Ways To Get Quality Sleep When Working Night Shifts
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- Опубликовано: 2 мар 2020
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Watching this seven hours before my first ever night shift 😭😭😭
How is it going lol
@@Fizzy332 it went great 😂 made me wanna die but I survived lol
Same 🤣
My first night shift is tomorrow and I’ve been try to adjust the past 2 days.
@@warriorofgodfitness488 good luck! You do get used to it after a while - although I did night shifts every single night as opposed to just random nights like most of the RUclips videos are expecting - but doing it every night I did settle into a routine. Most people say you should continue to eat dinner at dinner time and breakfast at breakfast time (and that’s what everyone I worked with did) but I’d end up feeling sick if I did that and ended up eating cereal at 9pm and dinner at 8am when I got home
These are great tips! I used to work nights and been on day shift for a month. Im going back to nights so I’m definitely getting some black out curtains. I work from 10pm-5:30 am. I love it! I love working out in the morning rather than afternoon. No one is at the grocery store it’s so peaceful lol.
I feel like as long as you’re eating healthy, working out, getting enough sleep you’ll be okay. Also doing things for yourself like reading, spending time with friends & family, working on projects. Anything that makes you happy 😊 When I first started nights I had terrible habits. I would sleep all day and only wake up to eat. And then I would go back to sleep. Then I would go back to work. I wasn’t doing anything for myself. So I’m preparing myself for my vampire shift as I like to call it 😜
Lol same here but I work 10-7 at the grocery store so for 2 hours people are there but not many
Nice have you tried 6pm to 6am 12h.
That's what I do most days!! Terrible habits!! I'll even say to everyone "I'm gonna sleep from 9-3 and then I'm gonna get up with my family for dinner, homework with the kids, you know- live life!" And then I struggle to fall asleep. Or I wake up at 3, eat, and I'm falling back asleep! Only to sleep until just enough time to shower and get ready for work.
And I'm a mom and wife with 4 kids still at home. Thankfully my youngest is 11 now, so they don't depend on me as much. But I miss making dinner every night, and all of us eating around the table!
Otherwise, I love the freedom the shift gives me. If parents have the ability, I think more should try it! I'm available all day when they need me. I can sleep around whatever needs to be done.
Trouble is I guess, since my kids are older, they don't actually "need" me as much as they did when they were all little. So now I have a lot of time to myself.. And I'm filling it all with sleep.
I'm not making anything for myself a real priority. If my kid had a game, or my husband wanted me to join him for a doctor's appointment, I'd be there in a heartbeat!
But CHOOSING to make working out or taking a class or coffee with friends... That's not being made a priority.
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate the insight. 😊💜
I personally like night shift.
Make sure to check your vitamin d levels and supplement.
Try and keep your levels at 50 to 70 and you’ll probably be better than people who are up during the day
1) blue light blocker
2) black out room
3) make body cold
4) prepare ur body for sleep
5) white noise like rain sounds.
6) Melatonin if needed.
4) prepare ur body for sleep
4a) for the 2 hours before you want to be asleep.
Thank you very much for discussing this very important subject.
I've worked for a 7 day newspaper operation for over 30yrs...There is nothing to rectify the situation after that many years...When you're up during the day you always, ALWAYS feel like a vampire on a day pass...No 2 ways about it...Seriously, I've tried all these things and after it boils down to a huge sleep disorder and I still must sleep during the day and am always awake naturally at night, no matter what...
you can’t lie though, it’s sometimes pretty enjoyable to be a vampire alone with the world when everyone else is asleep
I work permanent night shifts, I permanently stay in night mode even on my days off, peoples afternoon is my morning. I arrange all appointments for the afternoon and sleep through the day. I've got a black out eye mask to cover my face to sleep.
Blue-light blocking glasses have been surprisingly more helpful than I expected!
Blackout curtains
White noise / rain sounds
A hot shower or bath to relax
Melatonin
Spend the money on a good mattress
Go to bed at the same exact time everyday
And die 20 years too Young because it all wont really work
Rain sounds. Sit down clown
Rain just makes you PISS
Get your head in the REAL world
@@prod.bynil-oh7440😂😂
go to bed the same time every day... on a video about sleeping with shift work..
This is about shiftwork not a repetitive routine.
