south wasnt bad this summer. usually 730/8 till about 1-3 with an hour or two off for lunch and like two days a week it was only a half day. this quarter it is more like 6-530 with an hour and a half break and then another day from either 730/8 till 430-500 with an hour for lunch and either another day like that or two half days. not too bad. u could do it, but your other half had better be ready to take the night duty like 5/7 nights. u CANNOT go into a OR low on sleep. u def can do it if u want. fyi your second year u travel a lot and u would miss most of that year of your childs life.