06/10/2026
This little one had started waking every two hours again… and Mum really needed some help 💤
I’ve been treating Emilio since he was a tiny baby and this time Mum brought him back because his sleep had suddenly gone completely off track.
At 14 months he was in that tricky transition between naps. He was becoming overtired, struggling to settle at bedtime and then waking around every two hours throughout the night.
When babies and toddlers become very overtired, their nervous systems can sometimes get stuck in that wired but tired state. They desperately need sleep but their bodies are finding it really difficult to switch off and settle.
And you can actually see some of that happening in this session.
Here I’m using very gentle palpation techniques around key areas of Emilio’s central nervous system, helping to settle and regulate a nervous system that had become stuck in that wired, overtired state.
At the beginning you can see that he’s quite sensitive to the treatment. He arches away, wriggles and has plenty to say about what I’m doing!
But as the session continues you can see him begin to soften and accept the work. He’s still beautifully vocal, but it feels different, almost as though he’s letting things go.
And eventually he completely settles and snuggles into me. ❤️
Once his nervous system had settled, he was able to do the important bit himself and settle back into sleep.
And then I got this lovely message from Mum afterwards…
His sleep had gone completely back to normal.
After a week of waking every two hours, he was sleeping again and continues to do so 😊
Sometimes during big developmental transitions, little nervous systems just need a bit of help finding their way back to calm. 🤍
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