Becky

I'll be in a similar situation to you although my first is oldest. I'm not going to be able to walk, bend, stand very well after the birth and DP works odd hours meaning that he's not home at dinner/bed time for one week out of every two. We have no family to help.

I'm thinking about getting a babysitter for the really rough hours say between 4-7pm so that they can look after the kids while I'm looking after dinner or vice-versa. So not all day, just crunch time when one pair of hands won't cut it.