# Actually Sleeping Reviews: Babies who were fed or rocked to sleep > 35 Actually Sleeping video reviews from babies who were fed or rocked to sleep. Where they started, how fast it changed, word for word. Source: https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/situation/fed-or-rocked-to-sleep/ Publisher: Actually Sleeping LLC (publisher disclosure: https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/how-reviews-are-collected/) # Actually Sleeping reviews: babies who were fed or rocked to sleep What babies who were fed or rocked to sleep say about working with Actually Sleeping. 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. ## Summary 35 Actually Sleeping client families describe this starting point in their review. Their own words, and how long it took, are below. ## 35 video reviews [Video: Play video: Sage A. & Luca](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/mzprr0kosb)Night 1Watch ### [Sage A. & Luca](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/sage-a-and-luca/) Luca · 13 months — never slept through the night, co-slept, rocked and bottle-fed at night; second baby due in October > “We noticed results in the first night — he fell asleep on his own. Now we put him in the crib awake and he falls asleep within one minute, through the night until 7:30 AM. It's a night and day difference — we're all more rested with way more energy for our son during the day.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/sage-a-and-luca/) [Video: Play video: Lindsey M. & Marco](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/nor8vtml5o)5 DaysWatch ### [Lindsey M. & Marco](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/lindsey-m-and-marco/) Marco · 10 months — co-sleeping + nursing for 6 months, averaging 4 hours of sleep a night > “I was a walking zombie. I'd tried everything — Googled, other programs, even ChatGPT — nothing worked. By night 5, Marco was sleeping 12 hours straight, 8 PM to 8 AM.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/lindsey-m-and-marco/) [Video: Play video: Amber C. & Theo](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/qd1epvcg2w)Night 1Watch ### [Amber C. & Theo](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/amber-c-and-theo/) Theo · 13 weeks — co-sleeping since birth, nursed/rocked to sleep, second-time mom > “He has been in the program for three days and he has slept through the night three times. I don't know what to do with the extra time I have. The only regret I have is not asking for them to help me sooner.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/amber-c-and-theo/) [Video: Play video: Lauren F. & Cullen](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/khfabbfv8p)Night 2Watch ### [Lauren F. & Cullen](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/lauren-f-and-cullen/) Cullen · 8 months — exclusively breastfed, nursed and contact-slept, and had never slept longer than about four hours > “Night one was a little rough, but on night two he slept through the night. It was miraculous — he had never even gotten close to that. It changed my life significantly.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/lauren-f-and-cullen/) [Video: Play video: Ashley K. & Autumn](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/77wwmg0odu)3–4 DaysWatch ### [Ashley K. & Autumn](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/ashley-k-and-autumn/) Autumn · 13 months — rocked to sleep, waking 3-4 times a night for 30-45 minutes and needing a bottle; dad was recovering from shoulder surgery > “Within three to four days of starting, Autumn was sleeping through the night. I never thought it would happen. Now 95% of nights she sleeps 11 to 12 hours — she arches her back into her crib, rolls over, and falls asleep within three minutes.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/ashley-k-and-autumn/) [Video: Play video: Taylor K. & Lily](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/zztaas1ol5)Couple NightsWatch ### [Taylor K. & Lily](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/taylor-k-and-lily/) Lily · 6 months — started at 3 months; mom was going back to work while Lily was still feeding overnight and barely napping > “Within a couple of days of joining, sure enough she was sleeping through the night. It's truly been night and day — getting back all the time we used to spend rocking her to sleep has been life-changing.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/taylor-k-and-lily/) [Video: Play video: Andrea & Santiago D. — Georgia](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/09s2gb56jd)3 NightsWatch ### [Andrea & Santiago D. — Georgia](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/andrea-and-santiago-d-georgia/) Georgia · 6 months — bed-sharing and nursing every hour all night with contact naps only; mom didn't even have time to shower > “She slept through the night on the third night. Having Sam as our quarterback was amazing — every direction she gave us worked perfectly.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/andrea-and-santiago-d-georgia/) [Video: Play video: Michelle N. & Abigail](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/4qjbpitech)Night 1Watch ### [Michelle N. & Abigail](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/michelle-n-and-abigail/) Abigail · 4.5 months — nursed to sleep every time, struggling with both nights and naps > “Three weeks ago she didn't know how to go to sleep on her own. Tonight she went down in about a minute with no crying — and I'm enjoying some coconut sorbet with my newfound freedom in the evening.