Meet Rachelle—The Sleep Expert Behind Creating Sweet Dreams
From an overnight shift with 8‑month‑old twins at age 17 to serving thousands of families, Rachelle built this method by doing the work in real homes with real babies.
The method behind thousands of babies sleeping through the night—without guesswork.
- Founder of Maternal Instincts
- Served 5,000+ families
- Experience with newborns, multiples, and high-risk infants
Why this method works
- Started soothing infants professionally as a teenager
- Studied Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- Built a method from hands-on infant care—not theory alone
- Offers customized support instead of one-size-fits-all plans
Her story started in the middle of the night
Rachelle’s first real nannying experience was an overnight stay with a set of 8‑month‑old twins. She arrived to two overwhelmed parents and two melting-down babies, calmed them within minutes, and realized this work came naturally to her.
While attending college, she kept working nights with infants. Over time she noticed something critical: babies respond to the nervous system of the caregiver. Calm is not cosmetic. It changes outcomes.
That hands-on pattern recognition shaped the method behind Creating Sweet Dreams.
She didn’t learn this from one baby. She learned it from thousands of real-world cases.
What shaped the method
- Night nannying through college instead of learning only through personal parenting experience
- Pattern recognition across many different babies and family dynamics
- Focus on developmental readiness, feeding, and sleep as one connected system
- Built for real-world use inside families’ homes
Credentials backed by hands-on experience
After nursing coursework, Rachelle switched her major to Human Nutrition and Dietetics at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She combined that nutrition background with her experience supporting babies and new parents in the home.
Instead of taking the standard path into dietetics, she doubled down on infant care and founded Maternal Instincts in 2010.
This is why her approach focuses on feeding, development, and sleep as one connected system—not isolated problems.
Experience includes
- Newborns and infants
- Multiples
- High-risk babies
- Heart surgery recovery
- Feeding tubes and oxygen support
- Colic, allergies, and reflux
- Ongoing study and consultation in newborn and maternal health
Not one-size-fits-all. Never.
Every baby is different. Every family is different. The goal isn’t to force a rigid program—it’s to understand your baby, work with development and metabolism, and build sleep that actually holds.
What parents get
- A gentler, customized approach
- Support rooted in sleep science + nutrition
- A method built from real infant care work
- Better sleep without feeling dismissed or ignored
What makes it different
- Real homes, not abstract theory
- Thousands of babies, not one anecdotal case
- Focus on parent confidence as well as infant sleep
- Bridge between her book, method, and DIY courses
This method wasn’t created overnight. It was built step by step.
The path to Creating Sweet Dreams
What families say after working with the method
Credibility matters. So does outcome. These are the kinds of shifts families are looking for when they land on the About page.
What happens in the complimentary sleep assessment
This is the lowest-friction way to move from browsing to clarity. Instead of guessing, parents can quickly understand what is driving wakeups and where to start.
1. Review the pattern
Look at wakeups, naps, feeding rhythm, developmental stage, and what feels hardest right now.
2. Identify the blockers
Separate what is normal from what is fixable so the next step is based on reality, not panic.
3. Get the next best step
Leave with a clearer direction, whether that means the assessment, the course, or a more customized path.
Choose the right next step
Not every family needs the same level of support. This page should move people into the right path instead of dumping everyone into one offer.
Start with the assessment
Best for parents who want help interpreting what is happening right now and what to do next.
Go straight to the course
Best for parents who want the full DIY framework for feeding, sleep, structure, and night transitions.
Get a Clear Plan for Your Baby’s Sleep
Start with the complimentary sleep assessment. See exactly what’s causing wakeups—and what to do next.