Looking after children a juggling act

I am 36 years old, 37 this December, and I am a mother-of-three, two boys aged six and nine and a girl aged two. I am in full-time employment but am on the last of my parental leave of one day a week which will cease in February 2006.

I returned to my shift-work job when Nell was born but when she was eight months I had to call a halt to that part of my job and eventually I got a desk job.

This allowed me take parental leave, but February 2006 looms and I need to go part-time.