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/michelle-n-and-abigail/) [Video: Play video: Kay P. & Kamora](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/1z9gp81ocx)Night 1Watch ### [Kay P. & Kamora](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/kay-p-and-kamora/) Kamora · 14 months — breastfed to sleep and all through the night while dad paced the floor; a self-described "fights to the end" baby > “She went to sleep on her own and slept through the night on night one — and every night after that for 10 nights in a row, which was mind-blowing.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/kay-p-and-kamora/) [Video: Play video: Cassie G. & Asher](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/trvyl0iih1)Night 4Watch ### [Cassie G. & Asher](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/cassie-g-and-asher/) Asher · 11 months — nursed back to sleep almost every hour; 16 months without a full night's sleep and a marriage on the brink > “After night one he learned to put himself to sleep, and by night four he was sleeping 8-10 hours in his crib. I feel like myself again. My marriage is thriving, and my baby boy is happy and thriving too.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/cassie-g-and-asher/) [Video: Play video: Samantha R. & Salem](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/1b1cx8wete)3 DaysWatch ### [Samantha R. & Salem](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/samantha-r-and-salem/) Salem · 10 months — fighting naps, rocked to sleep, waking 5-6x a night; tried books, ChatGPT, creams, sleep sacks > “By day three she was sleeping through the night. Now she has a set bedtime, wakes at the same time, and we get 10.5-11 hours every night. My nighttime anxiety is gone.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/samantha-r-and-salem/) [Video: Play video: Jenny R. & Timmy](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/crr7g50kph)1 WeekWatch ### [Jenny R. & Timmy](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/jenny-r-and-timmy/) Timmy · 8 months — waking 1-2x, needed a bottle to sleep, only napped on her lap > “It took about a week and once he started, he rarely stopped. He sleeps through the night and naps in his crib — even slept through the night while traveling.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/jenny-r-and-timmy/) [Video: Play video: Maddie D. & Benjamin](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/a8wk7jcusr)6 DaysWatch ### [Maddie D. & Benjamin](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/maddie-d-and-benjamin/) Benjamin · 5 months — co-sleeping, nursing every hour, and mom working remotely while caring for him full time > “It only took six days to go from co-sleeping and nursing every hour to 11+ hour stretches. The way Samantha laid it out was really simple, and I understood why we were doing it.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/maddie-d-and-benjamin/) [Video: Play video: Nikki T. & Bea](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/6f56xm0tfv)Night 2Watch ### [Nikki T. & Bea](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/nikki-t-and-bea/) Bea · 5 months — breastfed and co-sleeping, waking multiple times; mom was returning to work and needed longer, independent naps > “On night two, she was sleeping and only getting up once to eat. By day 12 or 13, she had slept through every night since night two and was napping independently in her crib without crying or fussing.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/nikki-t-and-bea/) [Video: Play video: Kjon C. & Kadence](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/ka13jn45ws)3 DaysWatch ### [Kjon C. & Kadence](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/kjon-c-and-kadence/) Kadence · 10 months — waking 2-3 times a night, needed a bottle to sleep > “First night she took 18 minutes. Next night, 5 minutes. By day 3, seconds. Now we lay her down and she just goes to sleep.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/kjon-c-and-kadence/) [Video: Play video: Guillito's Family](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/klk4n34gj7)6 NightsWatch ### [Guillito's Family](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/guillito-s-family/) Guillito · 11.5 months — waking 3-4x to nurse, tried books, YouTube, sleep apps, and ChatGPT for 3 months > “Night 1 was a 5-hour stretch. Next night was 7 hours straight. By the sixth night he was sleeping 11 hours consistently — and even worked perfectly when we traveled to Panama.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/guillito-s-family/) [Video: Play video: Bernice K., Zamier P. & Jamari](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/z0ff25jss5)Night 1Watch ### [Bernice K., Zamier P. & Jamari](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/bernice-k-zamier-p-and-jamari/) Jamari · 12 months — multiple night wakings, rocking and lying with him to sleep, plus breastfeeding through the night > “On night one, he fell asleep in only nine minutes — we were both shocked. Now he's down by 8 PM and sleeps 11-12 hours until about 7 AM, with no night wakings or breastfeeding.