I have been doing this walking bed rest thing for a week now, and in some ways it is really nice, in others, it is driving me up the wall!
It is nice because I am not confined to bed. I can get out, go to church, go to dinner, be with the family, cook and do light housekeeping. It is driving me up the wall because I can’t do anything heavy or strenuous or tire myself out. Basically, I get up, do light housekeeping, maybe some small loads of laundry then spend the rest of the day sitting, when I want to be cleaning closets and getting ready for Baby.
Which sounds pretty nice, right!
It is pretty nice, but sometimes I get restless and a little depressed.
I have started to crochet to pass some of the time, and it makes me feel like I am doing something to get ready for Baby.
Have you ever been on bed rest?
What did you do to keep your spirits up and pass the time?
Yup. Been there, done that. Not fun! Fortunately, I like to read, watch dvd's, and crochet! Visits are always welcome; hope you get some face time with family and friends!
I've done it twice now. The first time was hospital bed rest and they only let me get up to use the bathroom. So I watched a lot of cooking shows and put together file folder games for my then 3-yr-olds and read when I didn't have screaming headaches.
The second time we did lots of school from the couch. My husband would carry down a stack of books for me and we'd read all day long. And watch videos. And that's all I was allowed to do.
I never worried much about the "stuff" not getting done for baby to come because I was more worried about getting baby (and me) safely through the pregnancy.
I feel your pain. Focus on the joy of having a healthy baby. Enjoy the quiet time with your other kids now, because soon you'll have a newborn needing a lot of your attention.
I've never been on bedrest, but I've known several women who were and they all enjoyed having an older sister in the ward come over and teach them new things like knitting, crocheting, embroidery, quilting that they could do from bed.
They all said that creating something helped them feel better about themselves and helped with their happiness levels.
So I have some ideas along those lines. And I hope my advice is practical and not obnoxious 🙂
Scrap booking, genealogy, personal history writing, another family member's biography (could email/call for info and then write), family finance planning, make a family recipe book, write personalized childrens books for your kids.
I've been praying for you, not being able to do the things you feel you need to is SO hard.
I read a lot of books but I'll admit my spirits mostly stayed down. Sure do wish I knew a cure for that!