The Sleeping Baby Routine Reviews 

We have worked with Charmian over the last few months for a number of feeding and sleeping issues. Her advice has always been spot on and now we have a happy baby who is sleeping through the night. Thank you Charmian

At 3 months old our fraternal twins are now sleeping through the night thanks to Charmain. In a few days she found the right routine for twins and since nights have been so quiet. Clear your agenda should you wish to work with Charmain as to establish the new routine will take you some time.

Thankfully We had already booked to work with Charmian but after a difficult labour and hospital stay my confidence was completely lost and I needed help! Our baby wouldn’t breast feed properly and we he struggled to put on weight.
We did a 5 day remote with Charmian and after the very first call our baby latched onto the boob. We established a routine and things started to fall into place.
We then had Charmian to stay for 3 days and it was brilliant. She knows everything and is so helpful. It’s a strict routine and her no nonsense attitude means it’s down to business. This really builds you up to be able to do it on your own and also makes it easy to follow.
I honestly can’t thank her enough for this. And she managed to get my milk supply up. Charmian is worth every penny.

After spending week agonising over a fussy, needy and angry baby I decided to book a telephone call with Charmian. It was the best decision I’ve made to date! 
She explained exactly what was going on with my little one and why the sudden mood changes. She helped to figure out a weaning plan and also gave me some great advice regarding nap timings and routine. Within a week my baby was back to her playful, smiley self and I couldn’t be happier. I will definitely be recommending her and her book to any expecting parents.

I booked Charmian for a five-day remote consultation after being impressed by her book. My baby was seven weeks old and my main goal was to establish a routine for him that fits with the needs of my toddler (2.5yrs). Although sleeping through the night was never a goal for me, within a couple of days our son had gone from two night feeds to one. I have no doubt that, when followed to the letter, Charmian’s routine can have babies sleeping through the night, if that’s what parents want.

Before working with Charmian our evenings were stressful and our baby had been going to bed at around 11pm. Charmian very quickly helped us establish a 7.30pm bedtime. My baby and toddler now go to bed at the same time, and my husband and I have got our evenings back (hoorah!). My son’s naps and feed times now fit nicely with the nursery run too. All in all, juggling two children has become much easier.

There were a few things that Charmian wanted me to use during our consultation, including a swaddle and a particular breast pump. It would have been useful if she’d have checked in with me in advance to see what I was using/needed to buy, as ordering things online (even using Amazon Prime) takes a couple of days and we were three days into our five day consultation before I had all the recommended kit.

If you are booking Charmian for a consultation, clear your diary. With breastfeeding, bottle prep, expressing and keeping a diary, plus chats with Charmian, you won’t have time for much else. The process is full-on and I wasn’t surprised when Charmian told me that some mums cry by the third day. I think if I was a first-time-mum, I would have too. I found it stressful at times, especially with a toddler to look after, but I managed and the results were worth it.

Charmian’s approach is very direct. When we had our first call I was surprised that she didn’t ask me about myself, my family, how I was finding motherhood or what my son was like. We just got straight down to business, discussing the routine and how it would work. However, I soon learned that there’s no time for small talk and that Charmian’s no-nonsense approach is what’s needed to get the job done.

It’s been a few weeks since my consultation with Charmian and I’m still using most of the elements of her routine - the nap and feed schedule, swaddling and sleep positions, bottle of formula before bed etc. However, I’m not following all her instructions to the letter and there are elements of her method that I haven’t continued with, such as the ‘no feed zone’ between 5am and 6am.

Charmian is clearly a busy woman, but she always made time to respond to my messages during our consultation and was very patient in explaining things until I understood. I was impressed when she said I could continue to come to her for advice after our consultation ended. In short, Charmain helped me achieve what I set out to. My baby has a routine that works for our family and he is content and happy, and our days are much more predictable. He wakes once at night now, which we’re perfectly happy with. I feel happy and rested, and far less frazzled than I did when my daughter was his age! If you are the kind of parent who responds well to a direct approach and you’re prepared to put the work in, I’m confident Charmain will be able to help you.

Charmian is brilliant, non-judgemental and straight to the point. Being a first time mum during lock down has by far been the hardest moment for me. Charmain very quickly turned disorder into order for me. She is very clear and no question is silly. She happily explained everything that I asked. And really made my connection with my son much easier. I’m ever so grateful. I had my sessions with her back in June and still today I’m using her techniques and her advice. Consistency is key and really have to stick with it.

