We have two children, two years apart (DS2 is 5 months) and I am suffering from PND. finances are tight, but livable, but we don't really qualify for "services" that are based on income.
I have been trying to get some support for a while - but it never seems to work out - i.e. local training collage does child care courses, and need placements in families as part of their training, so would get someone two days a week for a couple of months - however they need someone who has a baby under 9 months, and by the time they can start DS2 will be 11 months - other collage isn't doing placements any more.
Now I have been referred to a local service for mental health support, but they have stopped doing their PND course - for funding reasons - however have suggested homestart - and we are being referred to that.
I was just wondering, is there anything else out there that i might be able to access? I have tried the surestart centers near me - but TBH they don't seem very good - tiny rooms, too many people in the activities - no one to help etc.
I am just hoping you lovely people can suggest some other things I haven't thought of, just to take a little bit of the pressure off. (NB as I said, we don't qualify for things were you have to be on low income, as we are JUST above it, and we have NO family near enough to help)