https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:45:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bed-rest-to-prevent-preterm-birth-both-ineffective-and-harmful-article-by-henci-goer#post-919497 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:41:41 +0000 ALittleP 919497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is an interesting article but for me not going on bed rest wasn't an option. My water broke at 31 weeks and because of bed rest in the hospital, I was able to keep my daughter in for an additional and crucial two weeks. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bed-rest-to-prevent-preterm-birth-both-ineffective-and-harmful-article-by-henci-goer#post-919474 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:31:03 +0000 Navy_Mommy 919474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that's a really hard theory to test, since you don't want to put a baby in danger, know what imean? </p> <p>I find it hard to believe that it out right says bed rest doesn't help hypertension when, like @rachiecakes: , the only time my blood pressure would drop below stroke risk level (I didn't have pre-e just gestational hypertension) was when I would lay on my left side </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bed-rest-to-prevent-preterm-birth-both-ineffective-and-harmful-article-by-henci-goer#post-919456 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:23:09 +0000 rachiecakes 919456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bed rest for me was better than the alternative - csection. </p> <p>I had PIH/Preeclampsia at the end and after a night stay at the hospital (37 weeks) they found that it improved when I was resting on my left side. I was asked to go home and take it easy for a few more weeks. They didn't want to induce immediately if they could help it.<br /> A nurse mentioned to me that it any other hospital she had worked in, I would've had a csection that day with my low platelets and high blood pressure.<br /> I would've loved to have been able to get up and around at the end because moving felt so good. I hated resting at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bed-rest-to-prevent-preterm-birth-both-ineffective-and-harmful-article-by-henci-goer#post-919378 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:03:45 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 919378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting and really well researched (Cochrane review and all). I still think it is supposed to be prescribed for certain conditions such as uterine rupture. </p> <p>I know personally, I was somewhat relieved to be put on restriction as a stressful work environment wasn't helping me and it was the only way to get me out of work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bed-rest-to-prevent-preterm-birth-both-ineffective-and-harmful-article-by-henci-goer#post-919368 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:00:27 +0000 MamaMoose 919368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this is really tough to say because each situation is so individual it's tough to say what would happen to THAT person if they had a different approach. I had preterm contractions at 26 weeks. My doctor was fine with me continuing to work because I sit at a desk and my cervix was still long and closed. But she really wanted me to stay off my feet and resting anytime I wasn't at work. I followed her rules very closely and my LO came at 40+1. So in my case it seems to have worked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bed-rest-to-prevent-preterm-birth-both-ineffective-and-harmful-article-by-henci-goer#post-919356 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:57:02 +0000 allison 919356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SO many people are prescribed bed rest! Is that a huge mistake?</p> <p><a href="http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=6985&#038;utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+science-sensibility+%28Science+%26+Sensibility%29&#038;utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail" rel="nofollow">http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=6985&#038;utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+science-sensibility+%28Science+%26+Sensibility%29&#038;utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail</a> </p>