I'm really glad the baby is still alive &kickin' in there! 6 months is a really long time- but its so worth it if it's going to save your little one! Just take it really easy &keep updating us on what's going on! <3

That's so great that your baby is still okay!
I can't even imagine being put on bedrest, .I'd lose the rest of my mind that is left lol. My doc threatened that on me when I was pregnant because of diabetes & high blood pressure but he never ended up doing it.
Anyways, .I'm glad to hear good news!! Keep everyone updated!

.Michelle

It *is* a miracle! I'm so happy for you! Bed rest is going to be a pain but you'll forget all about it after your beautiful baby is here. You can spend lots of time reading to your little boy and coloring in bed, you'll still be able to give him plenty of attention.

Wow. So what was the blood? And the clot you passed? Did the doctor give you any indication of why you've been cramping for days?

You really need to take it easy.

What are your amniotic levels now?

That is such good news!!!

Crayons, puzzles, games, movies, lots of cuddling. I'm sure your son will be fine. Kids bounce back and you are going to be right there with him.

Good luck

I'm so relieved! I'm glad your little one is still safe and snuggly in there!

I recommend taking up cross stitching, or getting into a book series. I was off work for the last trimester of my pregnancy so I know how it drags without something t o distract you.

And as always, we're here for you!

Thats really good news!! Im glad everything is fine and dandy!

I'm really glad everything looks good still! I'm glad you headed to the hosp instead of waiting out a miscarriage!! And like the girls said, arts 7 crafts, puzzles, (get the harry potter series if you haven't read it yet-for u not your son )

is there a medical leave pay or s oemthing in the states? Here if we have to go on preventative leave or something the gov't pays untill we go on mat leave?

Anyhoo very happy to read this in the morning!

Arts & crafts rock when you are incapacitated.

When I was home recovering from my surgury (i was supposed to take 12 weeks off but ended up going back after 10 instead) I quickly re-learned to knit and made an eeyore - I even learnt some new things like diff casting on/off and stitches and got to knit quite a bit faster.

Crochet is great for making throws and stuff.

Cross-stitching its fabbie you can follow patterns or make your own up.

Movies and books to give your hands a rest.

Oh and usually you can cheat a bit and go lay on the sofa in the family room so you aren't tucked away and isolated in the bedroom.

Another thing is making fake flowers - learn to bend and twist the papers around the wires to make leaves and petals then arrange it all in a bouquet and send it to the old lady down the street or something - make her day if you find out what flowers she likes/colors

This is definitely a miracle!!!!! I'm so happy your little bean has stayed put

You guys are so wonderful!! Thanks so much for the encouragement and wonderful ideas! I am able to be on here more again because I have my laptop from work. This will probably enable me to write a book in my threads...Sorry.

I have always wanted to learn how to knit, crochet and cross stitch. I am a busy body and it takes a lot for me to actually sit down and do something besides read. I am asking my husband to go to the craft store today and pick me up beginner's kits for those items. I am clueless. I am very uncreative, so this will force me to tap into at least the few creative brain cells I actually do possess. The paper flowers idea sounds good, too. I haven't read harry potter, yet, but I have time now and will ask my hubby to pick me up the first one. Keep the ideas coming. I will start on those for now. I am actually excited about learning something new. It sure beats just watching tv all the time. I haven't wanted to do anything else and I think I may be going through slight depression mixed with a little denial. When I talk with people about the possibility of bedrest for so long I actually laugh. I think it is a nervous reaction combined with not truly believing it. I am only on day four. I don't feel depressed but my reactions are not normal right now.

The doctor gave no indication on what the blood clot was and went went wrong. He is not even telling me how to do this bedrest thing. Can I lay sideways?? He wouldn't tell me, so for now I am just on my back and it hurts. I will probably seek out a nursing home nurse or something for advice on how to be comfortable for a long period of time. I am not really happy with my doctor but my babies alright. I wish I lived in canada or europe. My company doesn't offer any help for those in my situation. I work for a school district and don't really have anything to help with $$. Such is life.

We were closing on a house in feb and were getting such a steal but because I have no work income coming in, we have to say no. We picked the colors and everything; put a few thousand on the house (and we are not rich) but that is life. The house really doesn't matter anymore (even though it's so hard to let it go because it's perfect!). I am so glad we actually didn't buy it yet. The house is still being completed. If we did, we would be really messed up financially. All of my income would go to the house and daycare.
This whole situation maybe what we needed to force us to live within one income and perhaps allow me to stay home full time after the baby is born (keeping positive attitude about baby). So, losing the house could be the best thing ever!!! I may actually stay home full time after baby is born.

If your husband is picking up .Harry .Potter for you, you may as well ask him to pick up #2 and 3 as well. If you're a moderate to fast reader, you'll finish it in a day or two. I can read #1 in a few hours. Harry .Potter is hands down the best series .I've read. Ever ever ever.

I'm glad to hear you have a laptop you can use! We'll keep you company, hon!

You'd have to clarify with your doctor hun, but it often means something like this:



laying on your side (usually left) is better than your back. This is because on your back the uterus lies on your "vena cava" the main vein back to the heart (this is especially true in the second half of pregnancy).
The left side helps increase the blood flow to the placenta.

Scrapbooking!!!! You can do online scrapbooking or real. It's takes time and yuo will have a lot and your lil man and new baby will have some wonderfull stuff to look back on. If you want some online scrapbooking sites, let me know. I know a couple of free programs you can download!

Also maybe check out some of the kids sites for you and your son together.

http://pbskids.Org/
http://www.Nick.Com/

there's a bunch of them!!