Hey, Mamas and Papas.
This is truly gentle sleep support that aligns with your instincts.
A holistic, evidence-based, attachment-focused approach for responsive parents looking for an alternative to sleep training.
Develop a healthy relationship around your child’s sleep. Connect deeply with your baby. No sleep training used. Promise.
Hi! I’m Ali.
I’m a mama to an active and curious little 14 mo. old boy, a pediatric Occupational Therapist, and a Certified Baby Led Sleep and Well-Being Specialist. I am so excited to be here!
I became a first-time mom in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, had a baby with colic, and never felt so alone, confused and anxious in my entire life. Not only was the state of my own mental health frightening to me, I had no idea how I was going to make it through each day/night or go back to work. I quite literally became obsessed with my baby’s sleep (or lack thereof), and thought something was seriously wrong with him, or me. In my desperation to gain some inkling of control and thwart the exhaustion, I began searching for ‘gentle’ sleep training programs, but they still didn’t feel right in my heart. They said ‘now this time when your baby cries, don’t pick them up.’ And ‘don’t nurse your baby to sleep or it will become a bad habit.’
Then I found Isla Grace and the Baby Led Sleep Approach and it completely transformed my understanding of infant sleep, my parenting mindset and my connection to my son. It gave me confidence as a new mom.
I learned how babies attach to their caregivers, I learned about my own relationship to my son’s tears. I learned what ‘normal’ infant sleep actually looks like. I learned that bedsharing can be completely safe.
I also learned that I am the absolute best person for my baby, and the answers are within me, not in some book or method. I wasn’t being told what to do. I was being told to tune into my unique baby, and trust my own instincts. Wow.
I felt so empowered. I wanted to share this knowledge with every mom I know. And that is what I’m here to do.
The TRUTH About Baby Sleep The First Year
The Approach
The Baby Led Sleep approach is deeply rooted in sleep science and developmental psychology. This approach pairs biologically normal infant sleep and our understanding of the attachment system to guide families through their child’s sleep development, gently and respectfully. You will learn about how babies develop a secure attachment to their caregivers. You will learn how to support your child’s emotion in a healthy way. You will be encouraged to tune into your baby’s unique cues and trust your own instincts throughout the entire process. We work together to keep the parts of your sleep routines and relationship that you love (nursing to sleep, as an example), while gently and respectfully empowering you to change patterns around the rest. You will never be asked to leave your baby alone to cry-it-out.
Who are babies, and what do they need?
I believe:
That babies are highly aware beings.
They should be treated with the same respect as other human beings.
That the attachment relationship matters.
This is a significant predictor of a child’s well-being.
That children are inherently good.
Babies don’t ‘manipulate’ us by crying for what they need.
That babies need connection.
Separation-based methods are not supportive of healthy emotional development.
How Can I Help You?
Not sure where to start?
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Let’s chat for 15-20 minutes to discuss your sleep concerns, to see if we’re a good fit and if one of my services may be helpful for you.
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