Thread: working nights...

sorry if this is a dumb question, but, i am working my 1st ever night shift tonight, what do i do about eating??
its gonna feel weird eating thru the night, so do i just stickto coffees? or do i take a pack up? anyone else that does nights that could help? any advice will be greatly appreciated X

I work night's over Xmas, usually work 10pm til 8am.

I would usually wake up at about 8pm, get dressed and eat "breakfast".

At about 2/3am I'd have "lunch".

When I get home about 9am I have dinner and go back to bed!

I find eating breaks up the night and helps me stay awake by having routine. Also if you find yourself struggling, a really quick tip to wake you up is pop to the loo and clean your teeth, or have some very minty gum.

im gonna die lol! i cant sleep the day before or after night shift as have the kids, and am working 7pm-7am, im only worrying sio much as ive never done it before, but am deffo gonna be taking food lol after talking to aocoupleof people on fb ive realised im not gonna survive on just coffee for 12 hours lol!
thanks for the staying awake tip too jezzi! gonna need that haha

Originally Posted by loolahoop

im gonna die lol! i cant sleep the day before or after night shift as have the kids, and am working 7pm-7am, im only worrying sio much as ive never done it before, but am deffo gonna be taking food lol after talking to aocoupleof people on fb ive realised im not gonna survive on just coffee for 12 hours lol!
thanks for the staying awake tip too jezzi! gonna need that haha

I've done it not sleeping the night before, normally the first night shift I work at work during the day (9-5) then stay up and then go to my nightshift (10-8 ) but in all honesty you will not be able to do the day before and then all night and then the day after as well. You are really going to struggle. I find after about 26 hours of being up ie 7am Monday - 9am Tuesday if I don't sleep I start hallucinating lol

well 26 hours will be 7am tomoz morning just as im finishing hoping i wont start hallucinating...although could make the school run more enjoyable haha! but nah after school run am gonna have a duvet n tv day with my 2 youngest (3 and 20m) and after lunch my youngest 1 goes for a nap for a couple of hours so will have a couple of hours on the sofa in front of tv watching mickey mouse with my 3yo lol, well thats the plan anyways x

Originally Posted by loolahoop

well 26 hours will be 7am tomoz morning just as im finishing hoping i wont start hallucinating...although could make the school run more enjoyable haha! but nah after school run am gonna have a duvet n tv day with my 2 youngest (3 and 20m) and after lunch my youngest 1 goes for a nap for a couple of hours so will have a couple of hours on the sofa in front of tv watching mickey mouse with my 3yo lol, well thats the plan anyways x

Ah a duvet day should be good