Okay, this is going to sound a little bit awful I think, but I'm really struggling with boredom today. Before pregnancy, I was working full time, studying for a degree part-time and had two volunteer placements which I went to every week. I have intercalated from University because the sickness was really interfering with studying and my grades, and due to the type of volunteer work (with animals), I've had to take a break from that too.
We're in the middle of house renovations, and usually, I'd be involved in the work, but DH (kindly) is wrapping my up in cotton wool a little - so my main 'job' is to sit and make some decisions about things like paint colours, or where to store the books...
If I raise it with friends or family, I get a lovely, caring response of 'you're growing a baby! Just relax, put your feet up', but I'm bored! I'm pregnant, not incapable.
We waited a long time to get pregnant, so I realise that everyone is trying to 'look after' us, but in that long time to get pregnant, I filled my life with doing lots of great and distracting things. I feel like I've gone from doing a lot, to just work and napping.
It doesn't help that I have a bit of pain in my sciatic area and groin, so DH can see that I'm not as mobile.
There's only so many times you can read product reviews of car seats or look at house layouts...