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High-Risk Pregnancy
~~Bed Rest Mama's Friday Check In!~~
Please
let me know if anyone needs to be added or removed, or if anything
about your status has changed.
Here
is a list of nesties who can commiserate together during bedrest.
Nothing better to do, right? Share your story, progress, news, and any
ideas of how to keep yourself busy. Check in will occur each day on the
High Risk Pregnancy Board in the mornings.
Post back with your info if you?d like to be added to the list!
QOTD: What has been something you have discovered since being on bed rest that you enjoy (tv show, hobby, web site)?
Name: Jennifer (pebblesjns)
EDD: August 12
Type of BR:
Modified (can walk around the house a little, bathroom, shower, make
quick meal, but not allowed to leave the house), will get more
privileges at 32 weeks
Since when: Saturday 4/25/09 (24w3d)
Reason:
My cervix was measuring short (1.9 cm) at my repeat "big" u/s (even
though it was fine the month before and the only reason we had a repeat
was due to the baby's positioning blocking some views), down from 3.5
cm at 19 weeks.
Name: Babyreyna (Valerie)
EDD: 8/20/09
Type of BR: Strict (Only allowed to get up to eat, shower, and eat, if I cant do it in bed.)
Since when: 4/20/09 until delivery
Reason: Shortening Cervix, Pre term labour in first preg. delivered @ 26 weeks
Name: mrst1014 (Meagen)
EDD: Sept. 22, 2009 (God Willing)
Type of BR: Strict, just get to go to the bathroom, shower ever other day, but I have to use a shower seat.
Since when: 8 weeks (2/13)
Reason: It
started with a SCH. At 14 weeks I had massive bleeding and needed two
blood transfusions. I also have partial placenta abruption.
Name: gizmo909
EDD: September 2, 2009
Type of Bedrest: Modified
Since when: Feb 24th (12w6d)
Reason: Severe Hyperemesis. Currently have PICC line and on TPN 16hrs/day and Zofran pump 24hrs/day.
Name: jennandjt (Jen)
EDD: September 22nd
Type of BR:
strict bedrest with bathroom privileges and the occasional trip
downstairs to the recliner. All meals are delivered by my DH as I do
not want to spend anymore time than I have to putting pressure on my
cervix!
Since when: April 22.....19wk2day
Reason:
during my BIG ultrasound they found my cervix 1.5 cm dilated and I went
in for an emergency cerclage. Hoping to hold on to this pregnancy as
long as possible as I was given a 50, 50 chance....would love to beat
those odds!!
Name: Mrs.Babbsy
EDD: 10/13/09 Mono-di twin GIRLS:)
Type: Full bedrest with shower and bathroom priveleges
Since: 5/20
Reason: Preterm Labor, shortening cervix and baby B is 18% behind.
Name: Lucky428
EDD: 10/13/09
Type of BR: Modified
Reason: small placental tear
Name: Yellowb
EDD: 9/5/09
Type: Modified with one outing per week
Since: 5/26/09
Reason:
large fibroid on cervix, cervix continues to shorten. Possible use of
steroid shots in the next few weeks if cervix continues to shorten
Name: Realisticdreams8
EDD: 11/9/2009
Type of BR: Modified, Basically House Arrest and stay off my feet
Since when: May 29, 2009, 16 weeks 4 days
Reason: spotting, cramping/pain from marginal placenta previa
Name: Kate (mrsbhk22)
EDD: 07-23
Type of BR: Strict BR, Only bathroom and shower privlidges
Since when: 5/28
Reason: Pre-term contractions and dilation. Prior pre-term delivery (35w)
Name: Cindy453
EDD: 8/29/09
Type of BR: didn't specify... stay off my feet and relax. No work or shopping trips.
