I don't think your being unreasonable... When your sick your sick.. Simple.. Please help out dear I am ill....

I myself do everything around the house cook, clean (When I feel like it LOL), shop you name it, if it has something to do with the house that does not involve building it is me.. Yep I even mow the lawn...

The other day I complained about not getting to sleep in, and hubby says "But I let you take a nap in the afternoon." Which while nice, totally screws up my night time sleep...  I would love it just once if he woke up with my son and let me sleep in.. My hubby goes to work around lunch time and comes home later at night.

But what SOME men don't realize is that while they go out to work, their work day while long and demanding, our job is also demanding and 24/7....   So while you are sick doing the dishes and cooking dinner (Which I do all the time) should not be a hard thing for hubby to handle while you are ill...

The other day my hubby said something that made my friend and I laugh....  He was outside cooking the BBQ while I was inside fixing the salad and other things with my friend..  While he and her hubby were flipping the ribs and drinking a beer just standing and talking, my son wanted to go outside but kept going in and out the door,  the dog was outside as well....  Anyway Hubby said to my son "Either you go inside or sit on the stool because I can't look after you, the dog and cook dinner at the same time... " 

My friend and I just looked at each other and laughed as only 10 minutes before I was saying how I cook, watch the kid, the dog, and do the dishes at the same time...  Some times men just don't realize what we do exaclty...

But no you should either tell him to do the dishes while you are sick, or ask him to buy a dishwasher..

i don't think your are being unreasonable as i do everthing for my husband and two kids and when i get sick my husband somes home from a hard day at work and tells me to rest as i don't want him to have to clean and look after the kids but i do go and rest as it is the most important thing to help make you better. i would tell him if i were in your position:- if i don't rest then i will get worse and something bad could happen do you want that? that is my advice as a wife. hope it helps

I'm really not sure. I don't think my husband has ever done the dishes since we have been together lol!!  I think perhaps it just depends on how you are brought up maybe, I'm not sure. I don't want to upset anyone, which I"m bound tobut I think if a husband is working all day, he shouldn't have to then do the dishes. Fair enough help with the kids, playing with them ect while you dish up dinner, or change a nappie when your busy doing other stuff, putting the bins out and mowing the lawn and all outside stuff. When I was sick I still never got hub to do the dishes, a couple of time's he had to cook which i hated!! as i was very crook, but I hate him being in my kitchen, plus he can't cook for shit. It just depends, my personal opinion is that men who work full time should come home to dinner either being served or on the stove, kid's bathed and dressed and his clothes washed and everything taken care of to whatever standard possible at the time. Luckily I have a very loveing husband who will always' jump's in if I need a hand, and who really apreciates everything I do, but because of the person I am i never expect him to. If he is going to go and work all day slogging himself to put food on the table, then the least I can do is take care of the house and kids while he's at work, it's not that hard really, beats going out to do hard labour for 12 hoursI really apreciate my husband. Sick or not sick I wouldn't ever expect him to do any housework. Sorry no judgement, that's just an insite to my thought process and how thing's run in our house.

 My feelings are that your not being unreasonable, especially with having bronchitis, being a mum and trying to keep house.... a marriage is a 50,/ 50 partnership and it wouldn't hurt your partner to chip in and help. I wonder how he would react if he had bronchitis?

Cheers Janice

PS Hope you start to feel better soon!

I don't want to be mean about your hubby but especially as you are unwell at the moment he needs to just suck it up and do the darn dishes. I mean really! It will take him..what? 10 minutes? And then he can do whatever he wants after that. You'll have to juggle your little boy, baby belly and horrible cough to struggle through them and while you are sick that is not very fair.

I'm happy to say my hubby really does his bit around the house despite working full time ,and I need him to-just looking after a pretty well behaved baby is ALOT of work!

absolutely not. As Cath said he is being unreasonable.

I couldnt cook or do dishes while pregnant as I was really sick with morning sickness. Chris did a lot of stuff as if I touched food I threw up.

I don't think you are being unreasonable at all. In fact I think your partner is. When I was pregnant, I wasn't well the whole time and was also put on bed rest.He took over doing all the housework as well as working and looked after the kids when he was home. He never complained except if I did anything lol. I believe a partner ship should be just that, 50/50. Although your partner works, there is life beyond that and he should pitch in to help at home wether you are pregnant or sick or not. He is a father and as such should be concerned for the babies health as well as yours. This means resting more while you are pregnant!!!!!! Not to mention the recovery period as well!!! This is just my opinion but one I feel strongly about.