Pregnancy is not just a wonderful waiting time associated with some kind of unsolved mystery. Sometimes there are high-risk pregnancies, pregnancies at risk requiring special self-discipline, perseverance, patience and, above all, courage and optimism from the future mother. There are many reasons why an expectant mother has to stay in bed throughout her pregnancy. Placental detachment, premature contractions causing bleeding. These are the reasons why gynecologists advise as many as 1/5 of their patients to wait for delivery in bed. How should we then find ourselves and plan this seemingly blissful waiting time when hormones are buzzing in us, emotions are going crazy, fear prevails?
There are many ways to spend time lying down. First of all, you should approach the new situation with optimism. We must effectively convince ourselves that this is an exceptional situation and we cannot change anything, time will pass and at the end of this difficult road the greatest gift in the world awaits us – a child. It’s a good time to catch up: let’s watch overdue movies, let’s dive into the fascinating world of books, let’s watch TV for which we didn’t have enough time before. We can sleep late and go to bed later than usual. It is also a great time to make your dreams come true. Learning new things is also possible. In the era of the universality of the Internet, you can have contact with people at any time of the day or night, unfortunately, we have to accept that only virtual. It is possible to connect with women who have gone through similar problems or are in a similar situation now. You can exchange experiences and actively support each other. Future mothers can sign up for online courses in the field that interests them, it’s never too late to learn. Contact with people is also important. Let’s ask our mother, sister, friend to visit us from time to time, even if you talk about trifles, you will stay in touch.
Take care of yourself. The fact that you have to lie in bed does not mean that you are sick and have no strength for anything. Every woman can be beautiful even in such unfavorable conditions. Besides, your husband or partner looks at you every day. From time to time, have a romantic dinner in bed, then you may not have time for it.
Work if you canif your job and your boss give you the opportunity. The Internet offers a variety of possibilities. If this is not possible, try to keep in touch with your friends from work, do not let them forget about you.
Every situation, especially such a difficult one, gets boring after a while. Don’t let nostalgia, dark thoughts about an uncertain situation overwhelm you. Serenity and optimism are a cure for many ailments and allow you to survive a lot.
Try to plan your birth, choose a trusted midwife or someone who will support you during labour, make a shopping list or shop online. A layette for a baby can be a time-consuming task and sufficiently entertaining. Order your husband to prepare a room for the child if you are planning one, design, demand and have fun doing it. The time that at the beginning could seem to be overdue and thus lost will become a period of intensive preparation for a new stage of your life.
Every situation always has two sides, it’s up to us which one we want to see more clearly.