Our Story
Stephanie Donaldson is a mum of three, wife, and Certified Family-Centred Baby Sleep Consultant based in Northern Ireland. She helps tired parents reclaim their nights by giving them the tools, knowledge, and confidence to support their little ones in developing healthy, sustainable sleep habits.
Having once been a sleep-deprived parent herself, Stephanie understands how exhausting and overwhelming those nights can be. Working with a sleep consultant completely changed her family’s life, and inspired her to help others experience the same transformation.
With over 10 years’ experience as a Registered Social Worker, she use's gentle, evidence-based sleep solutions tailored to each baby and family. Her approach is calm, supportive, and family-centred - because good sleep should never come at the expense of connection or comfort.

Work With Stephanie
Are you ready to bring calm, connection and better sleep back to your family?
As a gentle and supportive sleep consultant, Stephanie helps tired parents transform their little one's sleep - often seeing positive changes in as little as two weeks.
Whether you're struggling with difficulty in self soothing, inability to settle in own sleep space, feeding to sleep association, split nights, false starts, frequent night wakening's, early mornings, short naps, reliance on parents/caregivers being present at all times, bedtime battles or unwanted co-sleeping.
Stephanie offers tailored, parent-led sleep support designed around your child's temperament, sensory preferences and your family's goals. Her approach is gentle, respectful and sustainable, helping you achieve restful nights without compromising connection or comfort.
Appointments are released weekly on a first-come, first-served basis.

15-Minute Sleep Assessment
A free introductory call to discuss your child’s sleep challenges, understand your goals, and explore the best support options for your family. A relaxed, no-pressure chat to start your journey toward better sleep.

New & Expecting Parents
Perfect for parents who want to start strong from the beginning.
Learn how to understand your baby’s sleep patterns, manage expectations, and establish healthy, sustainable sleep habits from day one.

The Rescue Call
A focused one-off troubleshooting session for parents needing quick, expert advice. Perfect for issues like bedtime battles, nap transitions, or early morning waking's.

Comprehensive Sleep Support Plan (2 Weeks)
A fully personalised two-week sleep plan tailored to your child’s unique needs and temperament.
Includes step-by-step guidance, gentle interventions, and support to help your little one sleep soundly and confidently.

The Autism Sleep Support Package (3 Weeks)
Specialised sensory-aware, child-led support for Autistic children.
We use gentle, evidence-based strategies to promote comfort, regulation, and restful sleep in a neuro-affirming way.
Newborn Sleep Guide
Are you a new or expecting parent?! Our Newborn Baby Sleep Guide is here to help you navigate sleep with ease, in the 4th Trimester (the first 12 weeks).
Packed with soothing and settling techniques, this 45 page detailed PDF guide is instantly downloadable and is here to give you the knowledge and confidence you need, to set and maintain healthy sleep foundations from the very beginning.

Contact Us
Tell us a little about your baby’s sleep and what you’d like to improve.
You can get in touch by emailing stephanied@outforthecount.co.uk, completing the contact form, or by booking a FREE Sleep Assessment, where we’ll chat through your challenges and explore a plan tailored to your family’s needs.

