chocolate-cake Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 hey, i have got a new job working at a hospital, the only shifts are 6-3 and 2-10, we have to do 2 induction shifts and send some paperwork baack before we start working regularly , mine are tommorw and thursday. the first shift is 6-3!! i never get up early and go to bed about 1am, i will have to go to bed at like 10pm and i am worried i wont be b able to fall asleep then i will be so tierd at work, does anyone who works early shifts have any advice plsssss thanks (sorry if this sounds dumb but i amreally worried about it) Link to comment
PsychGirly Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 If your body is accustomed to sleeping late, then it's gonna be hard to fall asleep at 10pm the first few times. My mom wakes up at 5am daily, & it helps her to watch tv in bed until she feels tired, since she has trouble just falling asleep. Link to comment
dtgrl812 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 i get up at 4am-- I have been doing that since 2002. You more or less get used to it. There are still days that suck though. Link to comment
dtgrl812 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 my husband and I are on the same shift. we go to bed between 830 and 11---- usually around 9:30. Link to comment
chocolate-cake Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 can u remmber what u did the first time, i think this is just gonna be a one off and im gonna say i can only do the late shiftsin future ( we have a choice) Link to comment
dtgrl812 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I believe the first time I went to bed at 9--- and then after a week discovered I could start later. It really isn't that bad. I get off at 1 and the whole day is ahead of me. Need to go to supermarket? No lines, no wait. My husband goes to the gym.... he can get any machiene he wants... no wait! Link to comment
dtgrl812 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Oh and you beat rush hour! Link to comment
chocolate-cake Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 yeah it is good to have the day ahead but i hate getting up early! Link to comment
CaptainPlanet Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I draw the line at 5am... anything early than that and it is like doing an overnight shift. Ruins your health and your life style. My Dad got up at 2-3am for most of his working life, sometimes at 4am but not often. Having seen the effects I would not recommend that working time frame to anyone. Not sure if 4am is much better but I'd never do a 3am start unless I absolutely had too. I am also not proud of my father for doing what he did because it was just a stupid thing for him to have done. Link to comment
Scorpion Fury Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I get up at 5 am every day. Set an alarm and put it on the other side of the room, so you have to get up to turn it off. In case you still somehow oversleep, take a shower the nighyt before so you don't feel all yucky if you miss it in the morning. Link to comment
BeStrongBeHappy Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Try not to drink any coffee or caffeinne today so you can go to sleep earlier. You body can adjust to any schedule, but you most likely will need to start training your body to go to bed earlier everyday say at 10 p.m. if you are going to be working 6 a.m. shifts. when you do wake up at 5 a.m., drinking a smashing big cup of coffee on the way to work. if you start getting up early, coffee early, you'll readjust your biorhythms to go to bed earlier and get up earlier. Link to comment
JadedStar Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Good luck Chocolate Cake and congrats on the job! I, too, am a 1am'er sleeper LOL. I just recently switched to a new job six months ago that made me have to get up two hours earlier than normal. I am slowly getting used to it but have found that i still stay up until 1am most nights. But i am older than you and my habits probably more engrained into my routine. You will get used to it. YOu will likely NEVER be a morning person if you are nocturnal by nature so i wont be a suzie q and tell you sure, you;ll change in no time! becuase you might not. But...even so you will get used to it. I have adjusted to my new schedule but not the way i wanted. I thought i would adjust by compensating for those two hours i lost by going to bed earlier. Nope, i still stay up as late i just compensated by being able to get up and function and work on less sleep. NOT an ideal situation I can assure you! I hope you adjust by getting the extra sleep and tacking it at the onset of night vs dawn. Good luck again. Keep us updated on your progress! Link to comment
lostandhurt Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I get up at 4:30am during the summer and 5:30 am during the winter and it does take some getting used to. My mind sometimes doesn't let me sleep and I have to take Nyquil about 30 minutes before I want to fall asleep and it usually works. Waking up is no problem for me as I usually wake before the alarm and lay there wide awake waiting for it to go off. The bad part is as soon as it does I am sleepy and tired and don't want to get up! Change your routine a little to allow yourself to wind down and relax and let your friends know of your new shcedule so your phone won't be beeping at you all night. Congrats on the job and good luck lost Link to comment
MollyElise Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I recommend setting out all your clothes the night before. Start thinking about bedtime type routines and 'winding' down about an hour before you want to go to sleep (put on PJs, make a cup of hot tea, bundle up in a blankie, turn the lights down). And though I wouldn't recommend it for long time use, since this is your first night and you haven't had time to prep for it, I would seriously consider taking a sleeping aid tonight around 9 as well. If you get your self to bed by 10, wake up and work a first day as a nurse from 6 - 2, you get off and do stuff, you'll probalby be able to fall asleep really easily tomorrow night. Congrats on the new job! Link to comment
chocolate-cake Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 hii, thanks alot for ur replies!! the main problem is that i wont be doing these early shifts everyday, and it will change from week to week because its like work via an agency so the staff let them know when we are available. So i will have to get up early irregularly, the only motivation is that i will finish work early and i am getting experience that i need, i am also nervous about the first day so will add to not being able to sleep!!!!!! ill let u know how it was, i think ill def put my alarm away from me so i have 2 get up.](*,) Link to comment
JadedStar Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 OUCH! Good luck on that! The inconsistency will make it harder but keep your eyes on the prize...maybe in a few months if you prove yourself you can get a perm position with better hours or at least more consistent hours. Link to comment
chocolate-cake Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 well i can choose the hrs so im gnna try get mostly evening shifts but these may not be available all the time Link to comment
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