me chooseto ignore me when we go pregnant

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he keeps on ignoring my msgs even when i have left day and weeks inbetween msgs and i kept the topic about the baby, was civil to him ans wished him well etc.

i even sent him a pic of me holding a postive test ( he implied i was lying first of all). and i invited him to any scans, plus offered DNA etc.

the only talk we has lasted 7 mins, when he lecured me on the morning after pill and said it would be best if we had NO contact.

AIBU to just want to know how he feels about the baby?

Really, he lectured you about the morning after pill? He should have lectured himself on the use of condoms, what a saddo

Their actions were equally irresponsible. She didn't have to have sex without a condom did she?

For all those saying the OP had unprotected sex and was irresponsible, has she actually said that anywhere in the thread or is that just being presumed? Contraception can fail you know

ive been sick in hospital, so we ahem made up for things when i felt well enough

It hasn't been made clear whether it was unprotected sex, I agree, but it sounds as though neither of them gave much thought to the consequences. The responsibility is a joint one.

This thread makes me terribly sad.

• Both parties are equally responsible for a pregnancy resulting from unprotected sex*.

• Once pregnant however, it's the woman's choice weather to go ahead and have the child.

• If the woman wants to go ahead then the father has financial responsibility towards that child for 18 years.

These three simple facts are things men/boys need to understand. They are what i would be drumming into my sons if i had any ... rather than all this ''evil, manipulative women'' stuff

Yes, it's the woman's choice regading whether to go ahead.

Yes, the man is financially responsible.

But meanwhile, in cases like this a baby who was unplanned and seemingly unwanted is at risk of being born to a mother who doesn't have the financial, physical and emotional resources to cope. She has already said SS might be involved.

The biggest loser here is potentially the child.

The biggest loser here is potentially the child

^This.

I wish more people would think more about their responsibility to the unborn child than of their own right to have a baby.

This situation is not a good one. For anyone.

You're right sooty.

My own post ducked out of what the OP should actually do now, and was a gut reaction to the posts musing about responsibility.

Once the baby is a reality (and it already is) then the child must be the focus of course. Not who is at fault.

My advice to OP right now would be to look past the issue of what he wants or doesn't want. (I think it will all be negative from him anyway.)

As posters have said this is between you and the baby now. Take some time and think it through. Seek some support in RL.

OP

Perfect storm my situation was almost identical. My ex always wanted kids and did nothing to prevent them with me. After the fact he pestered me for an abortion up till the 25th week and i said no. He then cut off contact altogether.

i had no family support and almost died giving birth but i don't regret having him. Even with my disabilities

Yeah, I made the mistake of reading the commentary and not rereading the OP - she clearly implies they talked about having kids together one day and states that it was a relationship, not a one-night-stand. And he mentioned the morning after pill when she told him she was pregnant, not when she could actually have taken it, I think. So people aren't actually being fair to her, me included. Sounds as if he broke up with her when she told him she was pregnant, after a relationship that involved her getting to know his friends and family. That's not a fling, and he's not looking very impressive for refusing to even talk to her, is he.

I suppose it comes down to what sort of inner resources you have, and only the OP can know the answer to that one. Personally I don't think I would cope well at all with being a single parent, but others thrive. It's an individual answer.

Horrendously tough choice, really.

Exactly what Ilovesooty said;

'But meanwhile, in cases like this a baby who was unplanned and seemingly unwanted is at risk of being born to a mother who doesn't have the financial, physical and emotional resources to cope. She has already said SS might be involved.
The biggest loser here is potentially the child.'

OP, there are very few resources out there to support you, and what is available is being cut back viciously. The father doesn't want to be involved, so anything you get is going to have to be dragged out unwillingly from him.
Please think about you, and the baby and if you do continue with the pregnancy, face it as a one-woman band.

"Their actions were equally irresponsible. She didn't have to have sex without a condom did she?" And she got her lecture didn't she sooty? Where was his?

Talking about having a baby one day is very very different to actually agreeing to having a baby.

The OP needs to realise that whilst his extended family are supportive of their existing family members (grand children, nieces,nephews etc) it CANNOT be assumed that this support will be extended to her & her child should she wish to continue with the pregnancy against his wishes.

Yes they are both responsible for the pregnancy, but only OP has the final decision on whether to become a parent or not.

I hope my sons are able to CHOOSE when to become parents. His mum may feel the same as me.

And she got her lecture didn't she sooty?

So she says. We don't know what was actually said.

Where was his?

We also don't know what she said to him.

I don't think I'm unreasonable in saying they have both behaved as irresponsibly as one another.

Bohemiangirl that was a nasty, mean spirited comment. I always told my son that if has sex he gets a girl pregnant, he shares responsibility with her. Full stop.

To the OP, I feel very sorry for you. No one on here can make a decision for you but you must be clear you need the strength to cope on your own.

Go and see a Brook counsellor, it doesn't mean you're committing to an abortion and they can point you in the direction of organisations who can help if you decide to continue.

Do you live in a city which has any sort of drop in Well Women or Benefits advice centre? You need professional advice. Do you have any current health or social services contacts?

Yes they are both responsible for the pregnancy, but only OP has the final decision on whether to become a parent or not.

I think that's a bit of a myth. Men can choose to opt out completely if they like, too. They just can't opt a chunk of their bank accounts out.

Go and see a Brook counsellor, it doesn't mean you're committing to an abortion and they can point you in the direction of organisations who can help if you decide to continue.

Agree. Also think you could contact the local authority and ask about your likely placement on housing priority lists, given your health situation, your vulnerability as a single parent and so on. Info is always helpful when making choices, and the chances you'll be housed vary so much by area.