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Bed rest during pregnancy is anything but relaxing. It is not easy to be confined to a bed when you're already uncomfortable. It can be even more trying when there are children, and it's tough on an entire family when a pregnant mom goes on bed rest. Here are tips on coping with bed rest during pregnancy.
Bed Rest editor: Janine Dunlop
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Written by Janine Dunlop
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008 |
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Probably one of the most difficult things to manage while you're on bed rest is caring for your other children. They're upset because you can't pick them up and play with them like you usually do and you're upset because you can't perform the mommy role you're accustomed to.
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Written by Janine Dunlop
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Monday, 21 July 2008 |
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Looking for a place to connect with other
moms on bed rest? Or would you like to find reading matter about bed rest? I’ve
done some searching for you and found some useful sites.
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Written by Janine Dunlop
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
You’ve realized that you need to accept help while you’re on bed rest, but now you’re sitting around wishing that you could hand out a guide to your friends and family on how to support you. Wish no more! Here it is.
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Written by Janine Dunlop
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
If you’re a regular mommy blog reader, chances are you’ve heard of Tertia. Author of the award-winning South African blog, So Close, she’s a force to be reckoned with. Not willing to accept a childless fate, she endured 9 IVFs in her quest to become a mom. Tertia has been on various levels of bed rest. She chatted to me briefly about the ups and downs of her experiences.
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Written by Janine Dunlop
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
Anyone who’s been on pregnancy bed rest would agree that it’s not restful. It’s not the breather you’d expect from ordinarily lying around in bed, because you’re stressed out. You’re worried about the well-being of your baby, you’re anxious about dropping your job in mid-task, and you’re wondering how on earth you’re going to run a household from your bed. You can’t do it all and the sooner you accept that, the better. Your priority is to stay in bed and wait until that baby is baked to perfection. The multi-tasker in you wants to tell you that you can do it all, but don’t listen! For once, she’s just plain wrong. Last week, we talked about practical ways to relieve bed rest boredom . Now let’s look at three tips that will help you not only survive, but also enjoy bed rest.
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Written by Janine Dunlop
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Tuesday, 03 June 2008 |
If you’ve been on bed rest for any length of time, you’ve probably heard the comments about how lucky you are to be able to languish in bed and catch up on some reading. Chances are, you've had to refrain yourself from smacking the originators of those comments. You wish they’d get that it isn’t fun and you aren’t “lucky.”As true as that is, there are ways of, if not actually kicking back and enjoying it, at least surviving bed rest and emerging with your sanity intact at the end of it all. Here are a few suggestions.
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