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What kind of childcare is available for a month old?

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pinkprincess · 08/01/2010 14:35

I have recently found out I am pregnant. I am very happy, but I'm already looking towards the future and trying to prepare myself for when baby comes.

In September I will be starting my third and last year of my degree. I really don't want to take a year off from my studies as I am not really enjoying my course at the moment, and I feel if I took a break from it, I would never get round to finishing it off. But I am due at the end of August and the university's nursery only look after children from 3 months old, which won't be til November time. DH works full time, so it will be highly unlikely he will be free on the two days I need to go into university, and I don't know how he or his work would feel about him taking two days off a week through holiday for the first couple of months.

So I was wondering if there were other options I could look into for the two days I need to go in? We don't have family around here that we could ask. I will speak to my tutors around the third month check once we know everything is fine to see what they suggest and say. But then saying that, I already feel guilty for considering having childcare so early on for newborn, when I spent 2 years as a SAHM for DD who's 7 now.

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cookielove · 08/01/2010 19:57

I work there, so i have inside info

pinkprincess · 08/01/2010 20:07

Ahh great, well that's good to know about the waiting list. Thank you!

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cookielove · 08/01/2010 20:37

No problem, but do do call cause the waiting list roughly a year long.

pinkprincess · 09/01/2010 01:34

Wow I certainly will!! Thank you again!

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alibubbles · 09/01/2010 06:26

Hi pinkprincess. I am a childminder very near Herts Uni, I have had several similar requests over the last few months from mums in the same situation as you, especially from those doing law.

I have had babies as young as 3 weeks in my care, one of the mums who contacted me needed care for a 2 week old baby as she needed to take her exams.

If I have space available, I would be more than happy to help you. I have been on MN a long time, not so much lately as busy with 4 under 2.5 years! I can also offer pick up and drop off, or bring baby to you for feeding. Where do you live and are you at Hatfield or the St Albans site?

pinkprincess · 09/01/2010 20:48

Hi alibubbles, thanks for letting me know! I live in Watford, and it's the College Lane campus in Hatfield. Not the one by the Galleria, but by the junction for the A1. Could you give me your email address please and then I can contact you directly? Thanks.

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alibubbles · 11/01/2010 13:56

Hi, do you know which days you will need, if I can't I can put you in contact with other colleagues whom I'm sure would be delighted to look after a tiny baby! Email me at mad cat lady at mac dot com all one word

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