I was wondering if there are any dad's (or moms for that matter) that are working 3rd shift to avoid daycare. I feel so bad for dh that he's not getting enough sleep. Our baby is 7 wks old and not quite on a schedule yet, but definitely sleeps more at night than during the day. I'm afraid dh is not going to get enough sleep and burn out. Just wondering if anyone else is dealing with this issue and how they schedule their sleep time. ↓
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Name: llukenjess | Date: Mar 13th, 2008 1:25 PM
I am wondering the same thing...my DBF is going to be working the 3rd shift by the time our bby is born and i am worried that when he gets home he's going to just sleep and not care for the bby... ↑
Name: docbytch | Date: Mar 15th, 2008 4:13 AM
Hi there. Sooo...if I am reading the post correctly...your job is a day job and his is at night. ....it would also be helpful to know what days you and your dh work? Assuming you are 9-5 or thereabouts...and your dh either does a 10-6 or 11-7.... if I were him...I would work it so baby is taking a nap at the time you are arriving home. When bby awakens you care for them. Thus dh can get at least a few hours of sleep during the time just prior to his work. You should do bedtime...whatever that entails. So...if you arrive home by 6ish...and he has gotten the baby down for a nap around 530ish...and he has work at 10 or 11...at least he has a few hours just before to sleep. He also needs to be napping whenever the baby naps. FIND out how to induce a long nap on your baby and USE it. Swings are nearly fool-proof. THEN during periods you are both homje...BOTH of you should work together to give each other long breaks from the baby...to get that restorative sleep and make up for the deficit. My dh and i have an interesting arrangement...I also work nights...but I am a nurse who earns enough money to not have to work a crapload of hours...but when I do work it is always nights. In fact...most of my awake time when dh and I are both home is at night. When it's just the baby and I (about half the month)...I get much less sleep and just deal with it...all the while banking on the fact DH will relieve me and allow me to makeup my sleep deficit during the periods he is home... Our situation probably does not apply to you though. ↑
