Sleep, feeding, and the
first five years.
I'm Lisa Adair — IBCLC, paediatric sleep consultant, and a registered NICU nurse of 20+ years. One practice for the whole journey, because the parts of parenting that hurt at 3 a.m. are rarely just one thing.
What's hardest right now?
Pick the one that sounds most like your week — or, if none quite fit, book a call with me.
When you need more.
Three kinds of relationship — pick the one that fits what you're navigating.
Sleep consulting
1:1 plans for newborns to preschoolers. No cry-it-out.
Lactation & breastfeeding
IBCLC lactation consultant in Dubai — latch, supply, weaning. Home visits or Zoom.
Essentials
Newborn parentcraft, a prenatal sleep call, or a one-off hour with Lisa for the cross-cutting questions.
Hi. I'm Lisa.
IBCLC, paediatric sleep consultant, and a registered NICU nurse of two decades. I treat sleep and feeding as one conversation, because they drive each other. No cry-it-out. No scare tactics. Real answers in real sentences.
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Beyond Bedtime.
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Coming home: rebuilding your baby’s sleep when you land back in Dubai after the summer
The bit nobody warns you about — getting your baby’s sleep back together after a long summer ‘home’, landing into Dubai heat and a September reset.
Start with
a quiet call.
Fifteen complimentary minutes. Tell me what's going on. I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right person for what's happening right now.