initially, dispatching Ros swiftly and follow up (and contact-ability) from both you and Ros…. Now just need baby to “sleep through the night” – when he is ready!
Thanks again.
Thank you again… And again!
In the morning and in the night, thank you!
The little miss is 6 months old tomorrow and she sleeps like a dream. Getting you and the team involved so early (9wks old) honestly changed our life! Thank you again.
A huge thank you for sending Kathy today to help us with Harry. We’ve had a horrible week of sickness and teething and we really needed some expert help. Kathy was thoughtful, respectful, knowledgeable and caring in her approach. She instilled in me the confidence I needed and Harry slept well and ate for the first time in a week. I was so grateful for her assistance over 6 hours. Harry ate his dinner, had his bottle and self settled to sleep tonight. We are over the moon. Here he is having his dinner tonight. My sincere thanks for Kathy’s help and for arranging her to come so quickly. I’ll definitely be recommending your services. Thank you.
Beth, I wanted to say a HUGE thank you for providing Allison as my Mothercraft nurse.
She helped my son Harry and I immensely when we were going through a tough time around the 5 week mark. It seems Harry had a mild case of reflux which Allison was able to diagnose immediately by asking some specific questions. I thought his symptoms were “normal” for a baby his age, but it seems they weren’t and that we could help him.
Allison helped me with strategies for helping Harry cope with his reflux, she introduced the feed/play/sleep routine and showed me how to settle Harry in my arms. For me, this was the biggest help as the only way I’d been able to settle Harry to sleep up until that time was by breastfeeding him. To have other ways of helping him off to sleep was a massive relief and it also meant that I could share this ‘job’ with my partner. And most importantly, this strategy worked.
More recently, I asked Allison to come back to help Harry to self settle, now that he’s just over 3 months old. We are on day 3 now and Harry has been amazing and is self settling like a champ. Last night he slept 11 hours straight without needing a feed! Of course I would never have known what to do if it wasn’t for Allison’s help. Truly, she is a wonderful Mothercraft nurse and human being.
Apart from being an expert in this area, Allison has a beautiful and caring style, she teaches so well and is just a great person to be around.
I cannot thank you both enough for your coaching, support and understanding; you’ve helped a new mum like me feel more confident in myself and you’ve helped me to enjoy time with my baby as well – which is absolutely priceless.
I will be recommending you, Allison and Mothercraft for Babies to anyone that asks where to get help!
I found the Mothercraft for Babies service really helpful as I learnt tips to settle my baby in the early days and how to introduce solids around 6 months. Your nurse Sharon was so warm and friendly. We loved having her in our home and she was very knowledgeable. It was a bit stressful for us as new parents but Sharon simplified things and made it fun (helped us relax). We had so many questions and Sharon was able to answer all of them and made us feel comfortable.
I just wanted to say a huge heartfelt thank you for all that Beth and Allison have done for us. Once I made the decision to get someone in to help me with my little 11 week old refluxer I knew after speaking to Beth for the first time I had made the right decision. Not only did she somehow sense my desperation to make some changes but she just took the rains and completely organised everything so fast to get Allison to us for some urgent assistance. I contacted Beth on Tuesday, by Wednesday night I had a booking with Allison for that coming Saturday, it was just amazing!
Allison was the help that arrived at our doorstep and she had only been inside for 2 minutes and we were already talking business about how to implement changes and how to best deal with such a chronic reflux baby. Not only did she come to use with her own personal experience with reflux babies but she came to use with years of industry knowledge. We almost saw instant results in the sense that our baby slept properly in his cot for the first time! The settling techniques she gave us were just perfect and she explained everything so great. Honestly Allison was such a great support to us through a rough time.
I feel 100% better today knowing I am walking into the future with the tools I need. Thanks to you both very much.
I just wanted to let you know how well Roman has been progressing since your visit a few months ago.
