Choice of bed rest?

mkanderson85

backstory:  I have been having tons of ultrasounds with this pregnancy since the baby is measuring small and they are monitoring if she is growing at all or not.  When I went to the doctor this past week, we did another ultrasound.  I said that I had been having some cramps over the past week, so because of the measurements and the cramps, she did an internal.  She said the baby is really really low and that I am over 50% effaced.  She told me I could go on bed rest if I wanted to, but if I chose to stay at work, then I just needed to sit down the majority of the time.  That's difficult since I'm a teacher. 

Have any of you ever been given the option of bed rest?  I feel like I want her to TELL me what to do; she is the professional, not me!  Would you choose to go on bed rest for that?  Would you just take it easy?  I would love her to just tell me what to do.