Should health visitors not check to see how a Dad's mental health is during the newborn stage?
I found myself third wheeling the entire conversation about how everything is going.
Everyone knows that a week before Christmas is the time that your child will ask for a present they have never mentioned before and youβve absolutely not got
My wife gave birth on a hospital car park surrounded by a ton of spectators. The baby's head popped out as she was being wheeled out of an ambulance.
Can anyone beat this birthing story with something even crazier?! π
With nursery fees set to increase yet again in January, it's becoming even harder for parents to afford it. With the cost of living also increasing, it's getting to a point where it would be easier to just not work and stay home with the kids, than struggle to pay crazy fees.
The hardest part so far about having a second child is having the same amount of energy and time for my eldest.
He still deserves everything I have but it's so hard through the exhaustion.
@mummummymamma Yeah I think we just need to get through this tough period. It never lasts forever. He seems to be doing slightly better each night so fingers crossed we are on the right track.
@mummummymamma We've got a 5 year old boy and a 2 week old.
I think it's the tiredness that's doing it. Just constantly running on empty. It's a phase though and I know the sleep will return in time.
@hilarymeggin I'm in the UK. We get 2 weeks after the birth. But if you plan to share maternity, like we are doing, you don't get anything at the beginning. I've had to take 3 weeks unpaid leave to actually be at home.
Having just had my second child, it's become apparent to me how bad the paternity leave is in this country.
I've had to take a financial hit to spend a few weeks off in this early stage.
Why do Dad's not get longer at the beginning when it's such a crucial time?