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mum and baby placements tend to be considered specialist placements in my LA so it might be they'd prefer a more mainstream placement first and to see some evidence of working with birth parents and possibly teens before they'd do a M&B placement. then again they may just jump at the chance of them doing this so who knows?! they would need a spare room for M&B. in some of these placements baby sleeps with fc while mum is woken for night feeds, for some the fc's have a more hands off role. dont let them underestimate the stress though of having not only a little alien baby in the house but adult too, it can be very stressful sharing a home with another woman particularly one where standards may be very very different to theirs. we only have one M&B carer in our LA, a single lady with no children of her own and she seems to cope admirably. not sure i'd want the stress with my own children still at home. i did once do a 5 day a week 6 hour days contact, so a M&B placement without the overnights really. my children found it very difficult becoz they felt there was no privacy for them and mum had some pretty poor personal hygiene as well.its somehting i'd consider doing again, but only when all my children have left home.

Thanks SO much loadsabubs!! Much appreciated