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sillygirl · 07-11-2006, 06:17 PM

Okay, I'm due next week to have my first child. Since lately my blood pressure's been a bit high, they took me off of work about two weeks early and told me to 'take it easy'. For me, that means time to catch up on housework and finish a few things that I wanted to get done before having the baby.

They had me on total bedrest for a weekend before they took me off of work just to see if that would be enough to cool everything down. I went nuts. All I could do the whole time was sit and notice all the things that needed to be done... dishes, mop the floors, vacuum, laundry, etc etc etc.... I went OUT OF MY MIND.

Since I stopped working, I've felt a lot better and been able to do the 'domestic thing' and found that I've really liked it a lot, and my hunny likes that the house has been clean, laundry's been done, groceries are bought, and typically there's food ready or almost ready for him.

Yesterday I went in to the doc and I guess my BP was a little high again. I don't know why, I'd felt fine all day, and I wasn't told what it was,but I was basically put on bedrest that's not bedrest... ie, I can still get up and do a very small amount of things, but not my usual.. I'm supposed to 'sit and flip channels' all day. I can't do that....

So I'm asking anyone out there who has had to deal with this to help out, give ideas, advice, words of encouragement, anything to help. Today I worked on a cross stitch, but I don't see that keeping me busy or entertained for long. I can't sit still and not do anything all day, and I have serious issues with feeling like I'm not contributing to anything, since I don't get any paid maternity leave, so I feel like I'm just... leeching, I guess. And it doesn't help that everyone keeps either a) telling me that first babies never come on time or b ) asking if I've had the baby yet (mostly my SO's mother, who I told today to never ask me that question again). '

Come on ladies and gents, help a girl not go nuts? :-S

07-11-2006, 06:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
sillygirl Newlywed Location: at home	Ideas please? Okay, I'm due next week to have my first child. Since lately my blood pressure's been a bit high, they took me off of work about two weeks early and told me to 'take it easy'. For me, that means time to catch up on housework and finish a few things that I wanted to get done before having the baby. They had me on total bedrest for a weekend before they took me off of work just to see if that would be enough to cool everything down. I went nuts. All I could do the whole time was sit and notice all the things that needed to be done... dishes, mop the floors, vacuum, laundry, etc etc etc.... I went OUT OF MY MIND. Since I stopped working, I've felt a lot better and been able to do the 'domestic thing' and found that I've really liked it a lot, and my hunny likes that the house has been clean, laundry's been done, groceries are bought, and typically there's food ready or almost ready for him. Yesterday I went in to the doc and I guess my BP was a little high again. I don't know why, I'd felt fine all day, and I wasn't told what it was,but I was basically put on bedrest that's not bedrest... ie, I can still get up and do a very small amount of things, but not my usual.. I'm supposed to 'sit and flip channels' all day. I can't do that.... So I'm asking anyone out there who has had to deal with this to help out, give ideas, advice, words of encouragement, anything to help. Today I worked on a cross stitch, but I don't see that keeping me busy or entertained for long. I can't sit still and not do anything all day, and I have serious issues with feeling like I'm not contributing to anything, since I don't get any paid maternity leave, so I feel like I'm just... leeching, I guess. And it doesn't help that everyone keeps either a) telling me that first babies never come on time or b ) asking if I've had the baby yet (mostly my SO's mother, who I told today to never ask me that question again). ' Come on ladies and gents, help a girl not go nuts? :-S __________________ Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly-Rose Franken ....absence makes me miss him more...