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It was 4am and I'd hit the wall.
Henry wasn't sleeping.
I wasn't sleeping.
I'd tried everything I could think of and I honestly couldn't see how it was ever going to change.
Before he came along I'd assumed broken nights were just part of it.
Everyone said so.
And it turns out sleep deprivation is nothing like the all-nighters of your twenties.
So that night I started reading about baby sleep.
Everything I could get my hands on.
Within two weeks Henry was sleeping soundly, and I felt like myself again.
Calmer, more patient, actually enjoying being his mum.
And he was happier too, because he was finally getting the sleep he needed.
Then friends started asking how I'd done it.
Then their friends did.
So I retrained, got certified, and built Hush Little Darling.
Over 1k families later, I'm still doing it.
How I work
The thing almost everyone asks me first is whether I'm going to make them leave their baby to cry.
No. I don't do cry it out and I never have.
We use responsive methods, gradual retreat or interval check-ins, where you stay in the room or come back at time periods where you are always involved the whole way through.
I'm not going to pretend there'll be no tears, because that wouldn't be honest and you'd stop trusting me on the first hard night.
But you'll be there. And so will I.
What parents say:
"At no point did I leave my son to cry, at no point was I not present with him on this journey, and similarly Gemma was with me the whole way."
Nikita Singh
"Our son cried less while working with Gemma than he did before we started."
Nicole Demarco
Who I work with
Babies from 3 months, toddlers, and children up to 9.
Families in the UK, the US and everywhere in between.
Some need one 30 minute phone call.
Some need me every day for two or three weeks.
On a call I'll tell you honestly which one you are, even if it's the cheaper one.
Sleepless nights are common.
They don't have to be your normal.
You don't have to work it out on your own, and you don't have to wait it out either.
There's a way forward, and it's usually faster than you think.
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Gemma
👋 Hi, I’m Gemma — Founder of Hush Little Darling and a certified Sleep Coach with one clear mission: helping families reclaim the rest they deserve.
Before having my son, I thought broken nights were just part of parenting. But once he arrived, I learned the brutal reality of sleep deprivation — and trust me, it was nothing like the carefree all-nighters of my twenties.
One night at 4am, after yet another tear-filled battle, I hit a breaking point. I couldn’t do another night like that. So I started reading everything I could about baby sleep. That’s when I discovered sleep training — and it was my lightbulb moment.
With the right strategies, things changed. Within two weeks, my little boy was sleeping soundly. For the first time, I felt like myself again. I was calmer, more patient, and able to enjoy motherhood — and he was happier and more settled too.
Friends began asking me how I did it, and I realised this was more than just a win for my own family. This was my calling. I retrained, certified, and built Hush Little Darling to help other parents step out of survival mode.
Because here’s the truth: sleepless nights are common, but they don’t have to be your forever. I’ve been where you are — exhausted, overwhelmed, and desperate for change. And I’m here to help you find the way forward.