Since when: 26 wks 6 days
Reason:
severe pitting edema, considered high risk for pre-e and gestational
diabetes- spilling sugar +4 on last visit, going for glucose test this
week
Name: AC Soup (Alexis)
EDD: 9/12/09
Type of BR: Strict @ home, only get up to pee and 2 mins showers- seeing the Dr. every 1-2 weeks for regular FFN tests and u/s
Since when: 24 wks 4 days
Name: n&d+2
Due date: August 28th
Since when: 6/10---28 weeks 5 days
Type of Bedrest: Modified, at home. resting most of the day
Reason: twin pregnancy, shortening cervix, positive ffn test
Name: 2baclark (Shanika)
EDD: 11/10
Type of BR: Modified bedrest. Can get up to use the bathroom, shower and brush teeth
Since when: 5/19
Reason: Incompetent cervix.
Name: mrsjrmiller (Arika)
Due date: October 16
Since when: 23w 3d (June 22)
Type of Bedrest: Strict, can shower, use bathroom, but I can drive to my appointments for now.
Reason: preeclampsia
Name: kadyra (Andrea)
EDD: September 13th
Type of Bedrest: Strict until 28 weeks, modified from 28 weeks until...
Since when: 25weeks 6days (June 6)
Reason: Placental abruption, IUGR, preterm contractions, and severe dyspnea of pregnancy (sometimes requiring 02)
Name: Jen (Jen*Johnson*)
Due date: October 29th
Since when: 20w (June 12)
Type of bedrest: Modified... I am allowed to do what's necessary to watch my 9 month old but I need to be laying most of the day still.
Reason: Low Amniotic Fluid.
Name: nofreespeeches (jellibelli)
EDD: Aug 8, 2009
Type of Bedrest: not specified, i can get up to cook, do laundry, just not allowed to go to work?
Since: 33w2d (june 23)
Reason: PTL, dilated 2cms at 34w2d, on procardia, hoping to make it to 36 weeks.
Name: lisap921 (Lisa)
EDD: Aug 16th
Type of Bedrest: Modified - can use bathroom and shower. No housework, sex, driving, work.
Since: July 6th (34 weeks 1 day)
Reason:
Woke up Friday July 3rd with light bleeding - progressed into heavier
bleeding with clotting. Went to hospital and was having contractions 3
mins apart! Put on Mag to stop contractions - stayed in hospital 3
nights...home now on modified bedrest for 2 weeks.
Name: Ramella (Mell)
EDD: September 3, 2009
Type of Bedrest: Strict/Modified
- can use bathroom and shower with max of 10 minutes on my feet. No
housework, driving, work, no sitting. Taking terbutaline every 8
hours, and 1600 mg of magnesium twice a day.
Since: May 7, 2009 (23 weeks)
Reason: IC,
major beaking with only 1cm of closed cervix at 23 weeks. IC has has
progressed to completely effaced at 30 weeks, with 1cm dilated. We
are back to 1.2 cm of cervix, but 1cm dilated at 32 weeks. With every
week not in labor, we have increasing hope that we'll have a full term
baby 
It's been a long way from 23 weeks to 32 weeks today!
Name: Francisca
EDD: 10-25-09
Type of BR: Hospitilized, bed pan and IV until either 32 wks or I stop contracting and re-efface a little
Since when: 07/7/09
Reason: pre term labor
Name: Sandra_05 (Sandy)
EDD: Sept 6th
Type of Bedrest: Modified ? allowed to shower, make quick meals and walk
down stairs. Not supposed to be on my feet for longer than 15 minutes at a time.
Since: July 20th
Reason: PIH and previous history of pre-e
Name: Jessica (JessandJeremy)
EDD: 10/4/09
Type of BR: Modified
Since when: 7/18/09
Reason: PT Contractions
Name: Jessica-Kay
EDD: 9/20/09
Type of BR: Strict (up to use bathroom and shower)
Since when: 7/11/09 (29 weeks 6 days)
Reason: PT Contractions and positive Fetal Fibronectin test.
Name: lynnew
EDD: 8/28/09
Type of BR: Modified
Since when: 6/11/09
Reason:
So many reasons, they are hard to list. I was carrying twins and lost
one at 20 weeks. I have had a shortened cervix, contractions, a
positive FfN test, abnormal Dopplers on blood flow, baby's heart rate
dropped and is low, now a drop off in growth or small growth. I was
in the hospital a bit but now and home and hoping she is going to be
healthy healthy healthy!
