bed rest

[ilovemykidz]

how do u go on bed rest when u have to small children at home???
my doctor tried to put me on bedrest today and i told him that id be better off to go to work, at least at work i can sit down and home id be cleaning and chasing my kids!!

[ilovemykidz]

yea im not supposed to carry them, get on my hands and knees, walk around, ect.....
i have a four year old and a 17 month old, its impossible!!
dont really have much for family... well not anybody that is willing to help anyway, and im still going to work at this point since all i do is medical transcription and thats alot easier than trying to wrestle around with two little kids all day, on top of the cleaning which i no i would be doing at home!

hope the best of luck to the rest of you in the same boat its crazy!!

[feather2e]

I know how you feel. My doctors have told me to take it easy because of the preterm labor but with a 20 month old boy it is just not possible.

[jrobertson20]

Sorry to hear that.  Do you have any family that would be willing to watch them?  I also know it's not something you may want to do but can you send them to daycare during the day or while nobody is with you?  I know it's hard to be on bed rest when you have little kids because they can be really busy.  Take care of yourself.  Good luck.

[KarenDiane]

I can not even imagine how you could be on bedrest with 2 little ones. Do you have a relative who can help out or a teenaged neighbor who can help over the summer?

[HeatherLF16]

Who takes care of your kids when you are at work?  Maybe you can still have whoever take care of the kids while you take it easy?  
I know it's hard I am on bedrest with no kids and I still do more than I should.