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Public or Private Hospital for the birth: WDYT?
JUSTINE DAVIES I could be several thousand dollars out of pocket by going private – money that I could otherwise use for my maternity leave. Is it really worth that cost or should I think about going public instead?
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Could my son be gay?
JUSTINE DAVIES He has always been a very gentle kid and prefers playing with his sister’s dolls house and dress ups than kicking a ball. DH worries that he will get picked on at school as he gets older.
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Piercing my three-year-old's ears?
JUSTINE DAVIES Apart from the risk of infection, which is a risk at any age, there is also a higher risk with young children that they could tear their earlobe.
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Is 22 too young to be a Mum?
JUSTINE DAVIES DH isn’t sure. He thinks we should buy a house first and he also worries that none of our friends have kids yet or are probably even close to starting a family.
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Private to public: should my son change schools?
JUSTINE DAVIES DH says if he wants to go to the public school he can, but I’m resisting the idea. Not that the state school is bad, but I think that he’d get a better education at the private school.
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Should I hire a nanny or a 'manny'?
JUSTINE DAVIES My issue is that out of the potential nannies that I’ve interviewed, the one that I like the most is a male! I don’t know whether having a “Manny” is a good idea?
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Sex, Birth & Videotape
JUSTINE DAVIES My hubby recently bought a new digital video recorder so that we can record our daughter’s development over the years on film. All good. He’s now decided though that he also wants to videotape the birth.
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Eeeek – I don't want their son living with us!
JUSTINE DAVIES A couple of months ago friends asked us if we would be guardian for their son if something happened to them
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I’m a single mum with a new boyfriend. Should I let him sleep over?
JUSTINE DAVIES It’s a tricky predicament – the roles of sex goddess and Mum aren’t all that easy to combine.
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I'm 'accidentally' pregnant
JUSTINE DAVIES I have a problem that I hope your members can help me with. I guess you could call it a “miscommunication” – and now I don’t know what to do.
More of Justine Davies' blogs
Help: My middle child nightmare VB vs Caesarean: what should I do? How to afford a husbandFrom the men
I don't find my wife sexy anymore
The an unexpected side-effect of having our daughter though is that it has killed my sexual desire for my wife – something which neither of us can really understand.
