About Our Sleep Support

Our approach to sleep support is grounded in the research and clinical experience of Dr Pamela Douglas. We work with your little one’s natural sleep biology.

Infant and toddler sleep is a biological process, influenced by development, a baby’s health and wellbeing, sensory-motor needs, feeding, paternal wellbeing, and the role of our body clock and sleep pressure. Our role is to help you understand these processes, make sense of your little one’s unique sleep needs, and find ways to support sleep that work with their biology and your family’s needs.

We provide evidence-based sleep support without sleep training. Our approach is responsive and connection driven, with no controlled crying, cry-it-out or other behavioural sleep-training techniques. Instead, we help you take the pressure off sleep, understand the variability of infant sleep needs, and explore practical ways to support your little one’s sleep.

We support families from the newborn period through to toddlerhood (generally around 3 years), with a focus on protecting your little one’s neurodevelopment while supporting the mental wellbeing of your whole family.

What’s included in your appointment?

Your appointment includes:

• Detailed history taking

• Thorough assessment of your little one’s sleep and your family’s needs

• Education about normal infant and toddler sleep biology, patterns and expectations

• Individualised discussion and practical, tailored solutions for your family

• Take-home resources where applicable

• 50% off The Possums Sleep Program online to support you beyond your consultation

  Available in clinic & via Telehealth Australia wide

Areas of support

• Frequent or excessive night waking

• A baby or toddler who takes a long time to fall asleep or return to sleep

• Daytime sleep difficulties or nap battles

• Crying or distress around sleep

• Early morning waking

• Changes in sleep as your baby develops

• Concerns about your little one’s sleep needs or patterns

  and more

Antenatal sleep education

You don't need to wait until your baby arrives to seek support.

We offer antenatal sleep education through individual in-person consultations, as well as our When Baby Comes Homegroup class, helping you build practical knowledge and confidence before your baby arrives.

The research behind our approach

Explore some relevant articles below:

• The Possums Infant Sleep Program: parents' perspectives on a novel parent-infant sleep intervention in Australia

• Possums-based parental education for infant sleep: cued care resulting in sustained breastfeeding

• Evaluation of possums sleep intervention: A pilot feasibility study