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/bernice-k-zamier-p-and-jamari/) [Video: Play video: Melissa H. & Leah](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/bihh9i85l0)Under a WeekWatch ### [Melissa H. & Leah](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/melissa-h-and-leah/) Leah · 5 months — co-sleeping, fighting naps, and rocked to sleep for every nap, bedtime, and night waking — sometimes 30-40 minutes at a time > “In less than a week she was sleeping through the night. She falls asleep on her own in her crib for every nap and bedtime — we even coasted through the 4-month regression. No more sleep stress!”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/melissa-h-and-leah/) [Video: Play video: Lexy H. & Ivy](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/4kwkgkhj6x)4 NightsWatch ### [Lexy H. & Ivy](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/lexy-h-and-ivy/) Ivy · 8 months — waking 3-4 times a night, nursed to sleep, ending up in her parents' bed at 4 AM, with short, inconsistent naps > “ChatGPT was too much information — overwhelming and often contradicting. I needed a custom plan. Four nights later, I feel like a new person. I don't dread bedtime anymore and I wake up feeling actually rested.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/lexy-h-and-ivy/) [Video: Play video: Kayla M. & Colter](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/etyzrmqf6z)2 NightsWatch ### [Kayla M. & Colter](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/kayla-m-and-colter/) Colter · 9 months — waking five times a night, another baby on the way, and mom worried the program might not work > “Within two days he was sleeping through the night all on his own. Now I lay him in his crib without a bottle or pacifier, and he falls asleep by himself in under five minutes.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/kayla-m-and-colter/) [Video: Play video: Samantha M. & Olive](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/iybu868rwz)Night 1Watch ### [Samantha M. & Olive](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/samantha-m-and-olive/) Olive · 9 months — rocked and fed to sleep, then transferred to the crib only to wake after 30-60 minutes, multiple times a night; the bedtime anxiety was straining the whole house > “Olive slept through the night within one day, and within three she was getting into the crib calmly and putting herself to bed. My mom, my husband, and all her grandparents can't believe this is the same baby from two weeks ago.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/samantha-m-and-olive/) [Video: Play video: Shana H. & Jace](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/xp17zuzxmh)Night 1Watch ### [Shana H. & Jace](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/shana-h-and-jace/) Jace · 7 months — co-sleeping and nursing most of the night, 4-5 AM wake-ups, contact naps, and surgery during the program > “He literally slept through the night on night one in his crib, and we've slept through the night since. He even had surgery a few days into the process and didn't regress at all.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/shana-h-and-jace/) [Video: Play video: Allison & Josh — Cade](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/xhd6x5ni6t)Night 1Watch ### [Allison & Josh — Cade](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/allison-and-josh-cade/) Cade · 13 months — exclusively breastfed, waking 5-6x a night for 15-20 min each for ~8 months > “At our two-week mark, Cade has been sleeping through the night since night one. Coming from waking 5-6 times a night, it's absolutely insane.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/allison-and-josh-cade/) [Video: Play video: Michaela & Leo](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/5jekqeq0p1)11 HoursWatch ### [Michaela & Leo](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/michaela-and-leo/) Leo · 3 months — started at 2.5 months, reflux, had to be held upright, ~5 feeds a night, paying for night nurses > “Last night he slept 11 hours with no middle-of-the-night feed. I used to dread the night — now I look forward to it. And I have the happiest baby ever.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/michaela-and-leo/) [Video: Play video: Madeline & Luca](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/q5y66j0vyd)2 NightsWatch ### [Madeline & Luca](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/madeline-and-luca/) Luca · 4 months — naps and bedtime took up to an hour of rocking, wearing on her and her marriage > “He's been sleeping through the night since day two — seven nights in a row, no night feeds. He puts himself to sleep in a minute or two and is literally excited for bed.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/madeline-and-luca/) [Video: Play video: Jessica & Adley](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/wqj3k9v3cq)5 NightsWatch ### [Jessica & Adley](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/jessica-and-adley/) Adley · 11 months — waking every 2-3 hours, nursed to sleep every time; mom of 4 who homeschools > “By night two she was putting herself back to sleep; by night five she slept the whole night. She even slept through cutting her first tooth.