The Sleeping Baby Routine Anmeldelser 

Having had 2 babies already who were ‘tricky’ with digestive issues, creating really poor sleep and sleeping habits, I decided to change my approach and get some real advice when I was pregnant with my third baby. Having been recommended Charmian Mead and the 7pm to 7am Baby Routine by 3 friends I bought the book and started reading. Straight away, all of her advise made total sense to me in terms of digestion and sleep. I love that the book supports and encourages breastfeeding mums but also bottle feeding as well. As a breastfeeding mum, I didn’t want this to change for number 3 even though it isn’t an easy and straight forward journey for me and my babies. She gives practical advice, lots of flexibility for the routine and a great trouble shooting section which is really useful.

I now have a very happy 4 week old baby who is only waking up once for a night feed. I’m thrilled I’m not exhausted like I have been in the past and able to spend quality time and energy on my whole family. Never thought it would work for my babies but it has and I can’t stop recommending the book and routine to friends.

I had been feeding on demand, had no routine and a very fussy baby who was very unsettled when she slept. Charmian was a fairy godmother! She came and assessed us and then guided me the following week ensuring I stick to her routine. The end result was a content and sleeping baby who now wakes once a night instead of three to four. I have a much better understanding of her digestion and am much happier myself since gaining those extra few hours of sleep! Can’t thank her enough!

Charmian helped me more than I can say from my baby being around 6 weeks old. My little girl had what I thought was colic, crying terribly and sleeping for only a few hours at a time. I was using all kinds of over the counter medicines and was lost in what to do next. After a consultation with Charmian within a few days the colic and sleep was massively improved, no medicine required from that day! I’ve learnt an incredible amount from Charmian about babies digestion and sleep. I can honestly say our bedtime routine is now a joy, my little one and I both love it, and she’s such a happy baby which I believe is down to what Charmian taught me.

I contacted Charmian on recommendation from a friend following 6 months of feeding issues and poor sleep (my baby was 6.5months, so her whole life!). We had found a milk she could keep down but bad habits of waking at night had formed. Charmian helped us get her into a routine where she ate in the day not at night and she’s now sleeping 12 hours solid which has transformed my life (and saved my marriage ;-)). She’s been helping to get her on solids as she is a very unwilling participant. Whilst this will be a longer battle I do have an action plan to get her eating feed and feel more confident I know what I’m doing (this is my 2nd child but they are very different). I bought a 5 day package with Charmian but was still working through some issues at the end of this and she kindly made sure she saw me through beyond this period .

I contacted Charmian when my second son was 16 weeks old. I had suffered with milk supply issues and he had fallen into bad habits and wasn’t putting on much weight. George was feeding little and often throughout the night waking every hour for long periods of time from 1am, the wake ups were averaging seven a night.

I felt my relationship with both my eldest son and husband was disappearing and I was surviving on about five hours broken sleep a night. I booked an at home visit and five day consultation immediately.

The moment Charmian walked through the door I felt the grey clouds disappear. She increased George’s milk intake and implemented weaning into our routine and gave us great recipe suggestions to ensure the food he was having was the right kind. Within days there was a dramatic change, we went from seven wake ups a night to three which quickly decrease to two and then sleep throughs.

Charmian has been so supportive throughout the consultancy and after as well. She was very quick to respond to all my trouble shooting messages and naturally all of her suggestions worked.

Charmian is the baby whisperer, she has the most incredible and infectious ways with babies and I can’t recommend her enough, I’m just sorry I did not find her sooner!

Charmian saved us! I have booked Charmian twice now, once when my baby was around 8 weeks to get us into a routine and to boost my breast milk, then later on for sleep advice and weaning.

At 8 weeks Charmian got me into an amazing routine which meant I was maximising how much breast milk I was giving him, knew when my baby needed to be fed and needed to sleep!

At 4-6 months we were going through sleep regression which meant my husband and I were just not coping with the sleep deprivation. I was breastfeeding through the night which has become a tool for my baby to get back to sleep. I contacted Charmian and she has literally saved us, I thought we would have to do controlled crying but that was not the case at all, within a few days our son was sleeping through the night, and now is able to settle for naps really quickly as well. Charmian really knows what she is talking about. I did 5 day consultations both times and recently to help with weaning and sleep. I highly recommend her!

