Well, my midwife is very low intervention, but she suggested that I should limit exercise and eliminate any heavy lifting and said bed rest was a "good idea" since this is my first pregnancy and we just really don't know what's going to happen. So.. she hasn't required it of me, but I figure it's better safe than sorry, so I'm going to try and take it as easy as possible. I haven't had contractions or anything like that. I think because I'm so small (5'0) and my husband is big (6'3"), it's just more baby than my body can handle without being stretched more than it's supposed to. So I'm going to spend the next few weeks resting as much as possible to keep the baby's weight off my cervix.
I stopped working at my office job back in February, but I own my own baking business, which I'm going to have to stop doing for the next few weeks as all the blending/kneading/etc really squeezes my abs and puts downward pressure on the baby. It makes me sad, but I can resume it in a few weeks/couple of months. DH will have to do most of the chores around the house too, or they just won't get done. Luckily I more or less finished the nursery weeks ago, so that's not a concern. I just have to pack my bags for delivery, which I still need to pick up a few things for, but shouldn't be too big of a deal.
hang in there
any ideas? I was panicking that i havent washed my baby clothes yet lol. I havent gained any weight in weeks either which i hear happens before labour. I have a midwife appt tomorrow so i'll mention all this to her.. But what do real contractions feel like?
