Night shift Workers!

Nw967

I don't post too often..but I figure I would ask this question on this forum in addition to my birth month board.

Are there any other Moms on here that work the overnight shift and have gone back to work? I am returning to work after the new year and I do the 11p-7a shift (baby will be 4 months). Just wanted to see how it was working out for others. I'm anxious about how the nights will go since I've exclusively breastfed so my husband hasn't had to get up at night with her. I've started giving her 1 bottle a day...which she's finally starting to get the hang of. Any tips or people wanting to share their experience is gladly welcomed!!

Nw967

Thanks for your input! I think having my husband do 1 bottle a night in Dec is a good start for the transition! I've always preferred the night shift-so hopefully I will get just enough sleep to keep liking it! My mom and mother in law will help me out a couple mornings a week so I will hopefully get a 4 hour stretch of sleep. I'm just hoping it won't affect my milk supply since my daughter eats every 2 hours during the day. I suppose her schedule could be totally different in Jan though!