Oliver Hammond is a certified Infant Sleep Consultant holding credentials from the International Association of Child Sleep Consultants and additional training in newborn sleep biology from Durham University's Parent-Infant Sleep Lab. With 8 years of experience supporting over 1,500 families, he specialises in gentle, developmentally appropriate sleep strategies. He currently runs a family sleep consultancy and contributes to professional training programmes for health visitors.
Oliver Hammond entered the infant sleep field after training with the International Association of Child Sleep Consultants and completing specialist education with Durham University's world-renowned Parent-Infant Sleep Lab, where he studied the biological basis of infant sleep development under leading researchers. His eight-year consultancy career has involved working with families from newborn stage through toddlerhood, developing expertise in circadian rhythm development, sleep environment optimisation, and gentle settling techniques that respect both infant neurodevelopment and parental wellbeing. Oliver's approach is firmly rooted in the latest sleep science research and Lullaby Trust safe sleep guidelines, rejecting both rigid cry-it-out methods and unsustainable practices that leave parents chronically sleep-deprived. He has particular expertise in newborn day-night confusion, the four-month sleep regression, and transitioning babies from bassinet to cot at developmentally appropriate times. His consultancy work spans one-to-one family support, group workshops for NCT and NHS antenatal groups, and training sessions for health visiting teams on infant sleep guidance. Oliver is passionate about debunking sleep myths perpetuated by social media and helping parents understand normal infant sleep patterns without resorting to harmful products or methods. He writes to provide exhausted parents with practical, evidence-based strategies that work within the realities of modern family life. His content covers sleep environment setup, routine building, safe sleep practices, and managing the inevitable disruptions of teething, illness, and developmental leaps.