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Welcome to The Sleep Sanctuary

Gentle Baby & Toddler Sleep Consultant services and Night Nanny support in Brisbane

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Hi, I’m Sarah

Certified Baby & Toddler Sleep Consultant, Night Nanny, and Newborn Care Specialist

As a mum of three and a Brisbane-based baby and toddler sleep consultant, I understand just how deeply sleep deprivation can affect your wellbeing, your confidence, and your family life.

With over 20 years’ experience supporting babies, toddlers, and parents, I provide gentle, evidence-based sleep support alongside professional night nanny and overnight care services for families who need both guidance and hands-on help. I’ve had the privilege of working with families across Brisbane and throughout Australia, supporting everything from frequent night waking and nap challenges to newborn exhaustion and postpartum recovery.

Whether you’re looking for personalised sleep consulting, trusted overnight support, or simply a calm place to start, my approach is always responsive and tailored to your child and your family.

You don’t have to work this out alone. Support is available, and better rest is possible.
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Brisbane-Based Sleep Consultant & Night Nanny Offering Australia-wide Support

Are you expecting a new baby and feeling anxious about sleepless nights or early exhaustion? Or are you navigating life with a baby or toddler who wakes frequently overnight, struggles with naps, or finds bedtime challenging?

The Sleep Sanctuary offers gentle, evidence-based sleep support for babies and toddlers, alongside qualified night nanny and overnight care services in Brisbane. I support families through common challenges such as frequent night waking, unsettled newborn sleep, short naps, and sleep regressions, with an approach that is responsive, realistic, and tailored to your child.

Whether you’re preparing for postpartum life, searching for overnight newborn support, or looking for a trusted baby or toddler sleep consultant, personalised support is available, and you don’t have to do this alone.

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Gentle, personalised sleep support from Brisbane to beyond. Helping families across Australia find more rest, one night at a time.

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Do you have a baby or toddler aged 0-5 years who needs sleep support? Do you need help but are not sure where to start? This no-obligation, free chat is for families who are interested in booking a Sleep Consultation or Night Nanny service. During our call, we can discuss which package would best suit your family and take the first step toward better sleep!

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  • Melissa, Gladstone

    Before The Sleep Sanctuary, we were co-sleeping and contact napping with our six month old and had been doing so from newborn. We had tried unsuccessfully to transition to independent sleep on our own and knew we needed help. We worked with Sarah from the Sleep Sanctuary for two weeks, who took a detailed background of our situation and developed a customised plan to achieve our goals, providing support and guidance throughout the process. The change has been like night and day! Our baby is now sleeping in the cot! Going down without a fuss for night sleep and naps and sleeping through most nights. We couldn't be happier with this outcome and would recommend The Sleep Sanctuary to anyone who is feeling stuck with sleeping arrangements that are no longer working.

  • Elizabeth, Canberra

    Sarah has been a lifesaver with our daughter. Sarah started helping us with sleep routines when our daughter was a newborn. She was very unsettled and constantly grizzling. Sarah was calm, methodical and extremely knowledgeable with settling techniques, and quickly got our daughter into a routine. From then, Sarah has continued to provide advice on our daughter’s sleep routine. Most recently, Sarah’s advice saved us from many sleepless nights as our daughter transitioned out of her cot. We don’t know what we would do without Sarah. We highly recommend her!

  • Chelsey, Brisbane

    Sarah was THE BEST! I interviewed multiple sleep consultants before choosing Sarah based on a phone consult where she made me feel at ease and no guilt about what I had been doing wrong or that I didn’t want to use any cry it out methods. As a first time mum, I knew I would be extra sensitive to any harsh methods and Sarah completely understood. If you need someone kind and gentle but clearly educated and knows how to guide you in the right direction, Sarah is it. She always had a reasonable answer for everything and so much knowledge which was so assuring. My 14 m/o was waking up and needing a bottle every hour for a year and I didn’t think there was any hope. Sarah had him sleeping 3 hours straight on the first couple of nights and within the first week 7-8 hours straight! At the end of the two weeks he is sleeping 12 hours! I can’t thank her enough.

  • Ashleigh, Brisbane

    We cannot recommend Sarah at the Sleep Sanctuary enough!! Our little man was waking at least 4 times a night, always needing a bottle to go sleep, needed to be rocked and patted to sleep and was a 5am riser every day. He was also not established on Solids properly. After less than 2 weeks with Sarah, our bub is now sleeping through the night, self settling by himself and absolutely SMASHING his solids. He's also letting us sleep in until 6am sometimes later. Sarah was always on hand to answer any questions and she always went above and beyond to help us. She gave us so much confidence to move forward knowing we have the tools to combat any issues that may arise. Thank you so much Sarah!!

  • Amity, Ipswich

    SARAH IS THE BEST! Sarah joined our family when our twins were two weeks old and changed our lives. Not only was Sarah incredibly kind and loving towards our babies, she taught us how to implement a routine that would see our babies sleep! Sarah also advised us endlessly on everything from the babies’ daytime routine to ensure the best possible night, as well as assistance with bottles, health issues, and everything a new parent thinks about and is concerned about. I cannot recommend Sarah more highly both for her kindness but also her incredible advice. We are forever grateful to have met Sarah.

  • Haylee, Brisbane

    I would absolutely recommend Sarah to everyone. She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things babies and children. Her warm and caring nature helps when times get tough and she explains her approach with great detail. Sarah takes the time to develop a relationship with bub and our little boy absolutely loved spending time with her! Our bub was having many issues with settling and sleep and Sarah has made a big impact when it comes to settling him, having good routines, but also boosting my confidence in knowing what to do when it all became such a challenge. Thank you so much Sarah for your amazing support and help, we don't know where we'd be without you!

  • Ellyse, Brisbane

    Sarah from The Sleep Sanctuary exceeded our expectations! Our daughter went from waking for hours a night and taking 1-2 hours to get to sleep, to sleeping through the night and not needing us to be with her to go to sleep. She listened to how we were feeling about certain routines and gave use feedback on how we can change things while still supporting our daughter and making her feel safe and comfortable. We are beyond grateful and would absolutely recommend this program to anyone!

  • Lizi, Victoria

    Our 3rd child, at 10 months old had never slept through and would regularly resist any attempt we made to settle her overnight leading to severe sleep deprivation all around. Within just a few days, Sarah helped us get our girl to settle herself to sleep and she started sleeping 12 hours a night consistently! Sarah was super attentive and generous with tips, advice, and encouragement. She made sure to always check what we were comfortable with and how we felt it was going and tailored her whole approach to us. Many thanks to Sarah for our sleep and sanity!

  • Emily, Brisbane

    Working was Sarah was life changing for our family. My second little girl had colic and after she grew out of it she was quite sensitive so I was very nervous about sleep training, but couldn’t sustain all the contact naps and wakes through the night while also looking after a toddler. Sarah’s approach was great, I felt as though she held my hand along the way and now my daughter sleeps through the night and all her naps are in her cot. Her overall temperament is much better too. I highly recommend Sarah!