I recently did a 5 day phone consultation for my 2 month old boy with Charmian after reading her book on recommendation from friends who had success with Charmians routine. The simplicity of the routine and the core principle that good digestion and feeding results in a baby that sleeps appealed to me. After all this also applies to adults so completely makes sense. We got two days into the programme and unfortunately my baby got poorly with a bug I had the week before, but Charmian was completely flexible and we picked up the consultation again a couple of weeks later. In the remaining days we had Charmian was available 24/7 with helpful advice and support that I was able to implement. We followed the routine and had our first night sleeping through a few days later. If I have any more babies I will be seeking support again from Charmian. I learnt so much from the experience as a first time mum.

We contacted Charmian because our 2 year old boy was not falling asleep without us in the room. He was also waking in the night and to "keep it simple" we stayed in his room until he fell asleep. We wanted to break the cycle and had tried a lot of methods and despite being consistent, we had never managed to break it.
We had a call with Charmian who started to review his daytime habits in order to assess what could be affecting his nighttime routine and by the end of the call we had a comprehensive list of action points to enhance his daytime and affect his night time routine. We started implementing all the new daytime things like more protein and more playing by himself.
After a few days we started the new nightime routine, after rearranging the room, our son was excites by the changes in the room but resistant to the new routine. It took 4 days of extreme perseverance, during which time Charmian was encouraging us and supporting us if we had small questions, this was amazing as it helped me know I was on the right path and ultimately has led to our son taking 10 mins to fall asleep, by himself, and not waking in the night. He now sleeps through to between 6-7am.
I would recommend Charmian highly. She is a very personable, encouraging and seeks to find the root cause of any difficulties. I will be using her services again soon to discuss further toddler issues and how to work through them successfully.

Charmian stayed with us for a 24 hour period followed by a 5 day remote consult. The turnaround with Charmian is quick and noticeable! She changed my lo bottles which was preventing him from taking more milk as it was causing more air further adding to his colic. She ironed out his winding issues & feeding which made a drastic improvement straight away.

After 24 hours my lo was down from 3-4 night feed to 1! After 2 weeks of keeping at it & patience by lo naturally dropped that feed as well & is now sleeping thru the night.

Having a full nights sleep has saved me & i can survive a full day without feeling exhausted. My lo is also happy & absolutely loves his play time! Happy mum & happy child! :)

We have just completed a 5 day consultation with Charmian as we were really suffering with the four month sleep regression. She was fantastic. Her routines work!

The first night on our new schedule we went from frequent waking to sleeping from 7 to 5.15 and then again until 7. Today we had our first successful lunch time nap for a month.

Our baby is so happy and calm and we love that the routine is kind and doesn’t require controlled crying. It is very time consuming getting things established but has been so worth it for us.

My wife read this book. I read this book. Then we put the routine into practice once the little one arrived. The baby slept well right away, within a week or so of arrival. . Baby was happy. We were happy as we knew what to expect and when; just planned accordingly. Happy bath times, happy awake times, eating and sleeping well from the get go. Read it. Do it. Enjoy it!

I bought Charmian’s book just before the birth of our son in October but didn’t get a chance to read it properly until he was about 6 weeks old. The initial few weeks of his life (without reading the book) we struggled through being first time parents, feeding him pretty much continuously and exhausting ourselves in the process. He was unhappy, we felt terrible and it left us with little energy to enjoy him or feel like we were able to understand what he wanted.

We phoned Charmian and did an initial one hour consultation over the phone. She was friendly, understanding and gave us some pointers on how to go forward. We decided to book Charmian to come stay with us for 2 days and the results were pretty much instant. He went from crying inconsolably all the time to feeding better, playing well and settling and sleeping soundly! It was literally like she had a magic wand. She was fun to have around and she helped us to understand our son better. I had also been trying to breastfeed but had really struggled despite following the standard advice of putting him to the breast continuously. I didn’t have time to express, he was not feeding efficiently and was therefore tiring through his feeds. However once we implemented her routine it gave me time to express after each feed, boost my supply and I am now able to be at the point I always wanted - breastfeeding my 4 month old baby!

I also feel like I know what he wants and we have a better relationship for it. People are always amazed how quickly he goes to sleep for his naps in the day. He sleeps well overnight and though he has started waking for one feed a night again, it feels very manageable as he sleeps through from 8pm to 6.30am which is what we wanted. She has been supportive and we have also booked her for a flight consultation for an upcoming holiday on how to tweak the routine to get him adjusted to the destination.

She has been really helpful, her book is so easy to read and makes complete sense. We have recommended her book to all of our friends and family - it was a complete game changer for us! She is passionate about what she does and it’s clear to see when you meet or speak to her.

Wow - this book was simply life-changing. As soon as we started following Charmian’s routine our little boy was sleeping soundly through the night from 7pm. Charmian’s common sense approach worked wonders for us - we will certainly be following it for every child!

