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Old 10-05-2009, 04:15 PM
E Jet E Jet is offline
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The idea for meals are wonderful! I love to freeze meals like lasagna in the use and toss foil tins you get at the dollar store with instructions on top... That way there are no dishes to wash or return.. That can take a bit of stress off the family.
When one of my friends was on BR they turned her room into entertainment central; they put the computer to the right of her bed and the TV to the left… They even set up small tables and would have friends over for the “dining out” experience, and even had pajama parties so she would not get lonely.. It was so fun!! I know everyone has different reasons for bed rest and my friend’s was not too serious, but she said it really helped on those really bad days to know that her friends would be coming soon..
I wonder if she might like suduko or something like that?? Needle work or crocheting is always great to pass the time..
I hope that she will have a happy and healthy baby.. I do understand the pain of trying to conceive as well as having many miscarriages. It is a pain that few understand and sadly many say things in trying to help that do not help and only cause more pain at the time.. I do not say that to scare you or make you feel that you shouldn’t say anything because as mentioned above that is far worse. The first thing I should mention is that it is a loss.. It is a deep loss for which there is no feeling closure. There is no official time of mourning, to funeral to grieve, and no child to hold; it is only loss. The worst thing that one can do is try to put a positive spin on it even if their heart is in the right place in saying things like: Well, at least you know you can get pregnant, You can get pregnant again, Well, at least it wasn’t like you having the baby THEN losing it, You can always adopt, etc.. Just be there..
You can also find cards and other ideas and tips if you google ‘I will hold you in heaven’ and miscarriage cards..
She is so lucky to have a neighbor like you! I hope all will be well soon.
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