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Telling babies biological dad I’m not keeping the baby so he leaves us alone.

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hsjksndsj · 22/02/2025 19:38

Hello. So I’ve got myself into a pretty messed up situation and I don’t know who else to talk to about this.

Im currently pregnant and I did a prenatal DNA test to prove paternity as there was a cross over between two people I dated.

Unfortunately I didn’t get the result I hoped for a babies dad isn’t a very nice person. He was emotionally abusive, a gaslighter, compulsive liar, lustful, extremely calculated and manipulative and basically used me and led me on for 4 months. He’s also currently being investigated for something very serious and if proven guilty he will be behind bars for years. Anyway it’s hard because he seems so nice and normal to all his friends and family but he treats women like shit and doesn’t take accountability for his actions. I do think he’s a narcissist. He’s very clever. He took the dna test for me and I’ve told him the results. He’s been nice to me about it but has been encouraging me to have an abortion and has said if I keep the baby then he doesn’t want to be a part of it. He still would like to keep in touch though and make sure we’re both ok and receive updates. But no contact or child maintenance. He’s also encouraging me to lie to the other man I dated and say it’s his baby. That’s another thing I need to face but for now I need to focus on the situation with my babies father. I don’t think he’s mentally well enough anyway to be a father and I know he’s saying he doesn’t want involvement now but how do I know he’s not going to pop back up in years time wanting contact again or if his family come after me. Hes told his brother but not his mum and dad and plans on never telling them. So basically keeping his baby a secret. His brother is a lawyer. His mum was emotionally abused by their father and has stayed with him all these years even though he’s treated her like shit. So basically my babies father has grew up watching his mum be in a toxic relationship and this also effected his relationship with his dad. Guess this is why he’s a piece of work. Sorry for rambling but I’m trying to make the best decision for my baby. So what I’m thinking is to now tell my babies father than I’ve had an abortion and then to block him for good. I really don’t want this horrible person in our life and there’s no way he’d make a good dad yet if at all. I promise you all he is unwell and so toxic. I’d rather my baby grow up with my loving family and to have a dad/step dad that loves him.

thank you for reading this far, it’s a very scary time at the moment and I just want to protect my baby from toxic people even if that’s his biological dad. I also think I could get away with it by blocking him on everything and keeping this pregnancy private. We do live in the same city but his family live two hours away and I know he will eventually move back to his home city. But it is a risk that I could bump into him.

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Uptightmumma · 22/02/2025 20:49

Block him, don’t tell him about baby. Don’t add him to birth certificate. But also don’t tell him you’ve aborted. Just don’t tell him anything

in future when child asks, tell them age appropriate reasons that are vague and truthful. And as they get older you can give them more explanation.

Digdongdoo · 22/02/2025 20:49

hsjksndsj · 22/02/2025 20:48

Of course it is. It’s my job as a mother to protect my baby from harmful and toxic people. Why would I allow that in my babies life.

It won't be up to you. Surely you know that?

suburberphobe · 22/02/2025 20:51

You have it all sorted in your head but life has a funny way of turning out different.

Baby will grow into an teenager and adult who will find out everything there is to know about his dad.

I hope it all works out well for you.

Anoone · 22/02/2025 20:53

You’re not factoring his family when they find out because they definitely will!
How do you know his family (and friends) are not like him or worse and will make your life a living hell?
Are you 100% sure you want/need to have this baby? It’s so hard as your body and mind are in protection mode, and rightly so.
However nature has its way of dominating certain attributes over nature.
Please be careful and think of your children too.
🌹

PeppyTealDuck · 22/02/2025 20:55

Give it some thought from the child’s perspective. Yes they need to be protected from the father, but very likely once the child becomes a teenager, a whole well of feelings will open up in them and they will want to meet their father (speaking from experience).
You shouldn’t absolutely close that door by lying to the father as that might greatly hurt your child. Even if they will one day understand the reason why you did that, they may be very hurt by it and resent you for it.
Some sort of vague “I booked an abortion” without a follow-up would be better.
Best of luck.

Millyjanice · 22/02/2025 20:55

hsjksndsj · 22/02/2025 20:09

My social media is private and we don’t have any mutual friends. He’s never met my family and I’ve not met his. The only risk is bumping into him. He would definitely help yes and would understand why I made the choice I have. He knows he’s a bad person. I’m definitely not being arrogant I just want to protect my baby from an abusive toxic family.

I agree with you wanting no contact with this abuser.Understandably, you should absolutely avoid having your child experience his toxic behaviour so blocking seems the best option.

