The guilt of shift work and family life – Being a frontline worker and having ki…

The guilt of shift work and family life – Being a frontline worker and having kids is a whole different ball game especially with a shift work schedule. – Before kids my husband would come home from night shift and head to bed and sleep as long as he could. After kids the guilt set it. – When the boys were babies he would hear me downstairs trying to figure out how to stop our little guy from crying which was always a guessing game. He felt so bad as he knew I had been up all night by myself with our son and was now trying to keep him quiet while my husband slept. He'd wake up to help and then he would have to go back in for night shift as tired or more tired than I was. – If we sat back and put it into perspective I was only dealing with a child who was crying who either needed food a clean diaper or sleep. I was exhausted but I was able to grab a nap when the boys did. – Him on the other hand was going into a job where he needed his full senses. Where at any moment of time the scene could switch and hed need to fully function for his safety and the safety of others. Something that does not happen with lack of sleep. – Our boys are now in school and have events and activities. The guilt is now felt when my husband cant make it to these events misses a school play birthday or a milestone. – Choosing a career where you are needed 24/7 to help others means that you can not always be there with the ones you love. – The guilt is real! And people who are not living this life will not fully understand it. And thats ok. They dont need to. – The most important thing is for you to understand that if you do not take care of yourself and get the sleep you need to function optimally then the time you are spending with them you are not giving your full self. – There are ways to get the sleep you need and give your family the quality time that you always dreamed of giving them. – Knowing how you struggles with sleep -tired and wired waking mid sleep and rarely get a solid sleep I have put together something for you. – 5 QUICK AND SIMPLE TIPS TO STOP SHIFTWORK BURNOUT – Download your FREE copy today! LINK IN BIO – – photocred IG @marionvvv009

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