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Does anyone here work nights? If so, how do you do it with children? We are due with our first child on December 13th, I will take off 6 weeks, but after that I will return to work (12 hour shifts, 6PM to 6AM). I had read that you shouldn't change the sleep habits of babies, but how do you do it if you should be sleeping during the day? Please help!!! ↓
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| Name: marija | Date: Nov 3rd, 2006 4:38 AM |
hi heather
i dont work nights anymore but i did when my kids were small
and i can only tell you that unless you have some sort of babysitter (husband) or daycare its going to be tough
i would start nightwork on a sunday night get home my mother would have watched my baby overnight (i was single at the time and lived with my parents) then i would take over morning care and then take her to daycare.(8-5) Then i would come home and sleep until 3pm do what ever i had to do then pick her up at 5 and have some quality time put her to bed and start another day at work. i actually liked working nights.
good luck ↑ |
| Name: oniedabear | Date: Nov 3rd, 2006 3:28 PM |
| I don't work third, but 2pm to 11pm is hard enough. I didn't want my son sleeping half the day so I'm up every morning by 8am. considering my bed time is after 2am and no husband or father for that matter, I'm doing pretty good so far. I guess you just get use to it. As far as your sleeping patterns go, you may have take a few naps. ↑ |
| Name: lagniappe | Date: Nov 5th, 2006 3:31 AM |
i am a marine dispatcher and i also work 12 hour shifts , we work on a rotating schedulae with 7 work nights then 7 off.
I also made the most money so instead of sending our kids to day care I made my husband quit his job and stay home, kind of a roll reversal. Now this wont always work but it does in my situation.
I say good luck and Power Naps are a must! ↑ |
| Name: oniedabear | Date: Nov 8th, 2006 3:43 PM |
| Good for you lagniappe!!! Sometimes you just do what you have to do. Of course there are no naps for me untill my son is in school next year. It certaintly makes it easier when there's two. But that was the choice I made five years ago and I don't regret it one bit. ↑ |
| Name: Kate13 | Date: Dec 1st, 2006 11:42 AM |
| hi,I work nights and I hav a little girl who's 3. I only go on nights every 8 weeks and i stay on for two weeks.8pm to 8am, i can only manage with the help of my mother,without her i dont know how we would cope. My boyfriend is gone out of the house by 730am and back home at 7pm,my mother comes over to my house for 730am to leave him go to work,i come home after 8, she lets me off to bed and waits till my little one wakes(around 9)she gets her up and dressed and brings her over to her own house where she minds her till i wake around 3 ad call to collect her.i know we are very lucky,Have u any family to come over just for an hou or two in the morning to do the morning feed so u can get few hours sleep in a row, then later as the baby slleps,take another nap!! ↑ |
| Name: benedict_14 | Date: Dec 1st, 2006 9:50 PM |
hey, heather...
i do graveyard shifts as well..and i have been heavily advised against it. they say it risks your health, causing obesity, heighten risk of cancer, and makes you more prone to become irritated...perhaps you could get someone to look after your baby?..as long as you are present in your home with your sitter then perhaps it may be a good option for you. ↑ |
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