Overnight Baby Sleep Consultant | Raquel Tara
FIFO Baby Sleep Services
Premium in-home overnight baby sleep support for newborns to 12 months.
Raquel stays overnight in your home and does the sleep coaching while you sleep.
Supporting families across Australia with her signature FIFO Baby Sleep Support service
Raquel Tara is a highly experienced newborn care specialist & overnight baby sleep coach with 20+ years experience working with parents and their babies.
Raquel has helped elite athletes, celebrities, doctors, teaches and coaches both-in Australia and abroad, and she can help you too!
Average wait time for Raquel’s overnight FIFO in-home service is approximately 21 days. Priority booking and waitlist options are available.
Respectful Sleep Training with Overnight Support
4-Night Sleep & Nap Integration Program with Overnight Support, Daytime Nap Coaching + 14 Days Follow-Up-
4 nights of overnight support
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2 days of daytime nap coaching
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Delivered in your home
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14 days follow-up support (phone, text, video, audio)
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Suitable from 8+ weeks
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5-night package available on request
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Add 50% after 1 child for multiples
Who is Raquel Tara?
Raquel Tara is an Australian FIFO baby sleep consultant specialising in in-home overnight support. She works with families across Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle and the Northern Rivers, providing personalised overnight care within the family home. As a FIFO baby sleep consultant, Raquel travels to families across Australia to deliver a highly specialised, in-home overnight service — allowing families to access experienced, hands-on support regardless of location.
Why is Raquel Tara's Baby Sleep Service Different?
Raquel is the only provider offering this FIFO in-home overnight baby sleep service across Australia. This is a premium, in-home overnight service. Raquel stays overnight and works directly with your baby, supporting and coaching sleep in real time while you rest. Each program is tailored to your baby and your home, with a clear and consistent approach that’s implemented where it matters — in your environment. This is not a virtual program or general advice — it is personalised, hands-on overnight support.
Who is Raquel Tara's Overnight Baby Sleep Service Service For?
For families with babies aged 0–12 months who are seeking experienced, in-home overnight support. This Premium Overnight In-Home Baby Sleep Support Service is for families who want a clear, consistent approach carried out by an experienced professional — rather than trying to implement it themselves. This is a fully hands-on service — Raquel does all the sleep training for you — while you sleep. Not suited to families looking for virtual advice or a DIY approach.
About Raquel Tara
Raquel Tara trained as a Mothercraft Maternity Nanny and Night Nurse over 20 years ago and has since amassed hundreds of thousands of hours consulting with parents on baby sleep.
“I started to learn about babies and their parents in London back in the late nineties when I trained as a mothercraft night nanny. For more than 20 years I garnered first hand experience, and an intimate understanding of how exhausting overnight wakes can be for parents. Especially when it feels like a baby will only settle for you. Families are struggling with tricky bedtimes, babies fighting naps, and often feel conflicted because they want to move forward from contact napping or feeding to sleep. And all of these families are worried their baby isn’t getting the sleep they need…”
Raquel explains that a lot of these baby sleep issues can be resolved by helping your baby learn the skill of self settling, and resettling themselves to sleep through the night. The Raquel Tara approach to sleep gives you the tools to support your baby to relax enough to let sleep come.
Raquel is more than a baby sleep consultant; her 1:1 coaching programs are individually tailored to help you support your baby in a kind, gentle and supportive way, as well as giving you an understanding of both the practical and psychological aspects of baby sleep and development. It’s this additional coaching component not offered in alternative baby sleep programs that distinguishes Raquel’s work from the majority of baby sleep consultants out there who have limited long term experience working with families and their babies.
“To do this work, and do it well. To make an impact, and create a truly holistic outcome for families; experience matters. It matters an incredible amount. I’m quite often the last resort for these families. Because they have been given such flaky, bad and short lived solutions by inexperienced ‘professionals’. A baby sleep certification or nursing degree means nothing if you have limited experience with a multitude of families and babies over many years. I learned that the hard way when I started out as a night nanny”. Says Raquel.
Since becoming a Baby Sleep Consultant, Raquel Tara has helped elite athletes, celebrities, doctors, teachers, and coaches both-in Australia and abroad.
How Overnight Baby Sleep Support Works in Your Home
Frequently Asked Questions About In-Home Overnight Baby Sleep Support
How can I get help in my home while also getting sleep at the same time?
This is what overnight support allows.
