Hosting an Exchange Student While Pregnant: Protect Sleep
Hosting an exchange student while pregnant, with a toddler asleep down the hall: sort the bedroom, the jet-lagged teen clock and the bathroom queue early.
The pregnancy experience site
Forty weeks of waiting, honestly.
What these weeks actually feel like and what's genuinely worth doing before the baby comes — from a second-time mom writing mid-bump, with a toddler underfoot and zero interest in scaring you. Can you dig it?
Start with the sleep plan
The 40-weeks arc
Four stops between the two lines and the hospital bag. Snap to yours.
Tri 1 weeks 4–13
The fog, the secrets, the crackers.
Tri 2 weeks 14–27
Showing, kicking, and the 2am questions.
Tri 3 weeks 28–40
Sleep, comfort, and the great shuffle.
Ready almost there
The sleep space, the pediatrician, the plan.
How far along are you?
Fresh from the bump
Toddler Bedtime the Week the New Baby Comes Home
Your older child's nights wobble the week you bring the baby home. What actually changes, why the backward steps aren't naughtiness, and what to settle first.
Sleep After a Child's Tonsillectomy: The First Two Weeks
Your older child is having their tonsils out while you're pregnant. What the recovery nights actually look like, and how to run them with a bump.
Toddler Eczema at Night: Getting Through the Small Hours
Eczema flares at 2am and no bedtime routine fixes an itch. What actually reduces night scratching, what belongs to your GP, and how to survive it pregnant.
