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Switch from night shift to days
My DH worked nights for almost 2 years and has recently gotten a promotion to "day" shift. He gets up at like 4:30 in the morning (Tues-Sat). He got a 3 day weekend to help him adjust to the new schedule. He never really adjusted to nights, so it's been a pretty easy transition for him. For me - not so much. I'm used to staying up until 1am (when he would call on his lunch break). I'm now having so much trouble falling asleep before midnight! As much as he tries, he wakes me up when he's getting ready. I end up with less than 6 hours of sleep.
Any tips on getting me back on a "normal" sleep cycle?
Re: Switch from night shift to days
Workout in the day so you can go to bed early. Establish a routine.
I have had to change my schedule a few times... It's hard to do.
If you're not opposed to sleep aids on a temporary basis, try them! I use ambien for long flights so I can stay asleep. I use ativan to calm myself down enough to fall asleep when I'm really amped up (from work, stress, life, etc). If I did that forever it would be bad. For a couple days to help your body get the idea is fine in my book.
The natural analog would be turning off the TV an hour before bed. Read a book instead. Keeping the lights dim. Do the things that tell your body it's bed time starting an HOUR before you intend to go to bed.
Good luck.
Melatonin might also help in getting you asleep and keeping you asleep. Is it the noise of him getting up that wakes you up? Try ear-plugs. I had to start wearing them to bed every night to deal with my DH's snoring.
The biggest thing is to just keep doing it and form a new habit. Your body WILL start to adjust eventually.
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I work night shifts 3 nights a week (7pm-7am), and try to maintain a "normal" day schedule on my days off. My recommendations: try waking up when your husband does the first day, you won't get much sleep that night, but whatever you do, DO NOT take a nap during the day, go to bed early, you should be tired from the lack of sleep. If you can't make it up when he does, get up as early as possible. Stay busy, again, NO NAPS (this is the hardest part for me on my days off). Another option: You can also try a relaxing night routine. Start early, like say 5pm, hit the gym or take a walk/jog around the block- the harder the workout, the better, come home, stretch (or maybe some yoga), eat dinner, drink a glass of wine, take a bubble bath, listen to relaxing music, read a good book, then lights out by say 10pm. If all else fails, as PP recommended, try an OTC sleep aid for the first night or two. If you can get past the first night of sleeping early and then waking up at a decent time the next day, it should be easier to get yourself back into a "normal" routine. It's not easy to do, but it helps that YH is getting up early and sleeping early, trust me when I say, it's much harder if he is laying in bed next to you in the am, then there is little desire to wake up early!
I don't know if you are working during the day (?), I don't since I work the night shifts, so my other trick is to make appointments for early in the morning for anything (doctor, ortho, hair, early lunch/late breakfast with friends, etc.) which gives me a reason to get up and moving in the mornings. Then I try to stay busy throughout the day, no naps, so that by the time bedtime arrives, I am exhausted. Good Luck!