Just say you’re booking an abortion and that’s the end of it. He doesn’t need to know you didn’t go through with it.
Let’s face it, this man has said he doesn’t want any involvement in your or his baby’s lives. In the unlikely event any health related issues arise in years to come, you can deal with it then. Don’t overthink it. Avoiding abuse is the priority at present.

hsjksndsj · 22/02/2025 20:58

Millyjanice · 22/02/2025 20:55

I agree with you wanting no contact with this abuser.Understandably, you should absolutely avoid having your child experience his toxic behaviour so blocking seems the best option.

Just say you’re booking an abortion and that’s the end of it. He doesn’t need to know you didn’t go through with it.
Let’s face it, this man has said he doesn’t want any involvement in your or his baby’s lives. In the unlikely event any health related issues arise in years to come, you can deal with it then. Don’t overthink it. Avoiding abuse is the priority at present.

Thank you. I definitely agree with the im booking an abortion message and then blocking. He doesn’t need to know and likely will be happy I’ve made that choice.

I’ll deal with any consequences in the future if they arise x

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Redfred00 · 22/02/2025 20:58

The truth will come out. It always does. Well, intentioned or not, a lie of this magnitude is despicable. Tell him straight. It's your baby. Im not having an abortion. I don't want you involved. I will not request CM, and I don't want any contact with you or your family moving forward. Then block him on everything. If he's going to prison for a long time then hopefully by the time he's out your kid will be past the most vulnerable stage and self reliant.

IButtleSir · 22/02/2025 20:58

I cannot believe the number of people telling the OP to have an abortion. Pro-choice means pro-CHOICE, not pro-telling-women-to-abort-a-baby-they-want.

BreatheAndFocus · 22/02/2025 20:58

hsjksndsj · 22/02/2025 20:22

Not really. I’m 12 weeks now so would have to be surgical and I wouldn’t personally do that. I’m happy to have this baby I just don’t want the father to be involved.

So why on Earth tell him the pre-natal test results? I don’t get it. You were unsure whether the baby was this man’s or another man’s - why does it matter if you don’t want to be with either of them? You should have kept the pregnancy quiet, knowing what this man was like.

PrincessSakura · 22/02/2025 20:59

OP as others have said you don’t get to decide if he has any involvement or not.
If you go ahead and have this baby you need to accept that he will have rights to see his child if he chooses to and you won’t be able to prevent it without good reason.
I am not someone who would ever want to have an abortion but in this situation I would be strongly considering it, I would not want to be linked to someone like him and would be fearful of the impact they could have on the child.

hsjksndsj · 22/02/2025 20:59

Redfred00 · 22/02/2025 20:58

The truth will come out. It always does. Well, intentioned or not, a lie of this magnitude is despicable. Tell him straight. It's your baby. Im not having an abortion. I don't want you involved. I will not request CM, and I don't want any contact with you or your family moving forward. Then block him on everything. If he's going to prison for a long time then hopefully by the time he's out your kid will be past the most vulnerable stage and self reliant.

That’s exactly what I’ve said to him and he’s agreed. My only worry is him changing his mind in the future so that’s why I’ve considered what I have.

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TheVeryAudacity · 22/02/2025 21:00

I can’t imagine my child walking away from me when the choice I made was to protect them from a potential woman predator.

I'm afraid you're being extremely naive here OP.

As nonsensical as it is I was very angry with my Mum for a long time for being so stupid as to have a baby with a shitty excuse for a Man. I badly wanted the same kind of functional happy family as my friends had and I blamed her and her choices for the fact I didn't have that, because he wasn't there to lash out at and blame.

Emotions are complicated, more so when they involve being denied a parent for whatever reason, and more again when the person / parent you're being told is terrible only exists in your imagination.

IButtleSir · 22/02/2025 21:00

Digdongdoo · 22/02/2025 20:49

It won't be up to you. Surely you know that?

It's definitely up to her who she protects her baby from...

That baby will grow into an adult who may want to find their biological father, but that is a long way off.

hsjksndsj · 22/02/2025 21:02

BreatheAndFocus · 22/02/2025 20:58

So why on Earth tell him the pre-natal test results? I don’t get it. You were unsure whether the baby was this man’s or another man’s - why does it matter if you don’t want to be with either of them? You should have kept the pregnancy quiet, knowing what this man was like.

i had to tell him because I only did the dna swab with him. I obviously want to be with the other man but unfortunately it’s not his and I doubt he will want me now. But that’s fine and the least of my worries.

I had to tell him the results because he was expecting them and he would have asked for proof if I’d of lied and told him it wasn’t his. I couldn’t keep the pregnancy a secret because I needed to know who the dad was and I didn’t want to test the nice guy because I didn’t want to hurt him or upset him. I stupidly allowed this man to manipulate me into seeing him one last time thinking he’d changed and this is the result.

