Surviving Bed rest, My Top 10 Must haves in no real order...

Well its been 4 weeks on Saturday of being on Bed rest and let me just say its all for a good cause but it SUCKS!.
As I lay here day after day I feel like when all is said and done that I need to ask my doctor for a note to go through BCT( Basic Combat Training) Twice more just to get back in shape.

I give my family credit this cant be easy on them and I'm sure sometimes they may feel I have the easy side of all this,But really this is driving me nuts.

My survival kit for bed rest include :
My Favorite Pillow -A must have for all the naps I have been taking. Sometimes I feel like I am sleeping more then a newborn,To bad there really is no real way to stock up on sleep!
That would be great if we could you know sleep for an extra 8 or more hours and then your body uses it later when sleep is needed but a dream say when your bundle of joy comes home.

Not 1 but 2 remotes for the TV- I have to have one to turn it on and adjust the sound and the other to change channels on the cable box. Only I never can find anything good to watch these days.
I was very disappointed with Friday nights line up.Whatever happen to the day of TGIF when you couldn't wait for 8pm cause that's when all you favorite shows came on and for 2 hours you where glued to the TV.

My Case of water- Sorry to anyone who disagrees but I personally think Kansas water SUCKS!
DR says I have to drink no less then one gallon of water a day. I hate drinking water much less a whole gallon of it.
When I was kid I always thought water torture was dripping water on my brothers forehead while siting on his chest.
I now know I was wrong and that it really is making a pregnant women drink a gallon of water while a growing baby rest on her bladder.
This how ever is the only reason I am allowed to leave my bed is to visit my bathroom. So it is my only change of scenery so I must admit there has been a time or two that  I have gone to the bathroom with out a full bladder just to get out of this bed.

My Laptop- The Internet is a wonderful think with a wealth of info at your finger tips.The millions of places to shop.Yet I spend my time on Farmville! In the year I have had Farmville on my facebook I am now in my own mind nominated for best neighbor of the year! I have nothing but time to sit on my Farm visiting my friends farms feeding their animals and fertilizing their crops.


My Housekeeper- I don't know what I would do with out her these days! She maybe the only thing I miss after I have my baby. I wonder if my husband will let me keep her: :)


My Crosswords and Holiday treats- My mother in law keeps me supplied in both.

My Poise Pads- This is an odd one for me but really anyone who has to wear a pad while on bed rest I highly recommend just using  poise pads. There is nothing worse then the other pads that roll bunch and snag while your laying in bed. And if your on bed rest for reasons similar to mine it also means your on pelvic rest so don't be shy break out the granny panties and poise pads its all about comfort at this point.


My Darling Husband- Granted that's not always the word I choose to describe him, but who else do you think is going out at 12 am to buy  my poise pads and the new Twilight movie for me ;)



My iPhone- I don't need my cell phone to call people, It is my  feeling iPhone users get that. Instead my phone is filled with loads of apps( cause like I always say...."There is an app for that") to keep me plenty busy and leaves no time for calling people with it.
In fact I am having a hard time remembering the last time I answered a call on my iPhone not including my husband's calls cause if he is calling me then of course I am answering it not only do I love him dearly ,but chances are he forgot what I was craving and he is calling to find out what it was again.


And finally My Bed side basket- Full of things I swear I need with in arms reach of me with little projects I could do while lay here like finally filling out our son Lyric's baby book past just writing his name in it. Or little hand stitching jobs on things needing to be mended. My glasses in case I ever decide to read one of the many books also in the basket but really I just find a book my husband has left in the bathroom and start reading it and never remember to wear my glasses to do it.




That about wraps up my bed rest top 10 must haves , on any given day my list may vary but those things are consistently at the top of the list.