Those who have been on bedrest-a ?

m_n_mwedding · December 2009

How do you keep yourself from becoming depressed. I know I have only been on br for a few days, but I am someone who loves going and going. I love to at least get out and go to the library or walk around walmart for a few minutes. I can't do that and since its Christmas time, I can't even do the fun things that I was planning on doing. I don't know what to do! Thanks for your advice!

jenn2929 · December 2009

A lot of people will say the first week is the hardest. To be honest, I really haven't had any issues with boredom at all, but I knew there was a good chance I'd have to go on br, so I made a list of projects I wanted to do beforehand and bought a bunch of books. I did my holidays cards, I shopped on line, I bump, I talk to friends etc... The best thing I can tell you to do is structure your day if you can.

HTH!

ahava2005 · December 2009

I kept busy: I watched a lot of documentaries and movies from Netflix. I started cross-stitching. I read books I had been meaning to read. I tried to have someone visit me a few times a week. I shopped online. Organized photos. Made menus of meals for when the babies came. Made sure to talk about how I was feeling to my husband and friends. Joined Sidelines (a high-risk pregnancy support group...you can google it) and chatted with members there. That made me feel less alone.

One thing that really helped was that I purposely stayed away from any pregnancy site that talked about bad pregnancy outcomes. I didn't need to obsess about that. I didn't want to read about preemie babies or things that could go wrong. If I needed to do it later, I would, but while on bed rest I didn't read that sort of thing. I didn't want to scare myself.

My girls did end up coming early and that's when I read about the preemie stuff. I'm still glad I waited on that. I continue to take it one day at a time and don't obsess about what 'could' happen. It could drive a person crazy.

mommyof4boys · December 2009

The first couple of weeks were the suckiest ones! I was on modified bedrest at 7 weeks with my twins due to my hyperamisis and full one bedrest at 18 weeks with them due to IC. I was on full on bedrest from that point until 32 weeks when I delivered. With my youngest I was on modified bedrest from week 14 to week 18 and full bedrest from week 24 to week 28 because of IC and back to modified bedrest at that point due to pre-e. And, again at 33 weeks I was put on full on bedrest with him.

finallyreilly · December 2009

I was lucky because most of my bedrest was at the very end. I did do a few weeks in the summer and it was awful. I had to miss our family vacation to the beach and I was so depressed about it. You just have to focus on the end goal of keeping your little ones safe and in as long as possible. It is not easy - especially when you feel like you are missing out on things, but just think how great the holidays will be next year.

kimarino13 · December 2009

I just remind myself that it's for a good cause. And I also remind myself that this is the last down-time I will have in a long time.

ncsubride · December 2009

I was also like you, I am a busy person and I hated just laying in bed all day long. My best piece of advice, try to enjoy it bc I promise you in 6 months you will give your left arm for a day of bedrest.

I kept myself busy doing things like writing in their baby books (all the stuff you can already fill in), reading magazines, books on sleep training and other baby books bc you won't have time to do that once they are here, watching movies, and blogging.

I know it is hard but pleaes try to rest and enjoy this time.

m_n_mwedding · December 2009

Thank you for all of the advice. I think its just extra difficult because i have a 15 mo son and its hard for me to try to ship him off to someones house or to try to pay a babysitter when I don't have an income coming in to pay for it. Oh well. I know its for the best for the babies! Thank you for the support!

ajk612 · December 2009

I was on strict bedrest from week 32. I had been in the hospital for 4 days before that for preterm contractions. So I just wanted to keep those babies in...it's what kept me going. I watched a lot of tv and movies. Read my what to expect book and a few others. Took lots of baths when dh was home. He stayed home at the end so, that helped. Just keep reminding yourseld your goal is to keep them in as long as you can, I went 35w6d and was so proud of myself for making it!

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