Sharing household chores

[PurpleBun]

Hi all, I'm currently 30 weeks pregnant and suffering with PGP, tiredness and lightheadedness.

What I'd really like suggestions about is how I can help my OH with housework, etc. when I feel bloody awful so much of the time?

For background, I'm self employed and it's basically a full time job. My OH spends 2 days a week helping me at work and the rest of the time looking after our 18 month old.

We used to share the housework (before I was pregnant) but I'm now at the point that I'm not doing anything because I'm tired/in pain/feeling lightheaded. And I feel so guilty!

My OH's grumbled about the state of the house a few times but, to be fair, he's mostly understanding.

Can anyone help with some ideas of things I can still do around the house (rather than look like a beached whale on the sofa!).

Dusting, sweeping floor if wooden, dishes, hoovering carpet.

I know the PGP isn't fun but exercise can help it, sometimes you just need to grin and bare it.
And yes I've had it and starting to get it again so I totally get it.

But at end of day what to do is have a hot shower or warm bath and relax.

Thank you - the warm bath sounds like the best idea

I don't know much about PGP, what makes the pain worse, is it worse when you move about or when sitting still or what? If it's worse when moving about as I'd imagine it is if you're struggling to do chores, are there any chores you could do sitting in one place? E.g. ironing if you got one of those little travel ironing boards that you can just place down flat anywhere and then sit and do it on the floor on a desk/table, folding and sorting clean laundry, cleaning tables while you sit at the table etc?

Tbh with you though I'd try not to worry about it. If you physically cannot do things then you just cannot do them, sure it might be harder on your OH for a while but that's his job, to support you through the pregnancy. It won't be forever and he should be understanding. I was really sick with HG for about three months, two months of that I was basically bed-bound so obviously I did absolutely nothing around the house at all, I could barely move without vomiting. It was tough for DH as he had to do everything and devote lots of time and effort to caring for me, although he was only working PT at the time, and we did have to lower our standards a bit but he was amazing and it was temporary and now I'm better I pull my weight again.