Dad works night shift, Routine what routine!!!!

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Hi Janeen
I suffer from a shift work husband too and of the same occupation.
I feel for you.
I have to do things like -
Have to plan a day in advance when I am going to have a shower (for the next day) around my husbands shifts.
I can have dinner at 4pm or 9pm or 6pm or 5 pm or 8 pm.
A shift worker in the house throws the routine out and kids need routine.

I get really angry when he wakes the kids up at 5am when he is getting ready for work.

P.S. My favourite boys name is Caleb but my husband wouldn't let me have it.

hi calebs mum
i hear you that is my routine too
soo dont feel that you are alone although the reason i havent gone back to full time work is cos i cant find a day care
please look up my forum coping with a baby and a shiftworking partner
its in looking after yourself
please join i would like to chat

that was a reply to your first post
just curious who does your husband work? is it vip or masterfoods?

hi calebs mum
i am in a similar boat to you . and all i can say is at the end of the day the mum is usually the main care taker of the bub, so therefore you have to do what suits you. and for goodness sake give yourself a minimum of 2hrs a week to urself. i do and in those 2 hrs sometimes i just lay on the lounge and watch tv. the washing up can always wait. so in actual fact you are working 2 jobs. its just u only get paid for one of them. you should write down on paper the total hrs you work. u dont want to run yourself into the ground

hey my names leah and my baby girl is 5 1/2mths now and her daddy works shift work too. i found it hard when i was pregnent and now its not only hard on me but also hard on zoe. hes hours are all over the place and there has been days where zoe hasnt even seen her daddy. its hard but i know thats just how things are and probably always will be. zoe and her dad spend time together when he is home and she is awake. she doesnt want me then!!!!!

Hi zoes mum. theres a website you can look at if u r interested.its
www.dadsanddaughters.com

its about quality time and things dads can do when they dont see their kids as much as they would like.