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An estimated one in four families experience sleep problems during a child’s early years, but there is help out there for parents, writes Lucy Taylor,

HAVING a baby can be daunting, and establishing routines is often a struggle. If a baby doesn’t sleep well and wakes often during the night, parents can quickly become exhausted and feel alone. An estimated one in four families experience sleep problems during a child’s early years. The good news is that there is help out there for parents in Ireland in the form of sleep coaching.

Yvonne and Geoff O’Sullivan have two children, Josh, nearly three, and Sophie, 18 months — they live outside Ennis, Co Clare.