You’ve heard it all before…

“Just put them down drowsy but awake.”
“They should be sleeping through by now.”
“You’re making a rod for your own back.”


But in your heart, you know there must be another way—a way that doesn’t ignore your baby’s cues or leave you feeling torn between what “they” say and what feels right.


Welcome to Held in Sleep & Motherhood


A self paced online course for parents who want to nurture their baby’s sleep with calm, connection, and evidence - not outdated advice or cry-it-out strategies.


This course is for you if:

  • You’re exhausted by all the conflicting advice on social media, and unrealistic expectations from family.
  • You want to respond to your baby’s needs, but you’re exhausted and craving more sleep.
  • You’re wondering if your baby’s sleep is “normal”—and if you’re doing things “right.”
  • You’re feeling overwhelmed by the emotional and physical toll of early motherhood.
  • You need support that includes your whole self—not just your baby’s sleep.


What You’ll Learn:

The How & What of Responsive Parenting
Understand what cued care really looks like in everyday life, and how it builds your baby’s trust, brain, and emotional wellbeing.

What is Biologically Normal Infant Sleep?
We talk about what’s actually realistic and normal in the first year of life, and how to support your baby without pressure or unrealistic strategies.

Sleep Myths – Fact vs Fiction
We’re busting the myths that make you question your instincts—everything from “not feeding to sleep" and "eat, play sleep routines"

Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Sleep
Learn practical tools to support your baby’s sleep rhythms while staying responsive and nurturing.

Understanding Sleep Pressure & Circadian Rhythm
Get to know the science of your baby's sleep, and how you can work with their natural biological systems to create more restful nights and predictable days.

Maximising Your Rest (Even During Tricky Times)
Discover simple, creative ways to protect your rest and support your energy—even when your baby is waking at night.

Supporting Your Baby’s Sensory Needs
Understand how movement, feeds, noise, and touch can influence your baby’s sleep and nervous system.

Supporting You in the Transition to Motherhood
Explore matrescence—the emotional, hormonal, and identity shift that comes with becoming a mother. This is a life changing transformation, not just a temporary change.

Gentle Self-Care Strategies You Can Actually Do
No unrealistic activities or spa days required—just baby-friendly ways to rest, regulate, and reconnect with yourself throughout your day.

How Partners Can Help
Inside the course, we include ways your partner can get involved with supporting your little one's sleep.

Filling Your Cup & Finding Joy in Everyday Moments
Learn how to build small, nourishing moments into your day so you can experience more joy in early parenting.

Held in Sleep and Motherhood Online Course Hannah holding baby

This isn’t just a sleep course.

It’s a wholehearted guide for navigating early motherhood with calm, confidence, and connection.

It’s about understanding your baby and yourself.

It’s about feeling empowered, not pressured.

It’s about building rhythms that work for your family—not someone else’s.


Enrol Now

Get lifetime access for just $97!

Join now and feel:

✔ Seen in your experience

✔ Informed with evidence-based guidance

✔ Reassured that you're not doing it wrong

✔ Supported in your motherhood journey

✔ Rested (or at least, more rested than before!)

✔ Held

🤍 Held in Sleep & Motherhood is here to support your baby—and to hold you, too.


Course Outline


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About Hannah...

Hi, I’m Hannah —a midwife, lactation consultant (IBCLC), and mum. I’m also the founder of Held Midwifery and host of the Changing Birth Podcast.

With over a decade of experience in perinatal care, I support women and families through pregnancy, birth, feeding, sleep, and the huge transition into motherhood. I’m a Registered and Endorsed Midwife working in private practice, a Childbirth Educator, and an accredited Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC/Possums) Practitioner.

In my approach, I bring together the latest in neuroscience, lactation science, sleep science, attachment psychology, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). This holistic, evidence-based lens helps me guide families in a way that supports both infant development and maternal mental health.

I created Held in Sleep & Motherhood because I know how confusing, conflicting, and overwhelming the advice can be in those early weeks and months. You deserve support that’s grounded in science and compassion—and a roadmap that honours your instincts, your baby’s biology, and your emotional wellbeing.

This course is everything I wish every mum could access in those early, blurry days. I’m so glad you’re here 🤍

Held in Sleep and Motherhood Online Course Hannah holding baby
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