Thanks for this video
6pm to 6am. 99% eye mask ac and earplugs. 1% dedicate yourself to the night shift. breakfast when you wake up a beer after work. close your eyes when drinking the beer.
Great advice. Love it 👍
Yo I’m abt to start this shift. Does it take a toll on you?
@@stopflexingtay he didn't make it
@@stopflexingtayhey man im starting this shift, did it take a toll on you?
this helped me SO much thank you! it's good advice
Thank you for this information. I'm going implement some of these actions to help me. Im starting my new job and it is night shift. I love sleep so im going to make this a priority.
Great advice.
Great tips🎉
I've been working nights for 6 years now and I finally got my body used to it, it sucks but what would be a good amount of hours to sleep. Mind you I work 10pm to 7am I have a wife and 3 kids so I get home my oldest is out at collage my 2nd stays with my mom my youngest I get her up take her to school I'm back at 8am my wife is either at work or at home. We work out at noon if possible
On a night shift I am lucky to have 5-6 hours of sleep.
you’re lucky
Same! 😭
Same!
Since I started working nights, I’ve been stuck at sleeping only for 4hrs. Almost 5 sometimes.
What was the app you spoke about and what brand blue block glasses please
3 months in still tryna figure it out 😂
You say it's terrible I say it's AMAZING 😂😂
Great tips but the guy in the grey shirt kept getting cut off and it makes it difficult to listen to.
I’ve worked rotating 12 hour shifts the last 7 years. Surprisingly, nights are when I sleep better and can get into the gym, as well as eat better. 6-6 day shifts are so much harder. I have a harder time justifying going to the gym and leaving my dogs alone as well as just being motivated after a super stressful day, I sleep like absolute shit, and I end up so busy most days at work that I just don’t eat. And at my plant we swap from one to the other all month long. I’m just not sure how to tick all the boxes, and it is so frustrating since my training is so dialed in. Shift work is so destructive to everyone involved. Thanks for the tips, there are some I will try and apply!
I’ve been working nights my whole life. I’m just now trying to figure out how to get better sleep. It’s a luxury for me to get five hours, I can feel it in my bones that it’s killing me. Thanks for the tips. To top it all off, I work 12 hrs. On mon, tue. Off wed, thurs. on fri, sat ,sun. Next week I work the opposite. Off mon, tues. On wed, thurs. off fri, sat, sun. Trying to live a normal life in between.
Working rotating shift 2early 2 late and 2 night then 1 day and a half off for 2 years already and i got to admit the pay is incredible but it killed my social life hard and now i start to get trouble sleeping/concentration and so easily irritated. Really is brutal dunno how some can handle it for 10+years
What about prescribed melatonin pills?
I’ve been a night shift nurse for ten plus years
1. Black out curtains but really ones. Hold a light up to them and if it shines through the fabric, they’re no good
2. Blackout vinyl material that squgees onto the window. Not only does this block out the rest of the light but it will keep the room cooler.
3. White noise machine and fans
4. Stay on a night schedule if you’re only off for a couple days.
5. Supplement with vitamin d
6. Biphasic sleep. I have issues where I wake up after four hours, so I just move on with my day and pick up another 4 hours later on
7. A light box for the days where you can’t get sun
8. Sunbath when you can
It sucks though and sleep is a constant issue
thank you i start work soon 6pm to 10am ill try some of this
how did it go? they are longggg hours
I'm switching to 1am to 9am
I have no issues getting to sleep after a night shift. It's staying asleep that is the problem for me. I sleep for maybe 4 hours and then I wake and cannot fall back asleep. I wish you guys qould have touched on this issue too.
Same. 4-5 hours is typical. 6+ is basically unheard of for me
I sleep for about 4 hours when i get off and then sleep 3 more hours before I go in.
It’s the same for me, it’s fucking torture. I can never feel fully rested
Starting a 9P-5A shift with going to the gym from 9A-10A let the grind begin
How’s it going
@@Layer88 he dead
Absolutely then gets exhausting 3months in gym 4x a week. Tired af still.
Night shifts are way better imo, for one, there is much less people around, and I'm lucky to get 4 hours sleep when I'm working day time anyway. And did I mention the lack of people?.. hmmmm peaceful
So true
Werd.
Working a 12 hour night shift in the ICU as I watch this. I pass out right after i hit the bed. My problem is sleeping at night when I’m off.
