nurkvinny Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 To make a very long story short, my wife is on strict bedrest for at least the next 6, and maybe 12 weeks of her pregnancy. She is allowed one 15 minute shower a day, and restroom trips. That's it. We are 5 days into it, and it is really starting to bug her. I am looking for ideas for her pass some time. A lot of time. I bought her a laptop this weekend, so she can surf. She has read about 1 book every 2 days. She has completed 2 baby blankets. She's listened to hours of music and watched a lot of movies. Any more ideas? I am going to show her pokerstars.net and some maternity forums. Anyone else been through this? This is probably the first thing in my life I can honestly say, "Guys, you have no idea what it is like if you have not been through it." TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I would suggest a game, Or Learning a foriegn Lang. Some great computer games out right now. a Good RPG or something mindless and addicting. RPG Wise I would suggest Oblivion It will keep anyone who likes fantasy stuff busy for hours on end. A forigen lang can be quite fun. Spanish would be my first suggestion for obvious reasons but some of the Asian Langs are pretty cool. I had this same problem when i could not move for 4 weeks after srugery Icould not imagine worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 She should learn a programming language lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 video game system? thatvideosite.com? google video? my GF says learn to crochet (sp?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 playstation find a game that takes a long time to finish my girl played kingdom hearts (kids game) its pretty easy and it takes a looooooong time to finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Sign Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I started playing that civilization game a while back. I spend like 3 or 4 days straight playing it, just taking bathroom breaks. Not sure if she would be into it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 get her one of those things to make you breath deep so she doesn't develop pneumonia. its amazing how fast you get it laying in bed and not doing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajp240 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 she could learn to knit or crochet. (but it sounds like she already knows how to if she made two blankets already.) it's good that she's reading a lot..i used to read a paperback a day. also, get her some magazines (i.e. parents and other baby stuff..) and maybe some movies about being a new mom..if this is her first. online shopping=fun! but definitely easy to get carried away, haha. make sure her friends come visit her!! plus, you could paint her nails for her, give her a foot rub, back rub, etc. THAT would make the time pass quickly!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Some misc replies.... She knows a few other languages already, but I liked this suggestion. Yes, she can sew and crochet already. Any "gaming" would be limited to a low-end laptop. TONS of friends and family are visiting. I have rubbed her back and feet daily. Keep them coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 not real: get her into pregnancy porn chronic masturbation real: get her to do all the taxes. i'm completely serious, if she's any good at math, getting a head start couldn't hurt. get her some DVDs Sudoku...it'll make her brain hurt, but after a few you get into a rhythm and they are fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
launchin1st Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 i have stargate sg1 seasons 1-8 on dvd and stargate atlantis season 1 and 2 as well. make her watch them all. richard dean anderson is sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I guess it depends on what kind of girl she is. That's alot of time to kill. I worked until I was 8 months pregnant and then I could not fly anymore so I understand being bored out of your mind. my suggestions: get her some stuff to do a scrap book of the baby and then one of your new family. She can do different stuff and it takes some time to do it. It can be $$$ depending on what you get to do it with and where you get the stuff. knitting is cool if you are in to that. I made my son a quilt. I am making him a soft cloth photo album of his own for his first birthday.. coming up. He has a smaller one that only holds a few pics. We have a huge family and a ton of friends so I wanted a bigger one. Carter likes to bring it over and say "who is that". It's nice because he can learn faces and names. video games like boardgames for the ps2 they have most of the good ones, monopoly, risk, ect. one player. Meg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 If it were me, I'd want to be loaded into the back of a van and driven around. Probably out of the question. Might sound odd, but give her work to do. Its tax season, get her some books and tell her to "save us money". The human mind needs challenges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I think I will sign her up for CR. This place has certainly sucked up my free time for 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 She could build models of stuff. Lincoln Logs ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Bring her misc. parts from your car to her bed and have her port and polish them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhatch Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I play games on pogo a lot. There are many different types of games so she could try one for awhile and then another. If she likes Euchre, I could use a good partner..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc5.0 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 My wife was on bed rest the last month of her pregnancy and like silversti said Pogo.com is great...they have all sorts of games...i got my wife addicted to chess. also have poker, blackjack, etc...my wife read alot..but i know that u can only read sooo much(or atleast i can) Congrats on the baby, boy or girl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Porn and masturbation Seriously, you know what I am talking about. Those hormones are a bitch. My wife watches SkinamaxHD every friday and Saturday night! My wife is due March 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 partypoker.com as for games on a low end laptop.. You can pickup some awesome awesome older games that will play fine. or get a Gamepad and some emulators i'm sure someone on here could point you in a direction to get emulators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Ill lend you Kingdom Hearts II, if you want. Just dont break it because it is a special edition. Ive got the strat guide to it too, not that she will need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Porn and masturbation Damn you. Crook! I would say have her find a forum of her interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 just be thankful shes not in the hospital on bed rest. Autumn spent 2 months at OSU. She said it was worse than prison since she wasn't alloud to do anything. As for ideas looks like everything is been covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 My wife was a member of a forum for mothers delivering in the month my son was born. Loads of women that were in the same stage of pregnancy from all over Ohio. After he was born we all met at the zoo it was fun. Have her apply for pinecone research she can do surveys online (pays like $5 each). See if anyone needs data entry or research done. I have all of the rosetta stones....if she did want to do the language thing. online courses for a college? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 http://www.parentsplace.com They have forums for each month, so if you are due in May 2007, you join the May 2007 group... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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