Days in Waiting: A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest

Days in Waiting: A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest
by Mary Ann McCann

Days in Waiting:  A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest
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Author: Mary Ann McCann
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-01
ISBN: 0965084817
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Place to Remember
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Book Reviews of Days in Waiting: A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest

Book Review: Helped me deal with my psychological issues.
Summary: 4 Stars

This book helped me identify my grief in missing out on a normal pregnancy-I felt bad about being on bedrest and having the complications I had, but I really couldn't quite put my finger on what was bothering me until I read this book. The suggestions on alternate things you can do (such as having your husband shop for layette and bring items to you for review) were good ones.

The author also included some great suggestions on bed rest exercises that were very helpful-my Dr. was impressed when I showed them to her and asked what I could do.

It is a short book that is mostly the author's pregnancy story, so be forwarned. If you are the type of person that wants to read this and feels better knowing they are not alone in suffering complicated pregnancies, then you would like this aspect of the book, there is plenty of detail there.

I would recommend this book keeping in mind that it is not a gigantic list of 3 million things to do while trapped in bed. It deals a lot more with the psychology of being on bed rest than activities to do while on bed rest.

Summary of Days in Waiting: A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest

REVISED 2ND EDITION!

NEW! Chapter on Exercise by Marissa Brooks, MS, PT

Mary Ann McCann's award winning book, Days In Waiting: A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest, is an invaluable handbook for women undergoing bedrest during pregnancy. Women will benefit from the insight McCann gained as she successfully endured both an at-home as well as extended hospital bedrest. While offering advice on dealing with children, managing outside employment, and finances, McCann candidly reflects on the personal losses associated with a bedrest pregnancy and offers practical suggestions on working with medical caregivers.

This second edition of the book includes a chapter on exercise written by Marissa Brooks, MS, PT. While bedrest and exercise do not seem compatible, exercise can be as simple as deep breathing. With a physician's approval, bed exercises can be appropriate and valuable for maintaining strength, preventing atrophy of muscles, and staying emotionally healthy. Brooks is a licensed Physical Therapist, and a pre/postnatal group exercise instructor. She is the founder of the "Bouncing Back with Baby" mom and baby programs and instructor training seminars, and author of Bouncing Back with Baby: An Exercise Guide for Moms and Babies.

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