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Shockedandhurt · 27/10/2012 22:23

Hi i am 8 months pregnant and recently split from father. What are 'usual' or recommended access arrangements for a young baby? I am not keen for the baby to go elsewhere so young. He will be staying in a box room his parents. I plan to breastfeec.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
skyebluesapphire · 07/11/2012 16:52

well said xx

Daddelion · 08/11/2012 06:54

I did think about whether to comment more on this.

But for me, as a Dad who's been in this separation situation for seven years or so, the best advice I was given, right at the beginning when emotions were very high, when all our lives were in turmoil, when everything could have become very hostile was, take the emotion out of it, who did what in the children's eyes doesn't matter.

As hard as it is decisions made have to be made so they can be justified to the children and that they were made in their best interests.

So that's what we agreed, and years later, we get on, we still can have moments, but the children see plenty of both parents and have good relationships.

And surely that's the most important thing.
So if you're making decisions that are totally in the best interests of the children and when they're older you can say we/I made this decision because of this, in your best interests then I think that's the aim.

And if the other parent isn't then the children will come to realise this.

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