Sarah Ong, Baby Sleep Coach

Night weaning is very emotional especially if you’re a toddler breastfeeding mama who has been nursing your child to sleep since infancy.

You don’t have to figure it out alone. I got you.

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There's no "right age" to move your child into their own room.

There's only the right moment for your family.

Swipe through for the 6 questions I'd ask you if we were on a call together.

The last one is the one most parents skip and it's the one that actually matters.

For me personally, reflecting on this when I made the move years ago, it was when night weaning my second baby while co-sleeping wasn’t going as well and it was also a good time to move my two daughters into their shared bedroom. For context, they were 1.5 and 4 years old.

If a friend asked the last question in the slide, I would have felt disappointed!

What about you?

I was talking to a mom in a DM and she had a terrible experience sleep training her older child. She abandoned it because it felt too traumatic, but she is now considering revisiting the idea because her second child is latching to sleep and has multiple night wakings.

She thinks she has to do the same approach that was taught to her with her older child.

It’s a little complex now that there are two in the mix. She wants to know if she can get to a point where she can put her baby down, then spend some time with her older child for his bedtime routine.

This is where better RHYTHM comes in!

If you’re like her, having a rhythm helps you:
* have the space to regulate your nervous system
* you know more or less what’s going to happen
* it’s not chaotic
* it’s intentional and supportive to you
* it can be flexible when children get sick or when travelling

The best part? It’s based on connection and the structure supports you as the parent too.

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And send this to a friend who needs to hear that they can have a peaceful evening even with multiple children.

I’ve worked with many tired and sleepless parents who desperately searched on Google for the secret to teaching their baby to sleep without crying alone before they came to me.

However, most of what they generally find is the cry-it-out or controlled crying (Ferber) method.

But the thought of leaving their baby alone to cry, even just for 2 minutes, makes them uncomfortable and stressed out.

So they keep buying new sleep courses and guides, hoping that they will find THE secret to sleep training without crying.

It seems that this secret is being gate-kept by sleep consultants who are essentially marketing geniuses.

And yet, they are disappointed to discover they’re all the same method - asking you to leave your baby alone crying AT SOME POINT.

Here’s the truth.

There’s no secret.

Sleep is complex. How can a one-size-fits-all answer solve a complex thing?

It doesn’t make sense, does it?

It also explains why you and millions of other parents can’t find THE answer on Google.

Sleep habits are influenced by factors such as behaviour, emotions, activity & play, relationships, developmental milestones, habits & routines, nutrition, environmental cues, personality & temperament, and what our day has looked like.

There is no ONE magic solution.

Solving an intricate sleep issue takes knowledge, trial and error, patience, and consistency.

This is why my sleep plans are bespoke for the child.

I gather all my experience and expertise to present them in an easy-to-understand way that is effective and unique to your child and family dynamics.

Wanna work with me 1:1? DM me and together, we'll create a bespoke plan for your child.

This is exactly how my client was able to go from carry and contact sleep for all naps and bedtime to falling asleep independently + sleeping through the night without any hardcore sleep training, so you can take that leap of faith to start improving your baby or toddler sleep without leaving them to cry inconsolably alone.

Let’s break it down:

1. We got super clear about her sleep goals.

2. It was clear she didn’t want any hardcore crying and I learned that she has an easy going baby.

3. I tailored the sleep plan to optimise her baby’s naps (they went from 20-30 minutes to 1-1.5 hour naps), which helped reduce protest at bedtime and overnight wakings.

4. The sleep plan also includes a step-by-step guide from carrying/contact sleep to putting her baby down in the cot in the most gradual and gentle way. This means lots of patting and proximity at first, but after a few days, her baby caught on and could fall asleep with parents nearby without being patted.

5. With consistency and tracking her sleep in a sleep diary, my client saw small wins on a daily basis, which boosted her confidence.

6. On the 9th day onwards, her baby slept through the night without any night feedings.

Needless to say, my client is happy she got to help her baby sleep better without using the traditional sleep training method.

She feels a lot more confident that she can troubleshoot her baby’s sleep regression in the future.

Want more guidance on how to make this happen for your little one? DM me to chat first!

Night 3 updates from a mom of 3.5mo baby who previously wouldn’t settle when being placed in the cot.

Mom resorted to latching to sleep and co-sleeping to manage the exhaustion but this is stressful and doesn’t work for her.

So we worked on a flexible structure for naps and awake windows that are age appropriate, bedtime routine and new ways of settling her baby without being carried to sleep.

Crying was responded to very quickly before baby escalates and difficult for mom and dad to settle.

Within 3 days, baby was able to settle quickly for naps and bedtime, plus able to sleep 4-5 hours of stretch in the first half of the night.

Feedings were offered twice in the second half of the night.

Finally, from waking up at 5.30am now baby’s able to sleep longer and waking closer to 7am for the day to start.

Yay!!

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Have a toddler who delays bedtime, resists naps or waking several times at night wanting to get into your bed?

Toddler sleep struggles are more than just about sleep itself.

It requires a deep understanding of their development and how to work with it.

Toddler sleep is my favorite sleep problem to work with because it requires creativity and parents walk away feeling more confident with the tools they have to solve their toddler’s sleep issues.

It’s deeply rewarding for me ❤️

I’m doing a free webinar to share with you some of the strategies I use when I work privately with clients. It’s most suitable for toddlers aged 18mo to 3yo.

Thursday 24th April 2025
9-10pm MY/SG time

Comment “Toddler” and I’ll send you the link to sign up.

Receiving this morning’s update from a client brings me such great pleasure, especially when this family hired me to sort out their TWO babies aged under two and ongoing sleep struggles!

It’s already so challenging mentally and physically when you have such a close age gap between two children (5mo and 20mo). It’s no wonder that they are desperate for sleep.

With this family, the main thing I recommended that they work on was optimising the baby’s sleep routine and schedule, especially daytime sleep. With a simple tweak, the baby’s sleep improved drastically. No crazy sleep training or cry it out needed here.

For the toddler, we worked on setting the right expectations involving the child from the get-go, holding the boundaries with lots of love and support from the parents, and yes, consistency in the way the parents responded to the night wakings when she demanded the bottle.

The sleep plan was customised for each child’s needs, unique temperament, and the family’s dynamics.

Both parents were committed to improving their children’s sleep, and that’s why they could see such results.

There’s just an overload of information about infant and toddler sleep out there that is polarising, and parents are arguing with each other about their opposing views on sleep and parenting.

I love it when I can simplify everything for them and encourage my clients to trust their instincts because they’re the only ones who really do know best about their children, after all.

Need personalised and high-touch support with your baby or toddler's sleep? Book a call with me. ❤️