For when your baby’s sleep feels broken, the crying seems endless, and nothing seems to be working —
Neuroprotective Developmental Care Infant & Parent Consult
A one-to-one, evidence-informed consultation with a qualified practitioner to help you understand what’s going on for your baby, reduce the noise of conflicting advice, and explore practical, flexible ways forward — without sleep training or rigid routines.
Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC) is an evidence-informed approach that supports parents to care for their baby in ways that work with infant development and biology — rather than trying to control or override it.
It offers a different starting point from much mainstream parenting advice. Instead of rigid rules or one “right” way, NDC supports flexibility, experimentation, and decision-making that fits your baby, your values, and your family’s capacity.
NDC places a strong emphasis on responsive caregiving and aims to reduce unnecessary pressure around things like sleep and crying. Rather than treating these as problems to be fixed, they’re understood in the context of development, nervous system regulation, and a baby’s individual needs.
With a focus on neuroprotection and wellbeing, NDC supports both babies and parents — helping families feel more confident, less overwhelmed, and better equipped to navigate early parenthood without losing trust in themselves.
Parents come to NDC-consults for many different reasons…
Some are looking for support because their baby cries a lot, seems unsettled, or sleep feels like a pastime. Others are feeling overwhelmed by advice and unsure which voices to listen to — or worried that trying to follow everything is making things harder, not easier.
Many parents arrive feeling:
Pulled in different directions by conflicting guidance
Unsure what’s normal versus what needs support
Hesitant to commit to a rigid program or method, or the current routine is just not working for anyone
Worried about getting it wrong
Tired of advice that doesn’t quite fit their baby and values
Often, it’s not one single issue — but a sense that things feel harder than expected, and they want help understanding what’s going on and what might help next.
What Happens in a 90 Minute NDC Consult
This is a one-to-one, evidence-informed consult focused on helping you understand what’s going on for your baby — and what to try next in light of this.
During the session, we’ll:
Talk through what you’re seeing with sleep, crying, feeding, or unsettled behaviour
Make sense of these patterns in the context of infant development and biology
Reduce the noise of conflicting advice and narrow things down to what actually applies to your baby, family and values
Explore practical, flexible options to support regulation, rest and a reasonable routine— without sleep training or rigid routines
Help you decide what feels worth trying, what to ignore, and what to let go of
The aim isn’t to give you a strict plan or another method to follow. It’s to help you feel clearer, steadier, and more confident — with practical ideas you can experiment with and adapt over time.
***After booking, you’ll receive a short questionnaire to help us understand what’s most important to focus on — so the session can be used well without you needing to organise all your thoughts in advance***
$279
Limited Time Only, now:
$195
This is a standalone session, designed to be complete in its own right.
“Before talking everything through with Melissa I felt like I was drowning in conflicting tips and half-baked advice. After, I finally understood why my baby was crying and what to try first. The suggestions fit my baby AND my capacity. It felt like teamwork, not more rules.”
— Allie P
Frequently Asked Questions
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An NDC consult is a specialist session to help you understand and respond to common early parenting concerns — including sleep, crying and fussiness, feeding, and unsettled behaviour — in ways that align with both your baby’s development and your family’s values and goals. It’s evidence-informed and focused on reducing overwhelm and supporting confidence
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Not at all. You do not need any prior knowledge of Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC), the Possums programs, or specific frameworks before booking. The consult is designed to meet you where you are and explain things clearly in everyday language.
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No. These consults do not involve sleep training, controlled crying, or strict routines. Instead, we explore what may be influencing your baby’s sleep and regulation and offer practical, flexible options that work with your baby’s biology and your values.
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Yes, please do! Some parents find it helpful to have their partner/ another person present, especially when decisions, expectations, or next steps need to be aligned. Others prefer to attend on their own. Both are completely fine.
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Some families find clarity and direction after one consult; others choose additional follow-up support depending on their needs. There’s no obligation to continue — this is about what works best for you.
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After booking, you’ll receive a short questionnaire to help us understand what feels most important to focus on. It’s designed to save time and make the session more useful — especially if things feel hard to organise in advance.
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We take this work seriously, and our intention is always that the session feels worthwhile and respectful of your time and investment.
If you leave the session feeling that it genuinely wasn’t helpful for you, we invite you to let us know. We’ll talk it through and work out a fair next step.
If this feels like the right next step:
You don’t need to have everything figured out before booking.
This session is designed to meet you where you are and help you move forward with more clarity and confidence.