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Barnarnar · 22/02/2025 21:02

You’re over complicating it a bit. Don’t lie to anyone. Just cut all contact and block him on everything. Put only your name on the birth certificate and if you’ve not already spoken to your midwife about him then do so, so you have some written record of his abuse.
In the unlikely event that he does want contact in the future he will have to employ to contact you to get a court ordered dna test done to prove paternity and then go to court to get a visitation/custody arrangement.
When a family member of mine looked into going to court to get visitation for their child it was going to cost them around £6k minimum and he didn’t need a paternity test as he was already named in the birth certificate

Pieandchips999 · 22/02/2025 21:04

Could you say that you are going to take some time out to decide what is best to do and that you're not certain how reliable the pre natal test is. That'll you might get in touch if he's the father and you proceed but that it would be more convenient if it's the other man so you hope it works out that way. Then ignore

hsjksndsj · 22/02/2025 21:04

Barnarnar · 22/02/2025 21:02

You’re over complicating it a bit. Don’t lie to anyone. Just cut all contact and block him on everything. Put only your name on the birth certificate and if you’ve not already spoken to your midwife about him then do so, so you have some written record of his abuse.
In the unlikely event that he does want contact in the future he will have to employ to contact you to get a court ordered dna test done to prove paternity and then go to court to get a visitation/custody arrangement.
When a family member of mine looked into going to court to get visitation for their child it was going to cost them around £6k minimum and he didn’t need a paternity test as he was already named in the birth certificate

Thank you, that’s helpful. I doubt he would do that anyway it’s just a risk isn’t it. And unfortunately his family do have money so I don’t see that being an issue.

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MammaTo · 22/02/2025 21:04

Was there much of an overlap between the ex and your current partner?

Reading all of this and I know this sounds really harsh, but to even consider having a baby with such an awful person and then potentially lie to your currently partner about the paternity, it all screams unhealthy and volatile. A baby coming into this situation is, in my opinion, a selfish thing to do. Either way you’re letting yourself in for a lifetime of unhappiness and the child is going to be dragged along for the ride.

Digdongdoo · 22/02/2025 21:04

IButtleSir · 22/02/2025 21:00

It's definitely up to her who she protects her baby from...

That baby will grow into an adult who may want to find their biological father, but that is a long way off.

She can try. But if he finds out the baby was born, and decides he wants to be involved there will be absolutely nothing OP can do.
It's important to be realistic.

hsjksndsj · 22/02/2025 21:05

IButtleSir · 22/02/2025 21:00

It's definitely up to her who she protects her baby from...

That baby will grow into an adult who may want to find their biological father, but that is a long way off.

Completely understand if my child in the future decides to contact their dad as an adult. I’ll be fully honest with them about who their dad is and what he’s like and then it’s up to them to find that out for themselves. I can only protect them for so long.

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IButtleSir · 22/02/2025 21:07

Digdongdoo · 22/02/2025 21:04

She can try. But if he finds out the baby was born, and decides he wants to be involved there will be absolutely nothing OP can do.
It's important to be realistic.

How is he going to do that from his prison cell?

hsjksndsj · 22/02/2025 21:07

MammaTo · 22/02/2025 21:04

Was there much of an overlap between the ex and your current partner?

Reading all of this and I know this sounds really harsh, but to even consider having a baby with such an awful person and then potentially lie to your currently partner about the paternity, it all screams unhealthy and volatile. A baby coming into this situation is, in my opinion, a selfish thing to do. Either way you’re letting yourself in for a lifetime of unhappiness and the child is going to be dragged along for the ride.

I was dating both at similar times only for a short while so neither were long term relationships. Trying to focus on the nice guy but kept getting sucked back into seeing the horrible one. Very complicated situation. I would never lie about paternity I would just have to be honest to the current man I’m dating and that’s his choice to stay with me or not.

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Msmoonpie · 22/02/2025 21:08

You are now in a very difficult situation with someone who sounds an absolute psychopath. Given the mess and the ramifications of this person potentially being in your live for years to come I wouldn’t have continued the pregnancy but i see you’ve said you wouldn’t consider abortion.

Realistically it is unlikely you will be able to keep the existence of a child secret in the internet age with DNA testing freely available.

Not to mention the child may find the father themselves one day.

Why did you even test ? Come to that why did you even tell him you were pregnant in the first place ?

Digdongdoo · 22/02/2025 21:08

IButtleSir · 22/02/2025 21:07

How is he going to do that from his prison cell?

Sentences don't tend to be all that long for sexual offenses...