
I'm having a rough pregnancy, but my boyfriend is doing much worse than I am.
First of all: my boyfriend is the most empathetic, sensitive and amazing man on earth. I couldn’t imagine a better man by my side. Everyday, I’m thankful that this wonderful man put a baby in me. 🙏 During the first few weeks of my pregnancy, he was really helpful and supportive. He even sat down to pee and flushed the toilet when I told him to.
Unfortunately, because of his empathy, he’s been feeling worse and worse since I got pregnant. Even worse than I am (I’m bedridden, haven’t been able to eat properly for months, I’m in pain all the time, and I’m just having a really hard time). He says he is feeling the same and he’s not able to support me rn, which is okay for me. It‘s not a big deal.
But what’s really hard for me, is that he is suffering so much and I feel I’m not supporting him enough. How can I take better care of him? He says he can’t manage to do the chores, go grocery shopping, take me to doctor’s appointments, or get my pregnancy medications for me. I’ve screwed casters onto my bed and use it to roll to my appointments, but maybe there‘s an even better solution???
Please be nice… my boyfriend is truly the most helpful and wonderful person… he’s just feeling absolutely terrible (blue balls, as he says – is any of you familiar with this problem and knows if there‘s a cure?)
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