Bedrest

Why would a doctor prescribe bedrest?

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RuthGrounded - 1024 days ago.
I hear you guys on the difficulty with sleeping! I do not allow myself to nap during the day either. Some nights are better than others but I think now it is due to being uncomfortable. My hips are killing me. And of course once I wake up I have nothing to do but start to let my mind worry about things. Ahhh... tick tock, tick tock!

RuthGrounded - 1024 days ago.
Hi petite, welcome. I'm so sorry to hear you were put on bedrest. As I'm sure the other women on this forum would agree, hearing that news stops you dead in your tracks! It's great that you've made it to 27 weeks. I have been on bedrest for close to 9 weeks. I am 29w 5d preg. I found the first few weeks the most difficult because I felt angry and scared...why was this happening to me? What I tell myself every day is that I can do this and it is only temporary. This forum has comforted me many times when I felt like giving up. Hang in there and keep in touch!

petite - 1024 days ago.
Hello! I'm a new user and a franco canadienne but I will try not to do too much mistake when I'm writing. I'm in bedrest too because my cervic length has decrease too rapidly. I'm now at 27 weeks and my cervic at 1.4cm. I was really active and I don't like to do nothing... so, it is really depress for me now. Stay in bed all the time, take quick shower and I worry a lot for my babies (twins). I know that I have to stay positive for them but it is really hard! What is hard to understand is that before my ob stop me, I was feeling great, in shape and happy... but now my body is shore, I'm sad... I'm sorry to write down that the first time but maybe I will feel better after and tomorrow will be a better day!

cheer9999 - 1024 days ago.
Sleeping is the hardest part. My body aches (i'm 34 weeks) and i do not let myself nap during the day, but at night... I'm wide awake. My dr approved me to take tylenol pm every night since day 1, but now i find myself taking two tylenol pm around 11pm, falling asleep around 1am and then when i wake back up around 3am, I take one more and then i lay in bed sleeping off and on.

KayandRysMoM - 1024 days ago.
Nicholasmom-I was on bedrest from 21-34 weeks and i had alot of trouble with sleeping. I wasnt comfortable and i just didnt feel tired. I would fall asleep around 2am and sleep til noon the next day. My schedule was all thrown off but it all gets better!

NicholasMom - 1024 days ago.
Just wondering if any of you have trouble sleeping. I've been on bedrest for about 10 weeks now and can't fall asleep at night. I just can't get comfortable or don't feel tired. Too bad I couldn't take a jog to tire out my body!

RuthGrounded - 1026 days ago.
Hi babyetienne - congrats on your 2 week milestone. Gaining weight is not hard to do when you are laying around. Blame it on the baby and the boobs! Mine just started to swell up which they hadn't at all since now. I started leaking too. It freaked me out at first. Thank goodness for your nexium, eh? The baby movements are pretty amazing and it makes me more and more anxious to meet this little one! Thanks for checking in. BTW - how's your friend and baby doing?

babyetienne - 1026 days ago.
22 weeks and still on bedrest!i gained 15 pounds already!i hope its all the baby!LOL how are you girls doing?acid reflux is hitting on me again!good thing i have nexium!oh andmy boobs are just totally huge now!and full of milk sometimes it leaks!my baby moves alot too especially every after meals!he's really strong that sometimes it hurts!LOL

ubiquim - 1027 days ago.
Bedrest is pretty hard, not only for the ones that have to go through it, but for their environment too. I had a toddler and relied on my mom to take care of her. It was hard especially in the beginning. Later people get used to the situation. I believe that bedrest works and so did my doctor. So stay strong and do what you have to do. Your baby and a good outcome depend on it.

adriana03 - 1027 days ago.
Looks like Im going to be joining you ladies pretty shortly. I just have to get my ultrasound but all signs point to yes!