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/jessica-and-adley/) [Video: Play video: Ariella & Leora](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/97zt2vwr4d)3 NightsWatch ### [Ariella & Leora](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/ariella-and-leora/) Leora · 18 months — needed rocking to enter her crib, woke multiple times, and eventually ended up in her parents' bed > “By night three, she was sleeping through and has been ever since. She never wakes in the middle of the night, loves her crib, points to it, and now takes naps without a struggle.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/ariella-and-leora/) [Video: Play video: Brianna G. & Grayson](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/clqh7du0zf)4 NightsWatch ### [Brianna G. & Grayson](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/brianna-g-and-grayson/) Grayson · 8 months — waking every 45 minutes to 2 hours and relying on feeding, rocking, a pacifier, or patting to get back to sleep > “By night four, he was sleeping through the night and has been a very consistent sleeper ever since. He wakes up happy every morning, and having someone on my side supporting me made all the difference.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/brianna-g-and-grayson/) ### [Julie L. & Emma](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/julie-l-and-emma/) Emma · 10 months · I was tired of breastfeeding through the night and co-sleeping. > “So much better.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/julie-l-and-emma/) [Video: Play video: Laura Shih & Tommy](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/4ykxt7c11f)Night 2Watch ### [Laura Shih & Tommy](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/laura-shih-and-tommy/) Tommy · 3 months · We were struggling to get our son to sleep and to stay asleep. We were spending hours each day rocking and patting him with limited success. We were both exhausted and the baby was too! > “1000% better. We are all sleeping again. My husband and I are much more well rested and the baby is also much less fussy when he's awake. We are truly enjoying being parents again and not dreading bedtime.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/laura-shih-and-tommy/) [Video: Play video: Erika C. & Kameron](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/exglqesjz4)Night 1Watch ### [Erika C. & Kameron](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/erika-c-and-kameron/) Kameron · 6 months — waking 5–6 times a night, would only go back down with a bottle > “We followed the program to a T. That night, he slept all night long, and every single night since. The guarantee is actually guaranteed. Our lives are completely different.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/erika-c-and-kameron/) [Video: Play video: Courtney A. & Walker](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/1cjr9yp601)2 NightsWatch ### [Courtney A. & Walker](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/courtney-a-and-walker/) Walker · 8 months — waking 5–7 times a night for a pacifier, a bottle or extra attention; not their only child > “We didn't know that all the things we were doing were the reason he wasn't sleeping through the night. Two nights and he was sleeping through — and has been ever since, even through two infections.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/courtney-a-and-walker/) [Video: Play video: Mitra C. & Caelum](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/9hxbdrkwuy)24 HoursWatch ### [Mitra C. & Caelum](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/mitra-c-and-caelum/) Caelum · 12 months — waking every 30–60 minutes all night for months; co-sleeping, shushing, rocking and nursing to sleep had all failed > “Within 24 hours my son went from waking every 30 minutes to several-hour stretches. I was adamant I would never sleep train — my son humbled me. Now we have a predictable schedule and we're all sleeping.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/mitra-c-and-caelum/) [Video: Play video: Margo & Gideon](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/oll5b3psib)Night 1Watch ### [Margo & Gideon](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/margo-and-gideon/) Gideon · almost 2 — waking 4–6 times a night, nursed back to sleep every time > “Night one he slept twelve hours. The best money we have spent in the last two years. I have 8 hours of my day back — it even got my 16-year-old going to bed on her own.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/margo-and-gideon/) [Video: Play video: Taylor M. & Crew](https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/4ypalkm6of)Night 1Watch ### [Taylor M. & Crew](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/taylor-m-and-crew/) Crew · 20 months — never a full night's sleep in 20 months, fell asleep on the bottle, screamed the second he touched the crib > “The first night was a little rough, but he slept about 10 hours — and 11 to 12 hours every night since, with a two-hour nap. He loves going to bed. He's a completely different baby.”[Read their review →](https://actuallysleepingreviews.com/families/taylor-m-and-crew/) ## Questions about these reviews How many reviews are on this page?35 Actually Sleeping client video reviews, each quoted word for word. How quickly did these families see results?34 of these families name a timeline in their review; 24 describe their baby sleeping through within three nights. Is every plan the same?No. Dr. Samantha Abrahamson writes each plan for the individual baby, and a coach adjusts it day by day based on what the parents report.