Tess – Wellington Baby Sleep Consultant

Specialist in Overnight and Day

Overnight | Day Baby Sleep Consultant in Wellington

Hi I’m Tess, I am your Wellington-based Certified Infant and Child Sleep Consultant. I also happen to be a mum to 4 young (ish) boys, and have a love of furry animals and helping families with sleep!

I am passionate about helping babies, children and families to find the right sleep techniques for them – there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach! Supporting parents and babies together to find their tailored techniques is important to me. I believe that when a baby has good sleep, this leads to a more relaxed, and content baby. For mum, good sleep gives her the energy and confidence to tackle all the demands that a new baby, a teething infant or energetic toddler can throw at them.

I have 22 years of experience, training and skills which i put to good use as a Certified Baby and Child Sleep Consultant. Firstly, my learning as a mum with my own kids, who all had differing (and sometimes challenging) sleep needs. I have also worked with numerous families around the world as a nanny, in-home child carer and an educator.

For me, I wanted to help mums soon after the birth of my eldest son, Oliver. I was very lucky to have an ‘angel’ baby as my first. He ate, slept and smiled with no trouble. However it broke my heart to see so many families, especially mums, struggling with sleep. I want to use my skills and experience as well as my qualification to help teach the techniques for good sleep.

I am patient, caring and gentle with all of my families as I truly and understand their struggles. I look forward to helping you, and your little ones, sleep.

Tess Dixon

Baby & Beyond saved our sanity! Our family hired them as a sleep consultant and night nanny when our twins were around 3 months old. We were overwhelmed with exhaustion and as a first-time-Mum I was feeling really stuck.

It took me a while to adjust to the idea of asking for someone we didn’t know to come and help us, especially to spend overnight helping with the babies so I could get some desperately needed sleep. I knew they sensed my apprehension and put us right at ease the moment we met them.

Baby & Beyond was like an Angel from heaven! They were so kind, extremely professional and knowledgeable. Baby & Beyond listened without judgment, they offered practical ideas and always had an alternative to suit our individual babies’ needs or our parenting style. Thanks to Baby & Beyond help we saw huge improvements with the twin’s sleep (and had a much happier household!) and I felt more confident being a Mum by following their guidance.  We’ve ended up with babes that sleep through the night and we’ve kept in touch with Baby & Beyond over the months to help us as the twins have grown and their needs continue to change.

When I learned that Kerry was going to become a Doula, the first thing I thought was how much I so wish I’d known her when I was pregnant and during those first days and weeks following the birth. Just to have her knowledge would have been a massive bonus but having her as an advocate and support for things like facing c-sections, breastfeeding challenges (and formula guilt!), lack of sleep and all the confusion that comes with becoming a parent … it would have been a game changer. If I could do it again, I’d want her by my side in a heartbeat – Baby & Beyond is worth their weight in gold and our family will always be grateful for everything they have done for us.

Kathryn

I first met Baby & Beyond when our little guy was 2 weeks old and was beating us hands down in a no sleep contest. Fast forward 2 years and they are still the first person I call for help when his sleep needs change.                                      

Baby & Beyond are superstars. They tailors an approach to what you and your child need, listens with empathy and talking with them is like chatting to a super knowledgeable friend.

Her approaches have always worked for us and I absolutely recommend getting in touch with Baby & Beyond if you need support.

Siobhan

“Baby & Beyond has been amazing!  They have listened to my parenting style and helped me make changes appropriately. They encouraged the things I was doing right and gently made suggestions. Baby & Beyond  are wonderfully friendly and knowledgeable and always helps me when I have any questions. Highly recommend!” 

Sam, Lower Hutt

“Baby & Beyond was a lifesaver with our first. They tailored a plan to our bub and our parenting style and helped us tweak things at various ages and stages. We were able to get back on track gently and with confidence. These guys are my number one recommendation for newly sleep deprived parents” 

Bernadette, Eastbourne

“Thanks again for you help. I would definitely recommend your service to other mums. The written plan and the follow-up support make a huge difference compared to the support that other services provide and I think they make the difference between despair and success” 

Jeanette, Lyall Bay

”As new parents things can be a bit daunting. I was worried that we were not getting our babies sleep patterns sorted and felt overwhelmed by all the different advice we were getting from friends, family and others. It was great to have Baby & Beyond stay with us overnight, their knowledge and easy going nature helped us feel confident in what we were doing as parents. I felt really reassured and supported the whole time, and we even got some sleep as Baby & Beyond had us all sorted – it was the best thing I have done! The overnight consultation has put us in a great place, we understand so much more and now all three of us are sleeping like babies all night. We will be back as returning clients should we need you again. Thanks so much Baby & Beyond !” 

Isabelle, Tawa

“I want to thank you Baby & Beyond for coming into our home and helping our 10 month old girl with her sleep (waking all night)! over 3 weeks now and she is going strong. We are feeling more confident with our approach! You listened to our need and fears and came up with a plan that suited us. Also all support that you gave me is much appreciated around my own anxieties of being a new mom. I love the holistic approach we were given. I think the one on one support is what this family needed! The best money we have spent! We can not thank you enough!” 

Julie, Wainuiomata