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Am I unreasonable to think I should still be getting stuff done?
We just finished the renovation on our house so this weekend was the first chance we had to set up the nursery, plus I had to move both my boys rooms. I didn't move furniture but detail stuff. No one has been to the grocery store in ages, the house is a wreck, laundry is behind, I have a bunch of stuff to return at stores and it goes on and on. Oh yeah and I'm still working - 3 days from home, 2 days in the office.
But basically after I'm standing up for about 5 minutes I'm miserable. Of course sitting in a chair to long is awful also. Should I just push through it or is life at 35 weeks pregnant with twins all about sitting on the couch with your feet up?
Both my MFM and OB who were very concerned about my activity level earlier seem to say once I made it to 34 weeks all was good and do what I want to do.
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Re: Am I unreasonable to think I should still be getting stuff done?
I understand the desire to get everything taken care of. I get frustrated a little, too, because my husband insists I not do certain stuff and just wait and let him do it (and then it takes forever!). But it's what's best for the babies (for me, at this point).
Personally, I think you need to take it easier than you are. Can you work from the couch when you work from home? Find a couple of comfortable places you can work and sort of rotate (if possible). Aim to get a load of laundry washed and dried every day (don't worry about folding and putting away at the same time - do some folding when you're laying on the couch). Break every chore or task down and do a little bit of it when you actually can - don't cram and don't get worn down. Babies developing in your womb is a much easier/safer process than babies developing in the NICU. It might help to make a list of the chores that MUST get done and then the chores that it would be NICE to get done, and assign them to people who can help you. Seeing everything written down can help make things more manageable because you can better plan. And you can cross stuff off! It might be worth it to hire someone for a day to help you catch up.
Good luck - keep those babies cooking!
Agreed. Take it easy momma!
Put your feet up and rest as much as possible. See if you can recruit some help from friends or family. I know its hard to ask people for help but it will be worth it to keep those babies growing inside you for a couple more weeks.
Another vote for on the couch.
We moved into this house when I was about 30 weeks PG. We'd been doing renovations since I was about 20 weeks PG. I was able to get the nursery set up and we really pushed hard to get stuff like drapes hung, etc., but by 35 weeks I was mostly useless. I quit working at 31 weeks and was lucky to get 1-2 errands done per week. DH really did the majority of things for that time period. I remember standing to iron drapes for the nursery and my feet swelling up in no time.
Even when I did feel well enough to do things, I was wary of overdoing it. While babies born at 35-36 weeks generally do well, I really didn't want to get that far and then have late pre-term babies that still needed NICU time (not that there are any guarantees but the earlier you are, there are more chances).
At that point I choose 1 thing to day per day. If I did laundry, I didn't go to the grocery store, cook dinner, etc. Other than that 1 thing, I spent the rest of the day on the couch w/ my feet up. Listen to your body. Since you are still working, you should probably just take the rest of the time easy.
I can't stand not being productive. But I am not working, so my little productivity has to do with keeping up on the house and laundry. 37w 4 d was the last time I knew I could go grocery shopping, and that is with MH's help.
I always always always listen to my body though. If 30 minutes of cleaning requires 2 hours on my couch to recover that is what I do so both my sanity and body are well taken care of. It is a challenge b/c I have a 3 year old and I wish I could do more, but this time will pass soon enough and we'll both be back to being able to do and handle more instead of jsut getting by.
Don't over do it, you still have a couple weeks to go until super safe zone and it's better to scale back then risk it pushing it too much and having the babies too early.
This. I only made it 36 weeks 3 days and I wish I had been able to go longer so we had no NICU time. I worked until 35 weeks and then just couldn't do it anymore because the only way I was comfortable was in bed. I think it's your bodies way of telling you to take it easy.
I had an MFM appt the day I went in labor and there was an emergency so the doctor was way behind schedule. I was sitting in the waiting room forever and was so uncomfortable and should have just left and gone home. As soon as I got home, my water broke. I always wonder if I had just been home on the couch if I could have made it longer.
So go lay down and cook those babies for a few more weeks so they can come right home with you!
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