Sleep Thrive Grow

Sleep Thrive Grow Sleep Education that supports families to optimise sleep in their home. Hi! My passion for sleep started after I had given birth to my first child back in 2012.

Providing tailored services worldwide to compliment and support the health & well-being of both parent and child through intuitive and responsive parenting approaches. I'm Jen, the founder of Sleep.Thrive.Grow (S.T.G) Consulting, Registered Nurse and proud mother of three. Extremely naive, I left the hospital thinking I had done the hardest part. As long as I made sure my baby was fed and clean th

e rest would be easy right?! I certainly had a big shock coming! What I didn't expect was my son didn't "just" sleep. I found myself for the first time in a situation where I was completely out of my depth. No one close to me had a baby at this time, so I was lacking someone to seek guidance and advice from. I craved more knowledge to feel confident in my new adventure of motherhood...my soul depended on it! I decided this was time for me to get educated! I did lots of my own research and this is where my passion for sleep began. With the support of my husband, I started implementing what I had learnt, and was just amazed at how my son responded. I was supporting him to sleep well! My confidence grew as a parent as I began to clearly recognise what my baby needed. I felt happy and more in control...my son was happier in himself too! I realised I was meeting both of our needs as individuals without sacrificing life's enjoyments. He needed my guidance and I was able to give that to him in a gentle and supportive way. By the time I had my second and third child, I had grown as a mother and in my ability of practicing healthy sleep! My three children are all unique with different temperaments and preferences, but the knowledge I gained allowed me to adapt my method in order to support them the way that they needed. Helping others has always come naturally to me in my nursing career, my empathy is next level and I cannot help but want the best for others. This lead me to become an Internationally Certified Infant and Child Sleep Consultant which furthered my knowledge on sleep assisting methods and and the science behind sleep. It was during this time S.T.G Consulting was born! Here at S.T.G we believe sleep to be an essential component in allowing the whole family to thrive and grow together. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge and confidence to evolve as a parent, and equip you with the skills and information you need to support your child's sleep throughout their natural developmental changes. I am so excited to be able to share my passion with others through my coaching programs and to help you and your family towards achieving, healthy and harmonious sleep. If you have an enquiry or you would like a free 15 minute chat to discuss more, please contact me: [email protected]

29/05/2026

Why do we expect teenagers to be supported through adolescence, but mothers are expected to navigate matrescence alone? 😱

We say:
“Teenagers are hormonal.”
“They’re finding themselves.”
“They need guidance.”
“Their brains are changing.”

And all of that is true. And guess what, motherhood is the SAME!

Your brain re-wires.
Your identity changes.
Your nervous system changes.
Your priorities change.
Your relationships change.
Your sense of self changes.

Yet somehow society still sells mothers the idea that we should “bounce back,” hold it all together, and be grateful every second while quietly drowning under the invisible load.

Of course hypervigilance goes through the roof.
Of course anxiety can increase.
Of course you feel torn between who you were and who you’re becoming.

And before we go ahead, blame, shame and diagnose, maybe we can recognise this first ☝️

That ambivalence doesn’t mean you’re failing motherhood.
It means you’re moving through matrescence.

And just like adolescence it takes time.

Time to grieve.
Time to rebuild.
Time to work out where your value comes from now.
Time to understand yourself again.

So just as society has accepted:
“they’re just being teenagers…”

Maybe we should start saying:
“she’s moving through matrescence.”

Because mothers were never meant to do this unsupported.

And because when you don’t feel safe,
sleep often stops feeling safe for your nervous system too.

That’s why I created my (matrescence friendly) free guide:
“When Sleep Doesn’t Feel Safe.”

A gentle resource to help you understand the nervous system side of sleep, hypervigilance and why motherhood can feel so intense in this season.

Comment SAFE below and I’ll send it through 💛

28/05/2026

Now I’m not an awake times hater (a have a free download of them so that would be a little hypocritical 😜) Because In 6 years consulting, i’ve seen awake times become a useful guide (not a fan of the well-known app suggestions though sorry!) and also the opposite.

For the families they have supported they’ve shined most when interpreted loosely and alongside the bigger picture.
For others, they’ve caused stress and hell (literally) and that’s okay but not okay (of course) when we want sleep to be as stress free as possible.

You’ve probably heard the online noise around awake times ⤵️
“They’re not evidence based.”
“Throw them out.”
“Follow them exactly.”