RuthGrounded - 1027 days ago.
krystalnf - your friends are not doctors. You are not hurting the baby by lyiing down. If anything is increases the blood flow to the baby which is good. Tell them you are listening to your doctor and they know what is best. If you were put on complete bed rest there must be good reason for it.

krystalnf - 1027 days ago.
two doctors have put me on complete bedrest and pelvic rest. i'm currently living with friends right now and they keep yelling at me to get up and walk. that i'm hurting the baby by not getting up. the doctor told me that the only excersize i should get is going to the bathroom and letting my dog outside to go to the bathroom. i'm getting sick of it. i'm afraid to open my mouth and tell them off but they're letting us live here for pretty much nothing. i don't know what to do but it's really starting to piss me off.

lilmiracle2009 - 1028 days ago.
Ruth - Thanks for the encouragement. With each week that passes, I am a little less anxious. I just wish time was passing faster. It's amazing how fast time goes by through eveyrday life. Now, it almost seems like it's at a stand still. I know I will get to the time when my baby will be born (safe). I am just so excited and anxious.

RuthGrounded - 1028 days ago.
lilmiracle - you'll get there, really. I know it seems so far away but it will come! Hang in there.

lilmiracle2009 - 1028 days ago.
Ruth - I hope that the progesterone works for you. It's good that you are 29 weeks. You are closer to a full-term pregnancy. I wish I was as far along as you are. My mind would be more at rest.

RuthGrounded - 1028 days ago.
lilmiracle - this is my first pregnancy so no history of IC. They did not do a cerclage b/c when they noticed it I was having preterm labor and there would be a risk of tearing. I was also already 21 weeks. Also, the high-risk dr I saw is not a fan of cerclages. They are big believers in progresterone treatments. I am on progest. suppositories. Every situation is different. There are so many great cerclage success stories. I would have liked one if I was able to.

lilmiracle2009 - 1028 days ago.
Ruth - Do you know why your doctor didn't suggest a cerclage for you? Do you have a history of an incompetent cervix?

RuthGrounded - 1028 days ago.
lilmiracle - 3.5 cm is great. If they are checking you regularly and you are taking it easy, I would try not to worry. I know it is tough! I was 2.4 at 20 weeks and dropped to 1.6 at 21 weeks. I have been at 1.6 - 2.2 for the last 8 weeks - no cerclage! The fact you have a cerclage is reassuring. They are keeping a close eye on you...stressful but good.

lilmiracle2009 - 1028 days ago.
babyetienne - I am glad to hear that the baby is fine. It gives me hope that if I go into pre-term labour after 24 weeks, the baby has a chance at survival.

lilmiracle2009 - 1028 days ago.
Ruthgrounded - I had a cerclage put in at 14w6d. So far it's holding. I am concerned though because my last U/S showed that my cervix is shorter than the last time I had a U/S. My OB/GYN is not concern right how because it is 3.5 cm. She said that if it gets to 2-2.5 cm, then that's when it becomes dangerous. I am 22 weeks today. I just pray that I will at least make it to 26 weeks. I will feel a lot better because I would have had the steroid shots and I know from past experience that the baby can survive and do well.

RuthGrounded - 1028 days ago.
Oh my goodness...24 weeks that is so early! Glad to hear they are doing ok!

babyetienne - 1029 days ago.
a quick story: my friends friend gave birth yesterday she's only 24 weeks!because of her placanta problems!they are both ok but the baby is so tiny as what my friend said and they had to give her this 5 shots that cost 20thousand pesos per shot thats like 400dollars per shot and thats a big value here in the philippines!

RuthGrounded - 1029 days ago.
I've been on bedrest for 8 weeks....since I was 21 weeks. UGHHH...some days are harder than others. I am able to work from home which is a big help. How many weeks are you?

babyetienne - 1029 days ago.
ruthgrounded: nexium is the best!:) the doc said its ok to take it coz im in my second trimester already,BTW how long have u been on bedrest?

RuthGrounded - 1029 days ago.
Going out for dinner, what a nice treat! Congrats on 2weeks down. I've read that heartburn etc is worse on bedrest b/c you are laying down all the time. Is the Nexium helping cuz I could use some relief myself. As far as the discharge, it could be from the internal exam but you may want to give your dr a call to be on the safe side.