6 TO 12 MONTHS
Baby Sleep Consultant
This is the age where sleep either clicks into place or falls apart. We help you get it right, gently and at your pace.
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6 to 12 months is the age range where most families seek sleep help, and for good reason.
By 6 months, your baby's sleep cycles have matured. The newborn pass of "they'll grow out of it" no longer applies. Sleep associations that worked beautifully in the early months, like feeding or rocking to sleep, can become unsustainable when your baby wakes every 1 to 2 hours expecting the same thing.
At the same time, developmental milestones are piling up. Sitting, crawling, pulling to stand, separation anxiety, teething. Every new skill your baby learns has the potential to disrupt sleep, and they learn a lot of new skills between 6 and 12 months.
The good news is that this is also the age where gentle changes can make the biggest difference. Your baby is developmentally ready to learn new ways of falling asleep, and with the right support, most families see real improvement within a week.
Common baby sleep challenges at 6 to 12 months
The 8-month sleep regression
Crawling, pulling up, separation anxiety, and sometimes teething all collide. Sleep falls apart just when you thought you had it figured out.
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Multiple night wakes
Your baby wakes 3 to 5 times a night and needs feeding, rocking, or a dummy replaced each time. The root cause is usually a sleep association.
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Short naps
Naps last exactly 30 to 40 minutes. Your baby wakes after one sleep cycle and cannot connect to the next. This is fixable.
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The 3-to-2 nap transition
The third nap is becoming impossible, but dropping it too early leads to an overtired mess by bedtime. Timing this transition is everything.
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Feeding to sleep
Your baby can only fall asleep on the breast or bottle. It is biologically normal, but when it stops working for your family, there are gentle ways to change it.
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Separation anxiety
Around 8 to 10 months, your baby suddenly cannot bear you leaving the room. Bedtime becomes a battle and every put-down triggers tears.
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Why 6 to 12 months is the trickiest age for sleep
This age sits at the intersection of biology and development. Your baby's sleep cycles are now mature, which means they fully wake between cycles, roughly every 2 hours at night. If they rely on something external to fall asleep (feeding, rocking, a dummy), they need that same thing every time they wake. That is the sleep association cycle, and it is the number one cause of frequent night waking at this age.
At the same time, your baby is going through an extraordinary period of physical and cognitive development. Learning to sit, crawl, pull to stand, and cruise means their brain is buzzing, and sleep is often the first thing affected. The 8-month regression, which can hit anywhere between 7 and 10 months, is a combination of separation anxiety, new motor skills, and sometimes teething.
We take all of this into account when building your plan. We do not just look at what is happening at night. We look at the whole picture: naps, wake windows, feeding patterns, developmental stage, temperament, and your family's comfort level. Then we create something that actually works for your specific baby.
Understanding sleep associations
A sleep association is anything your baby needs to fall asleep. Some associations are fine: a dark room, white noise, a sleeping bag. These are always available, so they do not cause problems between sleep cycles. Others are parent-dependent: feeding, rocking, holding, replacing a dummy. These can create a pattern where your baby wakes every cycle and needs your help to fall back asleep.
The key thing to understand is that sleep associations are not "bad habits." They are how your baby has learned to fall asleep, and they worked perfectly for a while. The problem is not that you did something wrong. The problem is that what worked at 3 months does not always work at 8 months, and your baby needs help learning a new way.
We help your baby learn to fall asleep with less intervention, gently and at a pace you are comfortable with. For some families, that means staying in the room throughout. For others, it means a gradual withdrawal over a few days. We match the approach to your baby's temperament and your parenting style.
Teething, milestones, and knowing what is temporary
One of the hardest parts of this age is knowing whether sleep disruption is a phase or a pattern. Teething, illness, learning to crawl: these all cause temporary sleep disruption that resolves on its own. But if your baby was already waking frequently before the teething started, the teething is not the cause. It is making an existing problem worse.
We help you separate the temporary from the structural. If your baby is genuinely teething or unwell, we adjust the plan and give you strategies for getting through it. If the underlying sleep patterns need work, we address those gently while being realistic about what is happening developmentally.
If anything sounds medical, like persistent pain, breathing concerns, or suspected reflux or allergies, we will always refer you to your GP or health visitor first. We are sleep consultants, not medical professionals, and we take that boundary seriously.
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How it works
Message us on WhatsApp
Tell us your baby's age and what's happening. We'll reply within minutes during support hours.
We create a bespoke plan
Based on a detailed intake form, we build a plan tailored to your baby's temperament, your parenting style, and your household. We address the root cause, not just the symptoms.
Daily WhatsApp support
Every day of your package, we check in, review how things went, and adjust the plan. 6:30am to 9pm, 7 days a week.
Better sleep for everyone
Most families see meaningful improvement within the first week. We keep adjusting until things are where you want them.
Packages
Most popular
2 weeks
£250
- Bespoke baby sleep plan
- Week 1: fix nights and settling
- Week 2: consolidate + nap work
- Daily WhatsApp check-ins
Full programme
4 weeks
£350
- Everything in the 2-week package
- Extra time for regressions or teething
- Covers nap transition if needed
- Second progress review at day 21
Common questions about baby sleep support
What ages does your baby sleep support cover?
We work with babies from 6 months through to 12 months. This is the age range where sleep associations, nap transitions, and developmental milestones have the biggest impact on sleep. If your baby is younger than 6 months, our newborn sleep support covers 0 to 6 months.
Is your approach gentle?
Yes. We use gentle, evidence-based methods and we never recommend leaving your baby to cry without support. We help you find an approach that matches your parenting style and your baby's temperament. Some families want to stay in the room throughout, others are comfortable with a more gradual approach. We work at your pace.
How do I know if my baby still needs night feeds?
It depends on your baby's age, weight, and feeding method. Many babies between 6 and 9 months still benefit from one or two night feeds, and that is completely fine. By 9 to 12 months, most babies can go through the night without a feed, but every baby is different. We assess your specific situation and never push night weaning before your baby is ready.
My baby only naps for 30 minutes. Can you help?
Short naps are one of the most common reasons families contact us. At 6 months, short naps can be developmentally normal. By 7 to 8 months, most babies are capable of longer naps but may need help connecting sleep cycles. We look at the whole picture: wake windows, sleep environment, settling method, and schedule, and create a plan to extend naps.
How quickly will I see improvement?
Most families see meaningful improvement within the first week, particularly with night sleep. Naps typically take a little longer to come together. Every baby is different, and we adjust the pace based on how your baby responds. We never rush the process.
What is included in a baby sleep package?
Every package includes a bespoke sleep plan built for your baby, plus daily WhatsApp check-ins where we review how things went and adjust the plan. Support hours are 6:30am to 9pm, 7 days a week. The 2-week package is £250 and the 4-week package is £350.
Ready to get your baby sleeping better?
Message us with your baby's age and what's happening. We'll get back to you within minutes during support hours with honest advice on whether we can help.