Remember Better BedRest, Inc w End of Year Donations!

Happy Holidays All...Please consider Better BedRest, Inc in your end of year tax deductible donations! Your donations will go towards our Emergency Grant Fund and EVERY dollar counts!!

Our Emergency Grants go to women to pay a bill while on bedrest up to $500. These bills can be utility bills, rent, mortgage and other important bills. We pay the bill directly once a caller proves they are losing an income while on bedrest.

So please consider a donation for this wonderful cause. Donations can be sent to Better BedRest, PO BOX 212, Savage, Maryland 20763 or through Paypal on our website at www.betterbedrest.org.

Happy Holidays Everyone...May you have peace, happiness and good health in the upcoming year!

Joanie Reisfeld
Founder
BBR

Remember Better BedRest for End of Year Tax Donations!

Happy Holidays All...Please consider Better BedRest, Inc in your end of year tax deductible donations! Your donations will go towards our Emergency Grant Fund and EVERY dollar counts!!

Our Emergency Grants go to women to pay a bill while on bedrest up to $500. These bills can be utility bills, rent, mortgage and other important bills. We pay the bill directly once a caller proves they are losing an income while on bedrest.

So please consider a donation for this wonderful cause. Donations can be sent to Better BedRest, PO BOX 212, Savage, Maryland 20763

Happy Holidays Everyone...May you have peace, happiness and good health in the upcoming year!

Joanie Reisfeld
Founder
BBR

New Video from Better BedRest! Watch!!

Yes, we have created our first video with the help of Robin Abello from Percworks. We did this in one weeks time at night and on the weekend....so that is a start. Please take some some to view and learn about our organization! We hope you will consider Better Bedrest in your End of Year donations...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8vpUz8cIiY


Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Joanie Reisfeld
Founder
BBR

Last day for free vacation raffle and Gala Tickets!!!

Last day to buy tickets to Better BedRest Holiday Gala Sat. Nov 13th! Chartwell Country Club, 1 Charwell Drive, Severna Park MD. Dinner, Dancing, Entertainment and Silent Auction Come shop for the holidays! Email be if you are interested in tickets. www.betterbedrest.org/donate.html


You don't need to be present to get a Free Vacation Raffle!!!

Better BedRest Gala Saturday Night!!!

Three days left to buy tickets to Better BedRest Holiday Gala Sat. Nov 13th! Chartwell Country Club, 1 Charwell Drive, Severna Park MD. Dinner, Dancing, Entertainment and Silent Auction Come shop for the holidays! Email be if you are interested in tickets.
www.betterbedrest.org/donate.html

Info@betterbedrest.org

What are you doing November 13th?

To the Howard County Community...what are you doing on November 13th? Come to the Better BedRest Gala! Tickets are $50 and you get dinner, dancing, entertainment and a silent auction for holiday shopping. There will be a raffle for a free vacation in Park City, Utah with $1000 towards travel!! That is a free vacation! Also raffles will include an IPAD and Kindle. Go to www.betterbedrest.org for tickets, but do this before November 7th!

Come show support for women on bedrest due to High Risk Pregnancy. Proceeds go toward our emergency grant fund and expansion of services. Help us make this invisible crisis visible....The community has embraced us since DAY 1 and if you have never been to one of our Gala...it is a great night of fun!

Silpada & Cookie Lee Jewelry!

To all the women out there....to all the men out there that want some brownie points :) You can now purchase Silpada and Cookie Lee Jewelry on the Better Bedrest website www.betterbedrest.org. One goes to the site, click on partners and you can browse the catelogs. Mention Better BedRest in your order and we get the proceeds.

If anyone wants to host a party and get free jewelry, Better Bedrest can also get the proceeds...A win-win situation. So what are you all waiting for? Start shopping!

It's FREE!

Better BedRest, Support for Women with High Risk Pregnancies is where you will find us on Facebook. We have just switched over to this new page. So hop aboard and show your support for women on bedrest with high risk pregnancies!

And while you are at it, don't forget to go to our website and consider coming to our Gala on the 13th and even better, make sure you get a raffle ticket for a free vacation. Yes, you heard it right, it's free. Now in this economy, not many people can afford the vacations they may have taken a few years back. So for a small amount of money you can have a chance for a one week vacation in Park City, Utah with up to $1000 for travel...yes EVEN money to get there!! At the same time you will be supporting a wonderful cause. Please consider it...even if its just the raffle....the vacation is FREE!

