Hi all,

I'm the opposite to Danni. I tend to read all the posts and then not post coz I run out of time.

Please don't hate me for making this comment and this is not a judgement on ANYBODIES choice but I wanted to say that children are perfectly well socialised even if they don't go to childcare. Talking to new mum's there seems to be a pressure to send your child to daycare for one or two days a week so they can be socialised (Children need to go for many other reasons and this is not a comment on those). Our children are socialised everytime they see us interact with someone. We are the ones who teach our children how to treat other people and how to react to other peoples treatment of us. There are plenty of activities (swimming, gymbaroo, playgroup, etc) that are great for a child's development. This isn't a comment on whether to send your child to childcare or not but just see it as becoming the norm and people thinking they have to send their children.

Glad to see those JJ are working out for you. It certainly helped me stay sane wtih DD. Paddy is still happy to be on the floor most of the time. Having said that he is moving into his manic phase to let me know he's had enough and ready for bed. Fingers crossed he'll sleep longer than 40 mins.