Any help with sleep patterns

[PaulaSB12]

I work a three shift pattern of mornings, nights and afternoons which probably doesn't help (I was on afternoons when I finished work before going on holiday). I change my watch to US time as soon as I get on the plane and stay up until about 11 or 12 pm when I get there. So why can't I convince my body that 4am in the morning is not 9am and wake up so completly? Any help on managing to get to stay asleep while I am in America?
Oh there is a possibility that by September next year I may be working 4 on 4 off continental shifts!

 

[castanea1985]

Hi Paula,
I don't think your shift patterns have anything to do with it?!
We always laugh, caus everytime we go, we are all up at 4/5am for the first couple of mornings. Its just normal bodyclocks not adjusting.
Its the coming back thats the killer!
After years of trying to stay up, we now get a couple of hours sleep as soon as we get home and get up for the rest of the day, then go to bed at normal time. But you've got to be strict and have no longer than a couple of hours!

 

[JohnnySharp2]

We are the same, probably worse in fact as when we are at home Joshua gets up before 5am EVERY day of the year, with the odd exception.

Hence the first few nights on holiday he gets up at around midnight, if we are lucky we will get a lie in till 2am!

 

[alisonbestford]

We are the same, probably worse in fact as when we are at home Joshua gets up before 5am EVERY day of the year, with the odd exception.

Hence the first few nights on holiday he gets up at around midnight, if we are lucky we will get a lie in till 2am!

Kids eh

 

[castanea1985]

Johnny, poor you!
Think I'm just going to sleep by then!!

 

[JohnnySharp2]

We are used to it by now, unfortunatley whatever time he goes to sleep in the evening he still gets up very early....at 0530 this morning he wanted to play football