Bed Rest ideas
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Topic: Bed Rest ideas
Posted By: mrsturtle
Subject: Bed Rest ideas
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 11:56am
HELP! im am so incredibly bored...... Im on "bedrest" not supposed to leave the house due to Pre-eclampsia  Any suggestions on what to do? a friend is bringing some Dvds today and ive got a couple of books and a long stitch but honestly 17 weeks of this and i could need to be admited to a mental institue! 
Did you have to have bedrest? what did you do?? |
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:04pm
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Oh, you poor thing. I'd be going batty too. You could:
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:17pm
| Oh Shannon, you poor thing!!! SO are you on bedrest till your due date? Does this mean you will be birthing in Dunedin? God thats such a long time.... I feel for you (although, just quietly, some enforced bedrest - only a day or two, would be welcome here) |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:26pm
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DFs cousin had pre eclampsia, sadly they found hers too late , at 23 weeks and baby was stillborn , so i imagine the bedrest is a good thing ...but yeah ! id be pretty bored too !
Does bedrest mean your expected to stay in bed all that time ? If you are able to get up and about , even if its just in your own house that would be slightly better, but still...the walls of your house can feel slightly claustrophobic after a while....am racking my brain for ideas you could do ...I think you need to peer pressure someone to come over nearly everyday (a different friend each day ) to entertain you ! which of course will be quite difficult . ...Or maybe someone should get you an xbox or something for an early christmas present  ------------- 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:46pm
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Oh man, I feel your pain and I only had 4 weeks of it with the gremlins! That was enough to drive me mad, but 17 weeks?!
Trying to remember what I did with myself, a friend lent me a pile of books and her DVD player so I could watch DVDs coz Maya had busted ours, I watched lots of Dr Phil and Oprah lol. I think MrsMojo's suggestion about knitting is cool, you'd have plenty of time to learn! Or something like scrapbooking? The most frustrating thing for me was that I wasn't allowed to drive so I had to get friends to take me to my OB/midwife/scan appts and I seemed to have at least one a week! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:59pm
| Shannon, you can try out lots of different crafts, making things for baby... knitting is just one, I do a bit of crochet myself (I'm a bit of a nana for a 30 yr-old!). I see Spotlight has already been suggested, that's a great place for getting wooden letters (for spelling baby's name etc) and such like, if you have anyone who can get into Dunedin for you. Unless Alexandra has a Spotlight or something similar? |
Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 1:36pm
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I spent two months on bedrest, but actually kinda enjoyed it!! (haha, lazy?! ). I didn't do much - just watched bad daytime TV and movies, and read lots of mags and baby books, had people visit me quite a bit ... and an hour or so on the computer a day ... and the odd bath. Apart from that (and gossing on the phone to anyone off work) I basically just ate heaps, as I had gone into labour early so was told to fatten him up in case he came early. So I don't think I'm very helpful sorry!! ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 2:03pm
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Shannon, what kind of stuff are you into?
You could: - sort out all your digital photos - scrapbook or make photobooks of all your pics - start writing a blog or the Great Novel - do lots of crosswords/sudoku/other word games online (are you on facebook? time to start having fun with all those applications!) - read books about anything you've ever been interested in - take up a new craft (I like the knitting idea too) - start writing real letters and sending them by snail mail to all your friends and family - get really friendly with youtube, there's so much funny stuff on there to while away an hour or so a day
I'm not on bedrest but I'm not working and since I've been pregnant I somehow manage to "waste" about 2 hours every morning (or more) just watching the news channel, answering emails and catching up on facebook goss and seeing what's happening on OhBaby and a couple of other online forums, reading through most of the headline news on Stuff .... it's a nice easy start to my day
Good luck and take care  ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: kriss
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 2:30pm
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I know how you feel, lately my days are spent wasting time til DH gets home.
My fav time wasters - Luxor 2 (bought from Gamehouse.com) Reading (trilogies and pregnancy books) Movies ($1 Tuesday/Wednesday at Civic) Journal writing Preggy stretching Daydreaming about baby Painting canvasses Baking Talking to far away friends and family on Skype Youtube (Some really good how-to's) Good luck filling your day =] ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Little Angel, April 10
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 5:53pm
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OMG and here I was thinking that 5 weeks of it was bad enough. Please don't do what I did when I got it with my first and didn't listen and went out all the time and got even more sick. Second time around I got people to get me stuff to do, heaps of books and puzzles to do. I actually enjoyed doing the 2000 odd piece puzzles. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 7:28pm
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I have been severly warned of what will happen if i dont do as im told so no worries there. Got a stack of dvds delivered today as well as a couple of cross stitches and some books from the library also spending tones of time on the net!