He is now 6 months old and is sleeping 7pm to 6am and is having 2 long day sleeps (and sometimes a power nap in the afternoon). I rarely need to help him to sleep so all the shushing and patting has paid off!!! I have got the wrapping down to one arm out and I alternate this every sleep but the next struggle will be both arms out. Roman loves to wriggle and crawl around the cot-he has so much energy. I am slightly afraid that when he has both his arms he will stop sleeping so well.
He also loves his solids. We are feeding him 3 meals a day as well as an afternoon snack. He will eat about a cup of meat and veggies and then have yoghurt with some fruit for lunch and dinner. He loves everything we feed him and rarely complains- only when we are too slow with the spoonfuls!!!
Your help has made such a difference. You are definitely in the right job, you are an amazing asset to all mothers out there!!! My sister-in-law was also having difficulties with her baby and I passed on the details of Beth Barclay and Mothercraft for Babies and she found the company just as wonderful.
Thank you so much and keep up the good work.
I just wanted to send you a quick note to say how amazing your Mothercraft nurse Jo was: completely professional, knowledgable, compassionate and attentive. She really put me at ease and most importantly her input has worked wonders- our nearly 6 month old baby who was waking hourly and not sleeping during the day is now sleeping 12-13 hours at night (up for 1 feed only), and goes down for 2-3 day sleeps with very little fuss. We, who were at our wits end, are now content. It is amazing the difference Jo has made to our lives by spending just 2 nights with us.
Thank you to you and Jo!
Our family referred to Beth for parenting advice and support when our children were babies and toddlers and good sleep routines became more challenging. They are school age now, and we are so very proud of them, but I couldnt recommend Beth and her nursing team more highly as they gave us such a wonderful start and caring support to our parenting. We refer Mothercraft for Babies to many of our friends with the utmost confidence, keep up the good work!
Thanks Beth for the recent phone consult . It’s Very reassuring to know you are always at the end of the phone to help guide us through Jack’s evolving stages. Great to have you answer all my questions and offer strategies and “tweaking” his routine and nutrition to improve sleep patterns – it has definitely helped and given me confidence to know we are on the right path. Thanks for being a fantastic support for our family and gorgeous Jack who has just turned one.
Jackie did an absolutely amazing job in the 5 hours she spent with 11 x mth old Darcy and I earlier this month. Using the techniques that Jackie taught, from that first night onwards Darcy’s sleeping completely changed for the better. We have had nights where Darcy has slept 12 hours straight without making a sound. At worst he will wake once or twice and we can hear him in his room resettling himself and are able to judge his vocalisations much better now and resist the urge to barge straight in and overstimulate him in our attempts to put him to sleep. My husband Joe and I are still pinching ourselves that we have a baby that no longer takes hours to settle and resettle through the night and are feeling optimistic that we can better manage both a 12 month old and a newborn in just a few short weeks.
We are so very grateful that our Paediatrician put us in touch with Mothercraft for Babies. I have spoken to Jackie on the phone in a follow up call last week and filled her in but please pass on our thanks to her once again.
I just wanted to thank you for organising to send your nurse Jen to me today. Baby Emma and I got so much out of it and really appreciated everything we have learnt. Early days but feeling better equipped, thank you.
I just wanted to let you know that Jackie was amazing! Since Friday Sebastian has been having longer naps! I am so grateful to Jackie for her help – she is just such a kind, warm and lovely lady too! I can’t thank her enough!
I’m so glad that I came across your company it has made a world of difference to me, I’ll definitely be recommending others to you!
Thank you.
I found Beth when I was utterly exhausted and searching for some much needed guidance with my beautiful 3 month old son. He had bad reflux and although now medicated my husband and I were taking it in turns to sit with him during night as upright was the only way he had gotten used to sleeping comfortably. Getting him to sleep in the cot was a massive hurdle as he hadn’t been able to sleep in the bassinet.
Beth spent the day with us and was full of practical suggestions helping us work out a routine mindful of his reflux issues and some breast feeding issues I had. I was frightened of that first night – what if the changes didn’t work. Beth kept in touch via the phone so I didn’t feel alone and guided us through. The changes are slowly working and the difference in 2 weeks is incredible. Yes it has been hard work and consistency is the key but I couldn’t have foreseen the difference. We are all so much happier. My husband and I are now back in the same bed for the first time since bubba was born. I can’t recommend Beth highly enough. Thanks for helping us get back on track and some normality!
