The Mama Coach - Antea Corluka

Every new parent needs Antea in their lives! Our 6 month old daughter was waking frequently at night, only napping in our arms and would often take hours to settle to sleep. After months of dealing with reflux, she was reliant on many soothing techniques (nursing to sleep, rocking, singing, holding, etc...). My partner and I wanted to find a coach to work with that was in line with our parenting style. After exploring various other options that did not feel right, we met Antea and never looked back!In our short 2 weeks with Antea, our daughter has become a confident, independent sleeper. All while implementing gentle, peaceful, low stress changes from Antea's advice around feeding and sleep. We already saw significant changes on day 1 and by the end of the 2 weeks, we are blown away with how much improvement we see in our daughter falling asleep in less than 5 minutes on her own in her crib and sleeping through the night. Her holistic approach to caring for your baby is exactly what we (and our daughter) needed to thrive!Antea made us feel very supported with her constant communication (sometimes hourly email exchanges!) and exuded positivity at every success. Following our work with Antea, we feel more confident as new parents and enabled for longterm success. It gives us peace of mind knowing that we always have her as a resource to reach out to if needed.We are so grateful for our time together and will be recommending her to all of our new parent friends! Thank you Antea!!! ~ Catherine & Dan

I reached out to Antea for help with my second son’s sleep at age 4 months - We all know that difficult sleep regression period! As a second time mom, I expected to do exactly the same things as the first time around so I was surprised when things were so different.For context, with our first son I breastfed to sleep and bedshared. It worked for us. Breastfeeding was the answer to everything.Hungry? Boob. Sleepy? Boob. Upset? Boob. Clingy? Boob. It was my SUPERPOWER! I didn’t have to do any rocking, wearing, settling to sleep etc. It was milk and lights out! Our first son sleeps in his own bed now at 2 years old without any sleep training or anything. He was just so easy!But my second son is just SO different from my first and more difficult when it comes to sleep. He was crying a lot, fussy, going to bed way too late, waking often, not breastfeeding happily, and so on. He never falls asleep breastfeeding so I had to resort to other methods to make him fall asleep. It felt like SO MUCH WORK. Constantly carrying him in the carrier before sleep and then transferring him to bed.Antea is very kind, knowledgeable, and encouraging. She is a nurse, lactation consultant and sleep coach. It is really important to have all 3 of these areas of expertise when dealing with sleep as it could be related to a medical issue or feeding.I couldn’t figure out why my son was so fussy at the breast, spitting up often and seeming to hate sleeping horizontally. However, once we adjusted our feeding schedule according to the “MAMA method” Antea suggested, it made all of the difference. There were no more issues breastfeeding anymore. So, from the very first day, with the first suggestion, already we had a HUGE improvement. He wouldn’t cry to sleep anymore and would go down for naps easily and peacefully (still in stroller or carrier but without huge difficulty and tears anymore).Secondly, we got tips on independent sleep. Yes, I achieved a crib bedtime with ZERO tears (though first few times there were some and I was picking him up, soothing, and putting him down). Eventually, I put him down and just touched him, smiled at him, and sang to him until he fell asleep. I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT! I never expected any of my children to be able to sleep independently at such a young age, tear-free.However, it took sooo long to do this. So I brought him back to bed with me when he woke up. I do not have the energy with two super young children to fully wake up and feed and soothe him back to sleep overnight, standing over the crib to follow through with the independent sleeping. I do think it’s likely possible with lots of practice and eventually it becomes easier and easier, but I’m tired! I’d rather just stay in bed half asleep, offer a boob and go back to sleep without a fuss. I just want him to sleep well and be happy. I do think it’s really nice to bed share and I love cuddling my baby. Honestly, it makes me happy! There are steps in the sleep guide for independent sleep and some timed intervals, but that is not something I wanted to do. Antea had no judgement about this and encouraged us to do what’s right for our family.Now, what I do is breastfeed him in bed and cuddle to sleep (also was not possible before)! It feels a lot easier that I can just lay down on the bed and he’ll fall asleep beside me and I don’t have to carry him to sleep. He will just be next to me and slowly get sleepy. It’s so lovely to watch him fall asleep, tear-free.So although we are not practicing independent falling asleep or sleeping in the crib, he is no longer crying before sleep times anymore and that makes me so happy. That was my main goal in seeking out Antea’s help - smooth and happy nap time and bedtimes. I also am not carrying him before bedtime anymore, which is a huge success. I was way too tired to do that in the evenings, although I’m fine to do that during the days for naps still! His naps can still be short, but I think that is normal for this age and I suspect he will outgrow it soon.Thank you Antea!

Antea is an amazing mama coach in every sense of the title. She is highly knowledgeable, kind, empathetic, reassuring, and the very best cheerleader.She was quickly able to troubleshoot my feeding pain and help us make improvements. She helped me work through fears about my supply by validating my concerns and explaining what might really be going on. And as someone living far away from a big city, she made it possible for me to access lactation support easily through a video call from my own home.Antea gave me all the tools to move forward on a successful and confident feeding journey, and I feel so good knowing that I can book another session with her if more issues arise. She not only helped me fix the “problems”, but she made me feel empowered. I can’t recommend her enough!!Thank you so much Antea! ❤️

Antea was a pleasure to work with and instrumental in getting our son's sleep on track. We were very skeptical towards sleep consulting and she worked with us to find an approach we were comfortable with. She continued to support us even when we did not follow her instructions and gave up easily. Working with her was a journey not only for our baby but for us as parents. She also provided lots of useful information regarding starting daycare, travelling etc.I will definitely be using her services again in the future and I cannot recommend her enough!

I wish I had found Antea sooner! My 6 month old would only do contact naps and co-sleep at night, snack all day and all night and would wake up every other hour at night. Antea coached us to establish a healthy routine during the day that led to deeper rest for my baby boy who was stuck in a cycle of being overtired.Through her More Than Sleep program, Antea guided us in a way that kept baby's needs at the forefront, without putting unrealistic expectations on him or me. She really listens and customized his sleep plan according to our goals. I had so many questions everyday and she was always so prompt and encouraging.My baby had a lot of body tension since birth and was overall quite tight. I saw massive improvement in his tightness and overall mood when he started sleeping better. Antea truly is a godsend because she helped me and baby get comfortable with naps on the go. Before this, I would get extremely anxious about the very thought of taking baby out and about. Now I look forward to it because Antea has coached us well.I'm so grateful to her, especially as a first time mom away from her village of support. Thank you Antea ❤️

I had a wonderful experience with Antea. When I reached out, my 3.5 month old was contact napping for all naps and co-sleeping at night. She now falls asleep on her own and sleeps through the night! Antea’s gentle approach allowed me to stay by my baby girl’s side through any tears and her constant support and guidance gave me the confidence and knowledge I needed to really figure things out. She changed our lives and we’re so grateful for her!

Over a month after receiving Antea's sleep services for our little one, she is sleeping through the night and napping consistently which is amazing! I 100% recommend Antea not only for the results we observed but for her personable and kind approach as well as being so available and attentive. Was truly impressed all along this journey and still am! Thank you Antea :)

Antea was amazing to work with. We would recommend her to anyone. She helped our baby to eat better, sleep better and overall be a happier baby.She truly goes above and beyond and answers any questions you have throughout the process. Can't say enough good things.

Do not hesitate to work with Antea. We are very grateful to have worked with her. She is incredible and fully understands parents and babies. We couldn't have hit a lot of the milestones we wanted to without her. She is very responsive, knowledgeable and genuinely cares.10/10 recommend