Veritaserum Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Yesterday morning I started bleeding and passing clots. I'll be 18 weeks tomorrow. Ultrasound at the hospital at first showed a partial placenta previa. Another ultrasound showed the placenta was low lying. It seems that when I have Braxton-Hicks contractions the placenta gets pushed over the cervix. I was sent home on pelvic rest, but not bedrest. The bleeding had stopped by this morning, so we did school. I was sitting for most of the morning, but the bleeding started again this afternoon. So now I'm on bedrest to try to prevent any contractions or extra stress on the placenta. Thankfully the baby is healthy and I feel him kicking around. I am trying to figure out how to keep the kids moving along with their schoolwork. I could try doing school from bed. I also wondered about a computer option to ease my load for the next few months. Dd11 can continue almost completely independently with what we are using. The younger kids rely mostly or entirely on my instruction. I think Time4Learning might be a good option for my 7yo and 9yo if I decide to do computer school for them. What other options are there (secular preferred)? Any other tips for weathering this? It's my sixth pregnancy, but I haven't faced a situation like this before. My mom brought dinner yesterday and my neighbor brought some tonight. My neighbor said she would contact our church congregation to get meals set up for the next while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 When I homeschooled through bedrest I used the recliner in the living room and had stacks of books next to it... I just did the best I could with each day. I had to lower some expectations, realize that the house was being cleaned by children (ages 8 and under) and I was schooling just the two oldest. I had them each take turns standing next to me (I stayed in the recliner) and gave them instructions, sent them to the table and they just went back and forth from the table to mom... I have no idea what we did for food... I know a friend came over and cleaned bathrooms once a week for me. Hope that this gets resolved for you and your little baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) You need to relax and be still. Have little ones bring you everything. Do what you can do and what you can't will wait for next week. Be sure not to dehydrate. I've had this happen a couple of times. Just rest. ETA: :grouphug: and I'm going to say a prayer just for some peace of mind and fast healing. Edited January 14, 2012 by Myeightkiddies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 :grouphug: When we faced this situation mine were not as old as yours, so the school work was not as intensive. All the house cleaning, cooking and shopping were taken over by DH. (Read as- things got pretty dirty and we ate lots of take out :) ) He also took over all of the kid lifting activities like bath and bed. I turned our living room into my little kingdom, and ruled as benevolent dictator from my throne on the couch. I had a toddler and a pre-K at the time who took naps on the floor while we watched edu-tainment shows. We read and listened to lots of books. We played lots of educational games on the coffee table adjacent to my throne. I kept DS#1 working through his math and phonics, but let everything else go. Give yourself a week or so to figure out your limits and put a plan in place. Take care of yourself. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 If you can swing it, maybe hire an older teen/college student to come in and help the kids with schoolwork a few times a week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) - Edited November 10, 2021 by prairiewindmomma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I had to be completely flat on my back bed rest for 6 weeks last time. I was only schooling one at the time, but she was young and couldnt school independently. We schooled on my bed. I read to her and she used a clipboard for writing. We scaled down school to just the necessary subjects, mainly math and reading. I just had to remind myself that it was just a season and we could make it up. DH also set up a table next to the bed with the laptop on it. So we did have access. My sister was without work, so she came over to help take care of the kids. Do you have someone who can help you during the day with meals and cleaning? That was the hardest part, schooling was much easier to figure out. :grouphug: I know it is hard, but you will get through it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 I loaded the dishwasher right before the bleeding started again. I'll avoid doing that again! I'm encouraged that others of you have survived this. The only issue that came close to this was a partial placental abruption during labor with another baby. She was full term, though, so once we got her out she was fine. I hope this placenta does shift upward in the next few weeks. I'll have an ultrasound with a maternal-fetal specialist in two weeks, which was scheduled before the bleeding happened but I'm glad I have that appointment. I hope we will get a better idea of the placenta's location. The blood really freaks me out, though, because it reminds me of dd's birth. When my water broke it seemed like it was nothing but blood and hand-sized clots. One of the scariest experiences of my life. I am glad the ultrasound showed no sign of abruption this early, but I'm obviously worried nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 For those of you that had bleeding due to previa or LLP, how often did you have it? I just started bleeding again. So it has been every day since it first started on Thursdsay. I've stayed in bed since yesterday afternoon except to go to the bathroom (about 10 steps from my bed). I haven't gone downstairs at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 :grouphug: Have you checked out sidelines.org? My sister was on bedrest for months due to a placental abruption that started quite early in her pregnancy, and I know sidelines.org was a sanity-saver for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5forMe Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Praying for you and your little one. Forget schooling, housework or anything else. Just be still, calm and hydrated for a few weeks until that placenta moves up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmumof5 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Praying for you and your little one. Forget schooling, housework or anything else. Just be still, calm and hydrated for a few weeks until that placenta moves up. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Stay down, give directions and lower your expectations. Take all the help that's given to you. One can only play this out day by day and you are the only one that can take care of the baby for now. Many of us have survived months of bedrest during pregnancy. It's not fun by any means but it can be done. Keep us posted. :grouphug: I have a big heart for tough pregnancies. I'll be thinking of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stayseeliz Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I was on bedrest for 2 months at the start of last year for preterm labor and high blood pressure. I directed the house from the couch as well. I got up in the am and went straight to the couch. School was done on the coffee table and couch every day that I wasn't at the doctor. It wasn't our most inspired few months but it gone done. I agree that you should lower expectations and ask for help. Don't be shy. Tell friends what you need. If someone asks mention mealtrain.com It's a great place for people to sign up to bring meals. It was comforting to look at the schedule and know I had someone coming on certain nights to bring food. Hang in there-this can be done!! Praying everything settles down soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I bled--heavily, with clots--from week 6 to week 18. I was diagnosed with very low progesterone, in addition to placenta previa (at 17 weeks) and began taking progesterone shots. Within a few days of beginning the shots my bleeding had stopped. During the time I was on bedrest we did "couch schooling." It wasn't ideal, but there were no long term negative consequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 I was on progesterone supplementation earlier in my pregnancy, but I stopped it 8 weeks ago. I'll ask about that tomorrow. Dh set up my computer next to the bed, so I used HST+ to add chores to the school lists. Hopefully that will keep things from getting too disgusting. Some women from my church are dropping by this afternoon to see what we need. My mom is driving me to my appointment tomorrow and she'll take dd11 to the orthodontist on Tuesday. I think we will make things work somehow. I never knew how boring it would be to stay in bed all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 It was the most boring time of my life except for that date that included people in the boxing business . They talked about each bout of some important boxing match in history, for hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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