Will sleep training still work with daycare, babysitters or grandparents?
Yes. Parents in this video describe sleep that holds with daycare, babysitters, grandparents and travel. One dad says anyone can put their son down now, and he just goes to sleep. Dr. Sam writes the plan around your baby’s daycare and care schedule, and it is written so whoever puts your baby down can follow it, with daily 1:1 check-ins from Actually Sleeping.
What parents who had this worry say
“And I needed to be able to depend on other people, babysitters, my husband.”
“And now what that means is my wife and I, we can go on a date in the evening, and we can get a babysitter. We can get her mom. We can get my brother.”
“Somebody else can put him down, and that’s happened, and he just goes to sleep.”
“I still messaged her with some questions and, you know, if he’s sick or, you know, something got messed up at day care.”
“All of Ola’s grandparents are like, we can’t believe this is the same baby from two weeks ago.”
“We are prepared for anything such as sleep regression and sickness and travel.”
Why parents think daycare will undo it
If your baby naps at daycare, spends days with a grandparent or goes down for a babysitter, you do not control every sleep. It is reasonable to worry that a plan followed at home will fall apart the moment someone else is in charge.
The parents in this video had the same worry. They describe babies who go down for a babysitter, a grandparent or the other parent just as they do at home.
How Actually Sleeping plans for other caregivers
Dr. Sam writes the plan around your real week: daycare hours, naps there, which days a grandparent or nanny has your baby, and when you travel. It is written so that whoever puts your baby down can follow it. The bootcamp-style coaching before night one prepares you to hand it over, and daily 1:1 check-ins adjust it when daycare naps go differently. Naps are coached until solid.
One family was gifted their sleep training by a grandmother. Another describes grandparents who could not believe it was the same baby two weeks later. For these families, other caregivers became part of the Actually Sleeping plan rather than a threat to it.
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Watch all 129 client video reviews on the reviews page. For daycare naps specifically, read daycare naps and sleep training. You can also check that the company is legit before you book.
On the free consultation, tell us who cares for your baby and when. The plan is written around that.
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Frequently asked
What if daycare runs naps differently from home?
Dr. Sam writes the plan around your baby’s actual daycare schedule, and daily 1:1 check-ins adjust it when daycare naps go differently. Parents in this video describe sleep holding with daycare, babysitters and grandparents.
Can a babysitter or grandparent put my baby down?
Yes. The plan is written so whoever puts your baby down can follow it. One dad in this video says they can now get a babysitter, a grandparent or his brother to watch their son, and he just goes to sleep.
What about travel?
Families in the reviews describe sleep holding through trips, including long road trips. The coaching before night one prepares you for travel, and daily 1:1 check-ins help you plan around it.