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FemmeNat01
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Bedrest Mama's Daily Check-In Friday
FemmeNat01
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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 - Natasha
Due Date - 3/30
Date Placed on Bedrest - Dec 2, sort-of bedrest and Dec 16, modified bedrest
Type - Modified bedrest
Why ? PIH
Question of the Day: What are some things you're doing to keep yourself occupied on BR?
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Re: Bedrest Mama's Daily Check-In Friday
Name - Sarah
Due Date - 2/4
Date Placed on Bedrest -Nov 8th. strict hospital then home bedrest Nov 8th. Recently moved to "be lazy". Still cannot drive, or cook, or clean, or care for my toddler. Can go out once or twice a week in a wheelchair.
Type - Modified-ish. See above! haha!
Why ? Placental Abruption and pre-term contractions.
Question of the Day: What are some things you're doing to keep yourself occupied on BR?
Watch tv. I feel like such a slug! I do some sewing, play on the internet, organize photos/recipes. Read stories with my little boy.
Name - Lily
Due Date - 2/12
Date Placed on Bedrest - November 19th (Modified Bed Rest) December 8th (Hospital Bedrest)
Type - Hospital bedrest
Why ? PTL (4cm dilated)
Question of the Day: What are some things you're doing to keep yourself occupied on BR?
I watch a gross amount of TV. Read books, play on the internet. That's about the extent of it. Going to start knitting a baby blanket today
Name - Nicole
Due Date - 2/18
Date Placed on Bedrest - Aug 2 Modified bed rest/ Aug 30 full bed rest
Type - I can get up to use the bathroom and shower. More relaxed now, I will get my own drink or snack while I'm up to use the bathroom. I have snuck out twice and used a wheelchair/ scooter at Target. Bought socks and deodorant and was so excited about it!
Why ? small placental abruption, subchoronic hemorrhage (which have both now resolved), pre term labor cramping / contractions because of irritable uterus and thinned membrane of the amniotic sack. (whew - that was a long list)
Question of the Day: using my lap top, crocheting a scarf, talking with who ever is here to help with DD. Today it's my sister - so that's good.
Name - April
Due Date - 3/29
Date Placed on Bedrest - Nov. 11
Type - Strict-ish; I can use the bathroom, shower once a day, move from the bed to the couch and grab something to eat from the kitchen
Why ? shortening cervix (but holding steady since I went on bedrest!)
Question of the Day: What are some things you're doing to keep yourself occupied on BR?
I play around online, did our Christmas shopping and holiday cards, read a lot, watch TV/movies and I'm learning to crochet and plan to make something for the babies.
I'm new, so I'm not sure if I'm doing this right:
Name - Reagan
Due Date - 3/10
Date Placed on Bedrest - Day before Thanksgiving (11/23)
Type - I don't understand the types.
Why ? early contrations, softened cervix, last pregnancy resulted in giving birth at 22 weeks.
Question of the Day: What are some things you're doing to keep yourself occupied on BR? I'm not doing much of anything between reading and boring daytime tv. It's been 3 very lonely weeks. I don't have any family nearby, and I'm realizing I must not have had very many friends either. I've cried most of the day. I'm bored and alone and stressed out because Christmas is coming and I can't do anything to prepare - plus our nursery is nowhere near ready and I'm not able to do all the things I wanted to do in there. I can't even wash my baby's clothes and hang them in the closet! I am missing out on all these things I'd like to be doing and I am hating it so much. Today I found myself thinking that I'd made a huge mistake by even trying to have a baby - and now I feel guilty and ashamed of myself. Just typing that for others to read hurts.
Name - Lampkins
Due Date - 4/16
Date Placed on Bedrest - Dec 10th
Type - Bedrest- I can be a couch potato. I can shower, go the restroom and maybe make myself something to eat.
Why ? Shortening Cervix/ Incompetent Cervix
Question of the Day: What are some things you're doing to keep yourself occupied on BR?
Watching TV & Movies, Going on the Internet, Reading magazines. DH is going to get me some crocheting materials and I am going to attempt to make a baby blanket and maybe some other things.
Type - Hospital bedrest; Strictish although I can go to the bathroom and shower every other day
Why ? Shortening Cervix/ IPreterm contractionsQuestion of the Day: What are some things you're doing to keep yourself occupied on BR?I'm actually able to work from bedrest so I usually do that during the day, and then read books, video chat with my family and friends that are out of state, and just relax...
I realized I never answered my own question!
I work from home so I spend my time doing that, as well as spending time with my babies. When I'm not doing this, I'm either on the internet, house planning, or party planning!
Name - Carly
Due Date - 3/15
Date Placed on Bedrest - Dec 8
Type - strict hospital - can get up to use the bathroom, shower every other day, not supposed to sit up if possible, might be able to go to my sister's house @28w, but not allowed to go home (4 hrs away) till 34w because my small town doesn't have a high level NICU (assuming we make it that far)
Why ? IC, preterm contractions
Question of the Day: What are some things you're doing to keep yourself occupied on BR?
Internet, tv, eating, monitoring, napping - pretty boring but it's ok
Baby Elise was born @ 31w on 1/12/11 weighing 3lbs 14oz, 18in - she came home from the NICU on Valentine's day
Hi ButterBean13,
Like you - I am lonely and worry about my baby's nursery not being done. Why is your doctor planning to induce early? Just curious.
Tomorrow I get to leave my house to take the gestational diabetes test. I'm looking forward to the car ride.
Reagan (RhopeR)
Type - Bedrest - I can shower and use the bathroom. I'm allowed to switch between bed and couch, but that's about it
Why ? Shortening Cervix/ Incompetent CervixQuestion of the Day: What are some things you're doing to keep yourself occupied on BR? Still trying to figure this out myself. Mostly tv and napping. I am considering trying to find a massive needlepoint project.
Name - Jen
Due Date - 1/20 but my c/s is schedualed for 1/13
Date Placed on Bedrest - Dec 1
Type - Modified bedrest
Why ? PIH
Question of the Day: What are some things you're doing to keep yourself occupied on BR? i watch a lot of TV and read to my toddler and play online. it makes me feel bad when he wants me to pick him up and i can't.