Long-time lurker here posting a thread for the first time. A very old friend of mine and her husband now have two children, the elder of whom is my god-daughter. The question is really what I can do to support my friend - her younger child is 5 months and just doesn't sleep. She's on maternity leave at the moment: her husband has a very demanding job, pulls his weight when he's at home but can't be at home nearly as much as he would like. God-daughter is 3.5 - a bit young for me to take out on long trips without either parent (especially as I don't have children of my own yet). I go round there when I can and always take lunch / go prepared to entertain god-daughter, but I live the other side of London so it's tricky to do that very often, especially as I work full-time (I used to go round fairly regularly after work, but friend is going to bed at 8 p.m. at the moment to try and sleep when the baby does, so that's not practical at the mo.)
I really want to help out, but what can I do? Very grateful for suggestions!
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Petsville · 31/07/2009 21:42
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