Two children here 7 and 2 in 2 weeks time.
Partner works weekends Saturday Sunday and Monday 10pm-7am shifts so often tries to have a sleep Saturday afternoons so isn't actively able to parent much.
I work Tuesday Wednesday and Friday shifts 2-9pm and 1-8pm and sometimes a Thursday 2 times out of every 4.
So Thursday is often our only real day off together.
Little one will start in nursery September doing 9am-3pm Monday Tuesday and Fridays so we both can benefit from a break . Me on Mondays and Tuesday mornings before work and DP will spend Tuesday having a sleep after a Monday night shift and then collecting from school and nursery and will have the break on Fridays but at the moment it's relentless and I often feel like I'm.missing out on weekend family times
My toddler is a live wire and just absolutely exhausts me all weekend..I feel like my work days are my days off 🤣