I'm currently on ML from a professional job having had DC2. Until recently DP has been a SAHD and worked part-time, but he's just started what is close to his dream job and it's very important that he gets the chance to put his career first having been the one to make sacrifices until now. He takes home less than I do when FT and it's not enough for us to live on as things stand so I'll have to go back to work.
The problem is that he works shifts on a rolling 28 day basis so while he could potentially take on a fair bit of childcare it would vary from week to week. Finding childcare to fit round him will be expensive assuming we'll have to pay for a place that won't always be required. So it seems best to work childcare round my job - but my employers sound like they want me to work 2.5 days. The nature of my work means I am needed to work full days into the evenings so finding a CM who'd do it will be hard, and actually leaving two very small kids for so long seems horrendous.
I'm toying with selling the house and moving nearer DP's work to rent, so less financial stress, huge saving on fuel and possibility of locum work or more sensible part time work for me but it seems very radical. Although maybe stepping off the housing ladder right now could be a wise move, we'd probably only pocket around £10k max from selling this.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? Or even just where both partners work shifts - how do you do it?it?