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No grandparents for childcare!

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torbs · 21/09/2022 12:49

Hi everyone :)

This is my first thread here.

My partner and I are hoping to start a family soon.

We are both from the South of England, but moved to the North a few years ago, where we bought our first home.

Unfortunately, both of our parents still live down south - making childcare prospects difficult!

What did those of you who didn't have parents/grandparents/family as an option for free childcare do?!

Thanks for your time and I look forward to your replies.

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MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 21/09/2022 12:51

Pay for it or one of you take a career break.

Many,many people don't have parents who are able to provide childcare,you're extremely fortunate if you do.

unfortunateevents · 21/09/2022 12:51

Many many people don't have the option of using grandparents for childcare, we didn't even live in the same country as our parents when our children were little. You will have to do what those many people do and pay for the childcare that you need, be it at nursery, childminder, nanny or some other solution. For more ad hoc care once your child starts nursery or school and you get to make other parent friends you can sometimes swap around for occasional days.

LoopDiL00p · 21/09/2022 12:51

We pay for it

DreamingofItaly2023 · 21/09/2022 12:51

Paid for nursery and then became a SAHM.

AnneLovesGilbert · 21/09/2022 12:51

Nursery, childminder, nannies.

Loads of families where the grandparents work ft, have health issues or just don’t fancy putting their lives on hold to do free childcare anyway no matter how close they live.

SmallPrawnEnergy · 21/09/2022 12:51

Err pay for childcare. It’s rather presumptive to think that even if your parents / pil lived close by they’d be on tap for FREE childcare. How entitled.

meateatingveggie · 21/09/2022 12:51

Grandparents are not there for free childcare.

Pay for it

NoSquirrels · 21/09/2022 12:50

Paid a childminder.

Crocky · 21/09/2022 12:50

Nursery and childminder.

Pixilicious1 · 21/09/2022 12:49

Pay for it

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