We owe a lot to Mandy. When our 4 year old son was waking multiple times in the night screaming, a number of doctors dismissed it as a sleep issue. We went to Mandy who took a really thorough description of what was going on and said very clearly that whilst there was an element of night terrors she was absolutely certain that he was ill and needed the underlying issue diagnosed. Over the next months of trying to get a diagnosis she kept in very close contact and made very helpful suggestions in terms of what tests we should ask for. She also solved the night terrors. It took many doctor's visits to finally get his reflux confirmed. It still amazes me that the doctors who were seeing him in person couldn't make this diagnosis but Mandy was able to do so on the phone by listening carefully to what we described and through our sleep diaries. We have now had another breakthrough by putting him on probiotics, and when I looked back at my notes from the very first consultation we had with Mandy, she had suggested we do this (unfortunately I didn't follow through with it at the time!). We also used Mandy to sleep train our second child, and thought she was brilliant. She is a true expert in all the scientific research on sleep and you always feel in safe hands. I can't rate Mandy highly enough.

Millpond really helped us deal with sleep issues that our child was having. It has absolutely transformed her sleeping patterns after years of struggles, and the atmosphere in our house around 8p.m. has gone from one of shouting and frustration to one of calm and....sleep. We are all so much happier as a family, having struggled on with this problem for years. Mandy was incredible - supportive, a great listener and gave us a brilliant structured programme with key principles to follow. Thank you Millpond and Mandy!

We started working with Mandy at the Mill Pond Sleep Clinic in January 2021. Our son was around 4 months and had begun his 4 month sleep regression. At its worst, he would wake 11 times a night and sleep for up to 45 minutes at a time. He wouldn’t settle for naps and would cry and/or scream constantly throughout the day. It was a miserable time for all of us and we were getting to a point where we couldn’t see how things could carry on in the same way. He has underlying health problems so we were particularly concerned about sleep training him with these things in mind. We called up the Mill Pond Sleep Clinic and were quickly allocated an appointment with Mandy. Mandy was very understanding and listened to us, we felt understood. Initially, we tried a more gentle sleep training approach but our son struggled to adapt to this. After discussing with Mandy we adopted a more suitable approach and within a couple of weeks he dropped his wake ups from 8 to 6 to 3 to 1, then one night he slept through. And we haven’t looked back! Even with teething! At first, we were worried about contacting any sort of sleep consultants as we had heard about methods like Cry it Out and we really didn’t want to try this with our son. With Mandy’s help we managed to tread the line of getting him the sleep he needed for his development, self-settling and without using a harsh sleep training technique that we were worried would upset him. Mandy was perfect and with us every step of the way advising us on weaning and reflux too which was invaluable using her years of experience as a sleep consultant and also health visitor. Thank you so much Mandy. We really don’t know where we would be without your help. You really have given us our life back! I think this is definitely the best investment we’ve ever made. Kiana & Sam

Millpond and Mandy have literally helped, not only in getting my wife and I out of a really tough time in our lives, but also enabled us to finally get to know our little boy Max! Max is now 6 months old and for the first 5 months life was pretty tough. Sleep had been an issue since the beginning. He couldn't sleep unless it was on my wife, which meant she was on the sofa with him for the first 3 months. It got to the stage where he would sleep for only 30 minutes at a go and to get him to sleep took a monumental effort of lunging, rocking and shushing. This was while Max was screaming and we were both sleep deprived, exhausted and out of ideas. We got in touch with Mandy and she was completely honest with us up front that she thought Max was in discomfort and this was causing the issues. With her support we managed to get into a slightly better routine and managed to start co-sleeping with Max, which started to give us a bit more sleep. We also persisted in getting Max to see the right people. About a month ago we discovered Max had a very tight posterior tongue tie and he had a small procedure. The impact on his feeding and temperament was instant but he still had a lot of old sleep habits to break. With Mandy's help we've now managed to get Max to self settle and sleep in his own cot! We have finally started to catch up on some sleep and Max has morphed into the fun, gentle and curious boy we knew he could be. The support we have received through Millpond has been incredible and Mandy's advice, kindness and patience with us (especially me and all my questions) will always be appreciated. We feel well equipped for any new sleep challenges we may face and also know that Millpond is there if we need them. Thank you! And to any struggling parents out there I would highly recommend Millpond and just know it does get better, you can do this.

I highly recommend Millpond and only wish I’d engaged with them sooner. It really has been life changing for us and our son. For 6 months (since the 8 month sleep regression), my son was waking multiple times throughout the night and only having a half hour lunch nap in the day no matter what I tried. Now we’re 5 weeks into the program (gradual withdrawal method) and our 15 month old is sleeping through most nights. His lunch naps have extended to around 1.5 hours. And he now settles in the cot instead of needing to be fed or rocked. We’re just dealing with the early morning wakes now, but I feel confident that I have the tools to deal with this now. Clair was fantastic! She guided me with a weekly or fortnightly phone call and reassured me of the progress I was making. She has given me the confidence to remove the various sleep aids that were causing his night wakes and now I hear him gently soothing himself back to sleep when he wakes at night!

We used Millpond in Autumn 2020 after months of terrible sleep with our 2.5 year old. Within a week of implementing Clair's plan, our son was sleeping through the night, his behaviour improved and we were a much happier house. This trend has continued, and we feel equipped to deal with any bumps in the road we may encounter. Clair was kind and understanding, she wrote a plan that was tailored to our family. We thought carefully before purchasing a sleep package, as it was a lot of money for us, but it was entirely worth it and I only wish we'd done it sooner. Thank you Clair & Millpond!

Working with Mandy at Millpond was literally life changing for all of us. Our two year old daughter has never been a good sleeper and hardly slept through the night. Our personalised plan worked within a few days and after two weeks, she was pretty much sleeping through the night, night after night. It has been 3 months since our consultation with Mandy and we couldn't be happier. Everyone is sleeping through the night, feeling more refreshed and enjoying family life a whole lot more. I just wish we had done this earlier. If you are thinking about using Millpond to help with your little ones sleep, do it, you won't regret it. Thank you so much Mandy.

Clair did a fantastic job with our daughter. She listened carefully, understood our concerns and put together a plan which has been very effective. The followup was also excellent. I would highly recommend.