Anyone else here a 3-4 day a week shift worker? I will be going back to work in a little less that two weeks and I work 7a-7:30p and have no clue how I am going to survive the day without passing out. DD goes down around 6:30-7p until 12:00a-1a wakes up for a feeding then back down 30-45 min later. Up for the day currently between 5-6a. I will be getting ready/leaving at this time so Grandma (who is watching her) will take over at this time.
I don't think I can talk myself into going to bed at 7 or even 8 and am already so sleep deprived from the past 6 weeks as well. Any tips on how to survive that long of a day on interrupted sleep?
Re: Any shift workers?
XH works shift - he alternates four weeks working 7a-7p and four weeks 7p-7a. Honestly, he can't do it and be a dad, and besides the cheating it's a big part of why we're divorced. Today I had to leave the kids with him because other childcare arrangements didn't work out - he left YDD in her room for four hours because he couldn't move his azz off the couch.
Unfortunately, he can't find a job with better hours that pays a comparable wage... and he can't get a job that pays less because of his child support obligation. It is what it is.