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Jhncf · 15/01/2021 09:56

I was only with my girlfriend for around 2 months when she found out she was pregnant and it turned out she had fallen pregnant 2 weeks into the relationship. It was a shock but the relationship had been great (honeymoon period) so we both decided we would make it work. Fast forward to around 6 weeks pregnant and she became really irritable, snappy, lost interest in sex and just affection in general. This caused alot of arguments but after I spent some time reading I discovered this was normal for pregnant women. I tried to get her to talk to me about how she was feeling but she was never interested in talking, would tell me she'll talk when she feels like talking and she can do what she wants etc.. things progressively got worse and during arguments she would tell me not to push her because she would leave and it would be her and the baby that were gone and I would have a fight to see the baby. Eventually at about 9 weeks she moved back to her mums house (she had moved in when we discovered she was pregnant) and we had said we'd try to make things work while giving each other space. She came over for an hour every couple of days then stayed over the next weekend. In the morning I got up for work and she started an argument, spoke to me like crap and nothing would get her out if her mood so I went to work. I called her later that day and she started a huge argument blaming me for everything etc so I just told her I couldn't do it any more and I called off the relationship. Immediately she turned on me, telling me I wasnt going to the scans or the birth and that she would decide once the baby was born when I could see it and that she was using her surname now. She also decided she was changing the scan date because conveniently it didn't suit her now. I managed to get her back on talking terms for the sake of my relationship with the baby and eventually we discussed what the issues were and said we would take things slowly and try to make it work for the babys sake. Its been a week now and during that week she's been really distant, arranges to come over then changes her mind and if I ever bring up anything that is bothering me she'll threaten to go back to using her surname and that I better not push her if I want to see the baby.. I'm at a complete loss here and its having a big effect on my mental health. Sorry for the rant, had to get it off my chest..

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blue30 · 16/01/2021 10:34

That’s a tough one mate. Were there any red flags before the pregnancy? Sorry I don’t have much advice just didn’t want to leave the tumbleweeds in here Grin

warmandtoasty2day · 11/06/2021 21:22

zombie thread.
she may have calmed down now or you might not be together, but you can take it through the courts to have access to your dc. Courts take a very dim view of dads being cut out unless there is a history of violence or other problems.
Keep the door open for your child.

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