Do I have to stop nursing for Actually Sleeping to work?
No. Actually Sleeping never asks you to stop breastfeeding and never forces night feeds out; feeding decisions belong to your pediatrician. Moms in this video had babies who would only nurse to sleep, some waking several times a night. They describe babies sleeping through within the first nights while nursing continued. One mom says she would not have been successful breastfeeding without sleep training.
What parents who had this worry say
“Nursing was the easiest no cry way of getting us both back to sleep as quickly as possible during the night.”
“She was only nursing to sleep. She was waking up three to four times every night.”
“Would only nurse to sleep every single time. By night five, she was sleeping through the whole night.”
“I’ll say night one was a little rough, but I think immediately after that, once he kind of got the swing of things, night two, he slept through the night.”
“Naomi just kind of just dropped them on her own as we got clearance from our pediatrician.”
“There is no way I would be successful breastfeeding if it wasn’t for sleep training.”
Why nursing moms worry
For many breastfeeding parents, nursing is how everyone gets back to sleep fastest. It is close and quiet and it works, until the baby needs it every hour or two. It is natural to fear that changing sleep means giving up nursing, or giving up something that matters to you and your baby.
The moms in this video had babies who would only nurse to sleep. They describe their babies sleeping through, and nursing continuing.
How Actually Sleeping works with breastfeeding
Nothing in a Actually Sleeping plan asks you to stop breastfeeding, and night feeds are never forced out. Whether and when feeds change is your pediatrician’s decision. Dr. Sam writes the plan around how your baby feeds now, and the bootcamp-style coaching before night one covers how nursing fits into your days and nights. Daily 1:1 check-ins follow, and naps are coached until solid.
One mom here says her daughter dropped night feeds on her own as they got clearance from their pediatrician. Another says she would not have kept breastfeeding without sleep training. Each of these families had a plan from Actually Sleeping written around their own feeding choices.
Hear more from client families
Watch all 129 client video reviews on the reviews page, including babies who were fed or rocked to sleep. For more on sleep and nursing together, read sleep training while breastfeeding. You can also check that the company is legit before you book.
Tell us how and when your baby nurses on the free consultation, and we will explain how a plan would work around it.
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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.
Frequently asked
Will I have to wean?
No. Actually Sleeping never asks you to stop breastfeeding, and the plan never forces night feeds out. Feeding decisions belong to your pediatrician. Moms in this video kept nursing while their babies learned to sleep through the night.
My baby only falls asleep nursing. Can that change without stopping breastfeeding?
Yes. It is one of the most common starting points in the reviews. Dr. Sam writes the plan around how your baby falls asleep now, and nursing stays part of your baby’s day. The coaching before night one prepares you for exactly what to expect.
Who decides when night feeds stop?
Your pediatrician. Actually Sleeping never forces night feeds out. One mom in this video describes her daughter dropping night feeds on her own as they got clearance from their pediatrician.