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Pregnant and he's thrown me out

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Windmill1828 · 18/08/2018 22:28

Hi everyone - I'm turning to you lovely people to help me!

So it's a long story...

We met a few years ago, hit it off straight away. He was a gentleman, good job etc etc. Treated me like his best friend. We supported each other, we laughed like nothing before. It was just amazing. My family loved him and his did me.
He had a little boy and I have a little girl from previous marriages and they got on so well.
He began to stay over at mine more and more and before you knew it we were practically living together.
I saw him every night almost the whole time we were together and we had his little boy every other weekend.
We holidayed together and started to build a life together.
We decided to buy a house and move in together and that I would sell mine and put the equity in the bank for my little girl one day.
We chose a new house and it was being built.
On New Year's Eve he asked me to marry him! It was the most amazing time of our lives.
The house was supposed to be finished in Feb but kept getting delayed so we were living out of boxes which wasn't ideal but ok.
Then in March we found out I was pregnant! We were over the moon. But that turned into disaster when it turned out to be ectopic just before our engagement party.
He was by my side through the operation and was so sad afterwards. He was distraught!
We were told that to be on the safe side we would need to have ivf to bypass the use of my tubes but probably wouldn't have much trouble conceiving as we just had by ourselves albeit in the wrong place.
We left it three months and then decided to go to a clinic in London to discuss the details. The nurse said yep, we could go for it but as I was 36 and he was 38 to not waste any time.
We had a holiday planned in August but she said it would be fine to still go if we did get pregnant before as we would be over 12 weeks.
So we went home, discussed it and we both agreed to give it a shot!
Next thing you know we are booked in and ready to go. The drugs came and I started injections.
Now anyone who has had IVF will tell you it's not easy. All the travelling on its own was hard. The hormones. The weight gain. The tiredness. It was draining but so worth it that I didn't make a big fuss because I didn't want it to be a big thing if we needed to go through it again.
He even did the first injection with me and held my hand.
There were a few bumps along the way and at points thought we might have to cancel due to complications but to cut a long story short we got pregnant!!! I did about 500 tests!!!
You have to carry on taking hormones after the positive test and on top of the begins of pregnancy (morning sickness/ extreme tiredness etc) but we carried on.
Then my Nan who was so close to me died which was awful.
And then I started a new job as I was full time and we decided that I didn't need to do that anymore.
We moved into our new house when I was 6 weeks pregnant And were busy organising it for the first week.
Then we had our first scan. Another trip to London, all very scary to see if baby was in the right place. And it was! Lovely heathy heartbeat! We were made up. He even stopped on the way home to buy it a little outfit!

We picked his little boy up on the way home. I was so tired after such a draining day and 7 hours in the car that i asked if he could feed the kids while I had a little lie down, to which he said yes.
I went to sleep for about 10 mins and was woken up by the kids playing!
I was a bit miffed he could have kept them quiet but went downstairs and sat at the breakfast bar while the kids ate their dinner and I was sewing a blind.
He said to me that his little boy had done well in his school report to which i said "oh well done" and then thought oh crap where is my little girls report?!! And proceeded to ask her.
That was it.
He sent the kids across the road to the park and he said "I don't wanna make this into a big thing but why were you like that about the report?"
I was fed up anyway and said "what?!! What about it!?" And we blew up and has an argument about how I should've been more enthusiastic.
I just needed to get out of that house and that situation so I said I was going to go back to mine to continue to sort it out.
I was so upset that I decided to stay there and talk about it in the morning.
Well in the morning he was furious that I'd gone and taken My daughter. There was no talking to him.
He didn't have the best childhood in the world but certainly not the worst but he said that it triggered a memory of something that happened to him when he was a boy and he won't have his son feeling like that!!!
We spoke about it and sorted it that night. Had a nice evening together and took the kids out.
Then the next morning he said "I'm sorry but I still feel like I can't do this."
As you can imagine it went from bad to worse.
He spoke to his sister who obviously said he can't have that and then decided to block me on fb and told him to tell me and my daughter to leave. Which he did.
I had my first midwife appt that following day and by the time I came back to the house he had packed boxes.
He said some horrible things like:
He had doubts the week before he asked me to marry him
He wasn't in love with me
How could I treat his kid like that?
Very hurtful things

He then got a van and dumped all mine and my daughters things back at my sold (but not completed just yet) house.

So basically, I'm pregnant
I soon have no home or anywhere to live
I have a temp/ part time job
No money
And I little girl who has no idea what's happened.

So that was 4 weeks ago.
Since then not much has happened. He has sent the wedding venue an email to cancel it even though it was only booked a matter of weeks ago.
Most of my messages get ignored.
Until I sent a nice one to which he replied "he was broken"

This guy was all about family: he treated my little girl like his own. Me like a queen. There wasn't a day went by that he didn't tell me how lucky he felt and how much he loved us.
How can you go from all that to nothing over night? To creating a life to walk away from it.

All over this.!

I am obviously heartbroken. Lost. I feel like I've had my whole life ripped apart and now I have nothing.
I miss him so much but I know I shouldn't.

Any ideas?

Xxx

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Nevermindhey · 22/08/2018 16:23

Yes I was going to say the same. He doesn’t sound sincere. Something not quite right.

NameChange30 · 22/08/2018 17:16

“I think you've had a lucky escape to be honest even if it doesn't feel like it right now.”

This!

