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JJeben · 23/06/2024 19:19

Hi all.
I'm 26 weeks pregnant and have hyperemesis (extreme sickness being sick upwards of 12 times a day) and I'm working 40 hrs a week.
My closest friend messaged me asking if we wanted a cot from her mums loft as she has lots of younger siblings. I jumped on the offer and thought she was being so kind. When going to collect it she messaged me asking about some bits and bobs and if i wanted them some of which I said yes to and others I declined. Flash forward a few hours and she sends me a video of a van load of baby things most of which I didn't agree to. I saw this video too late and now it's all in my house. We have a tiny house with one storage cupboard that doesn't even fit our hoover. These boxes fill the floor of two rooms of our house WHILST STACKED. I have no energy to go through it all and the agreement of having all this stuff free was that she uses it after me when she has her baby which is fair enough but now I have to store it. I'm so overwhelmed by all of these things especially because I'm struggling with keeping on top of the house with hyperemesis as it is and all this crap everywhere is making me so overwhelmed I want to blow. My partner works 12 hr shifts so also doesn't have the energy to do all of this on top of looking after me.

I really appreciate her taking the time to do all of this and she has been the most incredible support throughout this pregnancy but am I selfish for being slightly grumpy?

OP posts:
Kazzy5055 · 23/06/2024 19:38

I don't think you are being grumpy. You already accepted some baby things from your friend. She should have asked you if you wanted any other things and not assume. I would feel the same way. You are already coping with a lot and it's adding more stress. X @JJeben

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