Hi Tracey, fair enough, sometimes it doesn't work out.

DH went to the playgroups but he found, that he was a novelty to the other women at first and then they ignored him. He felt that the women were only there to b*tch about their husbands anyway!!!

DD has thrived under the care of DH.. even though she has only been toilet trained for the last 6 months, that is basically due to DH believing that she will do it with encouragement.

At the start I would cry driving to work because she was upset to see me leave in the mornings, and now sometimes I cry driving to work because she just waves and kisses me goodbye and then continues doing whatever she is doing.

It is hard doing the discipline thing though, as you don't see them as often and don't want to be the meany all the time. But this and other parenting problems would occur no matter who was the primary care giver.

There are a number of relationship issues to deal with though IYKWIM.

Our parents have slowly come around to our way of thinking, as they have seen our daughter prosper and grow - she is a happy, funloving, and caring little girl.