BellaSole wrote:
I feel like the wrong impression is being made upon my family... they aren't forcing her to not work... They just really don't mind her taking a break and they are happy to help out financially. This is my parent's first grand baby and they want the two of them to be the least stressed and most rested as possible. They rest is great for her because like I said she has been really exhausted as I believe she is still in her first or wrapping up her first trimester.
I get that they are trying to be supportive, but sometimes the most supportive thing you can do is stay out of it.  Pregnant women have enough people sharing opinions about what they should do & eat without any extra piling on, no matter how helpful they may consider their suggestions.   The rest is great for her, but no one else can really decide how much rest she needs, and too much rest can make her stir-crazy.   Being too "encouraging" that she rest might result in her feeling guilty when she wants to do things, as if she's harming the baby by walking around or going to work.  She may need to feel productive.   Or she may be super eager to take them up on bedrest, and that's okay too.