I am almost 18 weeks pregnant & suffering from HG, have been since about 6 weeks. Currently on Ondansetron which allows me about an hour to eat during the day, tried literally every other medication to no avail
Anyway, my marriage is all but falling apart. We have a 2 year old & basically everything has fallen to my Husband who also works a full time
job
He has managed to get ‘unofficial’ flexi time 2 days a week & then my parents have our DC the other 3 days. He has the responsibility of his full time job, our 2yo, our dogs & the housework. He is doing amazing
Though he told me tonight he is on the verge of a breakdown & needs help. I feel extremely bad but I honestly don’t know what to say to it. When I say I am trying my best, he just says I am turning it round onto myself, which I suppose I am but I don’t truly know how else to respond
I’ve tried apologising and saying this is temporary, as soon as I’m remotely better I will take over what I can. I’m not choosing to not spend time with our DC or our dogs, I’m physically unable most of the time. Then the issues always get brought back up. I find housework with bending over of any kind triggers my sickness & reflux, he finds this frustrating that he’s having to do all the housework. I’ll admit, our bedroom is a bomb site at the moment as I crawl into bed & throw my clothes down my side & they have piled up
I am nauseous 24/7, can barely eat, have throbbing headaches & stomach pain all day. Miserable doesn’t cut it
I mean I don’t know what this post is about really, I think both of our mental health is just shot
But any advice on how I can help / appease my husband? What can I say?
Thank you