May be long- I want to make sure I post our situation properly iyswim. If I miss anything out, feel free to ask.
DH has been put on night shifts at work. These are temporary for a fortnight, but he's struggling.
Our routine atm is as follows:
6.15 am, he gets home. I wake the kids ready for school.
8am. He drives the DC to GPs (this is an ongoing thing. He's usually in work at 8am, so drops off at 7.15. It's not safe for me to either do the drop off or the school run)
12pm. I leave for work. (3hrs, and not every day). He apparantly needs to be awake then (?) as he worries I won't get back in time (I rely on public transport) and not waking him is not an option- he's a VERY light sleeper, and a flushed toilet or dropped plate which was today would wake him. Thrn once he's awake, he's awake.
3pm, he does the school run. At the same time, I'm leaving work, and on a 45-90 min commute home depending on the busses.
4-4.45pm, I get home and take over.
5.15pm, he leaves for work.
He struggles to sleep when I or anyone else is awake/here. I'm a noisy fucker anyway, and we live in a tiny apartment, with our bedroom opposite the kitchen!
He's looking like shit, snappy, and just not him atm.
How can I help? Does anyone have experience of night shifts who can give me advice on body clocks/helping him get some decent sleep, etc?
Hope all this made sense.