New to boards, just put on bedrest

Hi everyone,
I am in my first pregnacy and expecting twin daughters. We had a great checkup on Tuesday and things were looking to go smoothly for the next 2 months, but on Thursday I was contracting all day. By evening I had 9 ctx in 1 hr and was on my way to the hospital for our first overnight visit. It took 4 shots of terbutaline to stop the ctx. The ctx seem to start up everytime I got up to use the bathroom, so my doctor decided to put me on bedrest until 34 weeks.

I was really frustrated and upset at the time. I was not ready to leave my job yet. I love what I do and it kept me busy and helped this pregnancy go quickly. Now I'm worried that the next 6 weeks will feel like an eternity. Not to mention the fact that my bum is already feeling stiff!

What does everyone do to keep busy? How restricted is your bedrest? My doctor said I could sit on the couch or the chair, but once she heard that we only have a 2nd floor bathroom she said I'll have to stay on the 2nd floor of the house. My hubby bought me a laptop yesterday so that I can "stay connected" to the outside world so I think that will be a Huge help. And he put a mini fridge next to my bed. He's be absolutely wonderful, but I feel so bad that he has to work so much (he's a landscaper so this is his busy season) and wait on me. When does the guilt go away?

 

Goodmorning!!!

You know I can't add much to the bedrest idea but I'm so glad that you found your way over here. Hopefully these lovely ladies will have more to add than I could.

 

Congratulations and welcome to Twinstuff!

Sorry to hear about the bedrest! I hope the contractions subside!

You might find our thread of what to do to pass the time helpful, you can find it here.

I am honestly not sure why I didn't feel guilt, maybe it was because my husband wasn't the world's best bedrest husband and I relied on my friends alot. I do know that I used the potential guilt of something happening to my babies to keep myself motivated to do exactly like the doc recommended.

We would love to have you check out our [SIZE=10pt]Expecting Roll Call thread[/SIZE] and follow the appropriate links to share your due date and upcoming appointments and milestones.

I look forward to getting to know you!

 

Congrats and welcome to Twinstuff. :wavey:

I was on bedrest for a week at home and it was hard, I also had a 5 year old DD that had to go to preschool and my DH works down the road, so he couldn't help out much during the day. He would pack us both breakfast and drinks and put them in a cooler beside the bed before he left for work at 5:30am. He would do a lot of it at night. Luckily my DD was old enough to get herself dressed, we put the clothes in my room, and brush her teeth by herself. She would have breakfast with me on my bed. We had family that would come over and take her to/from school. Luckily all of our family lives close by and all my family is within 15 min. so it was a huge help.

I didn't have a laptop so that was hard. I just watched TV, slept, or read, and sometimes talked on the phone.

I did feel guilty about my DH having to do everything. But he was/is wonderful and always told me I had nothing to feel guilty about. He knew I didn't have anything to do with it and it was best for the babies. I don't think the guilt ever really went away, but it does lessen. I started to feel like it's just something that had to be done and we couldn't really worry about it, but did anyway.

I'm so glad you found us and have a laptop so you can still post on here. Try not to feel so guilty and remember you have a hard job two with those little ones inside and you are doing what is best for them. :hug99:

 

Hi Susie, Welcome to TS!

Glad you found us! I was on 9 weeks of bedrest with the twins and TS was a lifesaver for me! I felt guilty also, but you have to realize that you are doing the most important job in the world...keeping your babies safe! Bedrest is so hard. I had many ups and downs. Lots of crying, which is ok! It's better to let it out, than keep it in, which can cause contractions as well.

I encourage you to join our Big Sister program. We will match you with a mom of twins that will help answer some of your questions and guide you through your twin journey! Click on the link in my signature for details!

Hang in there momma, you are doing a great job!!

PS...Is your ticker right?

 

I was wondering the same thing about the ticker!

Hello! I have been on bedrest for the past 10 weeks and I can tell you it is the pits. But, I trust all these women who tell me that when you hold the babies in your arms, all of this just melts away.

I was confined to the top floor of my house also. I had a mini fridge, TV, DVD, NETFLIX!! and microwave so I was fully stocked. I'm not going to lie and say it is easy, or the days pass quickly, because they don't. But somehow, you will find a way to perserve and get through it.

I am now at my mom's house. She lives about an hour and a half away from us but she has a one story house so I can actually go into different rooms which is so exciting for me!

You can do this. Just have faith in yourself, your body and your babies.

As for guilt, I figure I have to live with counting contractions all day long, he has to feed me! LOL!

Good luck.

m.

 

Oops! Thanks for catching the ticker! I was really tired this morning and didn't enter my duedate LOL!

 

Congrats and welcome! I was on bedrest for 11 weeks, with two different stays in the hospital. It was hard but my DH really helped to make it a successful experience.

The laptop and the fridge are HUGE! I also got a subscription to Netflix and watched every possible chick flick I could find. Since I was pretty much bed-bound, DH got us a DVD player and TV for our bedroom (which we didn't have beforehand). I also spent a lot of time reading. TS was my main source of entertainment!

 

Hi Susie!
I'm just two days behind you and expecting twin girls too! I've been on hospital bedrest since 22w5d (5 weeks) for PTL. Just today I was (and still am) having back and chest cramps from being so inactive. I guess I knew it was coming!
My hubby bought me a laptop too. The internet helps pass the time, DVDs, phone calls and visits from friends. To be honest with you these past few weeks really seem to have flown by. I may be going home this weekend if everything is good. That will be a nice change of scenery! But I think I will be in your shoes as to coming up with ideas to cope...it's nice to have your meals brought to you and your room cleaned every day in the hospital, we'll see how that goes once I get home! I'm sure it's a new ball game but I just can't wait to get home!
Best of luck to you...keep in touch!
Rachel

 

I was put on bedrest at 30 wks since my cervix had shortened to 1cm. I remember feeling bored, guilty about dh doing all the work, but mostly worried about delivering too early. The reality is that while you're laying in bed, you feel like you are doing nothing, but actually your body is doing the most amazing thing ever, growing two babies!! Hang in there, do whatever you can to pass the time, and don't push yourself to do anything other than go to the bathroom, eat, and sleep. When the babies are born and you hold them in your arms for the first time you will forget all about the bedrest. Good luck!