The Sleeping Baby Routine Anmeldelser 

This is one very long overdue review but we would honestly give Charmaine a 5 star rating!

We reached out to her whilst being pregnant with our first child and she recommended her book which all I can say is a simple easy read but very Informative : it was genuinely a step by step guide and answered so many questions which really did help to ease any anxiety we had as first time parents.

She came and stayed with us when our baby girl was 4 weeks old - she helped
with discovering my own Personal milk flow and supply which is just so important. Before her valuable advice and input we were struggling managing her wind, reflux and awake time but by the end of the 3 days we had a baby who was well
Settled and only waking up once at night! Following her guidance by 6-8 weeks our baby was sleeping through the night and had a structured routine through the day- something I could have only dreamt would happen! My partner and I are both doctors and I can whole heartedly say that I had full trust in her advice.

If you are looking for non judgemental friendly advice that works give her a call. She has made our lives as new parents much easier. We will certainly be getting further advice as our baby girl gets older especially during the weaning phase! Thank you!!

Charmian has been instrumental in helping us get our lives back! Her gentle but no nonsense approach ensured we had results from the very first night of implementing her advice/routine. So much so, my skeptical husband became the routine timekeeper! I cannot stress how much of a difference her advice/routine has made to our lives. We no longer live in fear of our son’s bedtime.

I highly recommend the 5 day consultation, she made herself available 24/7 and no question was out of bounds. Since then we have been back for weaning advice and once again she was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. I can’t stop recommending her to friends and family, her consultation is definitely one of, if not the most useful services I’ve experienced in motherhood so far.

As a first time mum, Charmian's book and 1-2-1 consultations helped my son sleep through the night from 8 weeks and for me to continue to exclusively breastfeed throughout my journey. Without Charmian's advice & routine I'm sure I would of stopped BF'ing, as she helped amp up my supply and also understand my personal milk let-down. As he has grown, she has helped implement a weaning routine and he continues to thrive as a happy, healthy bub. Charmian's cool and confident nature really helped reassure me, putting in simple tweaks and changes which were manageable but made a HUGE difference to our sleep. I truly wonder where we would be without Charmian's advice and I recommend her book to all my expecting friends - it is worth its weight in gold ✨✨✨✨✨

Having used some of Charmian's methods from her book successfully with my first child, when I got pregnant with my second I booked her to come and stay with us as maternity nurse shortly after his birth.

I had also booked a couple of weeks remote support with her before she came to us, so it's safe to say he was in a pretty good routine almost from the start!

Having had a bit of a traumatic birth & a digestive issue at the start - Charmian was amazing at helping us navigate the way through the repercussions of this whilst also putting him into his routine.

My son is an extremely happy and content baby. Now 10 weeks, the routine ensures that he goes down for planned naps & bedtime like a dream. He is (mostly!) very predictable and this helps me plan everything else in my life smoothly - including managing my toddler. Whilst not quite sleeping through the night yet (I think we are a few weeks behind due to the digestion at the start), he is on one 3am wake up & I believe he will do very soon.

If you like knowing what your baby is going to do & when and you want to remove the stress of feeding & sleeping then this is for you. It can be quite hard work in the beginning implementing routine as it takes time and effort BUT it is all worth it because the structure breeds habits that will stay with the child for a long time. Sleep & rest is extremely important to me - for me! - but also for my baby and this is why I am such a fan of the routine.

Thanks to Charmain my baby is sleeping throughout the night in just 5 days.
She is absolutely amazing and I am SO happy that I did the 5 day consultation with her.
She’s extremely to the point and gave me the confidence to feed effectively and now both mother and baby are extremely happy!
Please don’t think twice and call her now - you will not regret it!

As a first time parent I would highly recommend working with Charmian Mead. Charmian gave my husband and I both the knowledge and confidence to effectively feed, stimulate and support us in getting our new born baby into a routine.

Charmian demonstrated in depth knowledge about breast feeding; she identified the issues I was having and corrected these to enable me to effectively feed my daughter – this included identifying my daughter had tongue tie and monitoring both the flow and supply of my breast milk.

Charmian also showed us various ways to keep our baby stimulated in her awake time and outlined the importance of this in relation to the routine.

After working with Charmian we have a very happy and content little girl who has been sleeping 7.30pm – 7am every night since she was 7 weeks old and two well rested parents!

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!