And yes every baby is different but what Charmain does she tailors her service according to your baby’s needs. I have recommended her to all my friends and family. And really recommend buying her book too !

I have slightly premature twins and followed Charmian’s brilliant book closely from the start. At just 10 weeks old the girls started to sleep through - but one of the twins had some really tricky digestive issues meaning I spent most of my day covered in vomit and her nights weren’t consistent. I’d taken the twin to a consultant and even rushed her to A&E one day as it was so awful - but every time the doctors told me there was nothing wrong with her and she’d ‘grow out of it’. The vomiting got worse not better and so I booked a week’s consultation with Charmian and it was worth every single penny. Within a day the vomiting almost stopped and within 3 days she’d worked out exactly what was causing it - given it was due to two different factors and not just one. That twin also started sleeping even more consistently given milk was finally staying in her not coming straight out. In addition my daughter’s personality seemed to completely change and she became A LOT smilier literally overnight as all of a sudden she was more comfortable. I cannot recommend Charmian enough to young mums who are struggling and feel like it might never get better. She is the light at the end of the tunnel! Thank you so much!!

Charmian came recommended to me by a good friend. I read her book, which was extremely informative and easy to follow. I also sought out Charmian’s 5 day remote consultation service because I was struggling to get my 12 week old in to a proper routine, evenings were a disaster and my baby was struggling with digestive issues. In the first 5 days we seamlessly got into a good, flexible, routine, my baby significantly increased her milk intake (a relief as she is under the 0.4th percentile small) and she slept through the night. I also had a further 5 days, in which Charmian gave me the confidence and skills to breastfeed. She is a wealth of knowledge and is as much firm in her approach as she is warm, caring and encouraging. I only wish I had known about her sooner so I could have had her over in person! Thanks Charmian

I cannot recommend Charmian or her book enough- in three days our baby went from waking up every hour to sleeping through the night.... her routine is flexible and easy to follow.

This is the best baby book I’ve ever read and I’ve read them all!!! Having 3 children, I wish I had this book with my first. My baby is sleeping so well and is so content and never cries, all with the help of this incredible bible!! It’s a must buy for all parents!

Charmian has been incredibly helpful with guiding me through the initial phase of weaning for my baby. His sleep has improved which is such a relief. Charmian’s expertise and kind manner have been brilliant, and a huge support to me.

This book is still my bible, having read this and followed the advice it made my time very enjoyable and I had rare sleepless nights. Baby slept through night only waking up once from 6 weeks and now sleeps through from 12 weeks.

The routine is intuitive and a welcome relief, for me and my darling boy. We also had a 5 day consultation, which was a brilliant experience and helped me understand and address certain issues. I would recommend this book even to those parents who don’t want a schedule, as it is still so informative. I now buy this for all new parents, as it has been so invaluable for me I want to share it.

We followed Charmian's book with our first boy and had him sleeping soundly through the night by 12 weeks. He is still the most amazing sleeper (now 2) I just pop him in bed and kiss him good night and he's off a life skill I wish I had! The routine requires you sticking to a timetable and completely various things such as expressing, playtime with the baby and sticking to four hour cycle but you get into the swing of it quickly and for me I loved knowing when the baby would be sleeping or when I would be feeding so I could have some stucture to my day. It also boosted my milk supply no end.
For baby two we decided to go one better and book a 5 day consultation and 3 day home visit. I am so glad we did. Charmian is so lovely. She clearly loves babies is warm and easy going and a complete fountain of knowledge. Her support came just at the point I was feeling unbearably sleep deprived and she managed to get us out of a rut of our 6 week old waking twice in the night to just once for 15 min quick feed. Hoping he will follow in his brother's footsteps and be sleeping through in the next 6 weeks! I have since bought her book for 5 friends who are all following the routine avidly and seeing great results. Thank you Charmian!

This works!!