Raquel stays overnight in your home and works directly with your baby, providing sleep coaching and, for newborns, overnight support and respite while you rest.
You are not going in or managing the night. The work is carried out for you, so you can step back and sleep while your baby is supported.
What is in-home overnight baby sleep support?
In-home overnight baby sleep support is a service where Raquel stays overnight in your home and works directly with your baby to guide sleep.
The work is done in real time, overnight, in your baby’s actual sleep environment — not as a plan for you to follow later.
This allows changes to be implemented consistently and carried through once the stay is complete.
Why is this different from other in-home visits?
Most in-home visits involve advice, with parents left to carry it out themselves.
Raquel works overnight and implements the approach directly with your baby, so you are not left trying to manage it on your own.
This allows the work to be carried out clearly in your home, which is why it holds once the stay is complete.
Can you pay someone to sleep train your baby?
Yes — and this is exactly what overnight support allows.
Raquel stays overnight in your home and works directly with your baby, guiding sleep in real time and carrying out the process for you while you sleep.
You are not needing to go in or manage the night. The work is done for you, with your baby supported throughout.
Do you work with babies of all ages?
No. This service is designed specifically for babies aged 0–12 months.
Raquel specialises in this stage, where sleep can be shaped clearly and effectively within the home environment.
For older children, this service is not the right fit.
Do you travel to different cities for overnight baby sleep support?
Yes. Raquel is a FIFO baby sleep consultant and travels to families across Australia to provide in-home overnight support.
She regularly works with families in Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide and Byron Bay, as well as regional and surrounding areas. Overseas bookings may be considered on application.
All support is provided in your home, with overnight stays tailored to your baby and your environment.
Do I need to stay involved overnight, or can I actually sleep?
You’ll step back overnight, allowing the process to be carried out effectively while you sleep.
Raquel manages the work directly with your baby, which means you are not going in or responding throughout the night. This allows the approach to be carried out consistently.
If your baby cries, this is supported as part of the process. You are not left to manage it, and you are not required to step in.
If stepping back feels difficult, some families choose to stay elsewhere for the first night or two so the work can be carried out properly.
What if my baby cries more before it gets better?
Some protest is expected, particularly for older babies who are used to a certain way of settling.
This is part of the adjustment, not a sign that something is wrong.
Your baby is supported through this. They are not left to cry without response.
With consistency, this phase passes. The intensity and duration of crying reduce as your baby accepts the new approach.
Do you work with babies of all ages?
No. This service is designed specifically for babies aged 0–12 months.
Raquel specialises in this stage, where sleep can be shaped clearly and effectively within the home environment.
For older children, this service is not the right fit.
Why is there a wait for a booking? Can I get an earlier spot?
Bookings are scheduled in advance, as Raquel works with a limited number of families at a time.
Each stay involves travel, four nights of in-home overnight support, and follow-up, so availability is planned ahead. Typical wait time is around 21 days.
Occasionally, an earlier date may become available due to illness. If you are hoping to start sooner, you can enquire about emergency availability.
Confirmed bookings are also placed on a waitlist and may be offered an earlier date if one becomes available.
Why is an overnight in-home baby sleep service more expensive than other baby sleep services?
Most sleep support options involve advice, written plans, or short in-home visits, with parents left to carry out the process themselves.
This service is designed to be carried out for you, in your home, over multiple consecutive nights.
Each stay involves travel, extended overnight support, and follow-up, with Raquel working directly with your baby and taking the lead throughout the process.
With almost 30 years of experience in infant sleep, Raquel built her work within private, high-level environments where this level of in-home support is standard. This experience underpins how the service is delivered — hands-on, structured, and carried out properly in your home, with families supported across Australia.
This is not a short consult or a plan to implement on your own, but a complete in-home service where the work is carried out with you, so you are not left managing it yourself.
What happens if my baby’s sleep regresses during illness, travel, or developmental changes after Raquel leaves?
Sleep is not linear — just like growth and development.
Illness, travel, and developmental milestones can temporarily impact sleep, even after strong foundations have been put in place.
Clients receive exclusive, extensive post-support coaching materials, along with access to follow-up consultations at an hourly fee (available to previous clients only) to guide adjustments as needed.
Many families find that challenges arise not from the approach itself, but from not fully understanding how sleep shifts across different stages of infancy, or from difficulty remaining consistent when circumstances shift. Ongoing support ensures you can stay on track and respond appropriately as your baby develops.
