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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]for those giving the op a hard time, come on, how many of us as new mothers didnt have some low level of anxiety - once the baby was finally sleeping,thinking why arent they making any noise now etc.? 
 I think its weird that she is sleeping on her shift. and how can any human determine whether they plan to sleep lightly or deeply? that seems odd to me. her job is to be there and to be awake when you are not. 
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You know nothing about the job of a night nurse.[/quote]

We have had night nurses for our children, and none have slept. They all read or watched tv outside of the baby's room while the baby was sleeping. I would not have been pleased that my $300/night nurse was sleeping on the job. This is different from my friends in NY who get round-the-clock nurses ( who obviously need to sleep at some point). [/quote]

Right, and that is how many families handle night nurses.  But OP expects the night nurse to have constant vigilance watching the baby sleep in a dark room.  It isn't realistic.  What IS realistic for a night nurse is letting them read, watch TV, do laundry, do stuff for the baby, etc.  I don't think it is realistic to expect someone to stare at a baby all night and not fall asleep. [/quote]

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