If you’re thinking about buying Charmian’s book then do it. Yes some might say it’s hard work (I’m mixed feeding and expressing) but I actually enjoyed the routine, I knew when I could shower, clean, eat, walk and my baby loves it too. She’s 8 weeks old, happy, alert and having 3 naps a day then sleeping 7:45pm - 6:15am. A dream!! I actually feel bad telling people this when they ask “is your baby sleeping ok”? I was having a little trouble with weight gain so I had a 1 hour phone consultation- charmiane offering some tips which we implemented and my little one began to gain more weight. She is a sleep wizard!

I had read Charmian’s book while pregnant and implemented her routine from day 1 with fantastic results - it has literally been my postnatal bible!
However at 3.5 months our baby was no longer sleeping solidly during her day naps and waking several times at night. We sought after Charmian’s advice and used her 5 day consultancy service, which we eventually extended to a 10 day consultation.
Charmian helped set up a new flexible schedule that allowed our daughter to increase her milk intake, solidly nap during the day and sleep through the night with little to no wakings.
She is still however waking at 5am but is easily resettled, hopefully this improves soon as she becomes more adjusted to the new schedule.
Thank you Charmian for all of your help!

Charmian was exactly what we needed when we were 8 weeks in to newborn life and finding feeding times really stressful with our baby being quite unsettled. We learned so much about feeding, winding, sleeping and play routines. So many key pieces of info that are now incorporated in to everything we do. This has made for a much happier, better fed and more content baby. We couldn’t thank Charmian enough

We contacted Charmian as our 4 month old was waking every couple of hours in the night, would only contact nap in the day, and would feed for very short times in the day.
We are 4 days into our 5 day consultancy with Charmian and wow what progress we have made in such little time! Our baby is now doing her 3x day naps in her crib, is no longer co-sleeping with us and sleeping longer stretches at night, and we've got my milk supply up and we have her doing longer feeds in the day. We have also begun the weaning process which will be our focus moving forwards.
During the 5 day consultation we have done daily phone calls, voice notes, video sharing, etc. I think it's great value for money and we're really pleased with the results and will be booking in again I imagine!
I wish we had contacted Charmian a long time ago!

I cannot recommend Charmian enough. After getting so much generalised advice from so many people, midwives and health care visitors it was great to get specific advice on every aspect of our 5 week old son. When we started with Charmian, it was not unusual for me to be cluster feeding for two hour periods twice a day and then 5-6 wake ups during the night.
After a 5 day consultation, Dylan was feeding well every 4 hours, very content in between feeds and settling to sleep much easier. We are currently down to only 2 night feeds - he is very close to dropping one of them! My husband and I learned so much from her and are so much more confident about how to know what is wrong with Dylan. She gives guidance on every aspect of feeding, winding and even what toys to get to stimulate him during wake periods. We did the consultation remotely and averaged about 5 videos, 30 messages and at least 1 phone conversation a day - you get your moneys worth! Several of my friends are getting in touch and I won't hesitate to call her for child number 2.

We had remote consultation from Charmian and it worked very well. Our 4,5 months old baby was not sleeping and being fed every an hour, but within 5 days we stretched it to 4 hours. And as it is said on the book as well no cry at all. I do not like those traditional cry it out methods which are stressful, Charmian’s methodology is gentle and works like a magic. I would rate more than 5 if it would be available. Thank you

Charmian helped us from 5 weeks - our baby was 2 weeks early due to needing a c section, she was already booked so unable to start earlier, but even helped me interview a stand-in maternity nurse who would work before she arrived, and checked in with her and me throughout to help us start her routine. After 11 days our daughter was waking just once in the night and going to sleep happily in her moses basket having been put down awake. Charmian started at 5 weeks and by 6 and a half weeks she slept through the night for the first time. She had a few nights still waking up once a night after that, but now at 9 weeks she is sleeping reliably through the night.

Aside from the sleeping, Charmian is enthusiastic and really caring in all aspects of the baby - she suggested some great toys for her, and made her awake times very fun. She clearly loves children (of all ages, as was great with our older children too) and is an easy person to have around.

While this was our third child, each baby is different, and we were still able to learn a lot from charmian being around each day. Her focus on digestion, happy awake time and positive sleep association is intuitive and a really gentle way to get your baby into a routine - there is a lot of information And feedback for mothers to take in initially especially if breastfeeding (she is very knowledgable on this front and has many many great tips for establishing and improving milk supply) so be prepared to absorb a lot of information and not take it as criticism - her method gets brilliant results and makes for very happy babies!