AIBU?
To not want to hear various 'Ragga' and 'Reggae' hits whilst trying to sleep from a nightshift?????
tiredemma · 04/08/2007 14:09
I worked 12 hours last night in a dementia care home ( an experience in itself)
I came home at 0830- had a shower and fell into bed, exhausted.
various factors have stopped me from drifting off into a blissful sleep.
- of course is the bloody heat
- preparations are well under way for the local carnival and all I can hear is the music blaring out.
I am not appreciating Shabba Ranks and his 'Loverman' hit being played over and over again, with the occasional dance track thrown in ( 'She's like the wind' from Dirty Dancing but a much faster version)
I gave up and am now sat here, looking like death warmed up with it all blasting through my patio door.
I know im being unreasobale deep down. people should be allowed to party. Just wish I had something to knock me out!
TheQueenOfQuotes · 04/08/2007 14:27
ooo you poor thing it's a b*gger when there's noise after a night shift. I feel for you - when I was about 5 months pg (and still working) DS2 stopped having his afternoon naps.....meaning that I would be up for 36hrs (minimum) at a time - with a 9 1/4hr night shift smack bang in the middle of it.
If you can't sleep get yourself a coffee and put your feet up on the sofa, I promise that at least having "rest" makes lack of sleep slightly easier to cope with.........you're not working tonigh as well are you????
TheQueenOfQuotes · 04/08/2007 14:47
that's good at least you don't have to worry too much about being complete shattered. I used to find around 4-6pm I felt absolutely zonked, but then it passed and I was ok..infact rather than having an "early" night I'd end up going to bed same time as I normally did when I hadn't worked the night before
tiredemma · 04/08/2007 14:51
Im ok now im up and about ( think im going to retire to the living room in a min though with a cup of tea and some choccy bics and watch something like 'living TV')!!
Extreme makeover- that kind of crap etc. will probably nod off then.
( im kiddie free as the inlaws have taken them away for a long weekend camping)
MrsMar · 05/08/2007 16:30
I hope you're feeling better tiredemma... you have my sympathies. Your post really struck a note with me cos I've just finished doing night shifts for a year (am 33 weeks pg so feel justified!) I do (did!!) 5 12 hour night shifts in a week and I fume every time someone has a really noisy conversation right outside my bedroom window. It's of course totally unreasonable cos it's the day time and why shouldn't people be able to go about their business, but it's so awful trying to sleep during the day. Every hour you sleep is like half an hour of proper sleep so 9 hours in bed is like only 4.5 at night. Horrendous!
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