Pregnancy myth or reality?

Question

I have been off work since my 6th mo of pregnancy due to complications and my doctor recommended bed rest for my personal safety and of course more important my baby! It just been that my mother has been nagging me that sitting or laying down all day is going to make my labor harder and that in some bazzire way the baby is going to stick to me like glue and it won't be able to come out and she is freaking me out! Has anyone out there heard anything similar to this? She annoys me with the same thing over and over she wants me to walk around the corner and she always say you will be sorry when that baby comes and you can't push it out!!!

Answer 1

your mom is way wrong do what your dr says if he says bedrest that is what he means not walking around... i worked as a nursing assistant (hard work)with both of my babies the whole 9 months and with my first i was due in july she didnt come til aug almost a whole month later.. and not by choice then i was enduced for 18 hrs and then had a c-section.. my nephews wife srry but this is true layed in bed by choice and did nothing at my home for the whole 9 months and was in labor for 8 hrs and had her on the 3rd push made me sick lol so just goes to show it really doesnt matter if you move around alot or lay in bed... tell your mom to back off you are being a mom now and you are doing what is best for your baby... good luck

Answer 2

it can make a harder labor. and although i was on bed rest it was very hard to do with a husband that worked, my parnets both worked and the in laws are worth less, to top it off i had a 3 year old. who needed me.two dogs and two cats... so the bed was rarely seen by me...except to nap. i would be in the recliner as much as i could be. the more i looked up and talked to others there is no proof bed rest really works.and being the strong willed person i am..and not likeing drs anyway... i knew when to stop when my body had enough. i did alot of things i shouldn't have. except lift and a lot of bending... i'm not saying u should do what i did, because i do not know why u are on bedrest. the little bed rest in the first days i did do drove me nuts. and my back never stopped hurting while in bed and u realize how bad tv sucks. i don't think ur mother should be on ur case. but there are little exersizes u can do in bed or the recliner. that will help work ur musles and not hurt the baby talk to your dr. or google it...
best of luck

oh and my baby was born full term and was a happy 7 lbs 22 inches long.

Answer 3

The more active you are and the better your body is physically the easier labor is. Obviously there are other things to consider, like how big is the baby, how big is your pelvis etc. I was walking miles a day throguhout the last few months of pregnancy...more towards the end in hopes to induce labor. Despite how fit I was that darn baby still wouldn't come out. I had a c-section I know that being active definitely helped with recovery. At the same pont in time, your doc recommended bed rest. Not being active is not a choice. And, it doesn't necessarily mean anything either. You may have a mild and somewhat quick labor despite not being active. Being active helps, but so does being relaxed, practicing relaxation techniques,and learning how to effectively push (which I've heard from moms with multiple children that knowing how to push effectively was the biggest determining factor in the length of thier labor) You don't have control over being active so don't stress it. Find other ways that can help you when you are in labor. You are going to be fine. Your baby is going to come out even if they have to take him/her out.

Answer 4

Dont listen to her she's ridiculous. You are on bedrest so the baby doesnt come early I'm sure. The more you stand the more pressure pushes your baby farther into the birth canal. She may be right about a harder labor but only because after laying in the bed for months your body hasnt had any exercise. When I was pregnant I was on bedrest for 4 months also, so I would do those leg lifts and pelvic thrusts in the bed to have some type of exercise.

Answer 5

Well, it's true that the more exercise you have during your pregnancy, the more prepared your body will be for labor, because of course it is work and you do need your strength and your muscles. So in most cases, yeah, the mom needs to get a walk every once in a while just to stay in some kind of shape. However, you doctor put you on bed rest for a reason. You mom means well and is legitimately trying to make labor easier on you, but if your doctor recommends bedrest, he knows what is best. it would be better to have a longer labor and a healthy baby than to be in great shape and have your baby prematurely because you didn't follow doctor's orders! Explain this to your mom as gently as possible...you're just doing it for your child's health!

Answer 6

I've been on work since i was 2 months pregnant. And my mother and mother in-law are that same, i felt like i was hopeless and stuff but then i jsut stood up and told them to back off because it is not only the health of the baby your thinking of it is also the baby. So no one has the right to tell you such thing and i dont beleive it is tru, i mean this is my first but if something like that was the happen then y didnt the doctor warn you i mean he is teh profesional isnt he? unless your mum is a doctor as well. Sorry but this is your and your partners pregnant so no one should have the right to tell you what to do or how to be. Good luck and i hope things go well.

Answer 7

You know she is trying to help you?! You do need to walk around some, sitting can give you painful hemorrhoids which can make pushing painful. It can't hurt to ease her mind to take a short walk each day, it can only benefit everyone. My babies both dropped 1 month before they were born, they never got stuck and the human body has ways of making things work out the way they should. If you lay in a bathtub full of water you can feel the baby floating! What a wonderful feeling! So,go ahead and take a walk, that is, unless your doctor told you to STAY in bed. Good Luck! =)

Answer 8

I know they say "mother knows best", but since when has your mother been a doctor???? You have an obstetrician for a reason.. because you trust him or her to take care of your and your child's health throughout your pregnancy. Remember that when your mother tries to tell you to do something that goes against your doctors recommendation. He/she is the one who's advice you need to be following right now. Just let your mom know that while you appreciate her input, your doctor told you to stay in bed to avoid preterm labor, and that the most important thing to consider is a mature safe baby, not how hard your labor will be right now.

Answer 9

Oh my, you don't need that kind of additional pressure from your mother! Listen to your doctor. Would it help to have the doctor speak to your mother over the telephone? I have absolutely NEVER heard or read anything to back up what your mum says. This is your baby - you will be fine with the birth process; you really will. This is about having a healthy baby and healthy pregnancy and your doctor absolutely knows best. Doctors do not recommend bed rest lightly. Please take good care of yourself and set boundaries with your mother as might be necessary to look after your well-being.

All the best - use the phone to call friends when you need support.

Answer 10

Don't freak out. Not being active isn't going to affect your labor that dramatically. I can't really be that active during pregnancy due to the fact that pregnancy aggrivates my heart condition. I can work but working out is pretty much out of the picture. The baby will take as long as it wants. It's not going to stick or anything like that. It just depends on the baby and your body.