Hi everyone -
I know this has been asked before but I haven't always paid attention to the responses..Anyway, I have a girlfriend who is 30 weeks pregnant and now on bed rest AT the hospital. Any suggestions on what to bring her? I have brought over movies & games but I want to be a little more creative. She does have minimal W/C privileges but not much. Any suggestions/thoughts/ideas would be great!
Also - any ideas on what to do for a baby shower?
Thanks in advance!
Sudoku puzzles and time with friends was what got me through it. The best thing you could do is just go sit with her and talk, or play a game with her. TV gets old really fast. Another thing that was good was reading baby books.
As for the baby shower....maybe you want to wait and have a "meet the baby party!!" We did that with a girlfriend who was on bedrest because they had a very troubled pregnancy. Up until the day she was born, they were praying that they would have a healthy happy baby. They did...so we had the meet the baby party! In addition to a gift for the baby, we also brough a frozen/premade meal for them :) It was fun to have a baby shower/party with the "guest of honor" in attendance :)
When I was in that situation I wanted magazines, and lots of 'em. I couldn't concentrate on books, so mags were just perfect.
magazines. Just come a hang!
Count down things to her due date like paper chain she can take one off each day. Visual stimulation like pictures of friends and family...
Good luck
food =) even the "best" hospital food can get pretty old pretty fast. the best thing my friends brought me in the hospital were meals i couldn't really get there-- like good pizza or meatballs =) see if there's something she wants in particular... unless she has diet restrictions most places will let you bring in outside food
I was on bedrest for 10 weeks and my favorite thing someone brought me was a book on how to crochet, a set of crochet needles, and super cute, soft, all-cotton yarns in various baby colors. I never thought I would be into knitting or crocheting, but it turned out to be a great time killer. I ended up spending a lot of time on my laptop searching for easy patterns and stuff to copy.
I also highly reccomend getting started addressing birth announcement envelopes, thank you envelopes, etc. This is one of the last things I felt like doing AFTER I was home with the baby and wished I had done it while on bedrest.
What a good friend. I was on bedrest for two months last summer. My attention span was short and I found that magazines were a nice distraction because they didn't require a lot of energy. I also listened to a lot of books on CD. Every night I listened to a relaxtion CD as I fell asleep. Healthy snacks such as fruit and granola are another good thing as the hospital food is usually pretty bad.
Magazines
Books on CD
Relaxtion CD
Snacks
