i want to see the babies

Bedrest for the last 8 and 1/2 weeks of my first pregnancy due to high blood pressure and 13 weeks with the second not FUN at all Bored out of my skull until I had each baby

I was put on bedrest with my twins from 28-35 weeks. (After that, they felt the babies would be fine if they arrived then. Ironically enough, they had to be induced at 38 weeks because they didn’t want to come out after all!)

I loved bedrest! I cross-stitched gifts, wrote letters, watched movies, read books, and spent time with my dd. I knew it would be my last chance to rest for a LONG time!

I was put on strict bedrest (only could get up to use the bathroom, nothing else) at 35 weeks because of pre-eclampsia. However, after one weekend on strict bedrest, my blood pressure still hadn’t gone down at all, so I was induced. So I didn’t have to stay that long on bedrest, but to pass the time, I’d do crosswords, or watch TV. I’m a knitter/crocheter, but it was too uncomfortable to get into a position to do it, nor could I do any of the embroidery I had started earlier. I think if I had been on bedrest longer, it might’ve been more difficult for me to pass that time, because all I could think about for those 3 days was about the baby, and hoping everything would be okay with him (I kept thinking, just my luck, I’d finally have my baby, but I’d die before I got to see him!). If I had to go longer, I might’ve made myself crazy with all the worrying/thinking I would’ve done!

How did she get pregs again? Was it in-vitro?

Aww, it’s so heartwarming to hear that the crew are willing to make such a huge change to their schedule to ensure the Marcia and the babies’ safety. Hope the rest of the pregnancy goes ok!

“Although bed rest continues to be prescribed almost routinely by some doctors for mothers of multiples at 24 to 28 weeks gestation, a study in 2000 conducted by a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Adelaide in Australia linked hospitalized bed rest to higher rates of preterm delivery in mothers of twins.”

You can read the whole article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/24/opinion/24bilston.html?ex=1168664400&en=f84f2d6bce155ae7&ei=5070

Well if it meant the health of my babies, I think I’d find a way to do that. I’d need plenty of things to keep me occupied while I’m restricted to so much movement during the day, unless it’s strict bed rest. But still, I’m sure she’ll be able to get up from time to time.

Otherwise, I can’t see her being too happy. But I’d still think about the end result, even if it killed me to stay in bed.

But it’s cool that they’re bringing work to her. That’s pretty damn cool.