High-Risk Pregnancy
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*** Monday Bedrest Check-in ***
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Hello ladies. I hope all of you had a great/relaxing weekend.
How did you sleep?
Any new pregnancy symptoms, cravings, or aversions?
Upcoming appointments, milestones, or updates? (Ticker change?)
QOTD: Sometimes people try to be helpful by offering various pieces of advice. What are some of the most useful tips you've received about bedrest, pregnancy, or parenting? What's the craziest or off the wall thing you've been told?
How did you sleep?
Any new pregnancy symptoms, cravings, or aversions?
Upcoming appointments, milestones, or updates? (Ticker change?)
QOTD: Sometimes people try to be helpful by offering various pieces of advice. What are some of the most useful tips you've received about bedrest, pregnancy, or parenting? What's the craziest or off the wall thing you've been told?
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Re: *** Monday Bedrest Check-in ***
I'm not new. I just hate The Bump.
I slept like crap last night, was up 1:30-5am with contractions and then they got to every 3 mins and pretty intense for 2 hours today. I seriously thought my time had come and then this afternoon everything spaced out. I'm very relieved but so exhausted. I think my progesterone shot from this morning finally kicked in which makes me really wonder what the week of 4/7 is going to be like as it wears off.
So, 35 weeks today. Ah! That's the gestational age we brought DS home at! I think it's making me much more relaxed about bedrest and contractions, I have to keep reminding myself that we really want at least 2-3 more weeks. Today was my second to last Makena. Ultrasound and NST are Wed (edit) and then DS has a NICU followup appt Friday, so busy week!
Hmm... no real bedrest advice I've gotten. I've liked my Mindful Birthing book a lot and have talked about some of the strategies with my BFF who had her first 3/10 so that's been nice. Bad parenting advice abounds, but can't think of anything specific right now... I need a nap!
BFP#2 3/16/11, beta 138; 4/12 Baby/HB DS born 9/10/11 at 29w4d due to partial abruption and PTL
BFP#3 8/19/13 Another boy! 17P, modified bedrest and Nifedipine helped us have a termie! DS2 born 4/19/14 at 38w5d.
Any new pregnancy symptoms, cravings, or aversions? I'm just feeling generally uncomfortable. There's a discomfort under my right rib and I can't tell if it's from the baby moving around or if it's a pain I should be more worried about r/t pre-e.
Upcoming appointments, milestones, or updates? (Ticker change?) I hit 32 weeks yesterday! 2 more weeks until my 34 wk milestone. My next appt isn't until Thursday, I wish it were sooner!
QOTD: this isnt a completely crazy piece of advice, but my boss literally would tell me this every single time we talked about my pregnancy - "if there's any little updates or projects you want to do around your house, make sure you do them before the baby comes or you won't get them done for years!" Oh wait, you mean I'm going to be a little busy for a while after the baby's born and I won't be able to renovate the bathroom?? No way!
And he literally told me this like 8 times. Weird.
A few days ago I felt a hard little pouch of skin at the bottom of my tummy and it has the most painful stretch marks all around it.. weird/tmi? Anyways dr says it's because of the swelling.... boo. There stretch marks hurt/sting, my other stretch marks didn't hurt at all (just itched a little)
My bp and weight were alright today so thankfully it seems like pre-e isn't likely. I'm still going in on Thurs for another check up.
QOTD: I've had people tell me all kinds of things... I know they mean well, but come on.
- about br "enjoy all the rest you can get because once baby is here you'll wish you could rest again" - ummm I'm not 100% sure but I more than likely won't wish for the 15+ weeks of not being able to do anything..
- "rest now and when you get better you can do what needs to be done" - get better? I'm not sick. I'm pregnant!
- the worst ones are from the older generations that are superstitious or didn't have the "luxury" to be able to "lay around all the time while pregnant" because they were "washing clothes by hand and hanging them out to dry all while taking care of 3 other kids" - as if I wouldn't choose for things to be different. (These comments were from my grandma and dh's grandma so I couldn't really say much in response:/)
@haziedaze, yeah for some outings!! Sorry the contractions have been so tough... just a few more weeks:) we're almost there!!!
@Sam0905, congrats on making it to 32weeks. 34 is right around the corner:)
My first big milestone is Wednesday - 28 weeks! Next goal is 32 weeks on April 23.
3 hour glucose test and another weekly check up tomorrow. Along with another weekly progesterone shot.
I've heard all kinds of pregnancy advice while I've been on bedrest. A co worker was texting me saying how it must be so nice to just lay around and watch tv. I smarted back with well must be nice to move around as you please not worrying if your uterus/cervix is going to act up and you wind up with a baby in the NICU.
My grandma actually told DH: well if the baby is born now he'll be fine. DH is like well define fine, she's only 26 weeks (at the time) pregnant so the baby would be in intensive care for at least 2 months.
And just as pps said people are always like well I hope you feel better. I tell them I feel fine, I'm not sick I have a body that doesn't cooperate well with being pregnant. I am doing all of this to keep my son inside as long as possible.
Only good advice I've received is from my aunt who also dealt with two high risk pregnancies as well. She's my voice of reason telling me to ignore all of the other peoples dumb comments, because unless you lived it you cannot truly understand how stressful it all is.
Sorry for the rant!
DS #1 born January 2010. DS #2 due June 2014.