The Sleep by Steph Ethos
We’ve based our approach to supporting you and your little ones to sleep well on four core beliefs:
Sleep should be a priority for both you and your little one from day one – because a happy, well-rested baby equals a happy, well-rested parent.
With the right foundations in place, all healthy babies and children can safely – and happily – put themselves to sleep.
Sleep support and guidance should be safe, affordable and accessible for all parents and caregivers.
Educating and empowering you with safe, practical information is crucial because the best person to help your baby or child get the rest they need is you.
Meet the Sleep Expert
Steph Gouin
- Founder
- Leading Baby & Child Sleep Expert
My name is Steph Gouin and I’m a qualified baby and child sleep expert, registered nurse (currently non-practising) and mum to three beautiful children, Poppy, Harry and Edward. We live in Bayside, Melbourne.
Sleep hasn’t always come easy to me. I’ve struggled with sleep deprivation for most of my life. I know and fully understand how poor, broken sleep can destroy you. I really do know how torturous it can be.
My interest in baby and child sleep began when I had my firstborn, Poppy. I’m so passionate about the work I do, and I gain great satisfaction from educating, supporting and guiding parents through their own journeys, as soon as their baby arrives and in the years beyond.
As well as being Australia’s leading sleep expert, I’m an international keynote speaker and was honoured to speak at the Toddler Health and Wellness Conference 2019 in the Middle East. I’ve also been published in numerous magazines and online parenting forums in Australia and the US.
Over the years, I’ve proudly supported many celebrity and high-profile parents and worked alongside many incredible brands and businesses, including Kidspot, ergoPouch and One Fine Baby, who are just as passionate about baby and child sleep as I am.
Dear Steph,
“We aren’t quite sure where to start. The three days we had with you were so, so special. From the moment you arrived, it felt like a beautiful energy had entered our home. We felt excitement, but also uncertainty about what was ahead. You immediately put us at ease and connected so naturally with both of our babies. Watching Arthur get so excited to spend time with you each day (and miss you whenever you disappeared into your room for a moment!) brought us so much joy.
Not only did you teach us how to better support our precious girl to rest and thrive, you gave our whole family something we hadn’t felt in a long time—hope. After more than 10 months of exhaustion and uncertainty, we finally felt like things could get better.
You provided the perfect balance of guidance, comfort and reassurance. You never made us feel silly, you genuinely listened, and you were so generous with your time before, during and after your visit. It wasn’t just your knowledge that made such a difference, but your kindness, warmth and the way you truly cared about our family.
We also loved getting to know you. Your strength, resilience and passion for helping families are truly inspiring, and it was so special to build a genuine friendship throughout this experience.
We will always be grateful that Tara put us forward for this initiative, and we know just how incredibly fortunate we are to have been chosen. The impact you’ve had on our family is something we’ll never forget.
You may never know the full extent of the positive impact you’ve had on our lives.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Steph.
Love from your four new friends,
Ashley, Michelle, Arthur and Betty xxxx”
Testimonials
Read about why well-rested families all over the world love Sleep by Steph.
Steph, my daughter just had her first baby and I gave her one of your eBook Gift Vouchers. She has found the eBook so valuable. Her baby is sleeping well in between feeds and she is getting some rest too. I love following your Instagram page and I’ll be sure to purchase more Gift Vouchers when my other daughter has her baby early next year. From one happy Granny, thank you.
Steph, I just wanted to reach out and say thank you so much for helping me understand my baby’s sleep. I’m a first time Mum and my best friend gave me one of your gift vouchers so I was able to purchase your Video Program. The program has been so helpful. I feel informed and educated and that has given me so much confidence.
I’ve been waiting for you to launch Sleep by Steph Gift Vouchers so I can buy them for all my friends who are having babies. Woohoo… love everything you do Steph. You saved me from the dark depths of sleep deprivation when my baby was 6 months old. Love being able to spread the word about you and your business. Thank you so much.
After our consult we implemented everything and it’s taken about a week but it’s worked. No more early rising, no more catnapping in the late afternoon and bub is so happy. He even gave us his first laugh last week. We are so happy and you are all the best thing ever.
Steph is nothing short of amazing! Within 24 hours of engaging her services our little girl had one of her best night’s sleep! The insight that Steph provided was so practical and easy to implement. Her approach is no-nonsense, logical and caring. I can’t tell you what a great support she has been to our family and could not recommend her highly enough. If there is one thing you should invest in on this parenthood journey, this would be it. It is honestly the most worthwhile thing we have done for all of us!Do yourself a favour and book Steph to help you and your little one sleep better.