My shit is the opposite
That’s wild. I’ve been on nights for years. Someone said it was detrimental to health.
But none of us had or have any problems. Maybe it depends on adaptability.
Most definitely, the rest just has to be there.
Nah, you'll die sooner on avg.
Even if you kinda adjust it still affects u long term
I do live in the desert! 🤦♀️ These are great tips guys!
Sleep Brain FM?
I've never heard that shift work is considered a carcinogens? Is that what you guys said?? It causes heart disease?? This is scary stuff!!
I'm so freaking glad I clicked on this video.
I love you. Thank you, working 2-10 isnt fun for sleep.
Try 6:30pm - 7:00 am
Literally
Lmao that’s not a night shift moron
@@GoldStarGames now that’s a night shift
Try 10p.m to 5a.m the 7a.m to 5p.m that same day. Then back at work again 10p.m to 5a.m from Monday to Friday
Any tips for a night shift worker ( 10 pm -6 am) that also takes care of my 2 small children (both special needs) during the day? Daughter is in kindergarten son is 20 months. Current sleep is 1-3ish hours in the morning & 2-2.5 hours of an evening. can't afford daycare and don't have family or friends close by to help out, just me and my husband who works 1st shift!
Advice would be to get a work-from-home job and make sure it's dayshift! 🥲🤞
3:10 "felix grey" glasses? Link?
Try to eat 3 meals.. try to hydrate... work out on the clock if poss rush home shower immediately relax early 9 am be in yer recliner nodding... go to yer dark room and try
I go to the gym after work,after I hit the gym hard I’m ready for bed
Tried that some times but my gym sessions are just shit after a nightshift
Now imagine trying to powerlift on a schedule like this story of my life
Same here I'm a bencher and I'm switching to night cuz it's $6 more per hour
How do you get rid of the hungover feeling when you wake up. It takes me a couple of hours after I wake up to adjust and not feel almost hungover. Any suggestions?
I guess you should look into why firstly, you feel hungover after waking up... perhaps it's a matter of your preparation (or lack thereof) to sleep: what you eat, what you do. Or it could be a matter of the quality of your sleep/rest (again, the lack of it)... the reason you feel hungover after waking up?
My entire house is dark my husband hates it. I'm only able to sleep 4hrs then up a few hours and sleep maybe 3 hours afterwards.
Our shiftwork schedule is 2 dayshifts, 2 graveyards, 4 off. Every 48 hrs is different.
I always feel very hyper and energetic when I get home after a night shift don’t get me wrong I’m still super tired and achy but I have the urge to do all sorts and it sucks coz I’m in such a good mood but I need sleep 😂😅
This is all good information except for the part about the sun on your skin. Andrew Huberman talks about that in his podcast. There’s no literature which shows that the sun hitting your skin has any influence on your circadian rhythm. The initial studies that were done on that were later disproven.
The sun does give you energy tho. It wakes you up & makes you feel better / happier.
@@-HazexD no. The sun puts you to sleep if anything.
@@cjr1881 how so? Sunlight & brightness naturally means you're supposed to be awake. Night time & darkness is when you're suppose to sleep....that's a fact.
Prepare for 2 hours?
I leave at 6pm and get home at 6am. Kids get up for school at 6:30, last kid is dropped off at 8.
So, I should be up another 2 hours to prepare for sleep? That means bed at 10am when first pickup is 2pm.
I wish I could prepare for 20 minutes, let alone 2 hours.
I feel like if people dont eat during their night shift. Most of the health problems will be mitigated.
Hmm I think I understand what you're saying buuuut when do you suggest they eat then? 🤔🥲
@@annalove108in the afternoon. when they're awake.
@@murimurimrui oh yeah, I can agree
13 years working night shift, my secret.
Good Quality blindfold
Maternity pillow
White noise
Heavy blanket
And maybe glass of wine
I work 6pm-4am . Double blackout curtains. Hot shower after work.
Start Thursday hahaha
Would a elevated heart rate workout help before going to bed?
Not 1/2 hours before. What Doctor google says
I’m already my first week into my now OTR box truck driver job. It’s from 11:15pm-10:30pm and I’m still trying to figure out how or when to sleep.
That's like a 24 hour shift damn g
Yeah how's that working for you now? Like how are you man! That sounds tough 😶
Damn.... I got a new job and its the best paying job I have. Its 1:20am starts and I normally go bed at that time. My first shift is in literally 5hrs 20 minutes.