Name: sunandsand
EDD: by LMP its 9/14/09, will be induced 2 wks before that
Type of BR: Can shower, get up to pee, microwave a meal, drive myself to appts
Since when: July 22
Reason: PIH, swelling, h/a, RUQ pain, contractions
Name: mefsta777
EDD: 1/4/10
Type of BR: Modified, no more than 30 minutes of sitting or standing, no leaving the house
Since when: 7/31/09
Reason: "threatened miscarriage" and placental abruption
Name: Jenna (SoonToBeTabor)
EDD: 9/12/09
Type of BR: strict BR, left side only but can get up to use the bathroom and shower
Since when: 7/30/09
Reason: severe hypertension, as well as the beginning stages of pre-e and a history of pre-e
Name: megan (megsok11)
EDD: November 11, 2009
Type of BR: strict - only quick shower, bathroom, food, and doctor
appt. hope to get modified BR after 28wks, but i know i won't be able
to go back to work. Getting 17P injections from home health weekly
until 36wks, and received betamethasone injections at 24wks.
Since when: July 14, 2009 (23wk 0d)
Reason: one episode of spotting, vag US showed cervical funneling.
no risk factors, first pregnancy, no spotting since that one
time
Name: Carrie (cagreeran)
EDD: Sept. 11
Type of BR: Modified (can walk around the house a little, bathroom, shower, make quick meal, not allowed to go up and down stairs more then 3 times a day)
Since when: July 27 (33w4d)
Reason: Intense BH Contractions the night of July 27. Went to Hsp. next morning was put on the monitor was having more then 6 an hour. Two shots to relax my uterus and was sent home on bedrest.
EDD: Sept. 11
Type of BR: Modified (can walk around the house a little, bathroom, shower, make quick meal, not allowed to go up and down stairs more then 3 times a day)
Since when: July 27 (33w4d)
Reason: Intense BH Contractions the night of July 27. Went to Hsp. next morning was put on the monitor was having more then 6 an hour. Two shots to relax my uterus and was sent home on bedrest.
Name: Angeline924
EDD: 11/28
Type of BR: strict bedrest. Can get up to use the bathroom, shower( 5 min every other day)
Since when: 7/30 22w3d
Reason: Incompetent cervix, I was dilated 2 cm w/ bulging bag at last appt, had an emergency cerclage
This discussion has been closed.
Re: ~~Bed Rest Mama's Friday Check In!~~
No updates. Next appointment on Monday.
QOTD: What has been something you have discovered since being on bed rest that you enjoy (tv show, hobby, web site)?
I had never seen Cake Boss before bed rest and I love it... it is a show on TLC about a family that owns a bakery in Brooklyn. They make crazy cakes and I am in awe... makes me want to learn how to make cakes. I have also discovered a channel called Investigation Discovery on Direct TV... there is always something good on there if you like mystery shows like 48 hours, Dateline, etc... I have my regular websites but have not really found anything new that I have to visit all the time. I was taught how to knit and I am not claiming to love it - I messed up about 5 minutes after the girl who taught me left and she has not been back so that hobby is on hold.....
Hi, I need to be added to the list...for now anyway?
?
Name: Cindy (Timmylulu)
EDD:?Oct 16
Type of BR:?Wasn't specified, but for the next week I can use the bathroom, shower, make lunch, go to Dr appt and my baby shower this weekend
Since when:?Aug 7 (29w6d)
Reason:?History of loss at 21 wks, reason unknown, but I went into labor early and Baby Boy was too young to live. ?This pg I have been getting P17 shots weekly starting at 16 wks and biweekly u/s starting at the same time. ?At my visit last week my cervix shortened from about 30-31 to 29, but when pressure was applied it went to 27 so Dr wants me off my feet.
I will be getting an FFN test on Monday and then dr will assess whether I should remain on BR or not.?
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No new updates for myself, hooray...