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 18:03

Well he's just updated the NOTES on the CALENDAR invite for the next pregnancy appt (next week) saying that he can't make it and can I rearrange?

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Blarblarblar · 22/08/2018 18:08

Unfortunately he is no longer welcome. Start as you mean to go on. Hold firm, set boundaries now!

Septima · 22/08/2018 18:15

Tell him you no longer want anything to do with him. You could even tell him you’ve terminated.

N0bodysM0t · 22/08/2018 18:15

I would just ignore that!

gamerchick · 22/08/2018 18:25

Erm he doesn't get to go to any appointments anymore or even the birth if you don't want him there. Just ignore the prick.

MrsMotherHen · 22/08/2018 18:32

tell him to fuck right off about changing the appt if thr baby is that important to him HE can rerrange not you. Start to put your foot down now.

Those messages seem a bit much if am honest too soppy. although i have a heart of stone

Ariclock · 22/08/2018 18:39

He has made you, your dd and your unborn child homeless. He seems to have no remorse for his actions, doesn't appear to care for you or your children at all. Why on earth are you allowing him to go to the appointments at all? I wouldn't put his name on the birth certificate, he has also lost the right to attend the birth of your child. Start to get angry for the sake of your kids op Flowers

LouHotel · 22/08/2018 18:48

''I'm have to rearrange, my life, my house, my mortgage you can get fucked if you think I'm going to rearrange MY antenatal appointment'x

Or something to that affect.

Daddyto2monsters · 22/08/2018 18:51

Hi, first of all I am sorry to hear what a rough time you are having. I work in the housing sector within a homeless scheme so may be able to offer some advice about your options in relation to housing and where you can turn for help.

From my experience I have to say that the language he has used towards you is borderline abusive. I think this is a very complex situation as you both have children with other partners and one on the way with each other. I would suggest a meet in a neutral location like a restaurant for dinner where you are both alone without the children to discuss this as openly as possible. If there is no resolution then ask him his intentions for the future relationship between you as there will have to be one for the child.

Speaking as a Dad of 2 I can honestly say I shit myself when I found out my wife was expecting and it took me a good few weeks to get my head around.

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 18:56

@Daddyto2monsters hi! It's nice to have a guys perspective on this.

I have however already tried to meet on neutral grounds but to no avail, he said it's too painful! 🙄 he won't even communicate with me in a reasonable way.

His reason for rearranging the antenatal appt is work and apparently he's even having to cut his holiday short to go in - poor lamb!

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Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 18:57

@Daddyto2monsters and also, this should come as no shock for him as it's an IVF pregnancy!

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Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 18:58

@LouHotel oooh nice - I like that! Though am employing the NC rule right now so let's see how that goes!

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Daddyto2monsters · 22/08/2018 19:03

I get that it should not be a shock but if I am being 100% honest my second monster was planned and I still shit it as much as having my first monster who was a wanted surprise.

Me and my Wife were lucky as we were heading towards IVF due to issues with me but after a long time trying it finally happened. I do think his behaviour is very strange as he has no reason to not speak with you as an adult, how can you know what the issue is if he wont communicate.

If he wont speak with you productively at the moment ignore him (trust me all men hate this). Let him know information about the pregnancy but be straight to the point. I agree that you shouldn't have to move your appointments around for him as he has done nothing to help you.

findingmywaytoday · 22/08/2018 19:09

Definitely do not rearrange appointments. And put appts going forward in a different calendar. He can't just whizz in and out of your life on his terms.

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 19:10

@Daddyto2monsters thanks for you advice.
He's making this situation very very hard. I even tried in the early days to say, ok fine but I will still need you to be there during the pregnancy and I'd like it if we could be friends.
Apparently that's too much for him too! X

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Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 19:11

@findingmywaytoday I will - totally! 👍🏼

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Blarblarblar · 22/08/2018 19:28

Daddy freaking out is one thing making your partner homeless while pregnant with her other child is another. His behaviour has nothing to do with being a male and everything to do with being a very very cruel fantasist.
Windmill has no responsibility to try to fix this, she didn’t cause it.

NameChange30 · 22/08/2018 19:39

“Well he's just updated the NOTES on the CALENDAR invite for the next pregnancy appt (next week) saying that he can't make it and can I rearrange?”

What the actual fuck?! Please tell us you told him that he’s no longer welcome at any of your antenatal appointments?!

What a f*ing twat. He went from lovebombing you to pulling the rug out from under you. He made you homeless and erased you from his life. He refused to discuss it or meet in a neutral place. And now he has the bloody cheek to ask you to change your own medical appointments?!

Please tell him to fuck off if you haven’t yet done so.

bookbuddy · 22/08/2018 19:40

It sounds like you dodged a bullet Flowers

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 19:50

@AnotherEmma I think this is the final nail.

In the f**king notes!!!!!

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Blarblarblar · 22/08/2018 19:56

Feeling angry yet?

Ginger1982 · 22/08/2018 19:57

Tell him no you won't rearrange and he's not invited to any of your appointments going forward in any event!

CurlyhairedAssassin · 22/08/2018 19:59

AnotherEmma’s post is perfect as a text to him, tweaked a bit.

“He went from lovebombing you to pulling the rug out from under you. He made you homeless and erased you from his life.

“He refused to discuss it or meet in a neutral place. And now he has the bloody cheek to ask you to change your own medical appointments?”

Change the HE to YOU. Do it then put at the end. “Don’t ever try to contact me again, you evil, nasty excuse for a human being”

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