But reality (and life let’s be honest) is far more nuanced.

We know baby sleep is influenced by ⤵️
→ temperament
→ sensory nourishment
→ stress levels (us & them)
→ development
→ feeding
→ connection + co-regulation
→ circadian rhythm
→ nervous system regulation

Which means no routine or awake window can perfectly predict a human baby every day! (Remember this when your app tells you you they need to sleep now 🤯)

I hear all the time “I followed the routines and sleep still isn’t improving.”

And my first thought is: I wouldn’t expect anything different.

Because sleep is more layered. Predictability and rhythm are wonderful for nervous system safety. But they’re not the be-all and end-all either.

Sometimes awake times reduce stress for parents.
Sometimes they create more stress.

Why are we arguing 🤦🏼‍♀️

Let come back to what is important, what areas of support YOU need. If you’re ready to understand your baby’s sleep on a deeper level beyond just routines and awake windows you’re going to love it here 💛

Now for the nuances, tell me your awake windows story below. Lover ❤️ or hater 🔥…let them burn 🤣🤣

26/05/2026

One of the clearest examples I ever see of temperament shaping sleep is beautiful twins! 😍😍

Same parent(s).
Same home.
Same routines.
Same foundations.

Yet often completely different sleep needs!

I worked with a twin mum recently where one baby needed much more support winding down and settling into sleep. More closeness. More reassurance. More help transitioning.

Whereas the other actually became MORE frustrated with too much involvement. More support created more resistance, more fighting sleep and more waking.

Neither child was “wrong.”
Neither parent had created “bad habits.”

They simply had different nervous systems.

And honestly, I think this can be one of the most stretching lessons in parenting especially for parents who naturally love systems, predictability and doing things “right.”

Because children constantly invite us to get comfortable with adapting and being flexible. Only then can we begin asking:

“What does THIS child need from me?”
Not:
“How do I make this child fit the plan?”

I truly believe unconditional love and acceptance is felt in the sleep world too. Not changing who our children are but learning how to work WITH them. ✨

So if you feel like your hands trying a brick wall when it comes to your baby’s sleep, you may simply be in a square peg round hole situation and tailoring sleep to YOUR child’s temperament instead of trying to force generic advice to fit could be exactly what you need.
You ready for it? Comment CLARITY and let’s start chatting 💛

25/05/2026

Anything that stops us shallow breathing all day and adds some humour to this parenting whirlwind I’m down for 🤣

23/05/2026

Today at netball I watched a mum with her 6-month-old and honestly, it was beautiful to watch.

Not because her baby was perfectly happy the whole time.
Not because she instantly “fixed” every fuss or feeling.
But because you could see the confidence and calm that came from experience, trust, and foundational tools.

She’d respond. Pause. Adjust. Try something else.
A cuddle. A reposition. A feed. A little movement. A change of environment.

Maybe a little tense at times but there was no panic in her.

And that’s the part I think so many parents miss when they look at experienced mums and think: “They just know what to do.”

Most of the time, they don’t magically know. They’ve just learnt how to stay connected to themselves while they figure it out.

They’ve learnt that parenting isn’t about keeping a baby happy every second. It’s about guiding, supporting, experimenting, and trusting that you still know your child even when they aren’t fully accepting of what you’re offering in the moment.

This is why learning foundational tools around parenting and sleep are extremely powerful.

They help you separate yourself from the emotion and panic long enough to stay present and responsive instead of spiralling into:
“Nothing is working.”

Because often something IS working.
Your baby is still feeling supported.
Still feeling safe.
Still being guided through the moment.

And over time this becomes second nature.

Not because parenting gets perfect.
But because you become more grounded within it.

Baby sleep conversations can often feel like they’re only about routines, timings and “getting” babies to sleep.But when...
22/05/2026

Baby sleep conversations can often feel like they’re only about routines, timings and “getting” babies to sleep.

But when we start to realise sleep is also deeply connected to what a child’s mind and body are experiencing before sleep even happens, we often find sleep improves without all the math.
So a reminder I come back to often with families is this: Sleep is the most vulnerable action we do as human beings. Letting go into the unconscious requires a level of safety.

So sometimes the question becomes:
“What would help my child feel safest here?”

Not perfection.
Not pressure.
Just creating conditions that help a nervous system feel safe enough to let go.

Because when we zoom out from sleep itself and look at the whole child, things often start making a lot more sense. ✨

And no, this doesn’t mean there’s only one “right” way to support sleep.
It simply means there’s value in understanding that sleep is both biological and relational.

