Rest two to three times a day lying
on your left side.
Drink 2 to 3 quarts of water or fruit
juice each day. Avoid caffeine drinks. Filling a quart container
and drinking from it will eliminate the need to keep track of
numerous glasses of fluid.
Empty your bladder at least every two
hours during waking hours.
Avoid lifting heavy objects. If other
small children are in the home, work out alternatives for picking
them up, such as sitting on a chair and having them climb up
on your lap.
Avoid prenatal breast preparation such
as nipple rolling or rubbing nipples with a towel. This is not
meant to discourage breast feeding but to avoid potential increase
of uterine irritability from nipple stimulation.
Pace necessary activities to avoid overexertion.
Sexual activity may need to be modified
or eliminated.
Find pleasurable ways to help compensate
for limitations of activities and boost spirits - massages, manicures
and pedicures.
Try to focus on one day or one week
at a time rather than longer periods of time.
If on bedrest, get dressed each day
and rest on a couch rather than becoming isolated in the bedroom.