From the outset my baby was never a great sleeper, and by around the 4.5 month mark we were absolutely exhausted and his sleep seemed to get even worse. After a series of nights where he was waking virtually every hour, we called Beth for some nursing support. Jackie was absolutely instrumental in turning things around. Initially she spent two nights with us. On the first night she observed our feeding and bed time routine and spent a couple of hours answering my (many!) questions, and then she let us sleep – the first night of sleep I’d had since he was born. We woke up to a happy baby and a very comprehensive set of answers to my questions, plus an age appropriate routine which we followed that day. I should note that the routine was a guide, and did not involve waking bub from any naps. I believe in following a gentle approach with regards to settling and sleep, and was very happy with how Jackie supported this. That night, bub slept through the night (a miracle!) and on the following nights the number of wake-ups dramatically reduced. Since then, Jackie has made a couple more daytime visits, each time we have seen a huge difference. She has consistently provided age appropriate advice on sleep, settling (her tips were amazing since my baby refuses the dummy and initially would only feed to sleep), suggested routines and the transition onto solids. There were so many changes going on between 4 and 7 months and she helped me manage those with confidence.
Bub is now 8 months old and he now regularly sleeps through the night, has two decent naps a day and loves his solids. Like all babies, we still have our bad days but I can say that most of the time he is now a brilliant self-settler – I can generally pop him in the cot and give him a kiss, and he will fall asleep (or better yet, giggle himself to sleep). There is no way we could have achieved this without Jackie. To us, she is worth her weight in gold!
April was an absolute godsend, she worked so hard while with us and was a huge help and source of advice for Jono and I. She fitted in to our home and all that was happening at the farm beautifully. April will be a great person for you to send out to new mothers. I felt so lucky to have her stay for so long and know that it has made such a big difference to Digby’s first weeks in the world. Thank you for all of your help in arranging and finding April for us.
We would certainly recommend Beth to anyone struggling to cope with the challenges of a new addition to a family. Our 6 week old (and our first baby) wouldn’t settle during the day. Beth not only provided us with indispensable help in coping during those challenging weeks but she also educated us on practical and sensible ways to best care for our daughter. She provided us with common sense advice and gave us the solutions and tools that worked for us and our lifestyle. Beth is very passionate about her work and she has a lovely way with children. She is reliable and trustworthy and we felt she really became a de facto member of our family for the weeks that she was helping us. We now feel confident that we are equipped with the knowledge to best look after our daughter and, importantly, we have a much happier baby who enjoys sleeping!
Beth, I just wanted to say how amazing you were with my son Joel. When I contacted you, I was at a loss at how to transition my 6 month old son from being tightly wrapped to being in a sleeping bag. He was starting to roll and I knew that being wrapped was no longer safe, but he refused to sleep with his arms out. And he had been diagnosed and medicated with severe reflux 2 x months prior so we still had some feeding issues.Thanks to your amazing advice Joel now sleeps through the night and is a much happier baby. You also gave us the confidence to eliminate the use of the dummy as a sleep cue which had contributed to him waking up several times overnight. My husband Andrew and I can’t thank you enough. We really appreciate all your concern and follow up and would recommend you to any family for excellent, practical baby advice.
Firstly, Kathy is such a wonderful person! She’s so caring, empathetic and a wonderful listener. Great person to have on your Mothercraft team. She and I were definitely on the same page.
Secondly, we have definitely seen an improvement, majority of the nights have been hard though…up quite a few times. I know it will be a slow process, and I know it will improve. Kathy also made me see that my stress levels needed to be addressed (meditation, shifting my thinking on sleep, etc), and as soon as I did, Roman and I both were more relaxed and happier! (I know, it’s a no-brainer, but my brain wasn’t thinking)… It has been easier to be a mum since I met up with the lovely Kathy.”
We are very glad we called you for your help.
