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Am I being selfish or stupid?

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reynold · 01/04/2024 22:48

Am I being pathetic? So I am 31 weeks pregnant ( very high risk pregnancy) currently being in and out of hospital and soon to be getting a c-section date in place , my partners friend has asked if he's still going to his wedding which is day before my daughter birthday April 20th. I told my partner I feel very uncomfortable with him going as for 1 I struggle to walk from having SPD and Sciatica. My dog to put me in bed rest due to my breathlessness and dizziness, this meaning while he's at the wedding and after do I'll be left to sort all my daughters bday presents and decorations etc most likely taking her out the next day as he will be probably hung over due to him not being a drinker at all. I asked why he can't just go to the wedding and come home as if anything was to happen he won't know or would be drunk if needed to come to the hospital etc. he said I'm being weird about it and it just seems like I don't want him to go? I'm just petrified this is my third baby and I've had nothing but problems the whole time, am I being pathetic or unreasonable? I don't want him to know say he's not going because of me or make it into a controlling way which I'm not trying to come across as?

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EIIaM · 01/04/2024 23:01

Does he go out for anything else? I think its hard to say he can't do anything and needs to be home 24/7. Surely the decorations could go up early in the morning before she's up, he should want to feel fresh for his child's birthday anyway.

reynold · 01/04/2024 22:59

@BronzeAge I don't mind the wedding but the after do is all night , we have our daughter birthday next day and I can't do everything on my own the night before as I cannot walk I'm on crutches due to sever SPD

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reynold · 01/04/2024 22:58

@Sprinkles211 I asked that, or atleast go to the wedding and come home after as our daughters bday is the next day he was supposed to take them out as I cannot walk in on crutches

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reynold · 01/04/2024 22:57

@tomorrowisanotherdate , ofc I do if I had relatives I would just ask for help in the
Meantime I live hours away from my dad that's only person I have. It's not that I don't want him to have a good time I've just got out of hospital after a week from suspected pulmonary embolism.

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Sprinkles211 · 01/04/2024 22:54

Can he not go to the wedding and just not drink alcohol?

BronzeAge · 01/04/2024 22:53

Well, you don’t want him to go, arguably for perfectly valid reasons, so I don’t see why you’re so reluctant to say so?

tomorrowisanotherdate · 01/04/2024 22:53

you dont want your partner to miss out on a good friends wedding, surely? can you ask another friend or relative to be with you during that time?

reynold · 01/04/2024 22:52

@AssassinsEyebrow I thought so but didn't want to come across as controlling as he is a very very helpful partner with money/helping with kids etc can't fault him, this just got me a little upset how he's being selfish when he normally isn't

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reynold · 01/04/2024 22:51

Side note- on the date of the wedding I'll be nearly 35 weeks pregnant )

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AssassinsEyebrow · 01/04/2024 22:50

Yanbu
He should be looking after & supporting you, it's unfortunate but takes priority