Better BedRest Gala, lots of questions, here are the answers!

All of a sudden I have been getting a lot of questions about tickets to the Better BedRest Holiday Gala! Go to www.betterbedrest.org and you can buy a ticket! I have tickets as well, so if you want to come email me joanie5reis@aol.com . If you are out of state or have friends out of state and want a chance at a free vacation to Park City Utah with up to $1000 for airfare, go to our website for raffle....Tables of 10....Shop for the holidays, fund music, food, dancing..we have it all!

Better BedRest Holiday Gala..Get your tickets NOW!

We are headed for another sell out crowd for the Gala on Saturday, November 13th, at Chartwell Country Club. Dinner, Dancing, Entertainment by Kevin McAllister from Toby's Dinner Theater as well as Elvis and our famous Silent Auction will make for a magnificent event.

An IPAD will be raffled off as well as a Kindle and a one weeks vacation stay in Park City Utah with $1000 towards travel!

SO....don't hesitate, and don't be late, email info@betterbedrest.org for tickets now or visit www.betterbedrest.org

Don't miss this wonderful event!

Better Bedrest: An Interview with Executive Director Joanie Reisfeld

Better Bedrest: An Interview with Executive Director Joanie Reisfeld

Win a One Week's Stay in Park City, Utah with up to $1000 for transportation!

YES!! You read that right!! Go to www.betterbedrest.org and you will see the information on how to attend the Better BedRest Holiday Gala and have a chance to win a ones week's stay in Park City, Utah. There is also up to $1000 towards airline/transportation!

The Holiday Gala will be November 13th, at Chartwell Country Club in Severna Park, Md. We will have our famous Silent Auction so everyone can shop for the holidays. Kevin McAllister from Toby's Dinner Theater will perform as well as ELVIS!
Dinner, Dancing, Silent Auction and that evening we will also raffle an IPAD and Kindle.

So don't wait, SAVE THE DATE! Help Support Women on BedRest with High Risk Pregnancies!
Questions? Email diane@betterbedrest.org

Better BedRest Needs your help!

Hello all. I was so pleased today when I came here to our Causes page on Facebook to see that we have grown to 70 members from all around the US! If you are not on, please visit and join our cause to support women on bedrest w high risk pregnancies.

The reason I am writing today is to ask everyone to be creative and think of possible companies that might have an interest in making a tax deductible donation to Better Bedrest, Inc.

We can make contact with these companies, we just need your ideas and thoughts. If you know someone at a company and feel comfortable enough to ask, we welcome that as well.

We are trying to raise more money for our Emergency Grant Fund. This year in particular with the economy and what I call the "winter storm" babies that are all going to be due in the fall, we have given out $10,000+ in grants. Women are losing their homes, jobs and being evicted. I have never in such a short period of time experienced hearing the stories I have heard, along with the phone volunteers of BBR. We welcome all discussions here and ideas!

If you or your sphere of friends and family wish to make a tax deductible donation you can do so on our website through Pay Pal or send direclyt to us at P.O. Box 212, Savage Md. 20763

I can honestly say that in the almost 2 decades that I have been involved with BBR I have never seen the need more than now. You know me, I want to help everyone, but can not do this without other peoples help. I will continue to strive to make this "invisible" crisis visible. I thank you all for your time and help. Every penny helps. Sincerely, Joanie Reisfeld, Founder Better BedRest, Inc

Meeting with Senator Mikulski's office to lobby for paid FMLA Leave and futher research!

Hello all.

I am honored to say that Better Bedrest along with Mamas On Bedrest are meeting with Senator Mikulski's office on Monday July 12th, 2010 to lobby for paid FMLA leave for women on bedrest with high-risk pregnancies. We are also lobbying for further research on High Risk Pregnancies as the research now is inconclusive and dated.

Many women around the US are struggling financially when the surprise of pregnancy bedrest occurs. I have always called this the "Invisable Crisis" and we need more then ever to try to get this legislation written.

