just need to vent! hubby can't cook

[Nathalysofly]

Im 36 and 5 days and im freaking out because my boyfriend doesn't know how to cook and on top of that he doesn't wantto learn.  So im just tthinking what am i going to eat once baby gets here. He thinks i can survive on turkey and cheeses! Just this morning i tried to teach him how to scramble eggs and he didn't even come into the kitchen. I Just don't know what to do.on top of that i have bad carpal tunnel and my hands are just so numb. Everything fall outta my hands. I been trying to coom certain things and freeze them only to find him heating it up at night. Is anyone else having this problem?

[Vnessa7]

I'm so sorry to hear that! Thankfully I have a husband who loves to cook and is a way better cook then me so when I'm sick or tired or have had previous pregnancies he has always cooked for me home made meals all healthy because he is into diet and working out. But if I was in your case I would stop cooking for him cook for yourself and freeze your foods. Also ask for help from your friends and parents. Hope that helps.

[Frostymama13]

I apologize I didn't read far enough down, someone already posted the same idea.

[Frostymama13]

I dont have carpal tunnel but I do have Ankylosing Spondylitis. . So I understand pain on top of pregnancy. I am lucky to have married a man who taught me to cook lol. I am in love with my crockpot. Online and pinterest there are tons of easy to make freezer crockpot meals. I would suggest on a day your feeling ok. Go get everything you need cut it up an separate it and freeze it. So the rest of the month you have easy meals for you. It makes life so much easier with a new baby. Ill be doing it for my 4. Oh an if the man doesnt want to learn he can not eat. I wish you the best!!

[Nathalysofly]

Ive tried freezing meals he eats them when im not home -_-, i hope he does because i only have 18 days till my due date and im freaking out.

[vicki0517]

I would make a few meals beforehand and keep them in the freezer :) plus pintrest has a ton of ideas for easy crock pot meals or one pot meals. You will have more energy than you think afterwards but maybe hubby will see how much you need help after the baby is here.

[athalyah]

Luckily my husband enjoys cooking & is very amazing at it. The best drama free solution for your problem is TAKEOUT. I'm sure he can at least call to order you something or pick something up.  

[jessijlb1229]

My man refuses to learn as well. All he can cook is hamburger helper and heat up stuff in the microwave. And that's only when I throw a fit. But i can't really say a lot now because I'm not working anymore due to complications and he picks up as many overtime shifts he can to pick up the slack. The least I can do is make sure there's food on the table when he gets home.

[LyakGarcia]

Why not make food ahead and freeze it? Or think easy and fast foods you can make, maybe close family? My mom used to make dinner for us after all my babies were born, and try to understand your husband some people just dont want to learn something, my husband works in colorado i live in Arizona something is wrong with my car i dont know what, im not going to take it to the dealership, all i know about cars is the tires need air and gas, im not interested in knowing, honestly let him deal with it because if they do something he could do he is going to nag about it, i know not to ask my husband to wash the dishes because i dont like the way he does it, good luck with your husband =)

[JulieKuhnert]

Guess I'm glad I married a gourmet chef.   I can't cook as the female, seriously, I'm completely inept in the kitchen. My husband is a master, things he is able to do in the kitchen make my eyes boggle.  He's been a chef for 18 years, cooking in some famous restaurants in England, and just got promoted to head chef in the casino he works at. I'm gonna have to learn really quick how to cook, but for the past two years I haven't had to since he moved to the states.

[knufrio]

This is my first, and I do understand that the first week will be tough. I'm actually going to be preparing meals ahead and freezing them so we'll be prepared for those first few days after the hospital.

[3rdNdone]

Households should be give and take. We have an egalitarian household and it balances out. You should be able depend on your significant other, for anything  if you can't  there is no purpose of being together. He should learn how to cook not just for her but for himself  as well.

[Nathalysofly]

I can feed my self now , but once baby comes that first week thats im worried about. Idk if you have had a baby before but those first couple of days it hurts just to sit down let alone stand over a stove cooking.

[knufrio]

When the baby gets here why won't you be cooking? My hubby is very happy because once I go on maternity leave it'll be much easier for him because I can cook every night. Right now I only cook the nights I'm not working and that leaves him mostly getting fast food the nights I do work

[3rdNdone]

I tried to teach my husband. It didn't work out. But he gas mastered  reading instructions off the box and browning  meat. It may not be the  healthiest meals but he and the kids eat.
One mom stared doing one pot crockpot meals that is a good way to cook. It is something I will be trying.

[schenner2]

It took me 10 years to teach my man how to make scrambled eggs and to boil noodles.   The eggs he does in the microwave but it works!   Men!

[roflbecca]

Feed yourself. Don't cook for him. If he wants to survive on turkey and cheese then so be it.
My boyfriend was similar so that's what I did, and he shaped up real fast. Now he does all the cooking, thank god. But you shouldn't expect him to cook for you. Don't have him wait on your every need. I understand you're pregnant and going to give birth soon but you don't have timetto sit there and wait for someone to take care of you. You have a baby to tale care of. Same for him, he shouldn't have to rely on you for something as simple as food now that a baby is going to be here soon.

[addysmama04]

Yep. My hubby will gladly make himself something to eat but doesn't bother asking if I would like anything. I have severe carpal tunnel as well (prepregnancy) and he does nothing to help me out. Makes fun of me if I break dishes or drop things. I constantly shake my hands around and he just laughs at me. I know by the time baby is here, it will be worse and I will have no help. Men...sometimes they need a smack in the face.