I thought I was being excessively organised to visit and register on the waiting lists of about seven nurseries way back in September, before Imogen was more than a large bump! However, all of those nurseries still have no place and I am told I am unlikely to get a place until next summer. What a nightmare!

There’s pressure on me from myself, work and also financially to go back to work, but I’ve been finding it impossible to find childcare for Imogen - or at least a nursery I like.

Back to the drawing board with widening the search - need desperately to find something suitable earlier. May even need to consider a child minder, which isn’t an issue, I just prefer a nursery at this age to ensure she has the interaction with lots of other children and people. I think as well, secretly, I worry she will prefer the child minder to me if there is only one person taking care of her - more paranoia about returning to work, no doubt!