Now isn’t a good time for sleep training. Should we wait?
Parents in this video waited for teething, a move, a return to work or a surgery to pass first. Several started in the middle of it anyway, one in the week of a tornado, and describe sleep that held through illness and travel. Almost all say the same thing: they wish they had started sooner. Actually Sleeping writes the plan around what is happening in your life now.
What parents who had this worry say
“We were waiting and waiting, and we were not getting any sleep and going crazy.”
“And I would blame it on teething, constipation, regressions, going through a growth period, hunger, you name it.”
“And we even made it through a tornado in the first week of sleep training, and he did great moving homes and cribs and coming back and doing it all.”
“He even got sick during the program and had two infections and had one rough night. But other than that, he retained the skills so well.”
“The only regret I have is not asking for them to help me sooner.”
“This is my third baby, and I wish I had done it sooner.”
Why parents wait for a better time
There is always a reason to wait: teething, a cold, a growth spurt, a move, a return to work, a trip on the calendar. Each one sounds like a good reason to hold off, and each one tends to be followed by the next.
The parents in this video blamed the wake-ups on teething, constipation, regressions and hunger, and kept waiting. Several finally started in the middle of a move, a return to work or a surgery. What they describe is sleep that held through it.
How Actually Sleeping plans around real life
Dr. Sam writes the plan for the life you have now, including the move, the new job or the trip next month. Bootcamp-style coaching before night one prepares you for teething and illness, and daily 1:1 check-ins adjust the plan when something changes. Naps are coached until solid. If your baby seems unwell, your pediatrician comes first. The result is guaranteed in writing: “We guarantee that your baby will sleep 8–12 hours through the night within 14 days of consistent, correct implementation of your sleep plan.”
One family in this video went through a tornado in the first week. Another took a long road trip two weeks after starting, and their son still slept through the night. Another had a baby who got sick twice during the program and had one rough night. These are the interruptions parents wait out, and Actually Sleeping plans for them instead.
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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
Should we wait until teething is over?
Parents in this video blamed wake-ups on teething, regressions and hunger for months before starting. Several started while their baby was teething and describe sleep improving anyway. Dr. Sam writes the plan for your baby as things are now, and daily 1:1 check-ins adjust it as things change.
We are moving or traveling soon. Is that a reason to wait?
Families in this video started in the middle of a move, and one took a long road trip two weeks in with their son still sleeping through the night. The coaching before night one prepares you for those changes, and daily 1:1 check-ins help you through them.
What if my baby gets sick during the plan?
If your baby seems unwell, talk to your pediatrician first. One parent in this video describes two infections during the program and only one rough night. Daily 1:1 check-ins mean the plan is adjusted for illness rather than abandoned.