Infant & toddler sleep support, calibrated to your actual child.
For newborns, infants, and toddlers from 0 to 3 years. Evidence-based, Canadian Paediatric Society-aligned, and built around the specific child sleeping (or not sleeping) in your home.
Not sure if your baby is ready? Download the free Sleep Readiness Checklist →
What we cover
The first three years of sleep are not one continuous arc — they are three distinct developmental periods, each with its own biology, its own common challenges, and its own set of approaches that work. Sleep Ready supports families across all three.
Newborns
Survival, shaping, and foundation-setting. Not sleep training — newborns don’t yet have the circadian rhythm or sleep architecture for formal training. Our newborn work is about building sustainable routines, understanding infant sleep biology, and helping exhausted parents function without losing their judgement.
Infants
The age where formal sleep training becomes developmentally appropriate. The 4-month shift — which is not actually a regression — sits at the start of this period and changes how your baby sleeps permanently. We build plans that work with that new architecture, not against it.
Toddlers
Bedtime battles, early wakings, the crib-to-bed transition, night wakings that return with daycare germs, room sharing with a new sibling, and the boundary work that toddler sleep actually requires. Less about biology, more about structure and calibrated limits.
How Sleep Ready approaches this work
No cry-it-out unless you ask for it.
Extinction-based methods work for some families. For many families, they produce an outcome at a cost the family quietly regrets. We lead with gentler, calibrated approaches and discuss extinction methods only when a family specifically wants that conversation.
Your home is part of the plan.
Most sleep advice treats the sleep environment as a footnote. It’s not — it’s often 30 to 40 percent of the outcome. Every engagement includes a full sleep environment audit: darkness, temperature, sound profile, crib setup, neighbour noise, light leaks around older Ontario window frames, and the specifics of condo or detached living.
Canadian-calibrated guidance.
We align with Canadian Paediatric Society position statements on safe sleep, room sharing, temperature, and sleep environment. We account for Canadian winter light patterns, Canadian daycare structures, and Canadian hospital discharge realities. Advice built for American families often doesn’t quite fit Canadian ones.
Parental sleep is the currency.
The reason this work matters isn’t just the child’s sleep — it’s the parents’ sleep. A plan you can’t sustain through a second week of broken nights isn’t a plan, it’s a wish. Every engagement is calibrated to what you can realistically execute given your household’s actual structure and capacity.
What families typically call us about
In the newborn period (0–3 months)
- Exhausted first-time parents with no discharge guidance on what infant sleep should look like
- Cluster feeding that has gone on longer than the books suggested and is destabilizing the household
- Day-night confusion and how to actually shape a newborn’s circadian rhythm
- Twin or multiple-birth families managing coordinated newborn sleep
- Post-C-section recovery where one parent cannot physically carry the primary night-time load
- Extended family involvement in the fourth trimester and how to structure it
In the infant period (4–18 months)
- The 4-month shift — which most parents arrive calling “the 4-month regression” (it’s not a regression; it’s permanent)
- First-time sleep training for the parent who has read three books and is more confused than when they started
- Night wakings that persist after an initial round of sleep training and won’t respond to the original method
- Nap transitions — 3 to 2, 2 to 1, 1 to 0
- Early morning wakings that start around 5:00 a.m. and resist every standard fix
- The 8-month to 10-month separation anxiety wave and how it affects sleep
- Room sharing with a newborn sibling when the older child’s sleep was previously settled
In the toddler period (18 months–3 years)
- Bedtime battles, stalling, “one more book,” and the classic 8 p.m. runaway from the room
- The crib-to-bed transition, especially when a new baby is moving into the crib
- Night wakings that return with the September daycare germs and then won’t leave
- Night terrors, confusional arousals, and how to tell them apart from nightmares
- Early morning wakings in longer-daylight months
- Travel disruption, time changes, and how to rebuild sleep after a multi-week family disruption
What working with us actually looks like
A free 15-minute discovery call.
We confirm fit. If a Sleep Ready package is the right tool, we’ll tell you which one. If it isn’t — if your situation is better served by a paediatrician, an IBCLC, an OT, or a feeding specialist — we’ll tell you that too. No charge either way.
An initial consultation.
Virtual over secure video, or in-home if you’re within the GTA or Niagara Region. 60 or 90 minutes depending on the package. Full sleep environment audit, developmental and household conversation, and the diagnostic work behind your plan.
Your written plan, delivered within 48 hours.
A real document you can refer back to at 3 a.m. Not a generic PDF — a plan specific to your child, your home, and your family’s structure.
Follow-up calls and text-based support.
This is where the real work happens. Packages include scheduled follow-ups (typically weekly, then tapering) and text-based support across the active engagement window. The specific 2 a.m. question about whether to go in at four minutes or eight is usually what most affects your outcome.
A clear wrap-up.
