Testimonials

Gentle Child Sleep Consultancy &

Early Years Family Life Coach

"When I got pregnant of my second one, I had one million questions on how to manage the announcement to my 1st one, how to prepare her for the arrival of her sister, how to avoid any jealousy, how I will be able to manage the 2, how to make them love each other since the beginning, etc...

Vi was my guide to answer all my worries, she gave me the best advice I could ever dream to have, she supported me before and after delivery.

When the 2 met for the 1st time, I had tears on my eyes because thanks to all her advices that I followed, the love between the 2 sisters that I was hoping was there and 6 months after it is still there ...

I will never thank Vi enough for all her support and I can only highly recommend her for all the parents that are waiting for a 2nd or 3rd baby if any support needed.

Vi is exceptional and very experienced."

- F, M, L

It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Vi. When we first spoke to her, little man was waking every hour. With her support we’ve managed to get to a good place where he can sleep through.

Her understanding and knowledge were vital in helping us improve night time sleep and day time naps.

Knowing that she was just a message away was also incredibly reassuring. Even on the hard days, she was always there to provide support.

I fully recommend Vi for your little one. She tackles any issue with her in-depth knowledge but most importantly compassion.

- L, A & T

"We recently consulted Vi for support in helping our five year-old manage his emotions. We began with a free initial 20 minute call, in which Vi listened very intently as we outlined our family context and discussed what we were hoping to achieve in working with her. Vi then gave us the benefit of her expertise and experience in a Power Hour, in which she gave us the big picture and outlined a wide range of practical strategies for us to trial. We have benefited enormously from her insight, warmth, and wisdom and we have noticed a significant improvement in how the whole family relates to and works with each other. Vi’s Power Hour is aptly named indeed; we feel very much empowered as a family."

-P, E & T

"I have recently had a consultation with Vi, which is the first consultation I have had with a sleep consultant. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but we had a lovely and insightful session and Vi made me feel extremely comfortable to ask any questions I had. She was also very helpful with keeping my daughter entertained during our session.

Before our session, I had done a lot of previous research into sleep, however during my consultation, I received advice that was personal to my daughter’s situation, and many techniques I had not thought about or read about myself, which we are still working at putting into place."

-The Smith Family

"Vi has been amazing support for me and my wife. She has been a calm and supportive voice with problems we've encountered and always has great advice and suggestions. Our successes are a large part due to her.

Thanks Vi!"

G, T & A

“If you need parenting support, Vi is definitely someone you need to call. Vi is very kind, knowledgeable and helpful. She takes all your concerns and key points with a lot of care to come back with a plan to help you with your child.

We could not get our daughter to stop diapers at night, and Vi shared some easy and great steps to overcome this challenge and in two weeks we managed in a super smooth way.

Thanks Vi!”

- M, A & N

“Not being blessed with “sleepers” and put off by “cry it out” methods we were sceptical about finding a solution for our 10 month old who would wake every hour. We knew how caring and experienced Vi was in her years spent in a nursery setting so we decided to give sleep training a go. Vi tailored a routine to suit our son’s personality type and provided the motivation, support and enthusiasm we needed to get through those first few weeks. I could barely get my son to lie down and within a week or two he was self settling himself to sleep! Night wakings are now a lot less frequent and we have been equipped with the skills to continue to work on this with him. We cannot thank and recommend Vi highly enough. Thank you!”

- C, D, F and H

" Vi’s advice is both warm and wise. All the family are now enjoying a good night’s sleep in our own beds thanks to her practical guidance and full support. We wholeheartedly recommend V and Me’s sleep consultancy."

- T, E & P

"Vi has been simply amazing for my family and me. Being a new parent, you’re constantly questioning are you doing the right thing when it comes to trying to help your baby sleep through the night. Vi, first of all listened to everything I was saying, what I’d tried and the obstacles I was facing. She provided simple, effective and tailored solutions / techniques for me and my family to embed into our everyday routine (which most importantly were realistic for my specific home life).

Following my initial interaction with Vi, her passion and knowledge really shone through. Her determination to continue supporting me (despite what I feel are sometimes silly questions) has been a breath of fresh air and I cannot thank her enough.

If you are sat on the fence, please get off it and speak to Vi. Even if it’s one call, the value you will get out of this could make all the difference.

I’d highly recommend Vi’s services to anybody.

Thank you for all that you’ve done and continue to do for my family and me."

- B, G & B

“We worked with Vi for approximately 3 weeks and in that short space of time we saw significant change and progress in our 3 year old’s sleep routine. When we started, our son was sleeping in our bedroom, only being able to go to sleep in our bed cuddling with either mum or dad. Within the first week of following Vi’s sleep plan and advice, he had learnt to sleep in his bed in his own bedroom throughout the night. Although initially still waking at night, he learnt to resettle progressively quicker and after 2 weeks he was falling asleep on his own without us even being in his room. This was a major achievement for us as a family thanks to Vi’s help and expertise. Even though naturally there were some initial struggles whilst our son (and us!) adjusted to the change, Vi was brilliant at every step, tweaking the plan when necessary and offering insightful suggestions and advice specific to our situation. She was understanding and always on hand to offer support and encouragement. We cannot thank Vi enough and would highly recommend her!”

- The Thomas Family

" We have 2 boys - 6 and 3 years old, and had always been co sleeping with them. We have been of the opinion that as long as we all manage to get some sleep, it doesn’t matter if they sleep with us; in fact we enjoyed it and the few initial attempts to move them to their own room left me devastated as they cried a lot, so we just gave up. However as they are becoming bigger, we can no longer sleep together on the same bed as it’s physically impossible, and decided that it was time to try again.

Thankfully this time around we had Vi’s help. She was absolutely amazing, we had several Zoom sessions where she would listen patiently and give clear advise on the next steps. She recorded the sessions and sent us the recording together with a summary of next steps in a follow up email which was really helpful.

She made it clear that it would be hard work and it was really hard for the first week, as we approached this change as gently as possible. However after the first couple of weeks, we couldn’t believe how adapted the boys were! They would still call us a couple of times during the night but it is nothing compared with the way things used to be.

1 month later, the boys are sleeping in their room, the eldest sleeps through the night and the 3 year old calls us when he has nightmares but doesn’t come to our room.

Vi’s support and guidance throughout this process was fundamental, we couldn’t have done it without her! We highly recommend her services!"

- F & J

" We contacted V and Me because we were having night wake ups every 30 minutes to 1 hour and ended up bringing Harley into bed so that we could get a little bit of sleep. After a month, with Vi’s patience, reassurance and abundance of knowledge, Harley now sleeps in the cot for the whole night, only waking to feed. Vi is very understanding and makes you feel at ease with no judgement. We would highly recommend using V and Me."

- The Edwards Family