Taking Cara Babies

Overview

Taking Cara Babies is a set of paid online classes from Cara Dumaplin, a registered nurse who has become one of the most followed baby-sleep voices on social media. Rather than one method, it's a series of classes matched to your baby's age. The newborn class covers swaddling, white noise, full feedings and day/night rhythms, and can be taken before birth. A class for months 3 and 4 builds routines and early independent-sleep practice.

From 5 months, the ABCs of Sleep plan adds a set schedule, putting baby down awake, and a check-in plan for crying. Families can keep a night feed and wean gradually. The approach rests on standard behavioral methods, though the program itself hasn't been independently studied.

How it works

1. Newborn: swaddle, white noise, full feeds, day/night distinction, age-based wake windows.
2. Months 3–4: build routine and practice independent sleep.
3. 5 mo+: set schedule and bedtime routine, put down awake, follow a check-in plan, and wean night feeds gradually rather than cold turkey.

Evidence

Moderate. Built on standard behavioral methods, but the program isn't independently trialed.

Details

Popularity

#9 of 39 · High (estimated)

Since

2013 (13 years)

When to start

Newborn class for 0–12 weeks (can be taken before birth); 'Navigating Months 3 & 4'; formal sleep training (ABCs of Sleep) from 5 months

Day structure

Cue-based routine

Format

Online courses (paid) + optional phone consults

Good fit for

Parents who want to start early with step-by-step video guidance and community support.

Similar methods

• Ferber MethodTimed check-ins · Strong evidence
• Moms on CallTimed check-ins · Weak evidence
• Contented Little BabyTimed check-ins · Weak evidence