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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 237335" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Moonwolf rocks, I wish I'd had one like her when I had to do this. I DID have husband, but he had to be at work.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad you've got some craft work to keep you occupied while you wait it all out.</p><p></p><p>A strong suggestion - I found when I was on bedrest with strong contractions, that the contractions got A LOT stronger and more frequent, if I let my bladder get full. When I was pregnant with difficult child 1, I stayed lying down as much as I could (as instructed by my OBGYN) and would therefore postpone getting up to go to the loo. The contractions would get really strong when my bladder was getting full.</p><p></p><p>When pregnant with easy child 2/difficult child 2, I made some observations, and realised that it was worth getting up a bit more often, if I at least kept my bladder emptier, because it really cooled down the contractions. And it was even worse with difficult child 3, the contractions were really strong, 5 minutes apart, for most of the pregnancy. I started taking salbutamol tablets at 16 weeks and stayed on them (1 every 3 hours, round the clock) for the rest of the pregnancy. But if my bladder began to get full - the contractions got really painful, I had trouble walking and it made things very difficult indeed. </p><p></p><p>So I did the trade-off and got up more often, and found I did cope a lot better with quieter contractions.</p><p></p><p>The other thing - I had to avoid scary movies, or movies/TV shows with any tension, or contractions would get stirred up again. I remember when in hospital during pregnancy with difficult child 1, "Jaws" was playing on TV and jsut about every paitent with a TV was wtchnig it. The nurses said it was a very lively night, with patients going into strong contractions all over the ward, the nurses running here and there doing checks, upping medications, calling doctors - they insisted that it was because of watching a stressful tense movie.</p><p></p><p>I used to use each contraction to practice my natural chidbirth exercises. It really stood me in good stead, after the births as well.</p><p></p><p>I hope you don't go too stir-crazy.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 237335, member: 1991"] Moonwolf rocks, I wish I'd had one like her when I had to do this. I DID have husband, but he had to be at work. I'm glad you've got some craft work to keep you occupied while you wait it all out. A strong suggestion - I found when I was on bedrest with strong contractions, that the contractions got A LOT stronger and more frequent, if I let my bladder get full. When I was pregnant with difficult child 1, I stayed lying down as much as I could (as instructed by my OBGYN) and would therefore postpone getting up to go to the loo. The contractions would get really strong when my bladder was getting full. When pregnant with easy child 2/difficult child 2, I made some observations, and realised that it was worth getting up a bit more often, if I at least kept my bladder emptier, because it really cooled down the contractions. And it was even worse with difficult child 3, the contractions were really strong, 5 minutes apart, for most of the pregnancy. I started taking salbutamol tablets at 16 weeks and stayed on them (1 every 3 hours, round the clock) for the rest of the pregnancy. But if my bladder began to get full - the contractions got really painful, I had trouble walking and it made things very difficult indeed. So I did the trade-off and got up more often, and found I did cope a lot better with quieter contractions. The other thing - I had to avoid scary movies, or movies/TV shows with any tension, or contractions would get stirred up again. I remember when in hospital during pregnancy with difficult child 1, "Jaws" was playing on TV and jsut about every paitent with a TV was wtchnig it. The nurses said it was a very lively night, with patients going into strong contractions all over the ward, the nurses running here and there doing checks, upping medications, calling doctors - they insisted that it was because of watching a stressful tense movie. I used to use each contraction to practice my natural chidbirth exercises. It really stood me in good stead, after the births as well. I hope you don't go too stir-crazy. Marg [/QUOTE]
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