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do you work an overnight shift?

autumn423autumn423 member
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i know i am on a role...  I barely post but i guess i have a lot on my mind.  Anyway I will be returning to work in Feb and i am
trying to decide what shifts i should work.  Does anyone work the overnight shift?  Who watches the baby during that time? Are you able to sleep during the day or is that impossible with an infant.    The plus of working the overnight shift is it is 12 hours so i only would have to work 3 shifts a week, but is it worth it or will i be miserable.  Currently i am not required to do overnight shift because of seniority at my job.
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  • autumn423autumn423 member
    sorry i am the worse speller, I even spell check but it doesn't catch all mistakes
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  • lanie26lanie26 member

    Hey, its my husband who works the night shift, so I'm home while he goes to work. He changes from nights to days every 2 weeks (he's a nurse).

    We arrange daycare for the days following a night shift. He'd be dead on his feet chasing after our daughter all day and then going to sleep at night. Even when she naps well, its simply not safe or appropriate levels of sleep. 

    He does see more of our daughter as we're in and out all day on the weekends or my days off and we usually eat lunch and dinner together on those days. 

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  • greta&tessgreta&tess

    I work 12 hour nights on Sat and Sun nights.  My dh watches the girls on Sun during the day while I sleep and then Monday mornings so I get a few hours of sleep.  His job is nice that they allow him to do this.

    You would definitely need some daycare for the mornings after you work. 

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  • coco0401coco0401

    I don't work overnight shift, but I do work the evening shift. I am with DD during the day and DH is with her at night.

    During the time our schedules overlap my FIL watches her. This seems to work our really well and I love that I still get to raise my daughter.
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  • cville-rncville-rn

    I work night shift. I am actually working right now :) I do one 8 hour shift and 1 12 hour shift a week.

    DH watches baby all night which was a real adjustment for him. After a month of practice he is great at it now, but it was a rocky start. My mom watches DS while I sleep and she brings him to me to breastfeed.

    If you are working 3 in a row you definitely need childcare. I know women who do it without and they are a wreck. When DS is older and in preschool I plan on just sleeping while he is away for half the day and dealing with the sleep deprivation. Until then I need help.

    Its an ideal situation for me. I get to spend days home with my baby. Plus night shift pays more so I got to cut way back on my hours at work. Also I get more done on night shift because there is more down time. This week I finished DS's baby book and made 2 photo books for christmas presents. That would NEVER have gotten done if I didn't do it at work :)

     

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  • HisWifeHerMomHisWifeHerMom
    I currently work a desk job as a police officer on the night relief shift. This means I work 2p-10p a couple days in a row and then I work 10p-6a a couple days. I am at work right on a 6 day stretch of 10p-6a. I hate the hours but there is a ton of down time (good for getting things done, but I have so much trouble staying awake!) Some days, if my DH works in the evening or is off, I can sleep as soon as I get home but other days I have to wait until about 3pm to sleep and that kills me. But, I do get more time with my kiddos so I am making the sacrifice. But, I hate overnights!
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  • AndysKandiAndysKandi


    I'm late, but in case you come back to this post:

    I work nights, and have for 5 years. Just got back from maternity leave with #2.  My DH takes care of the kids while I am at work, which is fine because we have luckily been blessed with good sleepers twice now. However, there is no way I could take care of them (or even just the baby) during the day and still get enough sleep to function. I honestly think if you tried, you would be BEYOND miserable. I work 4 10 hour shifts, and the day after my last of 4 I always stay up (so I can sleep that night)...by the time we get the kids down for the night, I have been up for 28+ hours....there is no way I could work, if I had been scheduled to work that night. And so, instead we have daycare for the girls on days that I have to sleep. With you only having 3 shifts a week, you could do part time daycare - and it would be well worth it!!

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