bedrest started at 17 weeks...

I am now a little over 19 weeks, and have been on bedrest for a couple of weeks. I will be on hospital bed rest at 26 weeks on....Anyone else had to do this? Suggestions? I have 2 kids already, and my husbnad is gone MOST of the day... 8:20-10pm with a small lunch break in the middle. I have babysitters come over around 3:30 - 7pm to help out with the kids three days a week....How do I deal?

 

I've been on bedrest since 19w1d and hospital bedrest since 28w2d. I wish I had suggestions for you, but I don't have other children.

 

Is there anyway you can get more help? Do you have any family around?

Sorry you are on bed rest. I was put on at 24w after an emergency cerclage and had a 5 year old. It was tough with her, so I can't imagine your situation. Luckily she was very self sufficient, but we also had a lot of family that stepped up and helped out because I could not get out of bed.

I was on hospital bedrest after one twin came and the other didn't. :umm: From start to finish I was on for 14 days and then came home because I had the other twin. But while I was in the hospital for those 14 days, my DH took off a few days and my Mom and MIL took my DD or stayed at our house, there was no way around that.

Good luck, it's not easy! :love0028:

 

I started bedrest at 16w4d, it was so hard and I had no other children. Can you enlist more help?

It's my greatest fear of another pregnancy, 2 toddlers and bedrest for me.

 

I also started on bedrest at 17 weeks, and made it all the way to 38w4d before delivering. It was hard. I have a 2 year old. I put him in daycare during the day, and I continued to work from the couch, so we could afford it. The weekends were the toughest.

My suggestions?

1. Accept any and all help that is offered, especially for food - if people will bring you frozen meals, that helps a ton. Or go to one of those places where you make 12 meals to freeze.
2. Make a list of things that people can do to help when they offer - and just them choose what to do when they offer to help
3. Get a cleaning service if you can.
4. Take it one day at a time.
5. Make small goals - don't look all the way to delivery - look only 1-2 weeks ahead.

I hope that helps - you can do it - you won't even remember it after you have your two healthy little ones! Mine had TTTS, so not as stressful Momo twins, but still stressful! HUgs to you.

Jenny

 

I'm so sorry you have to do bedrest, but I'm glad you found us. I have a 5 and 2 year old and it's been very challenging to be on bedrest - especially with my little guy. We put him into daycare when I went on bedrest and he did not deal well with it at all, so we took him right back out. Now, he's here with me from about 8-2 each day. My husband rents A LOT of movies, things he likes. I hate that they are watching so much tv, but it's only temporary My mom comes over at 2 and helps out with kids, dishes, laundry. My church is bringing in meals at least 3 weekdays each week. We try to have a lot of puzzles and activities that the kids can do here during the day. We keep juiceboxes and lunchables stocked up and I probably do get up a couple of extra times to fill sippy cups, etc but try to coordinate with my trips to the BR! I hope you can call in some reinforcements to help you especially when you have to do hospital bedrest!! Hang in there and try just to get through it and know that bedrest isn't forever and will be SO worth it in the end!! Take care!

 

I've been on bed rest since 15 weeks and I have a 5 and an 8 year old. My DH takes care of the house when he gets home and on weekends. I have started food shopping online so that is one less thing he has to do. Friends and family are always the best help. Unfortunatley we live anout 100 miles from the closest relative so we have to make do. Things do not get done the way you are used to but, they get done. Food wise I use my crockpot 4-5 times a week. It's easy to make dinner. I usually quickly cut up everything needed while sitting, and throw it in the crock pot to cook all day ( it never takes more then 10 mins prep which is my allotted up time from my doc) and it makes great easy dinner.
To keep my kids occupied I have found craft and activities to do with them while resting. My 5 year old is great at getting her own snack after school and has learner to put her clothes away the last few weeks.
To keep me from going crazy I spend a lot of time online looking for new recipes. activities, or get ideas of what I want for the twins since I did not get a chance prior to bed rest!!
I hope this helps. The first few weeks is the hardest but once you get into a routine it gets easier!!

 

I started light bedrest around 22 wks, 23 wks started stricter at home bedrest, then in my 25th wk I was in the hosp for the remainder and made it to 28wks before I had to have them (mostly because of Abbi's cord flow was awful and she wouldn't have made it, but that was just because her cord was never attached right to the placenta so other wise it wouldn't have been so early).