Bored Out of My Mind!!

I was put on bed rest also with my first baby with the same thing (although i didnt have twins), anyway i had my husband go to walmart and buy some paint by numbers (im not a good artist but love to paint and stuff anyway), also got some crosswords, some books about babies from the library, I also wrote letters to him. I know it gets old and boring really quickly, expecially when hubbys at work, but two weeks will go by before you know it, then you will have 2 bundles of joy. Hope this helps ya. CONGRATS on the babies.

I played a lot of those hand held electronic games. I know, it's mindless and gets nothing done, but it sure passed the time. I also read the entire "Left Behind" series the first time I was on bed rest.

It does go faster than you think, good luck!!

Oh yeah, like the other ladies said, enjoy the quiet, rest and down time while you can. Life will be very full soon!!

Catch up on renting all of the movies that you can - it will be years before you see one again! HAHA! I also love online sudoku, etc. But most importantly, get some rest. You won't get much after the babies are born. My sister did not follow the doctors advice about bedrest when she was pregnant with her b/g twins and she ended up with one baby at Baylor Grapevine and one at Cook's downtown. Listen to the doc, lie down, rest and relax. This is the LAST time you will ever remember being bored! Prayers to you and your precious babies!

I was bedridden with preeclampsia with both pregnancies. The first one wasn't so boring because I ran my office from my bed via phone and laptop. By the point they put me to bed with the 2nd one, I had already resigned to be a SAHM. I was bored laying there. I had to live with my parents because they took care of the older children while my husband worked. Being married to a police officer is hard enough but being pregnant and bedridden with your 3rd child is miserable. Thank God for my parents. My parents waited on me hand and foot but it was still a very scary time and I got very bored. I did read and call everyone I knew about 300 times. Good luck!

My twins are 4 years old and I was on bedrest for about 2 weeks from 13-15 weeks and then again from 29.5 - 35.5 weeks (when they were born). The first go-around at bedrest I watched a crapload of TV and slept a ton. It was awesome. I was on complete bedrest though (left side, completely horizontal except for going to bathroom and a quick shower every other day). The second go-around watching TV & taking naps was fun for about 3 days then after that I was bored out of my mind. I made a little schedule for myself. I would watch tv, get on the computer (had a laptop), take a nap, repeat....Ha! Then I started reading the Left Behind series of books. I couldn't put them down. When I get going I read really fast so it 'only' took me about 3-4 weeks to read the entire series. Also, by that time I was having at least 2 doctor's appointments a week. I stopped counting how many ultrasounds I had had at about 30 :) Thank goodness for insurance!

My advice is this: Find a 'project' you can focus and work on. It will take your mind off of being bored. Good Luck!

First of all, congratulations!! I was on bed rest with my first baby (almost 21 years ago!!) If you're mailing out birth announcements, how about addressing all the envelopes now. Then after the babies are born all you'll need to do is fill in their info.

Many have already suggested the usual, video games, DVD's, audio books, etc. How about making menus for the first few weeks after your delivery, then, creating the shopping lists, and supervising the cooking! Delegate the cooking to either your hubby,some neighbors or family if they live near you. You'll appreciate the frozen meals when you're tired, and hungry.

Good luck on your delivery, and my prayers for you, your husband and babies.

First, congrats! That is so exciting! Except for the whole "bed-rest" thing. I remember one thing that helped a lot while I had to be hospitalized during one of my pregnancies, I rented an entire TV series (one of those you can get hooked on) and watched the entire first season. Then I got to go home. You'll have a lot more time than that, but since you don't have any older kids to worry about, go ahead and get addicted to something. I really loved "Gilmore Girls" if you're into chick shows, or "Prison Break" was quite intense and addictive. My sister lives and breathes "24" and I know a lot of people who really like "Grays Anatomy". Watching TV doesn't wear you out like reading or crocheting (things I also tried). Try to schedule visitors at least 2 or 3 times a week if possible just to break up the monotony.

Best of luck!

I am sure I won't be the only one to say this...enjoy the peace and quiet and get as much rest as you can because when those little angels come, you won't be getting any rest!!!! I know, easier said than done. I was put on bed rest with my second child and yes, I did things like wash the car etc. I am not a sit still person.
The one thing I love though is puzzles. I could spend hours at the table and not even realize that much time had passed. Now I would give anything for the time to do it!!!
Probably wasn't much help but like the other poster said, it will go by so fast!! Good luck to you!!
S.

Log on to a support group for multiple moms (www.pamom.org) and get more ideas on things to do on bedrest. some people prepare thank you notes in advance, call people they have not talked with in a long time, and rest. Please do listen to the doctors. I have two sets of twins. With the second set I was on bedrest on and off for months. You need to keep in mind how important it is to keep those babies growing inside you. Premature birth is really scary and every day they can stay inside you gives them a much better chance at surviving and being healthy in every way. With twins, toward the end of the pregnancy you will become more and more uncomfortable anyway and you will not be motivated to do as much as you used to. I agree on watching TV and movies. Stay up all night, sleep all day. Personally, I am an attorney and accountant and I slapped a lap top on my bed and continued to work. I had to have an assistant and friends hand me files and such, but I could still talk on the phone and read the law. My second set was born at 34.5 weeks, and had to be in NICU for 2.5 weeks. They are just as healthy as can be now, but having to leave them at the hospital was hard, especially since I could not drive after a C-Section and I had twins at home to care for. So take care of yourself, for you and for them. You can do this like you do everything else in your life, just grin and bear it! As a mother to be of twins, you will surely come upon many times that you have to just grin and bear it. (and your rewards will be multiple!) you and your twins will be in my prayers

I am with Toni. TV shows on DVD can really pass the time. Pick something that you always wanted to watch but never made the time for. As she said, Gilmore Girls is perfect - all 7 seasons are available on DVD now and it is a great show. I also loved Sports Night (cute guys and it is NOT about sports!). Even something like Friends or Seinfeld if you liked those.

I feel for you. I spent a month on bedrest with #3 with preeclampsia and I had kids to deal with. Catch up on reading, old movies, play board games, and rest. I know it is boring but soon enough those two babies will be keeping you super busy so being caught up on the rest will be nice. The longer they stay in the better. I was able to make it to 36.6 day, so hang in there!

Good luck and Congrats!

Have your hubby go rent you some audio books... move the TV into your room...try creative writing (poems, short stories).... crossword puzzles...

I don't know how you feel about video games, but there are a ton out there for all different intrests. Maybe try it and see if it works, good luck!

Get the Jenny McCarthy books Belly Laughs and Baby Laughs. I could not put them down!! She is so funny and I just recently read her book Louder than words, which was kinda hard to read bc it's about her autistic son and that's a pretty emotional book to read right now (I am pregnant too)! But they are all three really good. Good Luck and Congrats!