Anyone else find it difficult to rest when ill.

[breeze]

I recently had a minor op following complications with my loop treatment on my colposcopy. I came out of hospital on Friday and was told to rest for at least 10 days, not do heavy housework, lifting or anything as this might dislodge the clot and I will be back to square 1.

I had ds aged 3.5, and am finding it very difficult is resting, I seem to be like a jack in the box up every minute, also the housework that I would have quite happily left last week now is annoying me and done a little, although nothing too heavy.

Is it just me?

Poor you, Breeze I guess that you won't be changing barrels for a while.

Tell whymummy that she is threatening to doc my wages.

How funny, I'm like you with the housework thing etc when I'm ill, I can't sit still. I find things for myself to do as soon as I know I'm not supposed to. I think I may as well make the most of it while I'm at home and tear round the house doing stuff.
Wish you well.

Is ds at home with you? - I can't see how anyone could get rest with a 3.5 yr old running around.

Apart from that it's all in your head. If you were fit and well, you would long to sit in the sun doing nothing all day. Just because you have to, you don't want to!!

Iota, Did you mean dh, if so he went back to work today. I must admit as the day is getting on and ds is getting more and more tired, it is becoming hard work.

Thomcat, glad it is not just me then. Your right when I have housework to do I long to sit on my bum and watch telly or read, and now I can not sit still. utter madness.

Breeze I did mean ds - I thought he might be at nursery or pre-school. After my c-section with ds2, I kept ds1 in day-nursery full-time. Of couse I wan't sitting around thinking about housework, as I had ds2 to contend with, but at least he wasn't running around

DS has 4 sessions a week 2.5 hours each time, it helps but not possible to increase, places full.

Aren't any of the kids on holiday? In my nursery you can pay for extra sessions if they have space on the day

Ours doesn't do that, shame really because they could probably make some more money.

Breeze, so sorry to hear about these complications. And sorry to be a bore, but it seems to me you really must force yourself to rest. A dislodged clot seems a hefty price to pay for keeping a house tidy. As for ds, is there nobodya friend? anyone?who can look after him? Or can you hire a nanny or babysitter for a few days? Even when money is tight, there are some circumstances where spending it is just sensible. I really feel for you and think you've been very brave and need and deserve a few more days of rest!

(By the way, this confirms my belief that no one looks after mothers. We are essential to the well being of our children, and yet we're entirely left on our own in emergencies.) Grrrrrrr.

agree with expatkat-put your feet up woman

Ok I will rest today, and by rest I need post like a loony on mumsnet

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I agree with iota - it is all in your head - you want to because you can't!!
Could you get your dh to stock you up with jigsaws (maybe borrow some), library books, music tapes and instruments, and of course borrow some kids videos from the library - just stuff that you and ds can play with whilst sitting on the sofa with your feet up. At 3.5 my two used to love trying to write their names and start to do letter and number formation. I used to fill pages with letters and numbers written with a highlighter pen and they would write over them - this used to keep them quiet and amused for hours - always a pub favourite. Try and rest the best you can during the day and as soon as dh gets home - take to your bed.