DH leaves early, home late, doesn't see DD!

[FirstTimerWally]

Anyone else have this situation? DH leaves for work at 6.50 when baby and I are still sleeping. He gets home at 6.45pm. We tried keeping her awake so he could do her bath and bottle but she is just getting overtired so I'm now doing her bath at 6.15-6.30. But by the time DH gets home she's pretty much in bed or just finishing her bottle. I'm worried he won't get to see her and that she won't get to know him except at weekends. Has anyone got any advice or experience? Is this going to harm their relationship? Am I worrying about nothing? He does do her 10pm feed and helps with preparing the bottle, re-settling her or changing her nappy overnight. She currently gets up once. She is 18 weeks. Thanks!

A 1 year old averages 14-15 hours sleep in 24 hrs

wish someone would tell my DD! she's on about 12.5 hours

I'm going back part time next June. Sometimes wish it was sooner!

Some good ideas here, thanks everyone!

Our children are 10+ now but their dad has always left before 7 and back after 19-00.

They have always had slightly later bedtimes than most of my friends children to enable them to see him and it worked out just fine. All bonded with him even though they saw very little of him as babies.

Don't worry too much about it and enjoy your weekends together, children are very adaptable.

You've had me thinking of ways to enable them to bond. I already send him emails of her, but we can start to use FaceTime so they can see each other in the day. And, it's a 40minute journey or longer but DD & I can go have lunch with him every couple of weeks or so. And we can think about altering bedtime as she grows.