Absolutely fantastic book. Before I bought this I would be awake when the baby decided to be awake, I would be asleep when the baby decided to sleep, I was feeding when he wanted to be fed, I had no routine and I most definitely had no idea when I could do things such as shower, or even eat - because I was on the baby’s clock.
After reading the book, I decided To contact Charmian for her 5 day consultation (which I did twice because I couldn’t bare to be without her support the next week) and she made sure I was sticking to the routines, using the tips listed in the book, and was also tweaking my routine here and there, telling me what I needed to change and what needed to added in.
Thanks to Charmian my son slept from 7am - 7pm the other night and I actually had to wake him up. He is only 3 months old and I can’t believe what results I’ve been able to achieve just from a consultation which happens over the phone. I now know when my son will go down for a nap, when he will wake up, and he’s just a different baby now.
Most importantly we are not up for 4 hours in the night because he’s slept too much in the day time, and I’m not up 3 times a night.
He now sleeps EVERY NIGHT for 9 hours minimum, without waking up ... and it’s getting better!
She is truly a baby whisperer

I had a 5 day consultation with Charmian and after 3 days my 7 month old was eating better and sleeping through the night! I couldn’t believe that a few tweaks did the trick - Charmian quickly identified the problem and provided an easy to follow solution. She is available every step of the way so you feel fully supported. I can’t recommend her enough - finally we can sleep!

So many positive to things to say about Charmian. She is THE baby guru. Her wealth of knowledge (which you can get from her book) is second to none. She stayed with us for a month and my baby couldn't have done better on her routine which is both flexible and gentle. Charmian is great to have around, so much energy and positivity and she was so patient and loving towards my baby. My daughter was on oxygen support when Charmian came to stay and I felt so reassured having Charmian around. There couldn't have been a safer pair of hands around to help.
An alternative to Charmian coming to stay for a few weeks is to just read the book which breaks down the routine quite clearly and is easy to follow. There is so much helpful information in there in addition to how to follow the routine. There is no doubt her routine works. It gets babies sleeping through every time but in a very gentle way.
Needless to say I highly recommend Charmian!!!

As a first time Mum I couldn’t recommend this book and Charmain enough.
Throughout my pregnancy everyone kept talking about birth preparation but no one prepares you for what happens once the little one is born. Reading his book gave me a much better insight into what to expect and how I could potentially tackle my new life with a structured routine.
After followIng Charmain’s advise my baby boy was sleeping much better and I was able to get some much needed sleep.
I also used Charmain’s 5day consultancy service whilst he was going through his 4 month sleep regression. She was there to advise and help me get him back on track. By day 4 he was back sleeping through.
Every new Mum needs Charmain’s book to hand and her number on speed dial!

Charmian really is wonderful and her routine is truly fantastic. As a first time Mum her book and experience has really given me a focus and in the first 4 weeks we’ve seen great results. She’s incredibly knowledgable and approaches her work in a very personal, supportive manner. I would highly recommend the book and her experience to anyone as it has already delivered amazing results for us and we really couldn’t be happier.

I bought the sleeping baby routine after hearing about it from another sleep deprived first time mum. My husband and I can’t thank Charmian enough for her advice which helped our little girl sleep through the night at almost 8 weeks! The steps are easy to follow and make total sense. I just wish they’d teach you some of this stuff during pregnancy! I am now producing more breastmilk, she’s happy, we are all sleeping and able to enjoy quality time with our family and friends. Highly recommended.
-Rekha

We booked Charmian for a 4 week period following the birth of our twins, based on a recommendation from friends who has also used her service with their twins. I also bought her book to guide me as I felt from talking to fellow twin mums it wasn’t realistic to follow a demand led pattern. Charmian has given me sleep, sanity and most importantly two very calm little babies who are putting on weight nicely and thriving in every way.
I was wary of a militant, inflexible, cry it out routine that would make me feel like I was punishing my babies but also restricting my ability to bond and enjoy my time with them. The sleeping baby routine appealed as it offered structure but at the same time flexibility.

My babies are very different personalities from each other and have very different feeding styles. I also switched from exclusively breast feeding to mixed feeding. This routine still worked well for both.

The most useful sections of her book in my opinion are the chapter on baby digestion which is the focus of this routine, the “be flexible” section which helped me to make this routine work in real life, and the section on skin on skin which was the highlight of my day!

Charmian’s book is my new “go to” present for friends who are expecting. This has been a life saver for me and I genuinely believe I wouldn’t have enjoyed the early months with my newborns as much without the calm environment and predictability this routine has offered me.