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Don't like husband very much at the moment!!

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UnhappyMummyATM · 03/05/2017 17:00

I have name changed for this for obvious reasons!!

Bit of background info: I gave birth to our first born DS four months ago. Few complications during delivery which have left me not really wanting to get intimate with my husband plus I'm breastfeeding and my hormones are very much geared towards me being a Mummy rather than a red hot lover at the moment!
Husband has a high sex drive but does respect my wishes not to get jiggy however does pressurise me a lot for help with hand jobs or a blow job (the latter of which I have refused). I don't feel comfortable performing sex acts in the same room as DS for a start and secondly other aspects of our relationship have gone down the drain and I don't think I love him anymore and can't bear the thought of being intimate with him. Anyway, on the weekend I was breastfeeding DS in bed and husband asks me to, "get out my other tit so he can have a wank." This really upset me and turned my stomach to be quite honest!! However I just wanted to shut him up so obliged. Ten seconds later I had milk pouring out of the other boob and got upset and put boob away and told husband no. Do you think I was BU??

OP posts:
Penfold007 · 04/05/2017 10:03

Unhappy there are people who will believe you but I understand how hard it is to actually say anything. It might help you to contact these people: www.womensaid.org.uk/?gclid=CK7biK3w1dMCFUONGwodvm8LMw

ChevalierTialys · 06/05/2017 12:52

I think he would push for contact because he'd be getting pressure from his family and he'd want to keep up outward appearances

He may well do to begin with, but for men like this having their child on their own is a massive chore and he would probably lose interest pretty quickly.

FizzyGreenWater · 06/05/2017 16:32

What the actual fuck.

I'm constantly surprised just how many absolutely disgusting specimens there are out there. OP - he's foul.

You seem pretty sure that there really isn't a future, I'd totally agree and am sure there's a lot more you could tell us. So, to move on to contact - I think a lot of your fears here are unfounded.

Firstly, the sooner you leave, the better. No, it ISN'T true that a court will put a father's contact above the needs of a bf baby. Not at all. As long as he HAS contact - and yes, that might end up being for a small amount of time each day even - then no, your DS won't be taken from you to be with him for significant periods of time until he is a lot older. No overnights for a long time, for sure. Don't stay with him because you are afraid your child will be taken from you - he won't. Get the ball rolling by talking to your midwife or health visitor about how he is, INCLUDING that scene (horribly embarrassing, but you don't need to go into too many details - just let them know that he is harassing you sexually including times when the baby is breastfeeding and he can see your breasts etc., that he is groping you). Lay a paper trail.

Secondly, it's interesting that you immediately say that he would want access because of his family and keeping up appearances. Not because he loves his son! As others have said, this is the type that loses interest pretty quickly. Make a lot of noise about 'his rights' - but when faced with the reality of every Saturday night at home with a crying baby/toddler while you make it clear that you think it's GREAT that he has time alone with his son and make sure he knows that you'll be using that time to socialise... wait and see how quickly those visits dry up! Do you live near his parents/sister? If not, and he can't offload the care on a ragular basis, this goes double.

As for the divorce and SIL - well, the quicker you do it, the more time you have to come back from any financial hit and get your life back on track. Shit-hot solicitor or not, you won't come away with nothing.

Good luck.

category12 · 06/05/2017 17:14

I imagine he'd shortly find it more convenient to claim you're awkward about access than to actively pursue access, but call me cynical.

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