North Star Sleep Consultancy - Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Lauren Williams

I literally cannot speak more highly of Liz if I tried. From the very beginning she was so helpful and encouraging and positive that we would figure out the sleep struggles of our youngest. Before working with Liz I spent every evening with my 15 month old, nursing and holding him to sleep, some nights it was quick but most nights took at least 45 minutes but often going over an hour to get him settled and sleeping. With 2 other kids and a husband to also juggle my time around this just wasn’t working for us any longer. My goal was to get my son to fall asleep on his own while also preserving our breastfeeding journey. Liz was so respectful and encouraging of our goals and also committed to giving all the support I needed to make this happen. The plan she gave us was so straightforward and easy to follow, the steps were gradual which helped build my confidence that we could do it. Within a few nights my son was falling asleep in his crib on his own, to say I was shocked would be an understatement! Since completing the program with Liz, my son has fallen asleep in his crib every night and has only woken a handful of times in the night since then. He is so much more rested and we are seeing the benefits of that in every aspect of his growth and development. I could not recommend Liz more highly! I appreciate her dedication and encouragement to helping us reach our sleep goals.

Ellie Rodríguez

When my husband and I contacted Liz, we were at the end of our tether. Our little boy (20 months) had only ever slept through the night once in his life when he was about 8 weeks old. He had no comforter apart from his bottles of milk, which he cried for at each wake up and couldn’t get to sleep without it. I was getting up with him 2-4 times every single night while trying to juggle work and also looking after our 5 year old. The two weeks before deciding to try a sleep consultant, he was waking up every 45 minutes and we realised something had to change. We were a bit skeptical at first, as we had never tried anything like this before as we had never needed to with our daughter, but Liz was recommended to me by a friend from work and I can honestly say it is up there with the best decisions we have ever made.
From the introductory phone call, Liz made me feel at ease and finally hopeful that there was a solution to what I can only describe as tortured sleep. A light at the end of the tunnel.
We went for the Stellar sleep support package and it was worth every penny. Liz tailor made our plan to reduce night wakings and dependency on milk as well as give him the ability to self soothe and fall asleep on his own. Within two weeks, the change was unbelievable and to this day I can’t believe how quickly it happened. By our sign off date, our little boy was sleeping through the night, waking once and self settling then sleeping til morning. He now sleeps around 12 hours every night and likes to sleep late- In the last two weeks I have had more lie-ins than in the past two years! Liz was accommodating, even allowing us to take a break from the plan when little one was ill, understanding and respectful, never pushing us but constructively advising if we had done something wrong/not followed the plan.
I cannot thank Liz enough for giving us our sleep back and would 100% recommend her consultancy to anyone who is in need of help with their little one. It is absolutely amazing and what I can only describe as the best Christmas present ever!

Tasha Westwood.

Couldn’t thank Liz enough for all of the help and support she has given us to get our sons sleep on track. We felt we had tried everything and getting more support was our last resort. She listened to us and most of the time was more of a therapist. Loved the voice notes and encouragement given and she went above and beyond to help us. Lack of sleep is no joke and it was having a knock on effect for other things so not only have we seen an improvement in sleep but also cognitively. Really pleased and couldn’t recommend enough!

Natalie Smith

My 2 year old was waking up at 4am to start his day for almost a year and with us planning on having another baby I knew it was time to reach out to someone. After my first phone call with Elizabeth I was feeling super confident that she could help, not only filling me with helpful information she was so lovely and understanding of how lack of sleep was affecting us as parents.

We started our given routine Saturday and by Monday we were having to wake him up at 7am to get ready for nursery. I have never in his whole 2 years of life woken up before my son I almost don’t know what to do with myself! Not only has this helped with his early wakings but I have noticed such a difference in his personality too, I used to put his grumpiness down to “terrible 2’s” but he must of been over tired.

I would recommend Elizabeth over and over again to anyone looking for help and advice

Clairey Thompson

We whole heartily recommend North Star Sleep Consultancy and Liz Nixon. I only wish we'd found her sooner.
Our little K had a run of illnesses that really threw her out of the routine we'd established. Too tired to know what to do next and following a recommendation we contacted Liz.
I am so pleased we did. She was understanding and supportive and quickly helped us to implement a K focused plan.
Having Liz contactable while introducing the changes was so important and vital to get through the more challenging nights.
She gave us the tools and confidence to implement K's schedule and ability to adapt to life and our plans.
Now we have a little girl who sleeps 11 hours plus and naps in her cot as well as parents that can confidently manage her sleep and naps at home, on holiday, while staying with family and friends and teething. Sweet dreams for everyone ?.
Thanks so much Liz.

Charly Leech

5* from us!!
My son was always a good sleeper and the majority of the time he slept through the night...until one night he woke up at 4.30am and everything changed. He refused to go down in his cot on his own, or put himself to sleep resulting in us having to hold him until he went over and then he screamed when we he was put down. Along with this, waking up multiple times during the night for hours and unable to settle therefore sleeping in our bed. We thought it was a phase but after 6 weeks of no sleep and working full time we booked a call with Liz.
We went through the issues we were having with Reubens sleep and the goals we wanted to reach and after completing the logs, a plan was put in place. I have to admit I was skeptical at first, I just didn't believe anything would change this routine we were in. We started straight away and the first week was difficult adjusting to new ways of routine but I stuck to the plan as much as I could (with a couple of wobbles along the way). And I started to see a difference.
All I can say is Liz a magician and so supportive, she was at the other end of the phone whenever we needed her (even if it was late) and continuously supported us throughout.
3 weeks on, my son is self settling in his own cot and sleeping in his own space throughout the night. I'm immensely proud of him but without Liz we would have never known what to do. So thank you Liz for turning his sleep around. We are no longer exhausted and our son is a happier child for getting the sleep he needs.
Would highly recommend if anyone's little one is struggling with their sleep!

Ria Martin

We went to Liz after our 6 month old was experiencing frequent night wakings, struggling to settle at night without being held and short <30 minute naps. Liz's help was absolutely invaluable and it is such a relief having her available for any questions or changes that need to be made. Within a day of working our new sleep plan, our baby slept for 50 minutes alone in her cot which was absolutely unheard of! Now she can manage at least one hour plus nap which is such a relief, and her night sleep and settling has improved as a result. I feel like we know our baby so much better with Liz's help. Her plans are extremely gentle so you never feel like you are just leaving your baby to cry - a couple of nights were tough in the beginning, but it never felt like we weren't helping our baby. If you are wondering whether sleep consultancy is worth the investment, my much happier baby can definitely vouch for it :)

Hannah Fryett

Absolutely amazing! Since around 4 weeks old my son was a terrible sleeper, waking every 2 hours without fail, and most times needing to feed to fall back to sleep. We worked with Liz using the Stellar Sleep Support package with our son and it's completely transformed our sleep! I was sceptical at first as thought it would be impossible to break a 10 month pattern in such a short time, but I'm so pleased to say I was wrong to have my doubts. We seen an improvement a few days in and by the end of the 3 week programme, we have gone from waking every 2 hours to once and he's now able to self settle. We have our evenings back, bed back and no longer feel exhausted every single day. It is hard work but so worth it, our only regret is we didn't do it sooner. I would definitely recommend the Stellar Support package as we found the regular Support from Liz invaluable and helped to keep us on track. Thank you so much Liz, we appreciate all your advice, guidance and support.