You can be a responsive mum and a rested one. You don't have to choose.
I help working mums going back to work on broken sleep, running on empty and second-guessing everything, go from surviving the night to calmer evenings, more predictable nights and trusting themselves again, through gentle, responsive sleep support.
"You don't have to make a trade off. You can be a working mum. You can also be somebody who gets sleep. You can be somebody who is there and is responsive to your child."
Not ready yet? Come to my free live session, Bedtime Without the Battle, Thursday 5 November at 8pm.
Going back to work is a different journey. You shouldn't have to do it alone.
Going back to work brings different pressures. Drop-off at 8. A meeting at 9 after a 5am wake-up. Handing bedtime to someone else, and the guilt in between. Most sleep advice wasn't written for that. Most of the mums around you aren't living it either.
In the Method, you're with mums on exactly the same journey. Same struggles. Same timings. Same "is it just me?" moments. You hear what's working in their homes, they cheer on your wins, and nobody needs the back story explained.
That's why it's a group. Mums supporting each other is part of the method.
Support that fits around your working week. And stays with you.
Lessons on demand
Short video lessons you can watch at 3am, 6am or on the commute. No falling behind.
Weekly live coaching calls
Every week, bring your baby's actual week and get real answers from me. Every call is recorded if you can't make it live.
Support between calls
Post in our private group when tonight goes wrong, and I'll help you work out what's going on. You're never left guessing until the next call.
Lifetime access
To me, the group and every call, plus any new modules and upgrades. When teething, nursery bugs or a leap hit later, the help is still there.
Mums on the same journey
Going back or already back, same struggles, same timings. People who get it without you having to explain.
"Due to holidays / illness, couldn't really implement the methodology in real time, but the help / advice and routines that Sammy provided were still second to none. Further to that, we've subsequently used all of it - and our baby is now able to settle independently in the cot... and even slept from 8pm - 7am one night!"
Life gets in the way sometimes. That's exactly why your access never runs out.
Hear it from mums on the Method
Two working mums on what was happening before, and what changed.
Becky: from hourly wakes to two or three a night
Eleri: back at work at eight months, now sleeping through
Wondering why everyone else seems to be coping?
You're expected to walk into a meeting at 9am like you didn't do the 5am maths. If he goes back down now, I get 40 minutes. If I skip the shower, maybe an hour.
You've read the books. You've tried the schedules. You've googled at 3am more times than you'd admit. And still, you're lying awake thinking: I must be doing something wrong.
You think the problem is your baby's sleep.
But it's bigger than that. It's the guilt at drop-off. The evenings that feel like a battle. The brain that won't switch off, even when the baby finally sleeps. It's not feeling like yourself anymore, at home or at work.
You're not failing. You've been handed advice that was never built for a working mum.
I've been on the floor outside that door too.
I'm Sammy, founder of The Mum Pod, sleep consultant, and working mum of two.
I remember sitting on the floor outside my baby's room, sobbing. I was following rigid sleep advice that felt completely wrong, because everyone said that's what you're meant to do. Every part of me wanted to go in. That night changed everything. I stopped following rules that didn't fit my family and started trusting myself.
But going back to work was its own kind of lonely. I spent over ten years in corporate, in a senior role leading culture change, and I went back to that job when my youngest was nine months old, still on broken sleep.
"I didn't have anyone to turn to. I didn't feel like I could confide in anyone. I felt like I wasn't enough, like everything I did was under scrutiny. I just wasn't supported in any way."
That's why the Method is a group, with me in your corner. Nobody should have to go back to work on broken sleep with no one to turn to.
Now I'm the highest rated sleep consultant in Surrey, trained to the highest level in holistic sleep coaching, and a birth and postnatal doula. I built The Working Mum Sleep Method for the mum I was: capable, exhausted, and just needing someone to tell her she wasn't doing it wrong.
From surviving the day to feeling like you again.
Where you are now
- Doing the 5am maths. "If he goes back down now, I get 40 minutes. If I skip the shower, maybe an hour." Survival mode before the working day has even started.
- Bedtime takes an hour, sometimes two. Up and down three or four times after a full day at work, losing your marbles.
- Guilt at drop-off and guilt at bedtime. You barely feel like you see them, and then someone says "so someone else is raising them".
- Foggy in every meeting. You've been up so many times in the night that you're bluffing your way through the day.
- Not the mum you thought you'd be. As one mum put it: "I'm not the mum I thought I'd be. I'm snappier, quicker to temper."
Where you'll get to
- A personalised plan. Built around your baby, your nursery days and your working week, with me to bounce off when it wobbles.
- Calm, connected evenings. From laptop to pickup to tea to bath to bed, without the chaos taking over. Connected to your baby, your family and yourself again.
- Trusting yourself, not Google at 3am. You know what's normal and what's going on. You're the expert in your baby. I'm the expert in sleep.