If this resonated, I’d love to know which point hit home most for you

21/05/2026

Mothers carry ENORMOUS invisible loads every single day.

Every night wake.
Every child emotion.
Every mental checklist.
Every decision.
Every interruption.

It all adds more liquid to the cup.
And eventually, without support the cup overflows.

That’s why I think we need to stop viewing self-care as indulgent and start viewing it as a necessary way to buffer stress.

Tiny commas (pauses) in the day that help your nervous system breathe before the next thing arrives.

A quiet coffee.
Fresh air.
A moment in the sun.
A breath before responding.
Music in the car.
A walk.
Five minutes of stillness.

The goal isn’t to eliminate stress completely, because that’s impossible, The goal is to create enough moments of regulation that the stress no longer becomes your new way of always showing up in the world.

Because those what can feel like insignificant self care moments are often the very things helping you hold everything together.

Comment 113 and I’ll send you the podcast episode where I dive deeper into this shift from “self-care” to stress buffering. ✨

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20/05/2026

Toddlers aren’t waking up each day thinking, “How can I make everyone’s life harder today?” 😅

Can you imagine being two again?!
Your brain is developing at lightning speed.
You’re discovering cause and effect, testing boundaries, feeling HUGE emotions, wanting independence and connection while also having almost no impulse control yet. 🫠

“Wonder what happens if I throw this?”
“Wonder what happens if I yell?”
“Wonder what happens if I run away naked in a carpark?”

Their behaviour is always telling us something, it’s low capacity. Hungry. Tired. Overstimulated. Disconnected, those awful two year old molars! 😩
And sometimes it’s simply being exactly as they should, a learning, beautifully crazy, mistake making toddler.

We know as adults we’re not our best selves when our brain feels overloaded and our nervous system is stretched thin. Their little brains are doing that while still under construction.

So no, your toddler snatching toys, hitting during conflict, or acting completely unhinged at times does not mean they’re “bad” or destined for jail. 😅

It means they need guidance, co-regulation, and a grown-up who can zoom out and remember their brain is still learning how to human, sometimes with a bite of the tongue and a deep breath! You’ve got this 👌

One of the hardest things for me working in the sleep space is watching the internet swing parents between extremes.“Nev...
19/05/2026

One of the hardest things for me working in the sleep space is watching the internet swing parents between extremes.

“Never make changes or you’ll damage attachment.”
“Push independence or your child will never sleep.”

I’m really noticing the impact it is having on you.
Overwhelm, feeling hyper-vigilant (every cry feels like an emergency), terrified of getting it wrong vibes that linger at sleep time, and I see it pushing you further away from your own instincts.

And honestly this goes against everything I believe about nervous system health.

Regulated parenting cannot grow from chronic fear and the crazy thing is sleep is so nuanced, and individual!!

Children can feel deeply loved and securely attached while:
✨ co-sleeping
✨ sleeping independently
✨ feeding to sleep
✨ being supported in other ways too

It’s really important that you know secure attachment isn’t built from one sleep decision. It’s built through thousands of moments of responsiveness, repair, safety and connection across childhood.

What I care about most is not “which camp” you sit in.
I care about:
✨ nervous systems
✨ sustainability
✨ emotional safety
✨ parental wellbeing
✨ responsive leadership
✨ realistic support

You honestly deserve education that expands you not marketing that keeps you trapped in fear, parenting is actually pretty awesome when we take away the word “damage” and lean into what works best for your family.

There is a huge space for nuance and middle ground so come on people let’s make this happen! Who’s with me?

18/05/2026

My first few days postpartum were wild!
Sitting in a hospital room adjusting to motherhood, not really knowing what I was doing or where I fit within it all.

And this incident shook me to my core. I remember feeling caught between two worlds. My old existence, “This isn’t my role”, and this new overwhelming reality of, “That’s my baby. It’s my responsibility.”

That experience shaped parts of my postpartum anxiety, but it also shaped my voice. It taught me to advocate for my needs, trust my instincts, and become stronger than I’d ever been before.

Thank you to .motherwhelm and Bronwyn for holding space for me to share my story with you a few years ago. 💛

To listen to this episode, head to the .motherwhelm Podcast.

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15/05/2026

If it’s just me sending little reminders into the world let this be one of them. The love, safety, presence and memories you build inside your home matter more than anything else. 💛

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