I’ve been on night shift for over 3 years now and I hate it but it pays better than any job I’ve had and any job I’m qualified for currently. It’s literally the only reason I’m staying
@@TacticalTrainer223 What time do you start work?.
@@xBoxBoOmer 8pm-530am
@@TacticalTrainer223 My shift isn't that bad then. I typically start at 2am now. Yours is worse. Your proper night shifts. Where mine is extremely early in the mornings and sleep around 5:30pm to be up at 12:00. I give you credit for doing those hours for so long.
I love night shifts waiting for hijackers 💪🏼
Lol
I work 7pm to 7am
I work 5am-5pm , it gets better after a while
I work from 9pm to 6am, what do you guys do?
@@Yawar1986 I usually just go right after work bro and usually eat one last meal and go to sleep , it works out for me because after a workout I feel dead tired n just want to sleep before I couldn’t really sleep that well even tho I did work long shifts
@@Suablessed so u go to gym after work
@@blueocean1424 yea bro
11pm to 7 am on my feet walking alot
I mean I’ve been working nights for 8 months and I sleep 8-10 hours a day and feel great
How tho
That's really nice! I hope I'll still have a somewhat good lifestyle when I start my night shift too! 😆 Staying motivated about this 😌🤞
Turn into a vampire ✅🤣
Tips: unless it’s impossible for you to find a day shift job and your main goal in life is winning the rat race (money is your priority goal in life over family/friends/goals), DONT DO IT 😂 night shift nurse for more than 3 years now and it was not worth 10% differential, even if there’s less management on nights. Find a day shift job, have a normal healthy life, and forget the money. You’ll soon find yourself depressed and anxious with things like a super nice car, 83 inch oled tv, and a hella nice place. Meanwhile you neglect your family/mental health/sleep/waste your good years.
This content is a discovery; similar to a book that was a discovery in its field. "Better Sleep Better Life" by Various Authors
i love my night shift, but i can’t sleep for the life of me
Bro I'm on 11 to 7 am
How is it?
I work 11-7 currently. Not too bad, however I do want to define a better sleeping schedule. For off shift
11-7 too for a year saved 24k while in college during day, stay motivated
@@Alesedit wow good stuff, im trying to make it to 3 mos lol
Same and it's exhausting. After work shower and sleep til afternoon. Then I read and relax.
this is why there needs to
be four 6 hour shifts.
0600-1200
1200-1800
1800-0000
0000-0600
Melatonin o the way home
Been on day 7-7 but about to go to night 7-7. This sucks.
Just got a job with a 5 am 10 hour shift bruh... It ain't easy going from never working 10 hours to doing it every day lol
I believe it.
Embrace the suck. Cause it sucks. Here's to everyone working a night shift right now, I feel your pain
🥂
I can’t do this bull crap anymore 2 weeks in This is completely unnatural no amount of money is worth doing this shit to my brain
Smoke weed
welp there you have it !
Nope! thats not good advice
The big headphones and microphone are extremely distracting
I sleep twice
My night shift kinda easier I work 7 pm to 3 am
I work from 6:30pm to 2am
After the shift I go to the gym
@caleb that’s actually a nice schedule, it’s like staying up late.
Yeah, so you can still go home and fall asleep while it's dark out. That's pretty cool.
Meh. Nothing works. The only thing that kind of works is blacking out the room.
So basically there ain’t shit you can do 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
And booze. Booze is great.
Comedy 😂 some whiskey should do the trick
Sum meth
Night shifts are stupid. Humans are diurnal animals not nocturnal.
💯
@dieseltruck3695 I know someone would say that and my rebuttal is we all die. We're not going to get out of life alive. When it's my time, it's my time.
00:07 tattooes 🤮👎
My life is fucked up before of night shift
I start a night shift for usps this Saturday. I may have to quit if it's screwing up my mind and body.
9pm to 7:30 am after work, I go home to pass out and wake up 3 to 4 hours early before shift begins and go to the gym and 2 to an hr go home shower eat and repeat for 4 days throughout the week and weekend on and off rotation
God all these 10 pm to 5am shifts sound like a luxury come work for Amazon 6:30 pm - 6:30 am with a half hour lunch break lmaoooo 🫥💀💀💀