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Night shift complaints!
DH has been working a 3pm-130am shift for about a month now, and I am about to start working the same shift in a different department. We've adjusted to the almost nocturnal schedule, but recently I've been getting tired way too early. I work out pretty often, but not that intensely.
We usually get to sleep around 4:30-5:00, and wake up at about noon. I start getting sleepy around nine or ten oclock sometimes! I thought my sleep routine was ironed out by now, but I don't want to oversleep and hurt my health somehow. Meh, anyone struggle with this stuff?
Re: Night shift complaints!
I've been working overnight for about a year. 11pm-7am. I leave as my family goes to bed and come home as they are waking up and going to work.
I'm not full time, so I have a very hard time getting any normal sleep schedule down. I typically sleep for 2-3 hrs before I go in and then sleep for 5 hrs once I get home. I also take Melatonin to help me get to sleep as the daylight messes with me.
What are you guys doing from 1:30a-5am that you aren't going to bed? Sleeping during the day is difficult; if you can get any sleep while its still dark out, I would recommend trying that first.
Ditto this. I know it's hard to wind down after working late, but try to form a routine where you go to bed sooner. Then you'll have more time to sleep while it's dark. I also recommend hanging dark curtains over the bedroom window if you haven't already, so you'll sleep better in the morning.
It sounds like you're only sleeping about 7 hours per night. You may need more. On average, most people need about 8 hours to function at their best. But everyone is different -- some require less, some require more.
@Sue/Mike
He gets home around 2am (so will I in a week or so) and from then till around 4:30-5 he eats dinner and we just catch up on shows or do little things around the house that we didn't have time to do before. Some nights we'll go to sleep right around 3, but that doesn't happen much. For him, it's mot just the winding down part, he just wants to have free time to read his blogs or whatever. I try to nap through the day sometimes depending on how busy I am. Ugh, it's just hard to get used to!
We've been looking in to this at work. I'm not an expert but there are resources to help you learn to cope with working night shift. Things like how to create an optimal sleep environment and how to eat on shift.
Try http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/shift-work/AN01616
and http://www.circadian.com/
I totally get the need to catch up on blogs, but if the H is getting cranky because you guys aren't sleeping then you need to sleep!
You'll adjust. Take some pills if you have to. When I'm doing my night/day switch I only sleep for 4-5 hrs so I can go back to bed at night, but if I'm working consecutive overnights you have to sleep. And you'll be better at your joba nd life because of it.
My go to sleeping routine: come home, take 3mg melatonin and maybe a tylenol pm depending. Jump in the shower and go to bed. We have heavy, dark curtains and H usually has a out-of-the-house activity so I have full peace and quiet.
Its been about a month since you posted - how is it going?