Brendan Lynch, a 31 year old legal caseworker from Cardiff, took three months of leave to look after his new-born, Isaac, while his wife Laura returned to work. He said, “The bond you get with your child is the best thing about it. Getting to experience looking after a child full time is invaluable – I understand his likes and his personality so much better. It’s great that both my wife and I got to see different aspects of his development.”