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Distant partner?

10 replies

LouMorgan97 · 02/10/2020 16:58

Hi everyone,
I'm currently 23 weeks pregnant and loving every minute of it! The only downside is my partner. We weren't exactly on the best of terms when we found out about the pregnancy and had only just decided to give the relationship another go...contraception failed (his refusal to wear a condom and my pill deciding not to work). I regret nothing, at first I was so apprehensive about continuing the pregnancy but after a few days to let the idea settle I knew I could do it, with or without him. 4 weeks later he decided he wanted to be a part of the journey and since then we've got a house and things have been very steady. Until now. I am constantly met with the "I wish we could go back in time" argument and "I feel like you planned this" obviously not the case at all as I was due to start a new uni course/job so wouldn't sabotage him or myself this way 🙄 now it's a daily argument of how he isn't sure he's ready to be a dad and he's very distant with the baby (no chatting to the bump/ helping pick out clothes). In fact, the only time he's ever truly lovely with me is when he is trying to have sex Blush which at this point in time is the last thing on my mind. I'm at my whits end, I don't know if I even want to be with him. I know I'd be able to do this alone even if it would be harder, my family is so so supportive. It just feels as if the love has gone and all he is there for is so people can't accuse him of being a deadbeat dad. Which I have assured him many times I would never call him. I just want us to both be happy. Together or apart. I just don't know what to do with myself, it's starting to take a toll on me mentally but no matter how much I try to talk to him he doesn't help at all Sad the only thing he cares about at the minute is his cannabis consumption and the fact he will "lose freedom"! Any advice? Sorry for the rant

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peachypetite · 02/10/2020 17:11

Any advice? Dump him. He sounds like a waste of space.

kwastell · 02/10/2020 17:49

Get rid. The longer you stay with him the harder it will be to split up. He doesn't appreciate you.

LouMorgan97 · 02/10/2020 18:16

That's how I'm feeling at the minute honestly, but every time I go to leave I get this sob story of how it's his mental health that's causing the problems and he loves us and wants us all the be a family but honestly it's wrecking my head and I spend 99% of my time just crying. I feel like I have to give him a chance for the baby's sake but also I really don't want her to have to deal with this too

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SunnySideUp2020 · 02/10/2020 18:39

Having a baby never solved relationships issues unfortunately. Especially when the pregnancy is an "accident".
If he thinks you trapped him there will always be conflict. It won't change.
Cannabis consumption isn't the best thing to focus on when becoming a dad imo.
His mental health issues are not your concern.
YOUR mental health is. And the environment you choose to raise your kid in.
He has you and a family but from what you describe he doesn't seem very involved or happy about any of it so his sob story doesn't really make sense.
And you don't sound happy either...
Nobody can tell you what to do but from what you are saying i don't see a happy ever after here.

jazzibelle · 02/10/2020 18:39

@LouMorgan97 You need to take advice from Florence Given and DUMP HIM!

Seriously, you have enough to worry about right now, and should always put yourself first. This guy sounds very immature, which is fine... but that doesn't mean you have to put up with it. Do whatever YOU need to do to be happy. His mental health is not a higher priority than your own!

You are number 1, dump him and move on. If he wants to pull his shit together and come back to you, it will be on your terms and for the right reasons.

kwastell · 02/10/2020 18:49

Whilst I have every sympathy for anyone with mental health problems, that doesn't excuse his behaviour towards you. Particularly only being nice to you when he wants sex.

The baby will be better off with parents who aren't together, but you're happy.

I agree with the other posters. Sometimes you have to put your own happiness first, that's the best thing for your baby.

Oneandabean · 02/10/2020 19:27

If he has mental health issues the best thing he can do is get help, lay off the cannabis and try and sort it out. That will help him you and the baby. You don’t need the added stress. I went through a similar thing with my DD dad, we stayed together for a year after she was born because it felt like we should, but we argued all the time, it wasn’t a happy home. Things are so much better apart, we can be friends and put our daughter first and she sees us being apart as a positive thing.

LouMorgan97 · 02/10/2020 20:07

Thank you so much for the replies everyone. You're all right though, I have tried so hard to stay happy and push through with him because I wanted to be a happy family but I don't see myself ever being truly happy with him and the impact that will have on our baby will be too much. I just wish I could shake him and make him see what he's doing. It seems his mental health is only ever an issue when it comes to anything to do with the baby. I think the tipping point was when we were buying our pram recently and he honestly said he would rather me pay for it myself because he wasn't sure he had money to help this month due to him needing left over for cannabis Hmm thankfully I am quite good with saving and budgeting so DD has got her pram all ready but really the idea of being with someone that can't even see the need for his daughter to have a pram over him having a joint doesn't thrill me

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peachypetite · 02/10/2020 20:50

He’s not ready to be a father. Plus, is this the kind of role model you want for your baby growing up? Time to put baby first.

Mc3209 · 03/10/2020 05:16

I'd drop him like a hot potato. He is trying to manipulate you with his mental health problems (he needs to get professional support for those), whilst putting cannabis first. Not the partner I would want to be with.

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