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0·28 Jun 2026·on Partner is back on the wards from Monday, so my off days become solo days with the baby

Keep one notebook where both of you write down feeds, naps and nappies. On roster days you will pass each other at the door, and it saves a lot of questions. Ours stayed on the fridge for months.

2·4 Jun 2026·on nanny comes back after six weeks off. will an 8 month old even remember her

When my daughter was about that age our caregiver went home for a month. The first morning back my daughter looked at her for a long time and then wanted me. By the afternoon she was fine with her, and by the end of the week it was as if she had never been away. Those few days of overlap are a good idea. Will you be in the house while the nanny does the usual things, or out?

3·26 May 2026·on Is it worth visiting schools during the summer vacation, when nothing is running?

Thank you, that is a useful way to split it. I called three schools this week. Two said class 5 admissions open around October, and one told me to check back after the term starts. I will keep the visits for July.