Brooke Burke on bedrest and nesting
February 26, 2008
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Actress Brooke Burke opens up on her blog about surviving 3 weeks of bed rest, not being able to fulfill her nesting instinct and surrendering to the fact that she can’t control everything. Burke, 36, is 37 weeks pregnant with her fourth child (her first son!) with her fiancé David Charvet.
On bed rest:
I’m still on bed rest! I can not believe I have made it three weeks. I am still early and will be going to the Dr. again tomorrow. After that I will be in the safety zone and she will hopefully lift all my restrictions. Yeah! I have tried to see the positive things during this challenging time. Being on best rest has actually forced me to slow down, be still and look inside me a bit more than usual. I have actually enjoyed the quite moments I have been forced to take to connect with my son. I also think that my bed rest has helped teach my family to take care of themselves a little bit more, which every expectant mother needs. I also read my first book in a very long time, which I love to do but never take the time, and I have been sleeping a lot. It is amazing how much a baby takes from us in the final month.”
Brooke writes she is 6 weeks away from moving into their new home, and she is holding back her nesting instinct.
“I’m sure you are all experiencing that nesting stage when you have urges to clean and get organized. Because much of my life is unsettled and in boxes anticipating our move, it is driving me crazy!!! “
On surrendering to the unknown:
“I am anxiously waiting for many things. I actually hate the mystery stage of not knowing when I will go into labor. Will my water break in the super market, in the middle of the night when all three of my kids are sleeping and I have no one to watch them, or even better, on PCH driving to school??? Whatever it is, I am convinced that only my son knows and I have surrendered to the fact that I have very little control over this truly miraculous time. I swore that I would have delivered by now, what do I know. Sometimes, you just have to let go and let nature take it course.”
Click here to check out Brooke Burke’s pregnancy style.
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