To ask what working nights are like long term

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I'm currently working days but have the opportunity to do the same job but a night shift which equals more pay in salary and no child care.

I've never worked nights before, do you get used to it?

Dc are 5 and 7 so dh will still work days but I could take them to school before going to sleep and wake up in time to collect them saving a lot in child care.

I'm just concerned that nights will be hard to adjust to and weekends I'd want to get up in the day with the family.

Does anyone else make this work.
I'd be doing it purely for the money and up until dc didn't need child care anymore.

I found it harder after having kids. In my late teens with no kids it was easy, I worked 5 nights a week.
In my late 20s with school aged DC I found it really difficult and worked 4nights a week. But my job was also incredibly stressful. I would get home at 9am, sometimes 10am, get to sleep around 11 and then be up at 2.30pm to collect DS from school.
DH would get home from his own work early evening and I'd go back to work at 7pm.
I found it really hard physically, I was tired all the time, I had headaches, eye strain, poor appetite and bone and muscle aches, more prone to picking up infections, suffered insomnia on my off days.
I think, yes there is scientific research that suggests prolonged nightshifts cause a decline in health, I also think they are manageable as long as you are eating properly, hydrating, and getting a decent amount of sleep in the day.

Meant to add I also gained weight.

It took 2 months to "get back to normal" and feel better after coming off nights.

I have done nights with no issues. 12 hour shifts with 50 min commute. I found it good with kids. But I didn't get up to collect kids from school except after my last night, so I did feel I was getting enough sleep. I use an eye mask and have a cool dark room, and strictly no children upstairs when I'm sleeping!