Working the night shift, any advice?

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Hi all, not strictly a back to work question, but here goes.

I've got 2 toddlers, and currently work part-time in a job I'm being subtly pushed out of. So I'm looking for a new one.

I have a second interview for a great job that's basically a full-time night shift. It would probably be 3am to 10am. I don't mind nights, I've done them before. But that was before I had children. I have a wonderful nanny at the moment, and a husband who is fairly flexible (although also starts work quite early in the morning).

My question is: do any of you work nights in a similar situation? How do you do it? Could it be workable, or even good?! TIA

Bizarre hours but yes, I do nights (8-8) and work with quite a few members of staff who have young children to look after. I'd go to bed early, catch a few hours sleep then go into work and have an hour's nap when I got home if I worked those hours.

Yes, I was thinking I'd go to bed when the children do. It would mean DH and I would hardly see each other during the week though. Is a tricky one.

I do Friday and Saturday nights 9pm-5am so although my husband had wkens s off to look after them Fridays are my 24 hr day. I have 5 yr old at school and a 2yr old toddler. I won't lie, its tough. 90% of the time I don't get a nap before I go into work, impossible with young family and hubby finishes work at 6pm.
But its good wage - 2 nights a WK @8 hrs is take home of £570 as its under tax threshold. So no child care costs but after a year its beginning to really affect my time with the family - I barely see my husband and then feel guilty when I wake up so I often don't sleep more then 4-5hrs on those mornings as I feel I should get up yo be with them.....but to work a wkday job would be about £2 pH less and then spending £4.75 pH on childcare so it would then become pointless to work. Who knows!