PN - thanks for the swift reply, when I was referring to the welfare house I was meaning the contact house; categorically not an option under any circumstances. I thought contact houses were provided from a central fund and were for all personnel, not just those based at AKI? That is why I am able to use a contact house at an RAF station in the UK, it appears that AKI is very 'them' and 'us'. As for using the Hive, it was the Hive that stated the contact house can't be used, I am waiting for a reply to an email enquiring for other options.
I will look into the other options and see what is available as the Mess is not an option with a baby! The complaints after a few nights of midnight feeds would likely cut the stay prematurely short :-)
Thanks for all of the replies so far, they have been really helpful.
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