Regina O'Neill

Regina O'Neill

Sleep Coach
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1–2 years
experience
Virtual/Worldwide
https://calendly.com/littleapplessleepcoach/discovery-call

Regina O'Neill

I'm Regina, a Midwife, Nurse and Baby & Toddler Sleep Coach, bringing 16 years of combined experience in midwifery and infant sleep support.
My journey into sleep coaching came from my own experience as a mum. Having my babies away from my wider family support network, I quickly realised how challenging those early years could be. Even as a midwife, I found navigating motherhood incredibly tough. I had the knowledge around newborns and babies, but I was also a mum trying to understand my own children, advocate for them and find the right support.

With my first baby, and again with my second, I found myself searching for answers. I knew there was more to their struggles than simply following a generic routine, wake windows, or being told they would grow out of it. Looking back, I don't think I trusted my own instincts enough-I knew my babies, and I knew there was a reason things felt difficult.

Everything changed when I had my third baby. By then, I had gained my accreditation as a Gentle, Responsive Baby & Toddler Sleep Coach through Positively Parenthood Sleep School. I was able to put everything I had learned into practice from the very beginning-supporting her comfort, understanding her needs and laying the foundations for healthy sleep. She became an amazing sleeper and continues to be at two years old.
I have never looked back.

Combining my midwifery background with sleep coaching allows me to support families in a truly holistic way-looking beyond sleep alone and understanding the whole baby.

My approach is gentle, responsive and evidence-based. I use a range of gentle sleep coaching approaches and tailor my support to each individual baby and family. There is no one-size-fits-all method-every baby, parent and situation is different, and my role is to find an approach that feels right for your family.

I believe babies need to feel safe and supported, and that parents should always feel confident responding to their baby's needs. I don't believe in leaving babies to cry alone without support.

Instead, I create personalised sleep plans that respect the individual baby, their comfort and the family as a whole.

I look at the whole picture when supporting sleep because my aim is not just to improve sleep in the short term, but to create changes that last long after our time together ends. My clients leave feeling confident in understanding their baby's needs and knowing how to navigate future sleep changes or little blips along the way, with the tools to get back on track.
I believe there is no such thing as a “bad sleeper”-there is usually a reason.

My role is to help families uncover it, build confidence and find a way forward that feels right for them.
My philosophy

My philosophy is that sleep is not about forcing a baby into a schedule, but understanding what they need to feel safe, comfortable and supported. I combine gentle, responsive sleep coaching with a whole-baby approach, helping families create healthy sleep that lasts while always respecting their individual needs.

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Case Studies

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Baby was 14 months old, Mum had worked with two sleep coaches before seeking my support only for sleep to still remain broken. Baby was still experiencing hourly wakes throughout the night, bedtimes that went on and on, early wakes and naps that weren't consistent.

She was resorting to breastfeeding back to sleep all night, co sleeping out of desperation.and rocking for all naps or feeding.

We looked at her baby's whole picture on our 90 minute call, and discussed pregnancy, birth, her baby's sleep, weaning, and her baby's overall digestive and body comfort (something the other two sleep coaches had not discussed with Mum).

We discovered her baby had showed lots of symptoms of silent reflux and tension since newborn that was affecting feeding and sleep. The reflux still was never picked up, supported or managed. We started sleep coaching straight away while supporting weaning, meal times, gut support, milk times, body work with a paediatric cranial osteopath while also teaching baby to gently settle to sleep with Mum or Dad supporting him always for naps, bedtime and overnight.

Within 3 nights baby was sleeping 11 hours overnight and napping for 2 hours in the day time with mum having to wake him.

Throughout our 3 weeks together we cemented this progress and tweaked things when needed so that it would last long after we finished our time together.

Mum was so delighted sleep coaching had finally worked for her and her family. She even told me her anxiety had lifted, she had time to go to the gym in the evening while Dad or her mum did bedrome. Their whole family was happier, more rested and even with an illness and co sleeping for two nights after our time finished together baby went straight back into his cot without any trouble and was back to sleeping 11 hours overnight and napping brilliantly. She even referred her other friend to me and we got the same results while using a different sleep coaching approach.
4 month old. Sleeping in a pram bassinet or swing for naps and overnight sleep. This was the only way mum could get baby to nap and naps lasted only 30 minutes. Nights were inconsistent and could be one wake or 4 wakes. Mum did not know when to feed or when to support baby back to sleep and anything she tried didn't work. With a busy toddler at home during the day too Munwas exhausted.

Firstly I spoke about safe sleep with Mum on our discovery call and advised her to get her cot set up if posobek before our consultation call and sleep coaching (it was still in the attic).

After we had our consultation , we started sleep coaching straight away with baby on Mum's room and in her own cot for safe sleep. We used a responsive sleep coaching approach whereby Mum settled her baby by picking her up when she cried or when needed.

Over one week baby was settling for naps quickly (less than 4 mins) and sleeping for 1.5-2 hours with Mum having to wake her. Their bedtime routine was calm and happy. And overnights wewenr to one wake or no wakes-if baby did wake Mum might bottle feed her or gently settle her back to sleep until morming. It was her choice. We spoke about each baby being different and some babies needing feeds overnight longer than others.

We also supported her baby's body tension with a cranial osteopath and changed her formula, bottles and teets. This massively improved her air intake during feeding and her reflux symptoms and sleep/comfort.

Mum had structure to say but also a flexible routine that she could follow while her toddler was at home from nursery She knew if she wanted to spend her day out with both children she could and she didn't need to stay stuck to her house for all naps. Mum had more time to spend with her toddler while baby napped or to watch TV and have a hot lunch.

By the third week I barely heard from Mum because she was confident with what to do and her babys sleep was consistent and settled.

When we finished baby was sleeping 11-12 hours overnight and sleeping for 3 naps with one of them being 2 hours.

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