MN - I find am having issues too with sleep, not so much dropping off but staying asleep - DS wakes sometimes just before 5, and I find often an waking just before that and can't drop back off even if mum resettles him. I have always had mind in overdrive when working but I suppose you don't notice quite the same as when already tired from children.

MR - yes I am under no illusion that gets easier once they are in school - cheaper perhaps but not easier. At least mine at the moment have no activities etc so are free to do whatever once picked up.

Does anyone know can you share a place at daycare? Say I wanted to work a five day fortnight and I knew someone else who did too and we were prepared to work it out between us - so that one week my child did three days and next week two and the other person child vice versa. Both children already enrolled at center- so wouldn't be a new child on books. I assume they wouldn't as haven't heard of it.

Just trying to think out possible future scenarios, has anyone used nannies not regularly but occasionally? I am not sure work are going to accept that well that once mum has gone that I just can't go in whenever - even if I have notice what do you do with two kids for the day if dont have daycare that day ( no family here )