answer:I essentially work 3rd shift, and it’s actually worked out pretty well for us. Even when all three of my kids are here, I can sleep during the day. I’m a pretty sound sleeper in the first place, though. Some things that help: white noise in the sleeper’s bedroom, darkness (sleep mask or blackout curtains?), and distance (my bedroom is upstairs, and the kids are generally downstairs while they’re awake). If he’s not a sound sleeper and/or you don’t have the distance thing going for you, maybe earplugs would help, too. Since I started working at night, a lot of people have asked me how that works out with my husband. Surprisingly, it’s not all that different than if we both worked during the day. I’m awake when he comes home from work, and usually awake when he leaves in the morning. While he’s at work, I’m sleeping. We spend our early evenings together, I ‘tuck him in’ when he goes to bed (I usually scratch his back lightly until he goes to sleep), and then I ‘go’ to work (I don’t really go anywhere, since I work from home). All of that said, it does have its drawbacks. I’m nocturnal by nature, but I know a lot of people aren’t, and they have a really hard time adjusting to working nights. Weekend daytime family stuff poses a problem. In order to really adjust, he’ll have to stick to the weird sleep schedule even on his off days. If I really want or have to do something during the day, I get far less sleep than I should. Best of luck to you guys!