- Peace with how your family does sleep. It's not about sleeping through. It's knowing when two or three wakes is completely normal, and when something needs to change.
- Feeling like a person again. In one mum's words: "We feel like real people again, not just parents."
"Within just a couple of weeks, we had gone from hourly wakes to around two or three wakes a night. More importantly, we were no longer afraid of bedtime or the night ahead."
What mums on the Method say
5.028 Google reviews- Rebecca M.Working Mum Sleep Method★★★★★
"Our daughter was waking almost every hour throughout the night, we dreaded bedtime, and we had reached full burnout... Within just a couple of weeks, we had gone from hourly wakes to around two or three wakes a night. More importantly, we were no longer afraid of bedtime or the night ahead."
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We were completely sleep deprived when we first started working with Sammy. Our daughter was waking almost every hour throughout the night, we dreaded bedtime, and we had reached full burnout.
From the start, Sammy was kind, gentle and incredibly knowledgeable. She took a holistic approach, looked at the bigger picture and helped us understand our daughter’s sleep needs on a completely new level.
Within just a couple of weeks, we had gone from hourly wakes to around two or three wakes a night. More importantly, we were no longer afraid of bedtime or the night ahead. We finally felt calmer, more confident and understood what our daughter needed from us.
Sammy also truly understands the delicate balance of being a working mum. As a working mum herself and a former corporate queen, her advice felt realistic and manageable rather than overwhelming.
The programme felt completely individualised, and the level of support we received was amazing. We are so grateful for everything Sammy has done for our family and would highly recommend her to any parents struggling with sleep.
- Eleri W.Working Mum Sleep Method★★★★★
"Her holistic, balanced and warm approach makes you feel genuinely listened to and supported especially when you’re sleep deprived and searching for solutions...! I completed the Working Mum Sleep Method with her and can attest firsthand that her combination of teaching and ongoing coaching sets you up for success."
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Sammy has been wonderful to work with, and her holistic, balanced and warm approach makes you feel genuinely listened to and supported especially when you’re sleep deprived and searching for solutions...! I completed the Working Mum Sleep Method with her and can attest firsthand that her combination of teaching and ongoing coaching sets you up for success. The formal teaching part of the programme arms you with a better understanding of sleep hygiene, your baby’s sleep needs and, crucially, a focus on your identity in motherhood and the wider family unit. These are all such misunderstood parts of the wider sleep problem and it was refreshing to have someone so knowledgeable to learn from, especially someone who herself has had a large corporate role and understands the fine balance it demands as a mother.
- Jenna C.Working Mum Sleep Method★★★★★
"She listened, learned about my son and helped us get to much better sleeping in a way that felt comfortable and right for our family... The Facebook group she created for the Working Mum Sleep Method is also incredible to build community."
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Sammy was so helpful from start to finish! She listened, learned about my son and helped us get to much better sleeping in a way that felt comfortable and right for our family. Throughout her program, I learned so much about baby sleep, my baby’s sleep and how to make more confident, holistic decisions about sleep! The Facebook group she created for the Working Mum Sleep Method is also incredible to build community and continue to ask questions when new issues arise!
Highly recommend her!!
- Azaria G.Working Mum Sleep Method★★★★★
"Having returned to work following maternity leave with a baby who coslept, contact napped and fed to sleep... our baby is now able to settle independently in the cot, without being fed to sleep and even slept from 8pm - 7am one night!"
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I signed up to work with Sammy as part of the Working Mum programme - having returned to work following maternity leave with a baby who coslept, contact napped and fed to sleep. We did the programme but due to holidays / illness, couldn’t really implement the methodology in real time, but the help / advice and routines that Sammy provided were still second to none. Further to that, we’ve subsequently used all of it - and our baby is now able to settle independently in the cot, without being fed to sleep and even slept from 8pm - 7am one night! One of the biggest things I love about Sammy though is her understanding / kindness and responsive approach. She has been fantastic and I’m really glad that we’ll have her support throughout, highly recommend!
- Siobhan L.Toddler sleep★★★★★
"We were lost about what to do and whether we doing the right thing by not doing cry it out... he went from waking sometimes 12 times a night to in his own room and waking once or twice a night... all without leaving him to cry it out."
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Sammy helped us navigate some really tricky sleep with our toddler. He was waking so much and we were lost about what to do and whether we doing the right thing by not doing cry it out or other methods and really doubting ourselves. With some structure from Sammy and time he went from waking sometimes 12 times a night to in his own room and waking once or twice a night. Sammy also helped us to get it so we could both resettle him easily, all without leaving him to cry it out. Sammy was so supportive and encouraging when we were struggling and really celebrated the wins with us! Thank you xxx
- Emma R.Google review★★★★★
"Before working with Sammy, I felt overwhelmed with all the conflicting sleep advice you get from social media, AI and even family. Sammy was a calming voice who empowered my motherly instincts."