I have perfected the art of online shopping! So far I have been able to do back to school shopping for my daughter, who will be in 1st grade (
) and buy the final few things we needed for baby WHILE saving a bunch of money!
I may never go to the store again
No updates, but I found out that theres a rumor going around my work that I won't be coming back to work at all. Which is upsetting to me...of course I am coming back...I can't afford not to! My boss and I have discussed me working 3 days instead of 4, but I will be back in mid-October! I hate rumors.
QOTD-I can't think of anything new I like, but I will tell you I am super surprised at how much I have to keep me busy. My to do list of calls to make, errands to arrange, etc. is kind of overwhelming and I honestly think we wont get everything done before baby comes, so just imagine if I had been working 4 days a week. I still haven't even packed my hospital bag!
Update: ?Nothing major since yesterday. ?I was taken of BR! ?Yay! ?Doc wants me to exercise, so I have been walking around the house and doing leg lifts, sitting instead of laying down, stretching, and doing squats. ?I get so tired so quickly, but I breakdown the activity into 15-20 minute increments, then I sit instead of lay down - which is an effort. ?I have been on BR so long, I was so excited to do a couple loads of laundry this morning, feed the dog, let him out in the back yard, water my herb garden, and straightening out the living room. ?I never thought I'd find so much pleasure in doing these things! ?BR does strange things!
?QOTD: ?I don't know that I necessarily discovered anything because of BR - I've always liked online shopping and movies, reading, etc. ?BUT, because of BR, I have come to appreciate so many of the things I took for granted: ?extended showers, eating while sitting up, going out with my husband, spending time with our dog, spending time with my girlfriends,shopping for baby's stuff...I have missed so much in the past 13 weeks because of BR that I get so giddy at the most inconsequential activites. ???
Congratulations Ramella for being off BR!
No new updates. My sister has DS for the next 5 hrs so I am excited to have a quiet house. Normally he is with his babysitter running all around so this is a nice change.
QOTD: I haven't gotten into any new hobbies, but I have been doing a lot of research for future events like creating Christmas lists and trying to figure out what the boys will be for Halloween. I am also planning LOs baptism, which won't be until January and thinking about where we want to go for a beach week next summer. Also a lot of online shopping.
Thank you! ?So I read that you are considering Halloween costumes. ?I have to share www.onestepahead.com We get the paper catalog here at home and they have the best looking costumes for little kids I've seen - even infants (we're excited to pick one of for our little boy, just deciding which one he'll be). ?We personally havent purchased anything from this site, yet, but they seem to have all sorts of baby and kids stuff as well, and reasonably priced. ?We'll definitely be purchasing the Halloween costumes here as we don't have any actual stores with as wide a selection of infant costumes.?
Butting in: - the lion in the one step ahead catalog is sooo cute! Not sure what I am picking for my DS yet... but thinking of ordering from there or getting something from cracker barrel oddly, they have great costumes too!
Update: We got our car seat bases installed today. We are touring 2 daycares this weekend. Breastfeeding class is also this weekend. Had my lectures today. We were doing simulation. I sat while everyone stood. I got some curious looks from a few people. The only time I stood was while I was practicing forceps. I have not done those in a long time. I was excited to learn how to do Essure. It is super easy and fun. I miss work
Next appointment Monday.
QOTD: I like having a life outside work, no matter how much I say I miss work. There is no way I would have gotten everything done while working my old schedule. I mean, so many appointments are during the week or on a weekend-- I worked almost every weekend, so it would have been impossible. So having a life is my favorite activity. I also like crocheting. I have made a bunch of stuff. It is fun.
They are very cute! ?I'd still get it. ?I'm due 9/3, but I think I'll have an Aug baby - I'd get the small since it says 12-19 lbs. ?I figured that I can always make alterations to if it looks too loose. ?The shrimp and lobster costumes are for infants are cute too. ?:)?
Check you out! Install the car seats! That is a BIG step!! It is getting sooo close. I cannot wait to hear if you have a boy or a girl... I am gonna miss you when you are back at work and I am STILL on bed rest - (better be!) You have a busy weekend too - take it easy girl!!!!! Thinking of you!