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My missus job is pretty full on and she won’t be able to give him as much/any attention. So I think it will fall on me:
We haven’t discussed it yet but I’m hoping we can work out some sort of rota/routine which means I can do some work in the 9-5 rather than early starts and late finishes.
A friend of the missus who does the same job is proposing that she (the friend not my missus) work 3-8 in the morning, look after the kids and then work 8-midnight.Not sure she’ll last long on 3 hours sleep!
cornelius_blackfoot-
same here but with 17 month old. He has good periods and he has bad periods (playing on his own vs needing you full time). We switch but I have to take most of the day because my OH's work needs to be done during the day.
So far it's been:
Work from 7-9 as he was playing on his own.
I take him from 9-11, girlfriend monitors my laptop for urgent e-mails, they can also always call me.
At 11 he eats so I can start working again, after eating he takes a nap at around 12, hopefully for three hours. After the nap the gf takes him from 15-17 so two more hours of work for me. 17-19 is quality time with everyone together. Then a quick dinner and depending on how much work is left I work 19.30 - ...Hopefully we'll manage but I'm guessing most people are doing it this way + if I take unpaid leave no work gets done...
mtsdw
I don’t know your circumstances but can you take turns working/looking after kid with your partner? If all else fails, give them the iPad to watch alex and gabby on YouTube