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Chachababa99 · 20/10/2019 12:35

I have been on and off with my ex partner for the last year since out son was born. He was very emotionally abusive controlling and really just horrible to me. When baby arrived I hoped things would change but at 6 weeks old we where having explosive rows ( not in front of baby) but it ended with him asking me to leave his home with out babys nd go to my mums. I did this and he begged me back only for same thing to happen 6 weeks later. With this i moved into a homeless womens hostel with my son at 3 months. Since then we have been on and off and i fell pregnant again 6 months ago. Since this i haven't been able to feel anything towards him only hurt. I recently got a house and with the 7 months I was in the hostel he was constantly love bombing then abusive the cycle continued. I just kept being sucked back in . When I moved in my house he hadnt spoken to me civslly in over a month and then he was acting like he loved me and wanted me back with the new baby and our son. I was trying for the sake of the children but i just couldnt not let the walls down again as I have been through so much and have so much to loose to let him come back in and blow up my life again. I k ow I am better without him. But i just cant face the fact of living on my own with a 1 year old and a new born baby . Half of me is over the moon and feeling lucky to have a new baby but the other half is terrified that I just wont be able to cope at all.

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quincejamplease · 20/10/2019 12:39

Unless you were somewhere soundproof then it's irrelevant whether the baby was in visual range of him abusing you. You're kidding yourself there.

I strongly suggest you do the Freedom Programme: www.freedomprogramme.co.uk

Maybe also Google trauma bonding. It might help you make sense of your feelings and help you stay strong.

Making your children grow up in an abusive home isn't giving them a family, it's destroying their futures and letting him abuse them as well as you.

He doesn't love you, he loves abusing you.

You deserve a healthy relationship with a decent man. You and the children deserve so much better than this abusive man ruining all your lives.

quincejamplease · 20/10/2019 12:41

That you would walk out and leave your baby alone with that abusive man is horrifying. Please don't do that ever again.

Chachababa99 · 20/10/2019 12:42

I obviously took my baby with me.

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Chachababa99 · 20/10/2019 12:43

I meant with our baby. It's a spelling mistake

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SprinkleDash · 20/10/2019 12:44

Since then we have been on and off and i fell pregnant again 6 months ago

After everything that happened why in the fuck would you get pregnant again?? I genuinely shocked!

Chachababa99 · 20/10/2019 12:46

I have already made the decision to stop the relationship ship and been in councelling for the past 3 months. When I really started to feel better and move on but hen he comes back and starts the cycle all over again. I know for myself and my kids future I am better off without him and i know i will get through it. Just very daunting at times.

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Chachababa99 · 20/10/2019 12:49

This wasnt a planned pregnancy and emergency contraception failed and I couldnt abort a baby personally. I think this one was just meant to be. I know it sounds crazy but this is just my situation
I am not looking judgement on what I have been through I was just looking to see if anyone has been in my position because sometimes I feel very low about everything and very scared of dealing with it all alone.

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Starlight456 · 20/10/2019 15:49

I left my abisive ex when Ds was 10 months old . It is hard because you are already conditioned to listen to him.

Minimal contact only to reply to anything to do with your baby . Unborn baby he has no rights at all until after the birth.

Do not let him to appointments, scans , birth. Do not tell him you are in labour till afterwards.

What contact is he having with your Ds?

helenhighgate · 24/10/2019 00:21

I think you’re very brave to stay away. I’m a single mum - it’s hard but it’s really empowering to make all the decisions and not be under someone’s control. Hope you find the strength to stay single until you find the right person. Enjoy your freedom and the control you have over your life.

crystaltips98 · 02/11/2019 07:56

Stay strong. Whatever has happened in the past is in the past. You need to hold your head high and look at the positives of life without him. Speak to your HV about mums groups and try to make contact with some positive people in your life. As another poster said, have absolutely minimal contact with him. You will start to feel better and your kids will do better away from abuse.

PumpkinP · 03/11/2019 00:31

I’m a single mum to 4 under 8 (two with asd) Ex is absent through choice. I’m sure you will manage with 2. 2 of mine were born a year apart. It’s tough but totallly doable and plenty do.

oldstripeyNEWname1 · 03/11/2019 10:36

To posters who come on to question why vulnerable op asking for advice about future why she did something in past, that she can't change now, give your head a wobble will you? You don't help her, so why do you do it? Pile on more abuse? Or are you a bit stupid? Hmm Actually, you just don't think before posting, that your words can hurt.

Anyway... OP. You can do this.

Every mother worries they can't. Whether they have support or not.

Everyone going through a breakup has moments of doubt. Whatever the circumstances.

You have more reasons to worry if you'll cope: you're young, two babies close together. Abusive relationship.

But you know what? Look how far you've come! You had further to go to get out of that relationship, and you did. You were dependent on him, scared, physically and emotionally hurt. And you got out. And built a home. With a baby. Whilst pregnant.

You did that. You are stronger than you think.

Now, start making a plan about who can support you. Your family, your friends. Get in touch with your local Home Start team who may have volunteers to help you in first two years. Get in touch with your local Women's Centre for support. Lots of advice on benefits, staying safe.

Ditto pp about Freedom Programme. And if you do it with others, you'll find friends for life there.

It's ok to be worried about the future. But try not to let that fear paralyse you into inaction and stop you speaking to others to plan your future. I think that twat has stolen enough of your life already.

Good luck, you can do this, for you and your children.

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