So I have been on bedrest since Sept 14th. That is almost 3 months. it is like torture. probably like people who are paralyzed but still fully aware.... ok not that bad. but sometimes it feels like it. You can't clean, you can't cook, you can't get up and walk around whenever you feel like it. On full bedrest, you can't even really sit up. they want you lying down. what can you do when you are lying down? nothing. watch TV, read, sleep. There is nothing good on TV and your arms get tired after reading for awhile. So really you can just sleep... and you can only sleep so much.
What causes preterm labor contractions? They really don't know. Sometimes it is stress, can be from uterine fibroids, can also be just that you have an irritable uterus. whoever heard of an irritable uterus? that is almost as bad as irritable bowel syndrome. And many women have Braxton-Hicks contractions in the later half of their pregnancies - like false alarms, contractions that do nothing (in terms of pushing the baby out) except contract your uterus. Who's to say when contractions are real and when they are BH? How come mine necessitated bedrest?
Well, I am very thankful that the baby is still in there and that we did not have to deal with a preemie baby the size of a small squirrel. I guess that is all that counts in the end!
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There is so much baby equipment out there it is overwhelming to try to chose - esp when it comes to the bigger ticket items like the crib, stroller and car seat. Everything has different price points and it is really hard to tell when it is more expensive just because of the name brand, and when it is more expensive because it is really more well made, or better quality. It would help if I could actually get up whenever I wanted and go over the Babies R Us and try out the many different items. It has been frustrating trying to select everything from websites. At least Baby's R Us has a more knowledgeable sales staff that can give you some of the differences over the phone and help you select product. makes me want to buy more stuff from them.
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Wow Catherine! So much written in 2 days! Yes, there is so much baby stuff out there with a wide range of prices, it's hard to tell if the price depends on quality or just the name.
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