The Sleep and Nutrition Connection

Sleep and feeding are not two separate problems. They are one system, running on a loop, every single day. This is the page that explains how I work and why it gets results that sleep advice alone does not.

Where My Passion Began

I became a nutritionist because I saw how profoundly food shapes health from the very beginning. With the right knowledge and support, nutrition is one of the most accessible and powerful tools for long-term wellbeing — and I wanted to help families actually use it.

Sleep consulting came later, and honestly, it came from my own experience as a new mum. After my first baby, I worked with a sleep consultant and it changed everything for our family. Not just the sleep but the mood, the energy, the way we all functioned day to day. I saw firsthand what a difference it makes when a family finally gets some rest.

Since then, I've had three more children (including twins) and each stage has added a new layer to how I work. I've navigated one baby, then two under two, then the beautiful chaos of twins alongside older kids. I know what it's like to be exhausted and second-guessing yourself at 2am. I also know what it looks like when things start to click into place.

That lived experience sits alongside my clinical training in everything I do. Because understanding the science is one thing but knowing how it actually plays out in real family life is what makes the difference.

Supporting Families Through The Early Years

The Growing Years works with families from newborn through early childhood, supporting children aged 0–7 years.

This includes:

Establishing newborn sleep foundations
Supporting babies through routine development and starting solids
Navigating toddler sleep changes and feeding challenges
Supporting preschool and early school-aged children
Helping families welcome a second, third or fourth child

The 24 Hour Method

Most consultants look at the twelve hours you care about. I look at all twenty four, because that is where the answer usually is.

1. The full picture
A thorough intake covering sleep, feeding, milk intake, meal timing, activity, development and temperament. Not a sleep questionnaire with a nutrition question bolted on the end.

2. Find the actual driver
Night waking is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Sometimes the driver is settling. Sometimes it is an underpowered dinner, an evening milk feed doing too much work, or a nutrient gap. Naming the real driver is most of the job.

3. Adjust both sides together
Meal structure, macronutrient balance, timing of the last substantial food, nutrients that support sleep quality, alongside age appropriate sleep expectations and a routine that fits your child. The two plans are written as one plan.

4. Adjust as your child responds
Two weeks of personalised support while you implement, because real families need to change course, and because a loop takes a little time to turn.

Service area

The Growing Years works with families online across Australia. Consultations and programs are delivered remotely, so wherever you are, from Sydney to regional and remote areas, you can access the same support. Based in Sydney, New South Wales.

The Growing Years exists because I couldn't find one place that looked at sleep, nutrition and development together. I built what I wished had existed when I was in the thick of it — practical, evidence-based, and written by someone who genuinely gets it.