Quick and easy survey with the chance to win £150 toys from revilotoys.co.uk

[carriemumsnet]

Hi all

Another quick and easy survey to complete, with the chance to win £150 toys from from fab and funky online toy store revilotoys.co.uk just in time for some early Christmas shopping

We've been asked by Maria Miller, shadow minister for the family, to find out what sort of support you had from family, friends, NHS health professionals and any other help you may have used in the first two weeks after giving birth.

The survey is open to any parent living in the UK who has had a child in the past ten years and everyone who completes the survey will be entered into the prize draw.

here's the link

Good luck!

[CostaRicanCod]

ooh look you cna enter laods too!

[BexieID]

Entered.

[mishymoo]

done

[serenity]

It's a nice idea, but my idea of hell I have to say. The thought of some random stranger in my home whilst I'm trying to get things together after having a baby gives me shudders, but I'd imagine it would be a godsend to people not so antisocial and insular as me

[LilRedWG]

[singingtree]

I'm with serenity, after I got home from hospital I just wanted to be left alone

[carriemumsnet]

Thanks all and thanks serenity for the feedback.

If anyone else would like to add your views on any of the issues raised by the survey - please do

[nailpolish]

i think it would be a godsend to lots of people

esp if you are ill and cannot look after your other children and your dh is at work

[expatinscotland]

would love someone around to help with the older children or with looking after me.

having a baby really does affect your body tremendously, even if some people don't feel it straightaway.

[LilRedWG]

Would have been a Godsend to me after DH went back to work. I was still crippled with SPD and recovering from a CS. DH used to have to leave the milk/breastpump and bottles upstairs with me, along with some lunch for me as I couldn't easily make it down the stairs.

[LilRedWG]

And DH took a month off work. If he couldn't have done that, I'd have been screwed.

[poorbuthappy]

Without my family I would have been absolutely screwed...personally I think there should be options available, if you don't need the person coming into your house, you should benefit from the scheme in another way - for example more maternity / paternity benefit?

[Goober]

Done.

[largeginandtonic]

Would love it, no family nearby and husband due to sail within 2 weeks of baby #7 for 9 months.

It is a fab idea.

[Bewilderbeast]

done

[MarquessLackaDAISYcal]

the help is a good idea on principal, but is there going to be adequate training for the helpers, especially where breastfeeding issues are concerned.

someone to come over and cook, do housework and keep the older kiddies amused would be great though!

[Tigerschick]

I think that it would be a good idea in theory ... so long as you get on with the person coming in!
I also think that it should be totally optional, even in saying exactly what kind of help you want.

[vonsudenfed]

In theory, it's a great idea. In practice, it's health visitors telling you nonsense...

[bythepowerofgreyskull]

great idea - I think it works really well because some people would really want that sort of help but not know how to ask, for those who don't want it it is easy enough to say no thanks.

[Nappyzoneneedssleep]

I would have loved some help

[traceybath]

I'd have liked a cleaner for a couple of hours a day just to do housework and laundry.

And perhaps do school runs as was post c-section and unable to drive.

I liked looking after the baby though and breastfeeding was ok as had the internet at my disposal

[Gobbledigook]

I did it and then looked at the website and it's all too young for my children anyway - argh!

I want to win a holiday

[heymammy]

Hmm, tbh I didn't need an awful lot of help in the first 2 weeks. The dds slept a lot and dp was at home.

Now from 2-12 weeks was another story and could definately have used another pair of hands around the place (mainly to hold dd2 who was only happy when being held!).

[Nbg]

I think its a very very very good idea.
I know alot of new mums become quite worried when their dp/dh's have to go back to work after their paternity leave and I would imagine that this kind of system would be a big help to some.

I think also it would be very good in terms of mums who develop PND.