Planning to have a good clear out of scrapbooking supplies and have a play i regret being so organised and having all my christmas cards done could have been doing those oh well. Nzpiper - yup will definatly being birthing in dunedin! they have suggested i may want to be down there by 34-35 weeks. I have to change mw mine is leaving for a while then joining vicky and Jan when she comes back your using them aye? what are they like? |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 8:08pm
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when i was off with bed rest for my first pregnancy i played a lot of CIV... got a good foot stool under the computer desk and hung out there. also had visitors over - they had to bring morning tea tho. read a lot and watched tv. it is boring but it doesnt last forever and before you know it you are wishing you could hang out in bed all day!!! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 8:39pm
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a good time waster is the helicopter game
I also have a card making set, which i bought for $120 and never use (I always get sucked in at tupperware/jewellery /perfume/sex toy parties ) which you are welcome to have, if your into that kinda thing.... -------------
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 8:42pm
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What about taking up some kind of study? Maybe some correspondence like a language or a short course in story writing or if there is anything you have always been interested in learning about but have never had the time? There are heaps of free online courses you could take and I think UCOL do online learning as well. At least if you're working to deadlines or on an assignment you might get a feeling on accomplishment rather than just killing time. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 9:13pm
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so 34-35 weeks.....whens that....that will be about the time I'm due. Might see you over there. I am also giving birth in Dunedin.
Yes i have vicki as my MW....seems ok but I have only met her a couple of times. I am also with an obstetrician so I havent worried too much about the MW side. I havent met Jan yet. Are you going to change to them? Do you get an OB as well? |
Posted By: Troods
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 9:42am
When I was on bedrest at home I played lots and lots of playstation, then when I was on bedrest in the hospital, my sister loaned me her PSP - yeah bit of a gaming freak but it helped pass the time as they're so addictive. But since bubs arrived I've been far too busy to play games, or to get onto our wedding thank you cards (married Jan 08 - bubs arrived early in Feb 08!) and I've got no idea when I'll get onto Christmas stuff. I've even got OE photos, wedding photos and baby photos to sort out too.... DH suggested sending you our wedding thank you cards to do if you're interested, and maybe you could do our christmas cards while you're at it to....LOL  Nah, seriously, I hope you do find something to pass the time. Having pre-eclampsia really isn't fun.------------- 
Missed MC July 2011
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Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 8:12pm
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Nzpiper - Vicky is comming on tuesday to chat about options so will would say ill go with her too.
Trudandem - lol im just putting together some samples for another girl of wedding invites! what sort of thank you cards? Caitlynsmygirl - i always get sucked in too! its all part of there ploy!!!! Am 1/2 way through knitting a pink jersey! |
Posted By: RunningT
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 8:21pm
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Okay now is the time to watch ENTIRE TV series on DVD. I suggest Sex in the City and 6 feet under..... I spent hours watching both of these...
Also how about designing some nice "thanks for the baby gift" cards.... you could almost write them. Dear Aunty____ Thank you for the _______ Baby _____ will look great in it. We are doing well (wishful thinking) and are just loving being parents (I hope this is true) .... Oh and if you have done your Xmas cards already you could hire your services out to do other peoples... or you could do my next 40 odd posts so I can get back into the baby bellies section :-) ------------- 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 10:12pm
| Good luck with Vicki. I am seeing her on Tuesday too. Its her Cromwell day. She seems nice....maybe a little airy fairy but I think I can work with that. She doesnt do epis....but wont stop you having one and I doubt in your case it'll be her call as you will surely have an OB. I am seeing Celia Devenesh and she comes regularly to Dunstan...seems very nice...does public and private. |
Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 30 October 2008 at 10:05am
| Thats the same ob that i will be seeing when she comes to dunstan i seen the one at dunedin but she has refered me so less traveling. |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 30 October 2008 at 10:20am
Hi, haven't read all the replies. I was on bedrest at the hospital....no internet ...for 3 weeks and OMG was I bored. But my waters had broke, baby was breech and had made a half hearted attempt to leave so it was all for the best.
DH bought me one of those nintendo thingies, not the console but the handheld one. He got me a few games, brain training which is very addictive, nintendo pets etc. Helped waste a few hours each day. Apart from that it was trashy mags, books and watching poo daytime tv and thankfully visitors each day, who usually brought me chocolate
Hope the pre-eclampsia doesn't get worse. ------------- 
 
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