I know plenty of people who go to work while pregnant. I did it, twice. And yes, I had morning sickness, heartburn, edema, etc.... What do you expect people to do while they are pregnant? Lay on the couch all day? That is not at all healthy. (unless of course, told by a doctor that you HAVE to because of extreme complications) And OP said nothing about her boyfriend expecting the house to be spotless. He just wants her to work equal amount of hours. Like I posted above, just cooking/preparing him 3 meals a day (even if lunch is just a sandwich slapped together, and washing an apple for him) would be 1/3 of the work he expects. Not hard to do, even while carrying an extra 30lbs around, and needing to take breaks to run to the bathroom every 5 minutes.

I'm with coy brunette on this one. I'm not saying that working while pregnant doesn't present it's own set of challenges. But if you're saying that any woman isnt strong and capable enough to rise to meet those challenges, then you're moving in the wrong direction. As a female in the military, I can stand say without a doubt that unless you're being lazy or have a serious medical condition, pregnant women absolutely can work normal 40-50 hour weeks. I know single military mom's who have managed a household, pregnant, while serving their country. No sympathy for OP.

It's not like the boyfriend wants the OP to find a job with an equally long workweek, though. He wants her to do 50 hours of housework a week, even though that amount of housework is probably not necessary to maintain the house. He's expecting her to do housework for its own sake without regard to how much housework is actually required to take care of the house. That's why his requirement is unreasonable, from my point of view at least.

^That was meant to be a reply to CoyBrunette's comment at #228, but it wasn't indented properly. Sorry!

He pays her by supporting her financially, providing food, Shelter, clothing and the like. If she doesn't like being financially dependent on someone, she should contribute financially and get a job. It's really that simple. And if you want to pull the pregnancy card... One of my good friends just got a job working 40 hours a week as a manager of a sporting good stores, and she's 4 months pregnant.

You think you are the only one who has had a hard pregnancy? You think the only people who work while pregnant are people who have had easy pregnancies? What about me and all the other women out there who HAVE TO WORK, pregnant or not. Sick or not. Easy pregnancy or hard pregnancy. Some people HAVE TO WORK. And yeah, I was anemic, had heartburn, and even lost 8 pounds in my 7th month of pregnancy. And then a scare about too much fluid, and an irregular heartbeat. I wanted to break down in tears a dozen times a day, but I did it. And it was worth it. I think this is on FML, because the princess little OP thought she had it made when she got pregnant by a man who was willing and able to take care of her financially. I think OP is upset that her boyfriend expects her to contribute a little. She thought she was going to live the life of a princess, like on all the reality shows she watches all day, and she's upset that life doesn't work that way. You want a good life? Work for it.

she is so sick yet well enough to post an fml. if she is too tired to clean that is fine, but she should not be on the computer.

How many "frigging" arms and legs do you expect to grow with no food in your stomach or a house to live in.

He worked for ten hours so they could have electricity, water, and food(b****)