I am Sharee, I will be your paediatric Sleep Consultant and my journey to becoming a sleep specialist starts with a long, complicated word; endometriosis. The later stages of endo can impact fertility, and be very painful. I was diagnosed with stage IV when trying to start a family, and took on this hurdle with full force, trying naturopathy, acupuncture, a diet change, temperature and blood levels tracking – the lot! After three years, two laparoscopic surgeries, and one round of IVF, my son Zeke entered the world.

The first few week went by in a blur. Luckily we got his cows milk protein allergies diagnosed early, and Zeke could start enjoying life.

Then lock down hit. This had an amazing effect on his sleep as I could go with his flow, and by 10 weeks he was sleeping 10-13 hours straight at night! As soon as restrictions lifted, Zeke’s sleep got worse and worse. Before I knew it, I was rocking a screaming 8 month old for an hour, trying to get him to sleep, and waking up to him multiple times during the night. He was relentless, and I felt tired and frustrated, not enjoying motherhood which after everything we’d been through to have Zeke brought on huge guilt. I didn’t know what happened to our sleep routine, but I knew there was a better way and I had to find it.