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Pregnancy hormones or reasonable requests?

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Putthatonyourneedles · 02/12/2014 18:18

Baby no.3 is due 06/12 and I've been measuring 5weeks ahead since 32 weeks. All the baby clothes are in loft and due to being the size of an airship and being a fat cow I'm too heavy/too large to get into the loft. I am actually over the weight limit for the ladders. I've just finished annual leave and start maternity leave on Saturday after working full time as a ward nurse. So I am shattered.

I've been asking DH to get the baby bits down now for over 6 weeks and they still aren't down, he got the Xmas tree and decorations and the 6-12month child clothes down but not the 0-3months/Moses basket/new born bits ie the bits I will actually need.

He works less than 20 hours a week and all we do is argue because I want to have the bags packed for hospital and still need to wash and dry the baby clothes. Apparently I'm not giving him time to himself/to do what he wants.

If I'm honest this is the latest thing in a long and ever growing list of things that I'm pissed of about.

I had to miss my friends leaving party (worked with her for 4years)as we didn't have money apparently but he was able to go out drinking with his mates.
Missed my bosses leaving meal as he wanted me to move all my shifts that week around, despite my shifts being done a month in advance, because he needed to cover a shift at work. So I was to tired to go to the meal after a 12 hour shift and then do another 12hour shift the following day.

Now he told me that is works Xmas meal is on our due date which he is going to, I know baby won't arrive on due date but I'm getting tired of this.

He lies to me under the pretense of "not wanting to stress me out" We haven't seen his step-m and df for 2.5 years since they took dc1 for a weekend trip and lied about where they were taking her. They told us that they were going to visit a household relative who hadn't met dc1but in fact they took her too see family who we are nc with for various reasons. OH then got dc1 to lie to me for weeks about what she did and who she saw. No apology from the in laws.

Well in laws got in contact, I asked OH if them visiting could wait until after dc3 arrives as I'm struggling at the moment and I'm facing a difficult delivery (vaginal birth after two c-sections) so lots of appointments and meetings to get to attempt a normal delivery.
The next thing I know he is making arrangements for last week and when I objected it ended up in a three day row where he lied to my face multiple times.

OP posts:
Ohfourfoxache · 08/12/2014 21:24

He doesn't do sympathy, he doesn't do supportive, he doesn't do kind, he doesn't do nice, he doesn't do preparing for a new arrival.

He does, however, do a great line in wanker.

tomanyanimals · 09/12/2014 08:00

Sorry but I am due on the 22/12 and if my dh was treating me like that I would leave I would prefer to be a single parent have already done this not the easy option but I would be so much happier why do you want to be with someone who treats you this way?

Littleturkish · 09/12/2014 08:19

My love this is ridiculous.

Why does he only work20hrs a week?

Is he father to all DCSs? Is the house rented? Basically- how easy to get him out?

Putthatonyourneedles · 09/12/2014 08:45

He works 20 hours a week as I work full time and rather than spending on childcare he is able to work around my shifts.

Yep same father to all three dc, he didn't start being twatchops until he started this new job. We are jointly named on the rental agreement.

I grew up without a father, I can't fault him with the kids. Would it be fair on them to spend their time shuttled between the two of us

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Ohfourfoxache · 09/12/2014 08:52

Put it's not fair on them to grow up seeing their father treat their mother like shit.

You say that you can't fault him as a father - he wouldn't even get the baby stuff down from the attic without you getting upset. So he'll do stuff for the kids on his terms, but something that they need that isn't on his priority list? He gets in a huff.

He is not a nice man sweetheart. I'm sorry, but anything is fairer on the kids than what he is putting you all through now.

Littleturkish · 09/12/2014 08:52

Yes yes yes.

If your DD begins dating a man who dismisses her feelings and ignores her for the attention of other women and seems to cheat on her and brag how attractive other women find him- what advice would you give her?

Kleptinsel · 09/12/2014 09:04

A good parent behaves towards the other parent with love, support and respect.

He sounds emotionally detached and invested elsewhere. And a right bastard, actually.

SlimJiminy · 09/12/2014 11:13

a right bastard, actually

this

He shares your private medical info with his work colleagues
He went out drinking on your due date
He's messaging another woman - and making sure you know about it
He left the baby stuff in the loft until you nagged him into getting it down
He doesn't support you
He's not kind to you

If his only redeeming feature is that he's good with the kids, then he can still be good with the kids if you LTB, can't he? Then you'll be free to go it alone/find someone who respects you. I feel so sad for you. As others have said, this isn't an overreaction because you're hormonal. He's being a complete prick.

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