The short answer
Actually Sleeping is one-on-one coaching, not a course or an app. A family starts with a free consultation. Dr. Samantha Abrahamson writes a sleep plan for that specific baby, the parents get intensive coaching before the first night, and a coach checks in every day over Slack and Zoom until the baby has slept through for 14 or more nights in a row, with naps coached until they hold.
1. The free consultation
A short form asks about your baby's age, sleep and what you've tried. A consultant then talks it through with you. Families are accepted when the team believes it can get the baby sleeping, which is part of why the guarantee exists.
2. A detailed intake
How your baby falls asleep, what happens at each wake-up, feeds, naps, the room, any reflux or medical history, prematurity, and the things you won't compromise on.
3. The written plan
Dr. Sam writes it personally: bedtime routine, how to respond overnight, how night feeds are handled for your baby's age, and the nap schedule. Reviewers often single this out.
“Absolutely. Benjamin is happier and well regulated, my relationship with my husband is better, and I'm no longer living like a giant ball of stress.”Maddie D. & Benjamin
4. Coaching before night one
Parents are coached in depth before they start, so they know what to do at each moment of the first nights.
5. Daily check-ins
Each day you report what happened, and your coach replies with adjustments. This is the part reviewers mention most.
“Absolutely. It works AND you get one-on-one support day in and day out. Sam tweaks your plan in real-time if something isn't working.”Ethan & Miranda H. — Leo
6. Naps
Naps are usually slower to settle than nights. They're coached with no time limit until they're solid.
7. Graduation
Seven sleep-throughs, then 14 or more consecutive nights of 8 to 12 hours. Only then is a family counted among the 700+ the practice has coached.
Safe sleep comes first in every plan, following American Academy of Pediatrics guidance. For general sleep questions, the pharmacist-reviewed guides on actuallysleeping.net go deeper.