My husband and I were blessed with Emma at the end of July 2021. Simona came to us when Emma was 11 weeks old and from the first evening’s results I was blown away. She had Emma sleeping in her own crib for 12 hours with only one dream feed before midnight. Not only does she know what she is doing, she has a very gentle yet firm approach, but she customises her approach based on your baby’s rhythms. Simona has a wealth of knowledge to share with new parents. Simona really is the full package and not to mention a very strong work ethic. We were so stressed and exhausted before Simona came. More than anything I felt lost. To have found someone like Simona who has a heart of gold, thoughtful, dependable and who knows what they are doing (and are amazing with the babies...we now consider her Auntie Simona) is simply the most amazing thing. We were able to get our Emma on an amazing schedule. After Simona left, she remained available if I had any questions or concerns or if Emma had started doing something new and I didn't know what to do. We feel so blessed that we found her! And I simply cannot recommend her highly enough.

Our almost 9 month old son, Jack, had been night waking every 45 minutes from the age of 3 months, only settling with a sip of milk throughout the night His eating was terrible and he would only tolerate tiny portions of very puréed food and hadn’t seemed to grasp the connection between hunger and eating food to satisfy this. Simona came into our lives on a Saturday and observed for the first 24 hours. Simona took over on the Sunday afternoon and started to work on increasing his interest in food and the amount of his food intake, together with forming a structure around his day. On the Sunday night, Simona taught Jack to self settle and by Tuesday he achieved his first ever 12.5 hour sleep stretch, and he is still sleeping like an absolute champion now that Simona has left us. I cannot even put into words how life changing Simona has been for us and how happy our son is now too, gaining weight and sleeping properly. Simona is a wonderful person, extremely professional, with a great sense of humour, confident that she will achieve the results she inevitably does - and she does so in a warm and very loving way. I hope we stay in touch for many years to come.

Simona arrived late afternoon on the first day to observe Max’s bedtime routine. She bonded well with him from the start and took over when it was time for bed. Max’s situation was nothing new to Simona and her knowledge and confidence were very comforting. Looking back it all seems so simple now but having someone come in, take over, assure you that these are the right things to do and then get on with it, allowing you to get some much needed sleep, was amazing. By the third night Max was sleeping 12 hours. He may wake during that time but would resettle himself after no more than a couple of minutes. Writing this reference several weeks later, Max is still sleeping through. Last night he went from 7:15 pm to 7:45am. You don’t realise what an effect lack of sleep is having on you until you get it back for a few nights. Getting Simona in was money incredibly well spent and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her. You must be prepared to take a step back for a few nights, trust her and let her get on with it.

Simona worked with us on a consultancy basis after the birth of our first child, we asked Simona to assist us to develop our own confidence in understanding and caring for the baby. Simona’s help and advice was invaluable to us and certainly helped us settle in with the new baby quickly. Simona worked for us again when our daughter was three months old. Again she was really excellent with the baby. We had complete confidence leaving our baby with her for full days. In our view Simona has excellent experience in handling babies and is extremely knowledgeable on how to handle a newborn. We had complete confidence in her while working with our baby. We would certainly consider employing her again and recommend her to others.

Simona came in and we saw incredible results. She taught Alexander how to get to sleep by himself and fixed all of our problems within 3 days. She implemented a routine which is easy to follow and flexible. Alexander now sleeps for 12 hours at night and naps regularly throughout the day. As a result, he is also feeding well and the reflux has disappeared and as Simona suggested my son’s distress was mainly down to lack of routine and sleep and not reflux. We are so grateful to Simona as we now have a happy, well-rested baby who is easy to take care of. The routine enables me to have several hours throughout the day where I’m free to do my own things and my husband and I have our evenings to ourselves again. Simona has had years of experience with babies and had all the answers to my questions. She was very playful and affectionate with Alexander and he found her very entertaining. I felt very comfortable leaving Alexander with Simona at any time. Simona is also very generous with her time and spoke to me at length before she came to stay with us. She also called me after she had left to check that things were still going well. I would highly recommend Simona to any parent who is having problems with their child. She has completely changed our lives for the better and we only wish we had found her sooner.

I was extremely nervous at the thought of having a live in maternity nurse as we already have a housekeeper and I was concerned our flat would feel very crowded. However Simona was a joy to have around and our baby Sabrina adores her. She was at all times extremely professional whilst at the same time becoming a good friend and a wonderful shoulder to cry on in those challenging first weeks as a mother. I interviewed several maternity nurses but felt that Simona’s specialist skills in sleep psychology and her friendly and approachable manner made her stand out from the other candidates. I truly believe that the best gift one can give your baby is the ability to fall asleep independently and happily. Simona gave this to Sabrina and I would not hesitate to recommend her to any mother. The only difficulty you will have is letting her go at the end of her contract – you will want her to stay forever! I am looking forward to having Simona back when Sabrina reaches weaning stages. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have by e-mail and telephone.

Throughout her time with us Simona was extremely professional, knowledgeable and sensitive to the needs of both our daughter and myself. She handled the sleep training with ease and calmness ensuring a stressful situation, which involved control crying, did not seem too drawn out or painful. Within a few days my daughter had learnt to fall a sleep on her own and became a calm and content baby. In addition Simona correctly diagnosed Leela’s eating difficulties as being due to reflux – our Doctor confirmed this the following day. By the time Simona left our daughter was sleeping through the nights, in her cot and was no longer overtired and cranky during the days.