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July 2012 Moms
snickersforeveryone
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Uterine shenanigans
snickersforeveryone
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Apparently our little guy is trying to gear up for birth a bit early. So far he's moving pretty slowly...I'm having contractions, but my cervix is just barely dilated, I lost my MP (which never happened with Em and really grossed me out), and my cervix is shortening. I've been in and out of L&D, but all they can really do is pump me full of fluids because my heart stuff makes them unable to really give me the other drugs that would stop labor. They did hit on the idea of giving me Ativan, which worked during the last visit when the fluids didn't. My doc is just trying to get me to last until 34 weeks at this point.
Now I'm on pelvic rest and what my doc called "semi-bedrest". I can't go out walking around a lot, lift much, or do housework, but I can move around enough to take care of Emily, which is good because I don't have a lot of other options there! I'm avoiding lifting her by having picnics on the floor, changing diapers on the sofa, etc. She's been awesome, but is definitely already tired of having to stay inside most of the time.
So I was wondering if anyone has ideas of things to do with her to keep her occupied? So far we've pretty much exhausted reading, cartoons, and coloring. She's becoming bored with her toys. I have her "help" me do things, like I let her throw all of her clothes in the washing machine and then push the buttons (which ended up in some of her clothes being weird colors, but whatever). What else would you suggest?
Now I'm on pelvic rest and what my doc called "semi-bedrest". I can't go out walking around a lot, lift much, or do housework, but I can move around enough to take care of Emily, which is good because I don't have a lot of other options there! I'm avoiding lifting her by having picnics on the floor, changing diapers on the sofa, etc. She's been awesome, but is definitely already tired of having to stay inside most of the time.
So I was wondering if anyone has ideas of things to do with her to keep her occupied? So far we've pretty much exhausted reading, cartoons, and coloring. She's becoming bored with her toys. I have her "help" me do things, like I let her throw all of her clothes in the washing machine and then push the buttons (which ended up in some of her clothes being weird colors, but whatever). What else would you suggest?
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Re: Uterine shenanigans
Hope your little boy will stay in there for a bit longer. I had contractions with Veronica at 32 weeks and went to L&D but they were able to stop the contractions and she stayed put until 39 week...
Hang on there
Zach likes when I get out mixing bowls and wooden spoons and baking things and we sit on the floor and "make stuff". We put wash cloths in the cups of a muffin tin, then take them out. Or he really loves unfolding laundry if he can get to a basket full of it and then he climbs in.