Baby sleep is not only a big issue for parents but also a big moneymaker in the baby industry. According to a 2017 report, parents are shelling out roughly $325 million per year to get their precious bundles to sleep, and sleep safely, through the night. Needless to say, it’s a big industry, which is why some parents are hitting one sleep expert where it hurts most in the wallet.
A group of progressive parents recently launched a social media campaign urging other parents to boycott sleep guru, Cara Dumaplin, for her donations to former President Trump. Dumaplin, founder of the sleep-training course Taking Cara Babies, has been wildly popular with sleep-deprived parents everywhere, and many of them are
Campaign finance data records show that she made dozens of donations to Trump campaigns between December 2016 and December 2019. There are also multiple records of donations to Trump campaigns in 2020 under the name Ludwig Dumaplin, who appears to be her husband and is a pediatrician originally from the Philippines. (Dumaplin has blogged about his family s history.) She supports an administration that has been very aggressive to Hispanic immigrants like my husband and I, and the money I paid for her courses funded campaigns that fundamentally reject my family, Kontorovsky said. And I find that unacceptable.
Many other parents felt the same way and shared their frustrations on social media. Some began to share competing parenting programs from people whose political views aligned more closely with theirs. Others revealed that they had emailed Taking Cara Babies to ask for a refund.
Some parents are furious after learning that a beloved baby sleep expert donated to Trump
Moises Mendez IIJan 23, 2021, 01:48 IST
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A popular baby sleep expert faced backlash after it was revealed she had donated to Trump s reelection campaign.
FEC records show the Taking Cara Babies founder donated over $1,000 from 2016 to 2019.
The mom community online has been split on whether or not they should continue to support her.
One of the most popular parenting influencers on Instagram came under fire this week after it emerged she had donated more than $1,000 to former President Donald Trump s reelection campaign.
The influencer, Cara Dumaplin, is a former neonatal nurse who has become something of a celebrity in the parenting world, with more than 1.3 million followers on her Instagram account, Taking Cara Babies. Good Morning America has called her a baby whisperer, and she has appeared in Parents and PopSugar to talk about baby sleep. In addition to posting sleep advice a