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Posted: March 05 2010 at 3:36pm | IP Logged Quote SusanJ
Any ideas? This is her first baby and she only has about three weeks before her due date but I'm sure bed rest is crummy no matter what.
ETA: she's in Texas so bringing a meal is out.

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What would she love? Magazines, a good paperback book (or even the loan of a hardback), nice tea, hand lotion, soft bed socks... That's all I can think of right now. Bedrest is tedious, even if only for three more weeks...

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some puzzle books like crosswords, a box of tea, some nice music

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Posted: March 05 2010 at 6:29pm | IP Logged Quote trish
If she knits some nice sock yarn maybe, pretty smelling lotion, something soft to 'sit' on, a special rosary, candles, dvd's.

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a table for on the bed, a small craft project, audiobooks.
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Would she like a handcraft project to do for her baby? A sampler or a soft toy to make, something contained and do-able in bed?
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When I was on bedrest last year a very special 4Real friend sent me a bar of Trish's Saintly Soaps and some lovely lotion. Whenever I took my shower, one of my few luxuries back then, I felt so pretty and NORMAL because of that luxurious soap. I had the St. Therese soap. ;)

Nail polish was also something that helped me feel normal. As much of a feat as it was to reach my toes at the time, I did it with great determination because pretty toes just made me feel......well, pretty!   

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Posted: March 06 2010 at 10:55am | IP Logged Quote SusanJ
Thanks for the ideas, ladies. She's not really crafty but she loves to read and not being able to look "normal and pretty" will probably be a downer for her. Those things will probably be welcome once the baby comes, too!

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Posted: March 06 2010 at 1:44pm | IP Logged Quote stacykay
I was on bedrest for 8 weeks with my first. Books are good, but if she is restricted on being sitting up in bed (I was) get paperbacks (easier to hold.) Dh's office sent home their vcr (this was back in '88,) so I could watch videos. A dear friend would bring me bags of videos each week, as her dh worked for a video distributorship.

Bottles of water, a cooler, maybe her favorite granola bars or easy healthy snack might be good? My fave during those days was bran muffins.

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