We used Dorothy for a couple of nights when our daughter Mia was 5–6 weeks old, at a point when we were really struggling with sleep. Mia had reflux and we were finding it almost impossible to get her to settle lying flat overnight, which had left us both exhausted.

Dorothy was exactly what we needed. As first-time parents, she gave us the confidence to see that Mia could sleep independently. She also gave us lots of sensible, reassuring advice about newborn sleep and care more generally.

We felt completely comfortable leaving Mia in Dorothy’s care. She was calm, professional and clearly very experienced, and most importantly she managed to get Mia sleeping in her cot, which meant we finally got some much needed sleep too!

Dorothy was a huge help to us during a particularly difficult few weeks and we’d happily recommend her to other new parents.

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