I get what you’re saying but she could pop out to the shops for example and miss firsts. I know people take the piss out of her but 2 kids so young must be hard work so I think good for her if she has gone off on her own for a bit I don’t blame her at all. If it is surgery I’d be asking to stay in an extra night or 2 for the breakI fully understand that. Just from my pov I would much rather try to be with my kids for the first year or two of their lives and limit going out without them or doing things for myself. It’s only temporary and if you have the luxury of not having to work through those early years like Helen does then you’d think as your son is on the brink of walking then you’d choose to be around but hey maybe not!
This sort of leads me to believe that maybe she is absent through no choice of her own orrrrr she is actually there just not being filmed but it’s the 3 plates that probably confirm she’s outside of the house.