My baby has gone from waking all through the night to sleeping through. He’s settling and resettling without help too. I honestly can’t believe it. The Support Call with you was the best money I’ve ever spent. You made me feel so at ease and excited for the changes to come. Thank you so much. You are amazing.
Steph! I wanted to reach out and say a HUGE thank you. We had a support call with you and WOW, what a difference I’ve noticed already.
My son is having longer naps during the day. He is so much happier when he wakes as well. THANK YOU! You’ve saved our sleep.
Steph was amazing! She helped my partner and I so much with routine, settling and recognising my daughter’s sleep environment. She’s changed our lives! Steph’s knowledge and guidance was incredible. Everyone in the household is getting a full night sleep. I can’t thank her enough for helping us, she’s the absolute best.
Steph, I just wanted to write to you and say the biggest thank you for all of your support last week. You went above and beyond to help us with Rocky’s sleep and we are so grateful! You have once again helped our little family out so much and for that I am just so so grateful. You are such an amazing person Steph and I’m so grateful our paths crossed xxx
Sleep by Steph has been sanity-saving for my husband and I! With their help my daughters sleep has transformed!! The night before I purchased the video program my daughter woke up 11 times overnight- to say we were desperate is an understatement!! We implemented Steph’s guidelines as soon as we had the foundations set and the first night she woke up 3 times and every night since she wakes up for a feed and then she goes straight back to sleep! Incredible!!! Thank you so much.
Steph, I just want to say how amazing it’s been following your Foundations Video Program. I purchased your program last night and already my 4 week old has had amazing 2 hour naps and has self settled back to sleep throughout each nap. Thank you for starting us off on the right track.
Steph and her team are absolutely fabulous. Their foundations program and follow up calls we had were amazing and very affordable. We tried another sleep specialist and the experience traumatised us. Sleep by Steph was a totally different experience and a much softer approach that took more care in finding out the reasons for the sleep issues and adjusting things accordingly. My bub now sleeps so much better and nap time and sleep time are no longer stressful for all of us. Bub is also a lot happier now she getting enough sleep.
I was struggling for over 2 hours every night to get my 8 month old to sleep. I purchased the eBook through the recommendation of a friend and within a week my little man is putting himself to sleep within a minute of me putting him in his bed. I cannot recommend you enough Steph, your eBook has changed my life. Small price for such great rewards! I will be recommending you to everyone I know! Thanks so much.
Steph is amazing! We needed Steph’s help with Rosie as she would only sleep on top of me, wouldn’t sleep before 10.30 pm and wouldn’t sleep during the day. We were a very tired family. By following Steph’s eBook and putting all Steph’s foundations in place we successfully moved Rosie into her own room and she is now sleeping from 6pm – 6.30am. We went from a very tired family to a happy family. Steph is always there for extra support and is so approachable and relatable.
Would highly recommend Steph. Her eBooks are super informative, especially as a first time parent. They helped set the foundations up for our baby to sleep well and also provided us with much needed knowledge on self settling and routine that is often hard to find. Having also engaged with Steph for some consultations, her gentle, down to earth approach gave us great reassurance and tips to keep us on track. We have a great little sleeper thanks to Steph.
When I reached out to Steph through a recommendation I was very sleep deprived and exhausted with our 14 month old daughter who was waking up to 5 times a night. Working with Steph has changed our sleep, she has guided me through a sleep plan for Winter and within 48 hours I saw major improvements with her sleep, and mine ! I only wish I contacted her earlier. Thank you Steph
Steph honestly SAVED us! My baby is now so much happier, he prefers getting to sleep on his own and he is getting SO much more sleep! He’s eating and babbling and a different baby, and I personally feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Hubby can now do bed times, we get to spend time together, I don’t dread night times or naps and I feel ease knowing what the day will hold! 100% recommend Steph to anyone needing assistance! She is just genuinely lovely and non-judgemental. I can’t thank her enough.
Steph is a LIFESAVER! After 14 months of severe sleep deprivation, I was at my breaking point and Steph completely changed my family’s lives for the better! Steph took the time in our initial consultation call to listen to my concerns, asked all the right questions and then immediately provided solutions for all the problems I was experiencing with my beautiful baby girl. I wish I had sought Steph’s help sooner because she is an absolute magician.