Rock-a-Bye Baby Sleep owner and founder, Liza Kaplan Montanino, is a triple-certified pediatric sleep consultant, special needs sleep consultant, and autism and anxiety sleep specialist who works with both neurotypical and special needs families to improve sleep health and habits for infants, toddlers, and school-aged children.

Liza is also a newborn care professional, lactation educator, and cofounder of the Westchester Mama & Child Wellness Expo.

As a mom of two, I still remember the most commonly asked question I heard when my kids were younger—

“Is s/he a good sleeper?”

I cannot tell you how much I hated that question!

Because the truth is, when my son was a newborn, we both really struggled—there was difficulty latching, reflux, and at 3 months, his sleep was still terrible and completely unpredictable. Sometimes he’d wake every 45 minutes overnight, or, if we were lucky, we’d get a 3-hour stretch. Naps were just as bad, and he would only sleep on me. He was cranky and exhausted, I was cranky and exhausted, and things were not going well. I developed PPD and anxiety, and I felt awful that I couldn’t help my baby get the sleep he desperately needed. Worse, I didn’t understand what I was doing wrong. So I read as much as I could, applied what I learned, worked with a sleep consultant, and finally, I got my son’s sleep on track. His transformation from a fussy, unsettled baby to a happier, well-rested one was incredible. I was much happier and well-rested too, and our whole family felt the positive effects. Win-win!

Before long, my friends, and friends of friends, started coming to me for advice on how to get their own children sleeping better, and I was thrilled to be able to help.

I’d love to do the same for you.

Liza is a triple-certified pediatric and special needs sleep consultant, as well as a certified autism and anxiety sleep specialist through the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management, Institute for Pediatric Sleep & Parenting, and Autism & Anxiety Sleep Certification Program, respectively. She is also a graduate of the Sleep Health Intelligence Program through Dr. Anya McLaren-Barnett, cofounder of the Westchester Mama & Child Wellness Expo, and sleep expert in The Indy Lab’s Parenting Center. She is a sleep instructor with Virtual Village Parenting, a newborn care professional, lactation educator, and an active member of CAPPA and HVBN. Liza leads workshops, webinars, and group seminars on the importance of sleep quality and how to improve sleep struggles, presenting to parents, clinicians, schools, and postpartum support networks nationwide, including Postpartum Support International, The Motherhood Center, WPA, Midwives of New Jersey, and others. She is passionate about working to disrupt the narrative that equates parenthood with sleep deprivation by educating parents on the important connection between sleep and maternal mental health, and proudly supports neurotypical and special needs families on their journey toward continuous, more restorative sleep so that both children and their parents are better positioned to thrive.

When not helping families get the sleep and support they need, Liza can be found chasing her kids, reading, listening to musical theater, binging Netflix, and dreaming about her next visit to Disney World.

A Maryland native and NYC transplant, Liza lives with her family in Westchester, New York.