Woman praised as 'super-mum' for sleep trick that sees…

Woman praised as 'super-mum' for sleep trick that sees tots get 12 hours a night

A UK "super-mum" has been hailed for teaching parents how to get their kids to sleep soundly, as she managed to get both of her young children to sleep 12 hours each night from infancy.

Sophie Middleton, known as The Night Night Nanny, said her daughters were sleeping undisturbed from 7pm until 7am from 10 weeks and 14 weeks respectively.

Aside from night feeds and a limited number of early mornings, her trick is yet to fail her, The Mirror reports.

Sophie's chief instruction is basically to teach your baby independence.

The UK super-mum worked as a nanny for years before having children herself.

Sophie tried out her lessons from being a nanny with her daughters Isabelle and Ruby. Both had the same results.

She said: "Everyone can have one baby and that one baby sleeps well, but when Isabelle was eight months, then I fell pregnant with Ruby. When Ruby was born everyone said you won't get two the same, the second one will be up all night, she won't sleep.

"And even though she had horrendous reflux, she slept 12 hours a night from 14 weeks and she's four in July and she still sleeps like that."

To achieve this night time routine, it's vital for kids to feel "comfortable and safe" before bed (Getty)

How did Sophie do it?

She stated that the most important things are routine and independence - teaching your baby to be comfortable lying down on their own in a cot without being held.

While not particularly big on "sleep training", she feels there are healthy ways to get your little ones into a good routine, like putting them down by themselves whenever they aren't fussing or needing to be fed or changed.

When a baby is held all the time, it will get used to that comfort and routine, which is why they may not be able to settle after being put down to sleep.

To achieve this nighttime routine, it's vital for kids to feel "comfortable and safe" before bed, Sophie said.

She added that screen times need to be regulated and that children shouldn't be in front of screens for two hours before bedtime. In her home, bedtime routine means they eat dinner and then go straight up to the bath before getting ready and reading a bed time story.

She said: "The routine that works for us, it's what we've always done, is as soon as the kids have their tea, they go straight upstairs and then they have a bath and then it's normally 45 minutes between them going in the bath and them going to bed.