ahhh help- what can I do at this late stage?

[ilovecats]

Hi- I wonder if someone could give me some advice.

I have a 15 month old DD and also work from home- currently I do this without much help from anyone during the day, just get DP to muck in when he gets home.
So far so good, but now I have two problems:

1. I am 8 weeks pregnant and am really suffering with MS (well all day and night really)
2. DP is going away for 4 days on Tuesday

and I am panicking! Got no family who could help me out much to be honest.

I know its only 4 days but I am really worried I will struggle, feeling ill and making such a poor job of looking after DD when all I want to do is lie on the sofa.

Do you have any advice of how I could get in a mothers help, au pair or baby sitter perhaps just for a couple of hours a day for the next 4 weeks, starting- well pretty much next week really? I know its a long shot!

Try advertising on gumtree maybe?

www.childcare.co.uk/

I found this site really helpful recently and now have a lovely student who comes to help me out a couple of evenings a week. We set it up really quickly. Good luck!

www.childcare.co.uk/ - trying to get link to work!

You pay a £12 fee for three months, which allows you to contact any childcarers whose profile you like the look of.

Where are you, someone on here may be able to help.

What area are you in? Somebody on here might be able to help you if you are near somebody! . Hope you get it soon. Netmums also have a childcare board that lots of childminders etc use.

Thanks for all your advice- I am on it!

I am in Hertfordshire, Welwyn Garden City, let me know if anyone might be able to help!

thanks

I know somebody there, but I think she is busy on her last uni placement over the next few weeks (she is about to qualify as a childrens nurse) but I will ask her just incase she does have time. Or she might know somebody else.

Have you tried emergencychildcare.co.uk, I belive they have nannies, au pairs childinders etc..