# Actually Sleeping Review: Dorothy & Maryann (7 to 9 months)

> Dorothy & Maryann review Actually Sleeping: Single mom — doing everything alone. Result: Days. Watch their video review.

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# Dorothy & Maryann: Actually Sleeping review

Single mom — doing everything alone. Compiled by the Actually Sleeping team. Program details reviewed by [Samantha Abrahamson, PharmD](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/dr-samantha-abrahamson/): PharmD, [Duquesne University School of Pharmacy](https://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/pharmacy/), 2017 · Pennsylvania pharmacist license [RP1012588](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1730650979) ([state lookup](https://www.pals.pa.gov/#/page/search)) · NPI [1730650979](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1730650979). Updated November 15, 2026.

## Their review in one line

Dorothy & Maryann started Actually Sleeping coaching with a baby in the 7 to 9 months range. The result they describe: Days. Video recorded January 12, 2026.**Baby's age at the start**7 to 9 months**Result they describe**Days**Starting situation**Working, travelling and solo parents

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## Where they started

Single mom — doing everything alone.

## What changed, in their words

> “Within a couple days, sleeping six to seven hour stretches. Life is finally fun.”Dorothy & Maryann, Actually Sleeping client

## Full transcript of their video

Taken from the video's captions, recorded January 12, 2026. Lightly formatted into paragraphs; the words are as captioned.

Hi, my name is Dorothy and this is Maryann. She just turned four months old and we started sleep training with Sam and Josh around three and a half months. She was hitting her regression early. I didn't know what to do.

She was not sleeping great and never had really since she had been born and I knew that something needed to change. I could tell she wanted to sleep and I didn't know how to help her. I was in the habit of nursing to sleep every single time. I was exhausted.

She was like, this is not what I need, mom. And as soon as we started working with Sam and Josh, Sam was able to give me some real time, real life suggestions that made a huge impact. Within a couple days, she was sleeping six to seven hour stretches and waking up for her one night feed and then sleeping through till wake up. She's been happier.

She's smiling. She's making faces. She's sleeping better. She's napping better.

She's having more fun, we get to play more now that I don't have to nurse to sleep all the time. Our world is completely different. I'm a single mom and doing everything on my own was getting really hard. But now that we're all kind of regulated and we're all in a new routine and we're all in a groove, life is finally fun as a mom.

And I'm so grateful for Sam and Josh. She's grateful for Sam and Josh, and we're gonna go play.

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- [Hilary W. & Dorothy](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/hilary-w-and-dorothy/): Night 4
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This review was recorded by the family and is reproduced word for word from their video on actuallysleeping.com. Individual results vary. [How reviews are collected](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/how-reviews-are-collected/).

## Questions about this review

What did Dorothy & Maryann say about Actually Sleeping?“Within a couple days, sleeping six to seven hour stretches. Life is finally fun.”

Where did Dorothy & Maryann start?Single mom — doing everything alone.

How fast did Actually Sleeping work for Dorothy & Maryann?The result they describe: Days.

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