Overnight Sleep Support Packages
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
Moreton Bay
QLD
Australia
Newborn Overnight Respite Support (Newborn – 3 Months)
Restorative overnight support for newborn families, where Raquel cares for your baby while you sleep, supporting feeding and settling throughout the night.
This is short-term support designed for the early weeks.
It does not include a structured sleep coaching program, preparation, or follow-up support.
As your baby grows and sleep patterns begin to develop, families seeking lasting improvements are encouraged to explore Raquel’s comprehensive 4–5 night overnight support program below.
In Home Overnight Respite with a Night Nanny*
Get a Full Night of Sleep by Hiring a Night Nanny-
2 nights of Night Nanny Support from 9pm - 7am
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Raquel comes to your home to supervise your baby, taking over settling the baby, feeding – whether delivering to baby’s mother for breastfeeding or preparing bottles then resettling baby to sleep. This allows your family to have a restorative sleep, knowing your baby is well cared for.
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Rate includes up to 60 minutes travel from Ballina Byron Shire NSW Additional travel fees from $100 per hour thereafter. Primary Service Areas: Byron Bay, Northern Rivers, Gold Coast, Sydney and Canberra
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Add 50% after One Child for Multiples
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Additional Nights $888 per night booked in advance
3-Night Newborn Overnight Support with Guidance
3 Nights In-Home Overnight Respite + Guidance Consultation-
Night nanny (otherwise known as night nurse) service is a way you can get some support and most importantly sleep during the night.
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Option to upgrade to 4, or 5 nights for $888 per additional night (subject to availability at time of booking).
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Raquel comes to your home overnight to supervise your baby, taking over settling and feeding — either bringing baby to mother for breastfeeding or preparing bottles — and resettling baby back to sleep. This allows parents to enjoy several nights of restorative sleep while their baby is safely cared for.
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Each morning, after observing your baby overnight, Raquel meets with you to discuss what she has observed and how routines and approach may be gently adjusted to support improved sleep and feeding rhythms moving forward.
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Rate includes up to 60 minutes return travel from Ballina Byron Shire NSW Additional travel fees from $100 per hour thereafter. Primary Service Areas: Byron Bay, Northern Rivers, Gold Coast, Sydney and Canberra
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Most suited to newborns in the early weeks (generally up to 12 weeks)
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Add 50% after One Child for Multiples
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Support hours: 9pm – 7am with a morning consultation 7:00 – 7:30am
4–5 Night Baby Sleep Coaching + 14 Days Follow Up Support
Most families find that meaningful, lasting improvements in sleep require several days of consistency. For this reason, Raquel works with families over 4–5 nights of in-home overnight support, allowing changes to be established, repeated, and integrated before parents take over.
This is a comprehensive sleep coaching program, including preparation, in-home support, and follow-up guidance.
Respectful Sleep Training with Overnight Support
4-Night Sleep and Nap Integration Program + 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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Upgrade to 5 nights, including another day of nap coaching for deeper integration (additional $1,277)
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Add 50% after 1 child for multiples
How to Decide Between 4 or 5 Nights
The 4-night program is a complete sleep integration program, where settling is assessed and adjusted in real time based on your baby’s responses, age, temperament, and current sleep associations.
The 5-night program allows for additional in-home support, more repetition, and further consolidation before parents take over.
Families who choose 5 nights are typically wanting more time for changes to fully embed before Raquel leaves.
Northern Rivers
NSW
Australia
Newborn to Sleeping Through Coaching & Respite Program
Raquel’s Newborn to Sleeping Through Program is for families who want that night-nanny level of support in the early weeks, without relying on it long term. She comes in at the start to stabilise sleep and recovery, then guides families week by week so their baby naturally works toward sleeping through by around 12–16 weeks.
NSW
Australia
How does sleep training work for newborns and younger babies?
Sleep training in the early months is not about applying a set method.
At this stage, the focus is on how your baby’s sleep is developing across the full day and night. Raquel works with your baby overnight, while also guiding you in how everything connects — from feeding and settling, to daytime rhythm, pacing, and interaction.
It’s this ongoing support — staying on top of each stage of your baby’s development, with continuous check-ins alongside her in-home visits — that allows sleep to be shaped clearly from the beginning, rather than needing to be corrected later.
As babies get older, the work naturally shifts toward helping them take a more active role in settling and resettling, with consistent overnight support carried out in your home.
Newborn to Sleeping Through Coaching & Respite Program
12 Weeks Newborn Sleep Program with 10 Nights of Night Nanny Respite-
Work In Person in Your Home with Australia’s Most Experienced Baby Sleep Consultant Raquel Tara
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Preliminary Consultation, Resources and Weekly Preparation Guidance
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90 days of email support and 8 weekly video consultations, plus unlimited phone, text, video and audio support in the final 2 weeks
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10 nights of overnight newborn support and parental respite, with 5 nights at the beginning of the program and 5 nights at the end to complete the baby sleep coaching
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Add 50% after One Child for Multiples
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Suitable for families with babies 8 weeks or younger, by application and subject to suitability. Successful applications are typically made prior to the birth of baby to ensure availability and allow time for preparation. This is not an emergency service and is generally only available where at least 30 days’ advance booking is provided. Contact Raquel via the form below if you would like to discuss the most suitable newborn sleep support option for your family.
How the Newborn Program Works
This program is designed around the natural developmental stages of newborn sleep.
Stage One: Foundations & Recovery
The program begins with five nights of overnight support, where Raquel observes your baby’s rhythms, supports overnight settling, and supports the early development of healthy sleep patterns. Parents are able to recover from exhaustion while learning how their baby sleeps best.
During this time Raquel helps establish:
• a healthy day/night rhythm
• appropriate awake windows
• early settling patterns
• a calm and predictable bedtime routine
Guidance is also provided through Raquel’s RIE-informed lens of respectful caregiving, helping parents better understand their baby’s cues and temperament.
Coaching also includes support around:
• feeding rhythms
• daytime pacing
• caring moments such as dressing, bathing and settling
Play is also considered an integral part of healthy development and sleep. Parents are guided in creating calm, developmentally appropriate play opportunities that support regulation, engagement and a healthy build-up of tiredness across the day.
Stage Two: Sleep Consolidation
At the end of the program Raquel returns for five further nights of overnight support to consolidate the progress made during the coaching period.
By this stage, many babies are developmentally ready for longer overnight sleep stretches. The focus shifts to:
• strengthening bedtime patterns
• reducing unnecessary night waking
• helping babies settle and resettle with confidence
• guiding your baby toward sleeping through the night where developmentally appropriate.
Why this works — and what to expect
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.
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.
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, several nights of in-home overnight support, and follow-up, so availability is planned ahead. Typical wait time is around 21 days. Priority bookings can sometimes be made available.
Waitlisting for earlier dates is available upon confirmation of your booking.
What happens if sleep training stops working after the stay?
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.
Raquel Tara
Mothercraft Night Nanny & Baby Sleep Consultant
Sydney's Original Celebrity Sleep Nanny visits families throughout Australia and coaches babies to sleep through the night — so their parents can get the rest they deserve! Raquel has helped elite athletes, celebrities, doctors, teachers, and coaches both-in Australia and abroad for 20+ years, and she can help you too!
