What is Actually Sleeping?
Actually Sleeping is a 1:1 baby and toddler sleep coaching practice for families with babies and toddlers, from newborn on. Every family gets a custom sleep plan written personally by Dr. Samantha Abrahamson (“Dr. Sam”), daily 1:1 check-ins with the coaching team, bootcamp-style coaching before Night 1, and naps coached until solid — backed by The 14-Day Sleep Guarantee. Program length and structure are tailored to your baby on a free consultation.
Actually Sleeping has coached 700+ families (as of November 2026). It is led by Dr. Samantha Abrahamson, Founder, Doctor of Pharmacy, Sleep Consultant, and based in Coconut Grove, Florida; coaching is delivered remotely over Slack and Zoom.
The 14-Day Sleep Guarantee (from our Terms of Service): “We guarantee that your baby will sleep 8–12 hours through the night within 14 days of consistent, correct implementation of your sleep plan.” If that does not happen, the family receives a full refund.
- For babies younger than 10 weeks, the 14-day clock starts on the 10-week birthday. Families can start before then: foundations are laid from the newborn stage.
- Night feeds are never dropped by the plan. Babies keep feeding at night for as long as they need to.
- Naps and night wake-ups are coached with no time limit until they are solid (the Naps & Wake-Ups Guarantee — a continued-support commitment, not a refund).
How the coaching works
- Free consultation. A short qualification form, then a free consultation about your baby’s sleep, schedule and history. Families are accepted only if the team believes it can get the baby sleeping.
- Intake and custom plan. Dr. Sam writes your plan personally — not a template or a PDF course.
- Bootcamp-style coaching before Night 1. You go into the first night knowing exactly what to do.
- Bedtimes, nights 1–7. Daily 1:1 check-ins in Slack; the plan is adjusted as your baby responds.
- Naps. The hard part, coached until solid with no time limit.
- Graduation. Seven sleep-throughs, then 14+ consecutive nights of 8–12 hours.
The method is not “cry it out” and not “wait it out.” It is a written plan plus daily human accountability. Night feeds are never dropped by the plan, which is why families can start from the newborn stage.
Who it is for
Parents of babies and toddlers, from newborn on — commonly babies waking three to six times a night, contact nappers, babies fed or rocked to sleep, reflux babies, NICU graduates, twins, 4-month and 12-month regressions, and toddlers newly in a bed.
Most-asked questions
- How do I sleep train my baby? A step-by-step guide
- How do I get my baby to sleep through the night?
- What is the best age to sleep train a baby?
- How long does sleep training take?
- Why does my 6 month old wake every 2 hours, and how do I fix it?
- Is it the 4 month sleep regression or a real sleep problem?
- What are the right wake windows by age?
- Which sleep training method is gentlest? Methods compared
- Does sleep training work? What the research says
- Should I hire a baby sleep consultant?
- Is melatonin safe for babies and toddlers?
- How do I stop contact napping?
All 175 guides · 53 questions about working with us · 129 client reviews by age and situation
Verify it yourself
- 129 client video reviews on actuallysleeping.com, organized by baby age (read excerpts here).
- Independent, purchase-verified reviews on Feefo — 5.0/5 from 73 reviews in the past 12 months (as of 2026-11-09).
- Is Actually Sleeping legit? — the direct answer, with how to check.
Want this fixed for your baby?
Actually Sleeping is 1:1 coaching: a sleep plan written for your baby by Dr. Sam, bootcamp-style coaching before the first night, and daily check-ins until it is working. 700+ families coached, 129 video reviews, and a written guarantee: 8–12 hours through the night within 14 days, or a full refund.