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What can i do to help mum of new mindee?

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SweetSnowflake · 28/11/2007 19:39

New mindee started today, little darling, got call near home time, mum had been taken to hosp, no idea what wrong and her work were trying to get hold of mindees dad, i told work mum wouldnt want mindees dad to collect(long story, dont know it all yet), so said id sort it, rang first on emergency list, got gran and aunty to come for mindee.

Mindees mum rang me tonight, she was out of hosp and wont go into what happend, but she sounds in a bad way emotionally/physically, symtoms were serious, but diagnosis was something not to serious so shes back at work tomorrow..she really should be taking some time off, dont know the background, but by putting two and two together, i can see shes having a very hard time at minute.
HAve told her to ask work for a days grace tomorrow which she doesnt think theyll give and said id pick her LO up as they live close so she can relax..but really dont know what i can do to help, i am the type of person who trys to 'fix' people/things, but i just want to help..what could i do?

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frannikin · 28/11/2007 19:52

I think giving her time out as much as possible and letting her know that you're there is as much as you can do at the moment.

Little practical things can mean a lot if you can think of anything you might be able to do to help.

peatbogfaerie · 28/11/2007 19:52

I understand the wanting to fix things for people very well but I think all you can really do for the time being is just be there to look after LO when she needs it. Hopefully her mum and sister will be supporting her through whatever it is.

sdr · 28/11/2007 19:54

Agree - suggest specific things you can do, like you're going to shops, is there anything she needs.

SweetSnowflake · 28/11/2007 19:59

right thanks, im hoping she ca get tomorrow off(her LO only started today so i dont know her well but really feel for her, theres a lot going on for her, even that im not aware off)..her mum lives near me and ex mil/fil and ex sil seem to be really nice, so think shell prob just say no, but she seems so run down and i know what its like to be depressed and i think shes quite far down..bless..was sending her pics and messages off her Lo all day, didnt realise she was in hosp

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