At the end of the engagement: what we did, what worked, what to watch for, and what to do if something regresses in three months. Most families come back at some point for a reset session — that’s normal and expected.
Start with the free Sleep Readiness Checklist
Before you book anything, download the free checklist. Four pages covering the developmental, environmental, and parental-readiness signs that determine whether now is the right moment to start sleep training. Most families who read this realize they should wait two to three weeks. Some realize they should have started two weeks ago. Either way, you’ll leave knowing which category you’re in.
Download the Sleep Readiness Checklist →Deeper reading
When to sleep train your baby — the honest answer
The developmental and household factors that actually determine readiness, minus the internet noise.
Read the article →Why sleep training plans fail — the 8 most common reasons
If you’ve tried sleep training and it hasn’t worked, one of these eight patterns is almost certainly why.
Read the article →The 4-month sleep regression that isn’t actually a regression
The permanent neurological shift hiding behind the internet’s most misunderstood sleep term.
Read the article →Packages for infant & toddler sleep
- FoundationsFor families who mostly need direction, not hand-holding.
- Full SupportFor families who need a plan and a partner to help execute it. Our most-chosen tier.
- Complete ProgrammeFor families who want the full arc from newborn to sleeping-through.
The integrated option
I also run Life Safe — a paediatric-specific First Aid and CPR training practice. For many families working on infant and toddler sleep, a bundled engagement that combines the sleep work with family First Aid certification is the right choice, particularly for first-time parents, families with multiple caregivers, or grandparents new to their caregiving role.
Common questions about infant & toddler sleep support
How old does my baby need to be to start?
Newborn support is available from the day you come home from hospital. Formal sleep training is developmentally appropriate starting around 4 months (adjusted age, for premature babies) and most families who start formal training do so between 4 and 10 months. Toddlers and older children can always be worked with; the methods simply shift.
Do you do cry-it-out?
Only if a family specifically asks for it after a real conversation about whether it’s the right fit. We lead with gentler, calibrated approaches and use extinction methods only when a family requests them.
My baby sleeps badly — do I need a consultant, or can I figure it out myself?
Many families do figure it out themselves. If you’ve been trying for two to three weeks without progress, or if the lack of sleep is affecting your cognitive function, your relationships, or your judgement during the day, professional support is probably worth it. Start with the free discovery call.
We’re expecting — can we work with you before the baby arrives?
Yes. Prenatal consultations in the third trimester are genuinely useful, particularly for setting up the sleep environment, discussing how you’ll structure the fourth trimester, and having a realistic conversation about what newborn sleep actually looks like. Many families who do a prenatal consultation don’t need a second engagement for months.
Do you work with twins and multiples?
Yes. As a twin dad, twin sleep is a particular specialty. Twin and multiple-birth sleep plans require calibration for coordinated schedules, bedroom-sharing considerations, and the realities of a household running on two or three times the infant workload.
Is this covered by OHIP or private insurance?
OHIP does not cover paediatric sleep consulting. Some private extended health plans and Health Spending Accounts (HSAs) do reimburse. We provide detailed receipts suitable for HSA claims on request.
Free reading on baby and toddler sleep
Start with the question that matches tonight. Raising twins? See twin sleep support.
When Should You Sleep Train Your Baby? A Canadian Paediatric Guide
The most common timing question Canadian parents ask, answered with Canadian Paediatric Society guidance and real-world considerations.
Read the article → Sleep trainingSleep Training Methods Compared: Which Approach Is Right for Your Family
A fair, evidence-based comparison of sleep training methods, from gentle parent-present approaches to timed checks, and how to choose the right one.
Read the article → Sleep trainingWhy Sleep Training Plans Fail (And How to Avoid It)
The five most common reasons paediatric sleep training plans stall, and the one variable most parents miss when they’re stuck.
Read the article → Sleep trainingBaby Wake Windows and Sleep Schedules by Age (4–24 Months)
Baby wake windows and sample sleep schedules from 4 to 24 months, from a Canadian paediatric sleep consultant — by-age chart, nap counts, and total sleep needs.
Read the article → Sleep trainingSleep Regressions After 4 Months: The 8, 12, 18-Month and 2-Year Regressions
The 8, 12, 18-month and 2-year sleep regressions explained — what drives each one and how to get through it — from a Canadian paediatric sleep consultant.
Read the article → Sleep trainingSleep Training and Breastfeeding — Can You Do Both?
Can you sleep train a breastfed baby without hurting your supply? A Canadian paediatric sleep consultant on what the evidence actually shows.
Read the article →Let’s talk about your child’s sleep.
A 15-minute discovery call costs nothing and sorts the fit question quickly. Most calls end within seven minutes with a clear next step — either a specific Sleep Ready package, a referral to a different resource, or reassurance that what you’re doing is already working.
Book your free 15-minute callRested child. Prepared parent. That’s Sleep Ready.