Suggestions of what to do with pregnant friend coming to stay

[User7365]

I've got a very good friend (who will be 14 weeks pregnant) and her husband coming to visit in a few weeks time and I'm desperately searching for ideas of what to do with her while she's here as she has turned down everything I've suggested so far! She can't stand or walk very far due to her pregnancy.

Activities she has turned down:

Country walk
National Trust property
Treasure Trail
Beach picnic (will be too cold/windy)
Escape Room (also too scary)
Museum (also too scary)
Local food market (also too smelly)
Boat trip (also will make her sick, and too dangerous)
Art Gallery (too boring)

She’s also asked to not go anywhere too busy as crowds make her anxious now she is pregnant. Bit tricky as we live in the South West and it’s the start of tourist season!

This is before I even take into account her dietary requirements (vegan and v v fussy), so I can’t even suggest a nice long lunch somewhere!

Does anyone have any other ideas?! I’m feeling like a rubbish friend and host! Obviously the visit will be more about seeing her and her company but I feel I should make an effort to plan SOMETHING for us to do!

I have told her (in a nice, joking way) she’s being difficult and asked for her suggestions but she just laughs and says “oh I don’t mind, I’m easy!”

Suggestions welcome!

It's odd not to be able to stand or walk very far at that stage of pregnancy (I'm around that stage and can still do almost everything I could do pre-pregnancy except drink!). So I'm assuming she must be having a tough time of it and feeling pretty rough. And tbf most of the activities you've suggested do involve a fair bit of exertion or standing around !

What about cinema at a quiet time, train trip and pub lunch or re-suggest the beach picnic but say you'll park close by and take a couple of wind breaks.

It seems bizarre that she thinks she's "easy" when she is very obviously not being easy.

I would ask her if she has any suggestions or just not go out anywhere, maybe have a BBQ or something.

Just stay home with a selection of movies and snacks. She sounds painful.

@NerrSnerr

Sorry you suffered so much and very sensible of you staying home to rest and reserve your energy.

I assume the OP's friend isn't this poorly though, otherwise she'd surely not arranged a trip to visit?

How come you guys are friends?

Going to be along 9 months for everyone around her if she is like this at 14 weeks 😂

I think the rejecting everything then saying “I’m easy” is heavy-handed hinting at a quiet day in. Weird that she doesn’t just come out and say that though.

She does sound like she’s being precious the way you’ve worded it (her first baby?) but being charitable, I felt bloody awful at 14 weeks with all of mine and had to back out of any social engagement where I wouldn’t be able to make an emergency dash to a loo to throw up. So maybe that’s also factoring into her being so difficult.

Thanks all for your messages. Made me feel a bit better that at least I’m not being a rubbish friend now!
I will definitely suggest a slobby day in, some films and maybe a bbq in the evening if it’s warm enough!
She is prone to being a little precious about things normally so I’m guessing the pregnancy has just ramped it up a bit, she’s not having a difficult pregnancy as far as I know, a bit of mild morning sickness but fine other than that. Her husband is a bit of a worrier too so they probably bounce off each other.
Still looking forward to seeing her though, will be the first time since pre-Covid :)