Frustration!

I always told myself that I would never want to be a housewife. Well, bed rest makes me feel that way. It's one thing to ask for a couple of things to be done around the house, however, I don't appreciate being told to cook something, clean something, or fix something. Yes, I get bored sitting here at home, but it's for a bigger cause and I've come to terms with that. I don't think my husband fully understands what bed rest really means. The fact that I was in the hospital this week hasn't registered in his mind that moving around and doing too much could possibly be detrimental to my and the baby's health. Now, he's never been one to completely grasp medical concepts, but common sense says if I'm on bed rest, if my cervix is dilated, and if I was in the hospital this week, then WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU REQUEST ME TO DO STUFF AROUND THE HOUSE?! Wouldn't you want to help me out? Wash the dishes? Sweep the floor? Cook something or don't get an attitude when I don't feel up to it?

I'm not having a lot of pain or contractions, but I do have discomfort when I stand for long periods of time. I haven't expressed that to him and maybe when I do things will get better but part of me feels like I shouldn't even have to say anything and that he should automatically understand. Never in my life have I ever witnessed something so selfish and I'm really pissed off about it. I'm going to try to take into account that he doesn't know what a cervix is, and that he doesn't know what "dilated" means. But we're going to have a very long discussion when he gets home from work because it's one thing to suggest things to do in a way to make it seem like you're concerned about my boredom. It's another thing to request that things be done. Just wait til you get home Mr. Man... >:-(