hmmm, I'll tell you, I have a TON of respect for my OB who has been there for 3 pregnancies. But this last pregnancy he didn't seem particularly concerned about watching the amount of activity. He also recommended that I watch how much I eat and as you can see from the Dr. Luke book, she basically says shuffle it in. In the end, I followed the books advice. I did not curb my appetite in any way, drank water like there was no tomorrow and even got a nanny for my 2 older children so that I could nap in the afternoons. In the beginning he didn't think that was necessary but after I delivered the babies he said that having the nanny was probably the reason I didn't go into labor earlier. And he kind of off-the-cuff commented that yeah, drinking more water could help stop early contractions.
My advice to you, based on my own experience, is that you should follow the book and YOU tell your doctor how you are running this pregnancy. hth
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