I am really unhappy in my marriage, Biblical advice?

My husband and I are from different countries and I didn't realize how hard it would be to adjust.
I don't even know what to say other than it's crap.
I am 6 months pregnant with our 3rd baby and he refuses to have set with me during every pregnancy because he's "scared to hurt the baby". We have been reassured by my doctors every time that it's safe and I have even sent him articles of safe services positions during pregnancy.

He still refuses and my sex drive is very very high during pregnancy, so I have been struggling really bad with temptation to masterbate.

My husband has already said it's okay if I do it, but it doesn't feel right in my spirit. How can be okay with that anyhow? This doesn't feel like a marriage.

He doesn't spend time with me, he has been working 6 to 7 days a week, 9 to 12 hour shifts (he ubers/lyfts and hasn't had a set schedule the past 2 years). He just recently found a job with a set schedule, but it pays less than what he was making with uber/lyft, so now he still has to work long hours multiple days a week.

I'm starting to feel like he doesn't love and care for me and the kids....he rather work himself to death than spend even a second with us. It's a chore for him to just take us for a walk in the morning.

I am stuck inside the apartment 24/7 with my kids and I can't go outside by myself since I cant run after my kids if they run from me...

Anyway, I'm just rambling and there's many many things that have gone wrong in this marriage, it's too many things to list.

I'm not saying I'm perfect by any means, but I feel like I am the only one trying to keep the emotional connection between my husband and I together.

I need a lot of prayer and Biblical advice. I have been praying ever since we got married. We have tried biblical counseling, didn't help. I have tried listening to podcasts and reading books, but my brain can't focus on them. I don't have the attention span to focus on it.

Any advice as to what I can do to help improve our marriage?
We also struggle with parenting. Neither of us know how to parent our kids. Both our parents abused us physically and mentally (my husband was abused way worse than I was). We are trying to not do the same to our kids, but we have been spanking and yelling because that's what our parents did with us. It doesn't feel right in my spirit, but I don't know how else to parent.

I have tried therapy, but it is difficult to join therapy sessions with nobody to help me watch my kids.

My mom has abandoned me, my older sister is too busy with work and her own life, my little sister is too far away and living her own life, my dad can't be around my kids for too long because they "overwhelm" him and give him "anxiety". And then well....my husband works too much and can't handle our kids either.

I am going crazy out of my mind i feel like. I have no help, no support. We don't go to church regularly because he's been working on Sundays or has been working late Saturday nights and doesn't feel like going on Sundays.

Sorry for the long post and sorry for rambling, as you can tell, probably, I have absolutely nobody to talk to.
Every time I try to talk to talk to my husband about my feelings he gets offended and it turns into an argument, so I don't even feel like talking to him anymore

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There’s a LOT going on and I believe one of the biggest issues here might be communication.

I know what it’s like to work this hard and not feel like doing anything. I think he’s a very difficult position and it would help to try to understand where he’s at a little more. If you guys need the money, that understanding can go a long way. If you guys don’t need the money, then a serious conversation needs to happen and an ultimatum might be necessary.

As far as sex goes. If he’s not comfortable with sex during pregnancy, you can’t blame him. It’s a mental thing. If it was the other way around and you had 0 sex drive during pregnancy but he did, what would you want him to do?? I don’t recommend masturbation and sex IS important to a marriage but so are healthy boundaries and consent. Idk if you both practiced abstinence before marriage but this would be a time of abstinence and trusting in The Lord for your sexual desires until you give birth and recovery from birth.

Definitely reach out to your area of support/mom groups! Offer trade of like 1-2 hours of just "me" time. Besides the marriage part, just sounds like you are overwhelmed and burnt out. On here, look to see if there are any texting groups in your area as that is how I've been finding playdates and other moms better. Another idea is - do you go to church? Churchs usually have child classes/care during sermon. You can have a time to be "kid free" while getting closer to God, bcuz honestly only He has the answers you truly seek. Church's usually also have resources such as mom/women's groups, counseling *marriage or just one on one with pastor*, or even children events to let the kids be rabid for a bit 😆

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I’m just curious, but what’s the feeling you get when you hang out/spend time with your child/children.

Because I’ve never enjoy hanging out with my child. I’m with him 24/8 so doing something with him or hanging out with him just seems like an extra chore on top off doing EVERYTHING. (I’m a single parent)

Just want to say I love my son to bits &feel guilty I feel this way & I wish I had whatever feeling you get hanging out/spending time with your children.