Bed Rest Mamma's Check-in Monday

zapgurl44

This thread is for any and all mamas on bedrest, in any form. We are stuck home or in the hospital, in a bed or on our couches, and could use the support of each other to make it through this time in order to get to a healthy baby! We all know how hard bedrest is and we wish everyone a healthy pregnancy!!!! Anyone is welcome to join, and anyone can start this daily thread. Just copy and paste this paragraph and info lines below if you get here and the thread has yet to start for that day!  

Name- Liz

Due Date - 5/29

Date Placed on Bedrest - 26w5d

Type -strict home bedrest

Why ? short cervix/bicornuate uterus/IUGR

Question of the Day-Any bedrest guilty pleasures?

Since DH has been grocery shopping alone(not a good thing) he comes home with so much sweet stuff.  Yum milk duds and redvines.  I justify it by telling myself it is to fatten up Madelyn!

ourkybaby

Name- Rhonda

Due Date - 5/23 with induction date of 4/12

Date Placed on Bedrest - 25W6D on 2/13

Type -hospital bed rest

Why ? pProm

Question of the Day-Any bedrest guilty pleasures

I've eaten way more ice cream and anything chocolate than I normally would.  I guess I also figure I'm trying to fatten up Mallory since she will be appearing at 34 weeks instead of full term.

I'm surfing the internet way to much!  Thankfully I haven't gone into shopping mode too much though!

I'm also highly amused that hubby has to do his own laundry since I've been stuck in the hospital for 6 weeks and I find pleasure in that!  Now if I can just get him to keep it up once we are home!

christina06

Name- Christina

Due Date - 5/23

Date Placed on Bedrest - 19w2d

Type - modified home bedrest

Why ? chronic placental abruptions

Question of the Day-Any bedrest guilty pleasures?

I'd say watching, "Days of our Lives." I secretly try to plan my day around it so I try to eat lunch at that time. Oreos, ice cream, and nutella have been my downfall!

My rationale was that my baby was a little underweight but apparently I've been feeding him well b/c he's way over 50% now!  My MFM asked if I'd had my GD test after he saw the measurements so guess I need to cut back and start eating healthy again!

Update: Had some spotting but it has resolved.  LO flipped and is now head down - Yay! Baby furniture is in - now we're trying to figure out how to get it home and set up.  DH is starting to get overwhelmed taking care of the housework and everything.  I feel terrible that I can't do more to help and he'll make comments about the house being a wreck and I take it personally but don't know how to remedy the situation.  8 more weeks to go...

nursemegan23

Name- Megan

Due Date - 5/31

Date Placed on Bedrest - 3/13 @ 28w4d

Type - modified bedrest at home

Why ? Pre-E/PIH

Question of the Day:  Any bedrest guilty pleasures? 

Answer: I like that if I feel like taking an all day nap I can....this makes me feel guilty because SO is usually working doubles to make up for a small amount of what my paycheck would bring in, so he never gets any sleep.

Update: My doctor appt. was okay today. BP was really good 120/70 but I gained 4 1/2 lbs of fluid. And since I've continued to have my other symptoms--severe headache, dizziness, racing pulse, flushing, edema, seeing spots-- he put me on a BP medication: Aldomet, so I'll take that 2x a day. Luckily with this medication it won't affect LO's heartrate, so I don't have to worry about it harming him. I also got some labs drawn today to make sure nothing else is going on besides Pre-E

I didn't even have to demand the ultrasound, he wants one done to check the placenta and size of baby. So I go in at 7:45am on Friday for that. He also said that if my BP gets worse or my labs/ultrasound show up abnormal then he's going to refer me to a high risk doctor.

So I guess the verdict will come back next Monday.

DebbieJS77

Name- Debbie

Due Date - 5/29

Date Placed on Bedrest - 3/26, 26w3d

Type - strict bedrest at home

Why ? PTL and shortening cervix

Question of the Day:  Any bedrest guilty pleasures? 

Sleeping in has been awesome. I don't feel like I am in a rush to get up or be anywhere. I also am starting to buy lots of stuff online. It is harder to bargain shop online so I feel like I am spending too much, but I feel like if I don't buy the stuff online now it will never get purchased! I feel like at this point things just need to get done the easiest way possible so that is my excuse.

 

purplepuggles

Name-Joan

Due Date - 7/5

Date Placed on Bedrest - 25w3d

Type - modified bedrest

Why ? shortening cervix & history of PTL

Question of the Day-Any bedrest guilty pleasures?  the shopping is a LOT harder to resist when i have the internet at my fingertips all day long. i also spend waaay too much time on thebump! if i end up having to stay on bedrest i will have to develop some shopping restraint and more productive hobbies!

 I have a dr appt on Thursday with ultrasound/cervix check. We shall see if I get allowed off of bedrest or not. 

orthomom

Name-Amy

Due Date - 5/3

Date Placed on Bedrest - 3/8 at 32 weeks

Type - strict home bedrest

Why ? Pre-e

Question of the Day-Any bedrest guilty pleasures?

Answer- I eat a lot more chocolate than I was doing before bedrest. I also take baths instead of showers (I get too dizzy and short of breath in the shower).

Update- I had an NST today and LO looked fine. I had contractions every 6 minutes (very regular and light to moderate intensity) so my OB was worried I was in labor. She checked my cervix though and I was only fingertip dilated so no labor.  I still have a UTI though and I was restarted on antibiotics.  I see my regular OB on Thursday to discuss induction dates and have another BPP Friday to check growth and fluid, too.