To make DH cook the dinner?

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I'm a SAHM to a 16 month old, and pregnant again. For the past few days I've suffered from horrendous morning sickness, and can't face cooking. Breakfast and lunch has been a chore, but dinner has defeated me tonight.

He leaves before we wake, works all day, then returns to cook. He has already taken over some of my other jobs (clean washing is making me ill, for example). He does the whole bath, bed thing with DD. I know I'm lucky, and he genuinely doesn't mind, but I feel so guilty.

You're not 'making' him - he's supporting you when you're in need, no doubt you do the same when tables are turned.

To lift and strengthen you when life is hard, and to stand with you. That's what relationships are about.

Don't feel guilty, accept it and welcome it in the spirit it's intended

Don't feel guilty,like my husband used to say when i was pregnant,'sit down baby,let me rub your feet,because you have been so busy today,and today is mostly precious because you made a heart for our baby',thats my point,you can't make food,you are carrying a human being,the least our men can do is to help us with chores,,

congratulations by the way.

accept it, my dh will help out but 9/10 i get fed up of waiting and do it myself

Or you could swap roles. You know, you could go to work, shop, cook, and he could endure the morning sickness and carry a baby to full term.
No? Think he's getting off lightly, to be honest. Cooking and dealing with kids after working all day is no more than millions of women do every day year-in year-out. Sit down, put your feet up and give him a big hug to thank him for being a star though.

oh yes,don't forget to thank him,he is really wonderful,i have read so many negative stories here and yours is a good one,he is just doing what a loving,caring hubby does,,

Thanks all. :)

As it happens, I can't even eat the dinner he has so lovingly prepared. A=Walked into the kitchen and the smell made me sick.

I'll try again in a minute...

You're growing a person - much more important job than making dinner!

Just be sure to thank him for being a good hubbie

Well it's great to hear you are being looked after - morning sickness is vile!!

Don't feel guilty. As Fancy says, no doubt you'd do the same if he was feeling ill. Just say thank you lots.

Nah, my DH makes supper most nights (though I buy the ingredients), as I work in the evenings and look after our DCs in the day. Just make sure you compliment the meals a LOT, both while eating and afterwards!

Oh bless you how horrid. Have you tried super bland food? I lived mainly on bread and cheese and ready salted crisps when I was feeling really sick.

It's OK, went back downstairs and he'd made the salad, so the kitchen smelled overwhelmingly of cucumber, which was lovely, so I managed to eat. :)

Could you tape a bit of cucumber below your nose to get you through the day then? Glad you managed to eat.

Good idea, like a plague posy?

Perfect, in fact why not make it a FEATURE - see pic on my profile ;) Nauseous AND stylish!

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Aww, that sense of smell when nauseous and pregnant is so difficult. I am sure your dh doesn't mind cooking, it is his part of the pregnancy. :) Much better than the nausea!

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Be glad you have a DH willing to do it unlike some of the lazy sods people seem to be married to here When pregnant with my third I started off not being able to handle fish, then it was red meat, then chicken - by the end I couldn't even peel veg without chucking, bizarre. Luckily DH likes cooking.

Don't feel guilty but do feel and act grateful. He is doing what any decent person would do but that is no reason to take it for granted.

I am sure you will reciprocate when you feel up to it.

I am sure all he is after is a smile and a nice thank you.

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