ABOUT DOZE
We have years of experience working with tired families, and before that – years of experience of being sleep deprived ourselves!
Scroll down to find out more about the Doze team and about our gentle methods and approach.
Chloe’s Story
My journey to having Theo wasn’t an easy one. It involved multiple doctors’ visits, invasive tests, and eventually a successful round of IVF. Whilst I knew I wouldn’t find parenting ‘easy’, I did perhaps hope that my battle to have Theo would give me strength during the difficult times.
Well, that didn’t happen! The reality of having a baby hit me like a tonne of bricks. The first few months of his life were a daily struggle. I battled with breastfeeding, he screamed all day every day, and sleep was almost non-existent.
And so began my obsession with all things sleep. I logged everything and spent hours trying to spot patterns. I scoured the internet, but all the information contradicted itself.
Then I came across the Holistic Sleep Coaching Program – an accredited OCN Level 6 Qualification. This was a game-changer: not only could I become a qualified sleep coach – but I might be able to fix my own baby’s sleep in the meantime!
Theo’s sleep dramatically improved once I understood what was underlying his issues. And my stress levels dramatically dropped once I realised how a lot of what I was experiencing was normal.
The Doze Ethos
We’ve come a long way over the past few years. We are now a team of experienced, Holistic Sleep Coaches – and between us we have years of experience working with hundreds of families. When you work with one of us, we will always offer…
Reassurance about what’s normal.
If you spend one minute on the internet, you’ll come across a pile of unrealistic expectations for babies’ sleep. When in fact, it really is quite normal for babies to struggle with their sleep. Letting go of unrealistic expectations can make a huge difference!
Sleep made simple.
At the heart of it, sleep follows quite a logical pattern. Our children can only sleep a certain number of hours, and the best way to create a routine is to base it off these needs. You’ll never get a generic routine off us, and we also won’t terrify you with talk of overtiredness.
Practical and RESPONSIVE advice.
We have helped families with every sleep issue under the sun, including early rising, split nights, bedtime battles, frequent wakes, moving away from bed sharing and night weaning. All without ever leaving a baby to cry alone.
So, if you are looking for a straightforward and reassuring approach to sleep – you have come to the right place. We would love to work with you to understand your child and come up with a plan to get you all a bit more sleep!
meet the wider team
Meet the qualified Holistic Sleep Coaches who work alongside Chloe…
Sarah
Hi, I’m Sarah, mother of two and founder of Mother Of, with over 15 years experience working with children and their families in a professional and caring capacity.
I am a Sleep Coach, a Potty Training Consultant and Baby Massage Teacher. I live in Dublin, Ireland with my husband and our two children and having been working as a Sleep Coach for 2 years.
I always had an interest in infant sleep, but when I had my son in 2020, and he wasn’t “the baby in the book”, it caused me a huge amount of upset and anxiety, I read every book and article I could find on infant sleep and realised that very few babies actually fit into this narrative of 12 hour nights and massive amounts of day
sleep, I didn’t want another parent to feel how I felt and so I trained to be a Sleep Coach for children from 0 to 6 years old.
In the last 6 months I have qualified as a Potty Training Consultant also, working with children from 2 to 5 years old. In all areas of my work, there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach, I will work closely with you and your family and provide you with a plan which is evidence based and ever adapting as your child grows and develops.
Nadia
Hi, I’m Nadia! My passion for all things sleep started when my twin girls were born. They were lockdown babies so myself and my Wife spent a lot of time at home (like everyone else!) and while
they were cat napping, we searched for answers and potential reasons why they just didn’t like to sleep. I found this so frustrating as everything I read didn’t align with my parenting values and I knew there had to be another way to support my girls to sleep so we could all sleep so much better.
I decided to study towards a Sleep Consultant CPD accreditation so that I could not only help my own children but support other families who felt like I did.
Now, I have years of experience working with sleep deprived families, supporting them towards better sleep. I love to share the knowledge that helped me with my own children and design innovative plans that suit the whole family.
When I’m not working with families I love being with my own family on muddy puddle walks, day trips and snuggling together for movie nights. I’m a keen podcaster listener, love
to be in the garden and I am a big fan of Elvis!
OUR approach & Methods
All of the methods we recommend are responsive and attachment-friendly. Whilst we can never promise there will be no tears, we can promise that you will always be able to respond to these tears. It is our firm belief that a child should never be left alone whilst crying.
Things we might
recommend
- Using an understanding of 24-hour sleep needs to create bespoke routines and schedules
- Increasing daily predictability to optimize a child’s circadian rhythm
- Tweaks to the sleep environment
- Developing solid sleep routines and rituals
- Creating positive associations around sleep
- Gradual sleep coaching methods to move away from unsustainable behaviours
- Gradual sleep coaching methods to move towards independent sleep
- Setting boundaries around night feeds
- Gentle night weaning for older babies and children
Things we will never recommend
- Cry-it-out
- Controlled crying
- Ferber Method sleep training
- ‘Spaced Soothing’ or other interval check-in methods
- Doing anything you feel uncomfortable with
What it’s like working with US?
My Certifications
Chloe Djabarouti, Founder of Doze Sleep Coaching
BSc Psychology, MRes Psychology & OCN Level 6 Holistic Sleep Coach