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Before working with Sammy, I felt overwhelmed with all the conflicting sleep advice you get from social media, AI and even family. Sammy was a calming voice who empowered my motherly instincts. Her gentle approach was incredibly helpful for our whole family, and such a comfort for my son.
Sammy gave me the confidence to try new things to improve my son’s sleep. We went from exclusive contact naps and single sleep cycles to cot naps and linked cycles, and better structure to our days. She also educated me on the importance of sleep pressure and wake windows. My family is so grateful for Sammy’s help and we’d recommend her to any parent, especially those who feel lost or unheard.
This isn't cry it out with a softer name.
Most sleep advice has one goal: get your baby sleeping independently, as fast as possible. It assumes you're home all day, can do every nap in the cot, and have a week spare to "be consistent". That's not my approach, and it's not your life.
- Responsive, not rigid. We work with your baby's needs, not against them. Feeding, cuddling and contact aren't problems to fix.
- Built for working families. Nursery days, commutes, early meetings and partners who do bedtime differently are all part of the plan.
- It's about you too. Your sleep, your evenings and your confidence count as much as your baby's nights.
- Connection first. When your baby can't calm down alone, they're not manipulating you. They're borrowing your calm until they can find their own.
- No one-size-fits-all. Every baby develops differently. We build around yours.
How we get you there.
Every part connects. We start with what's really driving your baby's sleep, work through the challenges keeping you up, then build calmer evenings and a lighter load around your real life.
- 1
Foundations & understanding
Your baby's real sleep needs, and mapping your nights. Sleep is a symptom, not a problem to fix.
- 2
Your baby as an individual
Temperament, love languages and connection needs. Your actual baby, not the one in the book.
- 3
Calm bedtimes
Bedtime anxiety, for your baby and for you, and a reset for you as the parent. Connection over chaos.
- 4
Common sleep challenges
Night wakes, split nights, false starts, early wakes, nap resistance and bedtime battles.
- 6
Real life sleep
Illness, regressions and transitions, from nursery to teething to Christmas. Knowing what to do when sleep wobbles.
Alongside you the whole way:
- A weekly live coaching call with me, recorded so you can watch it back any time
- A private group for support between calls, with all the materials
- Lifetime access to me, the group, every call and every future update
Join the Working Mum Sleep Method
Six weeks of lessons, live coaching and support, starting Monday 23 November. Then lifetime access to me, the group and every future update.
Pay in full, or spread the cost with a monthly payment plan. Everyone starts with a free call, so we can make sure it's right for you. Then I'll send you a secure payment link.
Not sure if it's right for you? Take the 1-minute quiz
Frequently asked questions
The details
- Starts
- Monday 23 November
- Doors close
- Thursday 19 November
- Format
- Six weeks live, with a weekly live coaching call
- Access
- Lifetime: the group, every call, and all future modules and upgrades
- Group size
- Small and intimate
- Support
- Private Facebook group with all the materials
- Ages
- 4 months to 4 years
- Investment
- Talked through on a call. Spread the cost with monthly payments.
Will this work if my baby's at nursery three days a week?
Yes. This was built for exactly that. Your plan works with nursery days, not against them. Babies are brilliant at doing things differently with different people, so we don't need nursery to copy home.
I've already tried everything. Why would this be different?
Because you've probably been trying plans built for someone else. Most advice assumes you're home all day with time to spare. This is built around your working week, your baby and your family. And you're not doing it alone.
Is it bad timing with Christmas coming?
It's the best timing. Christmas throws routines everywhere: travel, late nights, family who have opinions. You'll go into it with a plan and support, not dreading it. And you'll start January in a calmer place.
My baby still feeds to sleep. Do I have to stop?
No. Feeding to sleep isn't a bad habit. If it's working for your family, we keep it. If it isn't, we gently add more options without taking away what your baby loves.
Will there be crying?
This isn't about leaving your baby to cry. Babies sometimes cry because they're telling us something, and you'll be with them. We never leave them to cry on their own.
I'm not back at work yet. Is it too early?
Not at all. Many mums join before they go back, so the plan is settled before the first day. Going back with a plan feels very different to going back hoping for the best.
What ages is it for?
From 4 months to 4 years old.
How long do I keep access?
For life. You keep the private group, all the call recordings, and any new modules or upgrades I add. When sleep wobbles months later, you just come back and ask.
What if I miss a live call?
All calls are recorded so you can watch them back once they're uploaded to the member area.
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Be the first to hear when doors open again, plus early-bird details before anyone else.
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You don't need your baby's sleep to be perfect before you go back.
But if what you're doing now isn't working for your family anymore, we can work on that. Together. Gently. In a way that fits the life you actually have. The version of you who walks into work rested, trusting herself and looking forward to bedtime? She's not far away.
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