r/sleeptrain • u/hss_2018 Sleep Consultant • Mar 19 '26
Let's Chat Sleep Consultant AMA
Hi! I’m Ashley Olson, certified sleep consultant and founder of Heaven Sent Sleep. I’ve been working with families officially for a little over 7 years, but sleep education has been a hobby of mine for about 9 years after sleep training our first child.
I’m an enneagram type 5 which means I LOVE information. When I find something I’m interested in, I want to know everything. So it was no surprise that digging ourselves out of the sleep deprivation hole we were in led to becoming obsessed with infant sleep— but more than that, how it affects the whole family and how I can support the whole family to work together in improving sleep for everyone.
Fun fact: I sleep trained my first son via the internet and message boards! So while it was hard navigating different opinions, advice, etc— this kind of community will always hold a special place in my heart. 🥰
As a sleep consultant, I specialize more in infant sleep and using gradual methods of sleep training. While I know and believe methods like Ferber and extinction are valid evidence based options, most families come to me seeking something different and I’m happy to help with using less straight forward options. The more a family believes in what they’re doing, they will have less guilt after the fact and more commitment to see it through (in my experience) and that’s often what matters most!
In 2021, my business partner and I founded The Collective for Family Rest and Wellness (www.familyrestandwellness.com) to certify others wanting to become a sleep consultant because we want to level up the field of sleep consulting, provide evidence based information, many many many ways of supporting families, and focus on the holistic aspect of coaching with intention and grace.
As a thanks for hosting me, I created a 15% off discount code (REDDIT) for our Ultimate Sleep Support plan available through the end of the month (valid for 3 uses only). You can access that here!
You can also find me on Instagram (www.instagram.com/heavensentsleep) where I’m able to respond better to comments, DMs and question boxes in stories! I love hanging out over there and getting to know people better. 💜
Edit: THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME!! I signing off for the evening, but I do free question days on Instagram every week on Wednesday and I answer every question I get there!! Come say hi!
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u/avacadoontoasts Mar 19 '26
Hi Ashley! Thank you for doing this. I have a 10.5 month old who wakes up 2-3, sometimes 4 times a night. It’s mostly sometime around 1am and 4-5am. He is breastfed and I exclusively nurse him, so when he wakes at night I’m the only one who can settle him. He will sometimes accept dad puts him to sleep, but nursing is always apart of that.
In a typical day he wakes up at 7am, naps around 10:30-11:45, naps again around 3:15-3:45/4ish and goes to bed around 7:30/8 (4 hour wake window at the end of the day).
How do I get him to stop waking up at night?