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Single motherhood?

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WeavingWandering · 07/12/2020 04:03

Bit of a back story, in summer I put the offer in a massive project house, assuming after multiple failed IVF attempts that motherhood wasn’t in the cards for me. Queue becoming pregnant two months later Smile On top of that, my partner had to go overseas for work during this time and promptly got stuck until repatriation flights resumed next week. House completed a week ago.

Obviously, there’s been a lot of life changes in a pretty short amount of time and I knew we were both having the odd wobble.

Hours before his flight, my partner announced he isn’t coming home. He has a history of mental illness and his messages make it pretty evident he’s in the middle of mental health crisis. He’s safe and getting support. But has obviously left me with the house and the baby.

I’ve asked him not to make any further major decisions about us and our future until he’s back in a stable place . And have said I will stand by him (whether he likes it or not- I need to know it’s him talking and not the mental illness ) until he’s well enough to make a rational decision about what he wants

But realistically, I’m either facing caring for an unwell partner on the other side of the world on top of the house and the baby. We’re unlikely to get another repatriation flight for months if not a year. Or I’m facing single motherhood... I’m scared all the stress will hurt the baby.

Has anyone else gone through this and come out the other side with a happy baby? Keeping baby safe and well is my main priority.

I am seeking therapy for myself and will be signing off sick from work for the foreseeable future.

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 07/12/2020 12:17

Hello there @WeavingWandering - this thread might be better suited to the Relationships topic (though we can see you're getting lots of good advice here too). Let us know if you'd like us to move it. Flowers

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