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AIBU not to hide pregnancy any longer?

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alotoftutus · 14/11/2022 19:49

Ok so I'm almost 23 weeks pregnant, and my DH is yet to tell his mother. This means that in the meantime he doesn't want me to put anything on social media encase his family see it and tell her, or really tell anyone encase it gets out.
But at 23 weeks enough is enough. I've had enough of having to keep my pregnancy a secret just because he's scared of his mums reaction.
AIBU to just stop this nonsense and make it public now and let him deal with the fall out?
(for what it's worth we are a 38 year old married couple with 4 children, not 14 year old kids).

Backstory: I / we have a horrible relationship with his mother. Pregnancy is always a bone of contention and I have been no contact with her for 5 years since the day we told her we were pregnant with number 3 and she lost her mind - told DH to "force me" to have a termination or leave me because I'm ruining his life and just having babies for his money. (He's not rich, he works a regular job with a just above national average wage & I am a SAHP).
She's generally an awful and abusive person. DH has low contact, he saw her last month for the first time in almost 3 years however didn't tell her that day as he didn't want to "rock the boat" whilst attempting to work on their relationship.

She has literally one way or another spoilt every single happy occasion in mine and DHs relationship, from first birthdays, pregnancies, our wedding, births, and christenings etc.
She's not in my life and I haven't been able to share and celebrate my pregnancy publicly because DH is tiptoeing around her narcissism (I know this is where he just needs to man up but she also sends him suicidal threats etc when she doesn't get her own way, and when we've announced previous babies so it's not completely straight forward).

How much longer should I wait for him? For what ever reason he still cares and believes that she deserves to find out from him face to face not over the phone or via anyone else.

Help

OP posts:
mnchat · 14/11/2022 22:51

@BabyOnBoard90 🤣🤣🤣

Conkersareback · 15/11/2022 15:01

Natty13 · 14/11/2022 20:34

You are allowing this nonsense. That's all I have to say.

I'd agree with that!

Pumpkinpatchlookinggood · 15/11/2022 15:04

She sounds unhinged... And your dh needs therapy.

billy1966 · 15/11/2022 15:20

RoseBucket · 14/11/2022 21:21

She sounds crazy, the longer I’m on this site I think how much I’m going to be a half decent mother in law 😁

I so agree with you.

The strangest part is how long people put up with the batshit behaviour and are so surprised that it then escalates.

OP, this truly is batshit that you have tolerated this from your partner.

MixedCouple · 15/11/2022 15:26

That is up to him how he deals with that part of his life.
But it is unreasonable for Hike to expect you not to share with those you care about.

As a 38 year old perhaps just call and text friends. You don't need social media updates to share your happy news with your friends and family.

I am in my mid 30's and I sent a photo of an announcement board on whatsapp to all my mates at 20weeks and I wrote letters to the elders in our family who don't have whatsapp. It was personal and private - no social media.

KettrickenSmiled · 15/11/2022 15:32

Why should YOU be hiding your pregnancy just because DH doesn't want to tell his mummy?

OP you need to stop waiting for 'permission' & you urgently need to tell him he is being utterly ridiculous.
"DH, I've indulged this nonsense long enough. It's MY body, MY family & friends & I am NOT prepared to act as if I have some shameful secret. I'm telling anyone I want to tell as of tomorrow.
How you handle your mother & what you tell her is your decision - I am not going to be co-opted into your bizarre behaviour."

You have every right to feel pretty cross about this OP. Don't pussy-foot.

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