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I Wish Someone Had Told Me
What I Needed to Know About Bed Rest
By Kendeyl Johansen
Carrie Myers Smith, Landaff, NH
"I wish I had paced myself. I did most of what I had planned to keep myself busy during the first two days. After that, I was racking my brain trying to find new things to do or something to keep my mind off the fact that I was stuck in bed."
Carma Shoemaker, Chester, Va.
The first thing that surprised me about bed rest was how little rest I actually got. It was a very stressful experience. I could not relax because I kept thinking (worrying) about all the things that needed to be done (housework, etc.). Women on bed rest really need to ask people for help. Since I didn't have any help, I violated the bed rest orders frequently to chase after my toddler."
Bobbi Dempsey, Hazle Township, Penn.
"I wish someone had told me not to lean on one elbow when reading in bed. I developed bad bursitis in one elbow/arm due to many hours spent reading and doing crossword puzzles propped on one elbow. My doctor told me this happens to lots of people who read in bed! Get hold of interesting audio tapes, and a good mattress with support for your shoulders and back."
Jonette Stabbert, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
"Bed rest left me really weak and tired at the end rather than just rested. I gained a lot of weight with the second baby. He was born big, too, nearly 10 pounds. Recovering from that pregnancy and the bed rest was 100 times harder than it had been with my first pregnancy."
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