Well! Tonight is the night I start 3rd shift. Any suggestions on how

• Well! Tonight is the night I start 3rd shift. Any suggestions on how - MT
  • third shift tedium - jay furman
  • I promise you - I begin work at 7:00 p.m. - I'm only PT, and my day always begins with - Dancin Shoes
  • My hubby does 3rd shift. Some suggestions - wifey
    • OMG. You just gave me an awesome idea!! (sm) - third shifter from below
      • Glad to help. I've used earplugs myself. - wifey
  • PROVIGIL - Get some
    • Unfortunately after paying $140.00 for the medicine (30 days) sm - EX PROVIGIL USER
  • Too late now, but what you should have done... - third shifter
    • see what I mean? LOL ... physical not physician... - sleep-deprived (nm)
  • Just curious as to why you're doing this - is it for the money?
    • I'm curious too. Is it for the money? None of our cotton picken business, but - would not want to work it.
      • Also, hoping there is more work.... but guess what! - For the Money!

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I don't know about your situation, but my husband has learned to go to bed when he's done with work. He'll probably read the morning paper and have something to eat like a hamburger or leftover spaghetti.  Remember that breakfast is supper and supper is breakfast when you work 3rd shift. He has cereal when he gets up in the afternoon.

He used to stay up for 3 or 4 hours,  like he did when he got home from a day job (like we all do if we work 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.).  He has learned that "sleep time" is essential when he is done his shift and when the kids are off at school.  He's usually up when they get home at 3:00, but sometimes he gets up at noon or he sleeps until 5:00.  He's learned to let his body tell him how much sleep he needs.

If he does stay up, he will nap for a few hours.  Sometimes he even naps from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. before he goes in to work.  It works for him.  He's been doing it for almost 7 years and wouldn't trade if for the day shift.

The bedroom has blinds that will make the room very dark to keep out the light. He has one advantage though.  He's deaf without his hearing aids.  When he wants to sleep he takes them out. That way there is no "hush, daddy is trying to sleep."

Good luck.  I was thinking about doing 3rd shift myself until I realized that the reason my husband and I get along so good is because we work opposite shifts!  

I recently read an ad about a company hiring MT and giving a sign on bonus to work the graveyard shift.  I thought about applying.  I did a few graveyard shifts when I was a nurse’s aide though they were not consistent, just here and there.  It was rough, but it was easier for me to recover because I did not have kids back then nor the responsibilities I have now. 

If I did it consistently, is it easy to adjust? How do you adjust?  Do you have to drink a lot of coffee? lol.   Is there usually more work available at night then say M-F, 8 to 5. 

TIA

nm

My 1-1/2 year old's crib is in my room (and there's no getting around that), and I need something to drown sounds out.  If I move, she wakes up, and if she moves, I wake up.  During the summer, we use a fan, which works great, but definitely can't in the fall/winter.  I've tried light music, and that's not enough.  I've even got a small heater, which doesn't quite do the trick.  Anybody have any suggestions?  I was thinking about a fountain or something, but figured I'd be up in the bathroom every 5 minutes :)

Thanks!

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