Super Strict Bedrest to save twins.

Hearing the words "strict bed rest" during pregnancy is something no woman ever wants to hear, especially if it's heard during the first or second trimester. Lisa Copley got those exact orders from her doctor -- and wound up being forced to lie completely still in her bed for 24 hours a day for an entire 5 months to save the lives of her twins!
Lisa's cervix was so thin that the only way she could maintain the pregnancy was to literally not move her body for almost half a year, which ultimately caused her muscles to start to atrophy, leaving her unable to walk. She also developed a skin condition that gave her severe hives all over her body. (Can't a girl get a break?)
During her time on bed rest, Lisa was not even allowed to get up take a shower. OMG. Can you even imagine not being able to even bathe?! She must have been ready to absolutely lose her mind -- and even compared lying in the bed staring at the ceiling to what a prisoner likely goes through.
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But what really struck me about this story was the reason why Lisa's cervix was so thin in the first place. It was due to scar tissue from a surgery she'd had years earlier to remove abnormal cells. And when I was about 21 years old, I had the same exact procedure done. It took forever for my cervix to dilate during my labor with my son, which my doctor attributed to scar tissue from that surgery. Things finally progressed, but after hearing Lisa's story, I can't help but feel like I was truly lucky and blessed not to have any further complications. Of course, I would've done anything to make sure my son was born healthy. But lying in bed for five whole months? I'm pretty sure that would've put me over the edge.
Luckily, Lisa's long hospital stay did the trick, and she delivered her twins at 35 weeks. Both babies and their mama are now doing just fine, and she says every single minute of lying in that bed was worth it. But I can't help but wonder if she cringes a tiny bit every time she sees a hospital bed -- or any bed for that matter. I wouldn't be surprised if she actually welcomes getting up for middle of the night feedings after her ordeal!
Have you had to go on bed rest at all during your pregnancy?

Quoting Momma~2~Mayleigh:" Hearing the words "strict bed rest" during pregnancy is something no woman ever wants to hear, especially ... [snip!] ... getting up for middle of the night feedings after her ordeal! Have you had to go on bed rest at all during your pregnancy?"

I was but only for three weeks and it was not strict bed rest and I just cannot imagine doing that. OMG I would die.

five months? No way. I'm sorry, but that is torture... I would just have to abort... I couldn't do that.

Quoting Raindancer:" I was but only for three weeks and it was not strict bed rest and I just cannot imagine doing that. OMG I would die."

Me too, lol.

Quoting Freckles Ford:" five months? No way. I'm sorry, but that is torture... I would just have to abort... I couldn't do that. "

At 16 weeks?  

Holy smurf. I don't know if I could have handled it. At 22 I had that same procedure to remove abnormal cells from my cervix and because of that I was high risk. I know I was lucky with my pregnancy and it makes me hesitant to have another.

I would have went nuts! I would have done it for my daughter, though. I would have just played Xbox the whole time. :p

Quoting Momma~2~Mayleigh:" At 16 weeks?  "

People get abortions at 23w 6d...

It would be torture to not shower for 5 months. But anything for my babies.

To the one that said they would abort... Are you serious?! Aborting so you don't have to be on bed rest. Insane.

Quoting Mrs. Clemens:" It would be torture to not shower for 5 months. But anything for my babies. To the one that said they would abort... Are you serious?! Aborting so you don't have to be on bed rest. Insane."

But didn't you know your quality of life during that time is much more important than your unborn childs?!?!

Quoting Momma~2~Mayleigh:" At 16 weeks?  "

I couldn't lay in bed for five months. That would be literal torture. I would lose my mind and would resent the babies.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Norah's Momma™:</b>" I would have went nuts! I would have done it for my daughter, though. I would have just played Xbox the whole time. :p"</blockquote>


I like the way you think!!!  

Quoting Norah's Momma™:" I would have went nuts! I would have done it for my daughter, though. I would have just played Xbox the whole time. :p"

You wouldn't be able to play Xbox, she had to lay completely still.

Quoting Momma~2~Mayleigh:" You wouldn't be able to play Xbox, she had to lay completely still. "

Why couldn't she use her arms?

Quoting Freckles Ford:" Why couldn't she use her arms? "

  Honestly I doubt that in so many ways. If she couldn't move she would have more than likely died of an infection caused by the bed sores she would have gotten.