About Nurture Sleep Connect
Naomi Decap
Certified Holistic Sleep Coach
I'm a Mum of 3, and have spent 25 years working in paediatric and neonatal intensive care unit's after training as a paediatric nurse. For 12 of those years I have been working as an Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner after undertaking specialist training at MSc level in neonatal care.
Since having my own children I have developed a stronger passion for attachment-focused parenting.
I studied holistic sleep coaching at OCN level 6 (degree level) with some highly regarded professionals in their field. My background led me to wanting to learn a good evidence based way of helping other parents to make positive changes in a way that supports the family's wellbeing and most importantly maintains that special nurturing bond between your baby/child and you.
As a Mum of 3 I fully understand and empathise with modern pressures on parenting and how sleep deprivation can impact on this, I get it! I will be there to offer you support through any confidence dips.
My Philosophy
My aim is to educate and empower you to make positive changes whilst acknowledging that you are your baby's/child's expert, and in a way that respects and responds to the needs of your baby/child. This does mean that some changes can take time to have an effect. I will never promise to resolve everything. I will never promise to make a complete change in a week. I will never ask you to leave your baby/child to cry.
My approach is holistic which means I will take into account health conditions, diet/feeding, environment, routine, family dynamics, and wellbeing.
Your baby's/child's temperament and personality are big factors in how we will need to work on sleep. There is no one size fits all approach from me. I will work with you to find a way of helping you as a family unit rather than focusing only on the baby/child.
I will continue to promote the connection between you and your baby/child, I will never ask you to separate from your baby/child. I will also be led by your baby/child so some changes may only take a short period of time, some may take longer.
You will still be able to feed/rock/cuddle your baby/child to sleep if that is want you want to do.