I narrowly escaped
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Topic: I narrowly escaped
Posted By: Travelgirl
Subject: I narrowly escaped
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 9:28pm
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being admitted to hospital this morning......... Have been diagnosed with toxaemia at 31 weeks, so have finished up at work and I am on strict bedrest with the parting thought from the OB that I will be lucky to keep the babies cooking for more than another 4 weeks.
Oh the joy of my day!!! Well, rant over, how am I going to stop myself from dying of boredom for the next however many weeks? Anna |
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Posted By: jamesmum
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 9:32pm
 Take care of yourself and your bubs!!
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 9:35pm
Wow, is it freaky to think that you could have twins on your hands at the end of this month?  But until then, sticking it out with us could keep you off your feet 
I know what you mean though. When I broke my foot and had to keep it up for 2-6 weeks, I was like "and do what with myself???" Sudoku worked a treat for me! 
Take care!  -------------  |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 10:13pm
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oh anna i know how that feels, it is so awful, and the loss of your independance is so frustrating! esp when you see things that need doing, but cant ask someone to do them for you, as they are already doing enough for you etc.
i read a lot of books when i was on bedrest, and watched a lot of movies. sorry, i cant really offer any other advice, i napped a lot too! i hope you manage to get the rest your body needs and can brew those babies a bit longer. in my experience bedrest at home is far nicer to bedrest in a hospital, or sitting beside your baby in the neonatal unit. spend lots of time online! i tried to convince dh i needed a laptop when i was on bedrest, and he said now.... yet we got a laptop when jordis was 3 months old????? ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe - my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 10:22pm
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Anna so know what that is like. I hated bed rest but with Josh I did it as I knew it would mean hospital time and I hated that. I read lots of books and did heaps of puzzles (crosswords, sudoku, wordfind etc). Watching heaps of movies and by the end of it even E channel was getting boring as it was all repeats. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 10:33pm
 I didnt get any bed rest.. Take care of yourself and enjoy the rest before the fun begins!------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 7:27am
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I was going to say, now you can catch up on all those movies that you wanted to see, although you need to have teh tv and dvd/video player handy, or books, or some sort of craft.
I am sorry that you are on bedrest, i can imagine its not the most funniest thing to do in the world, Keep in touch, hey good excuse to buy a laptop, just to keep in touch with us girls...(((Hugs))) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 8:28am
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Oh Anna, that sucks you poor thing
If u need anything, or just want some company,..and a cutey 9 month old to entertain you,.. we are happy to help
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 9:13am
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bummer, good tho that the bubs are still cooking.
bed rest does suck. but at least the kids programs arent dominating the school hols this time. maybe you could join up to fatso or dvd unlimited for a while so you can watch movies and not have to go to the video store. i play civ when i was confined to home for bed rest. had my footstool under the computer. Take care, and keep those bubs baking. oh and guess we'll be seeing a bit more of you on here... you can get up to 100 posts and check out the gallery... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 10:50am
| Come join the august mums to be also, just in case you go early. And we have some chatterboxes on there to keep you amused. |
Posted By: Gwen_
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 12:27pm
Keep baking those babies,  ------------- We're in America for 3 months with Mummy and Daddy! http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Travelgirl
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 12:48pm
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Thanks guys, Thank goodness for Sky............ DH has been so good about it, I am working 3 hours a day for the rest of the week, then it is complete and utter rest for me and the sprockets. So watch out Oh Baby - here I come!!!
Anna |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 1:06pm
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Bugger Anna! You just keep those babies cooking in there, I want to visit YOU not you plus tiny twins in a few weeks when I come down!
I was on bedrest from 33 (or 34?) weeks, and it sucked majorly. I was lucky that lots of my friends felt sorry for me so came and visited, and Gandt lent me her DVD player coz ours had packed it and some books to keep me entertained. Which reminds me, must PM you about a book I have to send you... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
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: Travelgirl
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:41pm
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Yeah well i'll be crossing everything to make sure that it's just me and the belly still when you get here Emma, it's just tooooooo early for these sprockets to arrive. Their Daddy hasn't finished their room yet, and I need to be around to supervise the progress so everything is in the right place
Have replied to your PM too.... |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:42pm
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Oh stink, I dont think I could cope with beign put on bedrest Id get bored.
Look after yourself and heres hoping the little mini's stay in there and bake a little longer for you. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
http://lilypie.com"> 
http://tweetytweety85.bebo.com - bebo |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 4:02pm
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i didnt think bed rest included any hours of work...mmm??!! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Travelgirl
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 4:14pm
| It doesn't......... It's a deal I have made, 3 hours a day till Friday, Obstetrician & Midwife knows and its all done on the laptop on my bosses couch!!!! Lucky the boss is a friend. A small price to pay for my sanity, otherwise it would be constant phone calls all day for the next day or so. |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 4:57pm
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aaahhh, well if its on the couch i spose its not too bad. give you a chance to ease into the complete bed rest then...
take care...bed rest is hard but sometimes we just got to do it. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 5:30pm
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Look after yourself an those bubs. Try to build up sleep reserves - you will need it! I rate the quiz line up on UK tv - 4.15 is Eggheads, folowed by Weakest link, then tv 2 for family feud! -------------  
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 8:21pm
I got busted when I was *supposed* to be on bedrest driving to pick Maya up from preschool. My midwife rang and was like "I just tried to ring you at home, where are you?" and I was like "ummm... "------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
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: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 9:18pm
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I got one of those calls on my cell phone and she could hear the car. I fessed up and she was sweet as she knew I was the only one able to do it (DH had to be at work by 7.30 and Andrew didn't start preschool till 8am). E channel is good for a laugh as the gossip is the same stuff. I quite like the living channel for the renovation stuff and food TV for great cooking ideas. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Maya wrote:Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 at 10:25pm
| You take care and keep those babies cooking I have every fear that this will be me in the next few months and I think that I will go bonkers and I personally believe that there is no such thing as rest when you have a toddler running around to! |
Posted By: Travelgirl
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:31pm
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Well, I may have escaped once, but not the seconed time. Just had an extremely boring 3 days laid up in hospital, But at least in the maternity ward they treat you like you are human!!!! No TV though, I think I read about 10 mags!!!!! They let me out this afternoon on the proviso that I get my BP checked each day and my admission is revised by the obstetrician at each visit. I feel like a pin cushion though, the amount of blood they took for all the different tests. It was quite scary on Thursday though cos they were talking steroid injections and everything. Aargh, but I feel much better now I am home.
Oh well, I've caught up on all the goss, so I'm off to bed. Take care everyone Anna |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:37pm
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I'm glad you're out again Anna, it's terribly boring in there. Take care! I'm sure you'll be on your best behaviour tomorrow on account of being in your home! ------------- |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:44pm
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Glad to hear you are home, much nicer to do bedrest there than in hospital. Keep those babies cooking!
We will all just have to think up some really interesting posts for you to read each day!
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 10:13pm
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I was wondering if you'd been locked up when I didn't get a response to my PM for so long. Glad you're out again and looking forward to introducing you to the gremlins in a few days, I promise I'll make them be on their best behaviour! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
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: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 10:54pm
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Keep the rest up at home. I know how boring hospital gets, old magazines - old gossip, the puzzles already done in them, its boring. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Travelgirl
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 11:57am
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Well, I ended up back there again last night, the local duty pharmacy couldn't fill my script for BP Pills, and it started to climb again, so off I trundled back to Maternity........... at least I got a good night sleep - the neighbours were having a party here!!!!
Home again now, armed with enough drugs to tide me over until my normal chemist opens tommorow! |