Darline Turner-Lee from www.mamasonbedrest.com has come up from Texas to team up in the effort. California has been successful with getting paid FMLA leave. Maryland could be a forerunner in hopes that more states with follow. We recognize that there are other populations that would also greatly benefit from this as well. Parents of critically ill children, Families with health issues etc.. I spoke recently to a woman who after having twins who were critically ill, had to quit her job and bills were over a million when done.

The US is behind when it comes to this leave and we need to get with the times! Please stay posted as I will continue to write about this issue.

On another note. Save Novemeber 13th, 2010 for the Better BedRest Holiday Gala! We will have a one week vacation raffle to Park City, Utah with available tickets in the fall. This will be a national raffle. We also will have another raffle, thinking about an IPAD for the gala attendees. Raffle tickets with be $20.

We are in great need of Better BedRest phone volunteers. If you have been on bedrest or have a connection to it, please think about this rewarding experience. Our application is on our website at www.betterbedrest.org

Take care all,

Joanie Reisfeld
Founder
Better BedRest, Inc

Guilt and other negative emotions!

Recently read a little on a parenting site, parenting.com , that I follow regarding guilt and parenting.  It is so important to stay healthy and demonstrate healthy behaviors to our children.  It is especially important to manage our negative emotions or stressors when on bedrest so I thought I would share this short note with Bumps on a Blog!

 

Yes parenting is the toughest job on the planet! I say it all the time to parents. And yes there are so many negative emotions that can overwhelm parents (as we all know too well) and this is normal...however, the important things to remember are that we must develop healthy skills in order to return as quickly as possible to a healthy frame of mind in order to be the best parent we can be. Yes these negative emotions, such as guilt are helpful in order to recognize a need to make a change. We must identify the cause for the guilt (or other negative emotion) and learn. Also every interaction does teach our children something. So it is important to demonstrate good coping skills, communication skills, and conflict resolution skills. As each of the comments indicated there was some time of issue/conflict..oops ( all part of life and especially parenting)..what to do next and how to teach our children in each challenging moment is what is most important! Great job to all of you.

A tribute to Better BedRest from an Emergency Grant Recipient!

This was such a beautiful letter, I just wanted to share. Please pass the word on to friends and co workers that Better BedRest exists to support moms on bedrest due to High Risk Pregnancies. We offer a $500 emergency grant to those women who can prove a loss of income while on bedrest....Help us spread the word. Howard County is our home and very important to us. We are also national so please spread the word. Thanks so much. Joanie Reisfeld, Founder BBR


Oh my goodness!!! wow! Thank you so much! I don't even know where to begin! This really means so much to me and my family! It really is a blessing, that there are women [and i'm sure men] who really understand the hardships one can face, upon being placed on bed rest. It is so comforting to know that there are people out there that recognize this can be a major issue for some women/families. It is an even better feeling to know that somewhere out there, there is a large group of people that donate their time and energy into helping women [like me] when they are put on bed rest, that there are people that care enough about this issue to start an outreach group, especially when many people do not recognize this as an issue at all.



Not only do you help women like us financially, but emotional and moral support as well. It's a great feeling knowing that everyone at Better BedRest inc. can relate to each of the women placed on bed rest in one way or another and care to take the time out of there day for months to call and talk with women like me that are on bed rest to just chat and see how things are going, and what's on your mind, and also help to provide with any other resources they can give.



Better BedRest inc. is a true blessing for many many reasons, and i will definitely be one to donate to this program once i get back to work, and be a voice for this program for all the other pregnant women out there that are placed on bed rest. If you have a facebook, please let me know, i would definitely become a fan of your page, {and if you don't have one, you may consider getting a facebook page -[it is free] and a great way to get out there and be heard and known! again i absolutely cannot thank you enough for all the support and great conversations your program has provided me with thus far. a great thank you from the bottom of my heart. stumbling upon your website was a true blessing in disguise for me for many many reasons. Thank you, Better BedReds inc. so much!

-Elizabeth R.

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Founded in 1993, Better BedRest, Inc. is an advocacy, public awareness and volunteer-driven non-profit whose purpose is to provide support, resources and information to pregnant women who are prescribed bedrest by their physicians or midwives. Together with our premier partner, Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Better BedRest shines a light on a growing prenatal problem that affects over 700,000 women in the U.S. each year.


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JOANIE REISFELD
FOUNDER, BBR