Parents' Forum

I was at my local swimming pool on Friday and noticed that they had closed the creche!  A lifeline for me when I was at home on maternity leave, this was a great facility – I would drop off my daughter for an hour while I went for a swim all by myself, using the opportunity to shower and dry my hair in peace afterwards. A little bit of pampering that would set me up for the day.

This facility was fairly unique in my experience of being a new Mum, because it was all about me. All other services I came across in the world of new motherhood seemed to be about the child, or about my relationship with my child – the toy library, baby massage etc. The creche at the swimming pool simply allowed me to go and enjoy a swim.

I am thinking about setting up a ‘bring back the creche’ campaign. What do you think?