queenie,
wa ur hb is a jap cook? u must have enjoy his cooking then..so envy. got a hb who can cook.
kome,
maybe ur mil is just concern over ur well being. my mum keep telling me not good to over exert urself during confinement. Just rest, rest n more rest. If financially got strain, then see can act blur or find someone cheaper? but u staying with ur mum right? she cannot help?