Eight years ago, as I sat with my three-year-old daughter, watching her dad play Thomas in our church's Living Last Supper, I felt a tightening I recognized from 8 weeks spent on bedrest when I was pregnant with my daughter. Contractions. At 11 weeks. The contractions subsided, but when I saw my doctor at my appointment on Monday, we realized they weren't the only ...
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How to Help a Friend on Bed Rest in 10 Easy Ways
Pregnancy is an emotional time. Being put on bed rest makes it even more so. How can you help a friend on bed rest? Read on to learn 10 easy and encouraging ways! I've mentioned before that I spent a good bit of time in bed during each of my pregnancies. I am thankful that each pregnancy was carried to full term and that my bed rest was seldom strict (just ...
10 Things You Need to Know About Prenatal Vitamins
How do you choose the best prenatal vitamins before pregnancy? Why should you? Read on to find out! Here on MississippiMom, I haven't written much about pregnancy, but believe me, I could. I've had three c-sections, one miscarriage and a set of twins. Oh, and bedrest repeatedly. I haven't written much about all of it because, to be honest, the emotions were a bit too raw, too ...