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37 Weeks Pregnant - co-sleeping? room-sharing? bed-sharing? sleep training?
My Pregnancy 2025-26 Alison Marshall 13/2/26 My Pregnancy 2025-26 Alison Marshall 13/2/26

37 Weeks Pregnant - co-sleeping? room-sharing? bed-sharing? sleep training?

We’ve had family from Italy staying for a month, and they went home this week. I also had my last home visit with my last client before my maternity leave. So now I feel I am able to focus on the final preparations for our baby to arrive! There’s not a lot to do, but even so I’m breaking it down into smaller tasks to make it easier to get to. This week’s task was emptying the bassinet in our bedroom and finding storage for all the stuff I’ve been dumping in it! And yes, my babies sleep in a bassinet... I’ve found that the topic of newborn sleep is one of the most hotly-debated on social media and on parenting and new mum forums. Honestly, to my way of thinking it’s actually a pretty straightforward topic. What I mean is...

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33 Weeks Pregnant - you don’t need permission to change your mind!
My Pregnancy 2025-26 Alison Marshall 16/1/26 My Pregnancy 2025-26 Alison Marshall 16/1/26

33 Weeks Pregnant - you don’t need permission to change your mind!

I have never been anti-water birth. I’ve always believed that water is a fantastic tool for pain relief during labour and birth, and studies are quite convincing that birthing in water significantly lowers the chance of perineal tears. However, it’s just never felt right for me.

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