My journey to becoming a pediatric sleep consultant

Hi, all! My name is Ramya Antony. I’m a mom/wife/nurse practitioner and now I am also a pediatric sleep consultant. You are probably wondering how I got here…

I got here because I was in the same boat you are now. My son is 4.5 years old and we struggled with getting him to sleep on his own from day one. I tried cry it out when he was younger, but it just wasn’t the right fit for us. So, we ended up co-sleeping. A few months ago, I hit my limit. No one in our house was getting good quality sleep (and you know how rough that can be). We had gotten our son to start sleeping in his own bed, but at some point in the middle of the night, he would  get right back into  our bed. 

At the same time, I was in a Facebook group and stumbled on a post about becoming a pediatric sleep consultant. Hmmm... My initial thought was that I could either hire a consultant or I could build upon my work as a family nurse practitioner,  do the coursework,  and sleep train my son on my own. And that is exactly what I did! I did the coursework from the Centers for Pediatric Sleep Management and applied it to my son. I learned the tools and strategies and conversed with a fellow pediatric sleep consultant (shout out to Karen Winter), and we got my son falling asleep and sleeping on his own in less than 2 weeks!  We were able to teach my son to sleep independently!

So now, let’s talk about you! If you are in need of help getting your little ones to sleep, I am here for you! I have been through the experience first hand, so I get it! I want to work with you to find the best sleep solution for your little one, which will then lead to more sleep for the whole family. And we could all use a little more sleep!

Tags: Sleep training, pediatric sleep consultant, toddler sleep, baby sleep