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I used to work 4 10's and I personally hated it. I worked a 6am-4:30pm shift. When I was off, it was always a Friday and the whole lab was off, so it was known that we just weren't going to be available. I would just handle it like I do now when I take a day off. Set up an out of office message saying I will be back Monday, but if it needs immediate attention, please contact so-and-so.

I did it pre baby and loved it. I worked two 7:30-5:30 days and two 9:00-7:00 days. I was working in a residential facility, so it allowed me more time with clients who might be at school or appointments during the day.
I did sometimes get calls on my day off if there was a crisis, but that doesn't bother me much and kind of goes with the territory of mental health work. I did send an email with a short update about each client (I was lead clinician for each of my 12 or so clients- so in charge of their treatment), so that people knew what was going on headed into the 3-day weekend. If there were big issues I'd meet in person with the staff that would be working over the 3-days.

It would be hard with my daughter now, and I'm not sure I"d do it because I"d basically never see her on the days that I worked (not to mention it would be impossible because my husband schedule is too unpredictable and we can't have her at our daycare for that long). The days were realllllly long but 3 days off was worth it. I had a fair amount of autonomy, so if my paper work was done and clients didn't need me I could sometimes leave early (also I was pregnant and knew I wasn't coming back from maternity leave so I had a bit of senioritis).
But if your husband is home, he can maintain the daily routine and schedule.