This blasted bed rest!!

Amy • Mom of 2 girls 👧🏽, One in Heaven 07/21/10-11/29/15👼🏽, and a Baby Boy👶🏼 🌈

So because of my pre-eclampsia diagnosis I have been placed on bed rest for the next week until I’m induced at 37 weeks on the 12th. I’m trying to hang out on the couch during the day so I can be around my 7 year old daughter and husband but it’s so stressful. My daughter needs something every 15 minutes and my husband is so busy doing things around the house I just keep telling her to be patient and wait until he can get to her. But she doesn’t want to wait so she tries to do it herself and ends up making a mess and now I’m laying here with a headache because I could’ve just gotten up and done it for her. How are you other ladies dealing with this bed rest thing? I feel like I’m still just as stressed as if I was up and down all day doing stuff. I don’t want to close myself off from them and hybernate in the bedroom all day and night, but I can’t let myself get out of control with my blood pressure either. What do I do!?! 😩