After a few really difficult months, of bed rest to make sure I carried my 4th child to a viable term in the pregnancy and months following filled with the needs of 3 additional children, I finally feel like I have some time to breath now!
As you can see from my prior post, the Doctor told me I HAD to go on bed rest! There were no ifs, ands or buts about it because if I didn’t, I was taking a big risk of losing this adorable little girl that I am now holding in my arms. I was actually able to make it to full term and now have a healthy baby girl who will be a year old in November.
I learned some great lessons during this time, as to what ones priorities in life are. I had to learn to put my full trust and faith in God, that He was in control and it would be His will that would be done. I also learned that husbands can and will do many things around the house to help you out with kids, cooking and cleaning and you don’t even have to ask! As for mother’s, well they do what mother’s always do, come running when their children need their help, even when it does mean rearranging their schedules and getting up in the early morning to get over to give you a hand. Sisters can be called upon at a moment’s notice to help with babysitting the older children so that you can make an hurried up, unscheduled but necessary doctor’s appointment. Our loving church family was there for months. The women would take turns helping out, fixing us complete meals, as well as anything else that we might need.
Thanks to a wonderful support group, my loving husband and mom as well as a sister nearby and our church group, they all worked together to keep me down, which was extremely hard to do since I am one of those people who is constantly on the go and am one who used to be a fastidious house cleaner and keeper upper! It used to bug me when laundry doesn’t get done, clothes folded and put away on a regular basis or the dishes are stacked up in the sink unwashed and not even stuck into the dishwasher but not any more. Life is too short to worry about such things all the time. I’ve learned to relax and enjoy my family.
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Pregnancy Ups and Downs
Some background information about what we have been going through since I was told that I needed to go on bed rest in order for our baby daughter to survive. All is well now, and I will add a post about everything since this date.
This past month has been a roller coaster of emotions and I now feel comfortable sharing with you some of those hills and valleys.
At 22 weeks, I was told that I had no choice but to go on "home bed rest" because there were complications developing and I might not be able to carry this baby long enough for her to survive. I had started with pre-term labor and was in need of medication to stop it and ordered to stay off my feet. I could lay down in bed or on the sofa, sit on the sofa or sit in a chair. I was not to do any housework whatsoever, not even stand to cook meals, do any walking except to a place to sit, lay down, or the restroom!
Now to say the least this was heart wrenching news but something that I knew had to be followed to the letter. Luckily I have a very loving husband who immediately stepped up to the plate and has been handling most of the running of the household, caring for our three children as well as running our business by himself. We have had wonderful church family who have set up a "dinner brigade" for us where someone from church is preparing and delivering dinner to us so that John doesn't have to cook or stop at a fast food drive in or one of the pizza carryout places.
Of all the chores that John doesn't like to do it is fold laundry! My mom has helped by coming out to the house and handling that chore for him unless she is tied up with projects that she can't get away from. She has also helped with entertaining the children until school started and helped keep the house picked up and tidy.
John now has a routine down where he seems to have everything under control quite well. Now if he could solve my "cabin fever" we would be in good shape!
I am not one who likes to sit still and just watch tv, play on the computer all day long, stay in bed all day or take long afternoon naps. This staying down and off my feet has been driving me crazy. You know how it is when you see a smudged window or the kids have left dishes all over the table as they dash out the door for school? You want to get out the cleaning stuff and clean that window, along with a few more! You want to pick up the dishes and throw them in the dishwasher, wipe down the table and the chairs. For me to have to ignore all of that or the toothpaste spit in the sink or the unmade beds is very hard on this Type A personality!
We are now at 28 weeks and I continue on my medication at the prescribed intervals without having to take any extra as I did earlier on. I continue to take one day at a time, knowing that each day keeps our little girl safer inside where she now belongs. As each day passes, her survival chances improve along with the chances that she will be born without any physical or mental complications.
I place my trust in God and pray daily.
This past month has been a roller coaster of emotions and I now feel comfortable sharing with you some of those hills and valleys.
At 22 weeks, I was told that I had no choice but to go on "home bed rest" because there were complications developing and I might not be able to carry this baby long enough for her to survive. I had started with pre-term labor and was in need of medication to stop it and ordered to stay off my feet. I could lay down in bed or on the sofa, sit on the sofa or sit in a chair. I was not to do any housework whatsoever, not even stand to cook meals, do any walking except to a place to sit, lay down, or the restroom!
Now to say the least this was heart wrenching news but something that I knew had to be followed to the letter. Luckily I have a very loving husband who immediately stepped up to the plate and has been handling most of the running of the household, caring for our three children as well as running our business by himself. We have had wonderful church family who have set up a "dinner brigade" for us where someone from church is preparing and delivering dinner to us so that John doesn't have to cook or stop at a fast food drive in or one of the pizza carryout places.
Of all the chores that John doesn't like to do it is fold laundry! My mom has helped by coming out to the house and handling that chore for him unless she is tied up with projects that she can't get away from. She has also helped with entertaining the children until school started and helped keep the house picked up and tidy.
John now has a routine down where he seems to have everything under control quite well. Now if he could solve my "cabin fever" we would be in good shape!
I am not one who likes to sit still and just watch tv, play on the computer all day long, stay in bed all day or take long afternoon naps. This staying down and off my feet has been driving me crazy. You know how it is when you see a smudged window or the kids have left dishes all over the table as they dash out the door for school? You want to get out the cleaning stuff and clean that window, along with a few more! You want to pick up the dishes and throw them in the dishwasher, wipe down the table and the chairs. For me to have to ignore all of that or the toothpaste spit in the sink or the unmade beds is very hard on this Type A personality!
We are now at 28 weeks and I continue on my medication at the prescribed intervals without having to take any extra as I did earlier on. I continue to take one day at a time, knowing that each day keeps our little girl safer inside where she now belongs. As each day passes, her survival chances improve along with the chances that she will be born without any physical or mental complications.
I place my trust in God and pray daily.
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