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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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Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 20:04

I could just send him the link to this thread.
😂😂😂😂😂

But I won't cus you guys are amazing and I need you all! 🙌🏼

So shall I send him a final msg or shall I continue No contact?

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Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 20:05

@Blarblarblar it's certainly getting easier and less painful!!! 💗😁

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Gemini69 · 22/08/2018 20:20

you stay strong Lady Flowers

Ginger1982 · 22/08/2018 20:31

Send a final message. But don't be drawn into a debate with him. Keep it tight and don't respond to him thereafter. You've got this!!

SugarandVinegar · 22/08/2018 20:36

Does he not se the irony - he threw you out of your home because you weren't interested enough in his son (according to him) and now he wants you to rearrange an antenatal appointment for his unborn daughter because it's not convenient for him.

ohfourfoxache · 22/08/2018 20:39

Can you shut down the shared notes so you don’t even have to respond?

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 20:39

@SugarandVinegar wow! Yes! That's a very good point! Though he will argue it's work commitments and not by choice!!!

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sexnotgender · 22/08/2018 21:02

I’d tell him in no uncertain terms that he is NOT welcome at your medical appointments.
What a wankbadger.

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 21:10

@sexnotgender wankbadger 😂😂

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sexnotgender · 22/08/2018 21:29

I’m glad I made you laugh OP, sounds like you could do with it.

Seriously though this is a medical appointment for you and you absolutely do not have to allow him to be there. He lost all rights to any access to you and your pregnancy when he pulled the rug out from under you.

I’m 18.5 weeks pregnant and I cannot imagine how you are feeling right now. I’m sorry you’re dealing with this.

NameChange30 · 22/08/2018 21:37

Delete/decline all shared calendar events and invites.

Send him one brief factual message saying something like “You are no longer welcome at any of my antenatal appointments. I will inform you when the baby has been born.” and then NO CONTACT, don’t initiate contact, don’t reply, don’t answer the phone. You need a break from him to clear your head and get some mental and emotional distance.

He has no say in anything to do with the baby now. You choose the name (first name, middle name and surname). Enlist someone (mum, sister, friend?) to go to appointments with you if you would like company and support. Think about whether this person would make a suitable birth partner, if not consider getting a doula.

During pregnancy and birth you are vulnerable and you need unwavering support, it’s clear he can’t be the person to provide it after what he’s done to you, and he has no right whatsoever to be involved.

After the baby is born, it will be up to you to consider and negotiate the extent of his involvement that will be best for the baby while limiting the negative impact on you.

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 21:37

@sexnotgender yeah it's awful especially when it the last thing you ever imagined you'd ever do on your own.
Should be such a magical time 😞

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findingmywaytoday · 22/08/2018 21:38

I agree with this @Blarblarblar . My husband and I have long suffered infertility problems. I just asked him how he felt when we got pregnant for the first time last year. He said he was shocked in an omg this is actually happening, I'm going to be a father!! Type of way - we've been through a lot incl late loss and an ectopic and are very frank with each other so I totally believe him.

Seriously don't pander to him. If he actually cared, he wouldn't be doing this. You're worth way better than how he is treating you and your children.

Onecutefox · 22/08/2018 21:40

Is it possible to block his notes?

I would try to disappear from his life so he doesn't even know where you're. He had kicked you out and his unborn daughter. Don't forgive him this. I would also arrange a free 30 minutes solicitor appointment and find out what to do if he starts to harass you. You need to know what you can/should and cannot/shouldn't do.
How dare he to update his notes for you to see them?! What an arsehole and he is already manipulating you through his f**g notes.

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 21:41

@findingmywaytoday yeah he may well feel like that but that doesn't make this ok!
So sorry to hear your losses hun 💗

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Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 21:43

@Onecutefox yep! I've deleted the whole calendar!!!

I haven't replied to him. I'm half tempted to just carry on and cut all contact without even having that final "fuck you" message!
I just can't be arsed with it anymore!!! Xx

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bethy15 · 22/08/2018 21:43

Why is he even on the calendar for these appointments? He's lost that privilege when he made you and your two girls homeless.

Honestly, personally, I would change the appointment so he doesn't know it and not tell him. Unless you do want him there? Then obviously he would need to know the date and time, but honestly after all he's done I don't think he should be allowed near you.

findingmywaytoday · 22/08/2018 21:44

Oh no I agree. I meant shocked as in happy and excited. Your ex is a fool.

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 21:48

@bethy15 we had a shared calendar when we were together for the kids etc.
Initially when I got booked in they went in there but the times were tbc so actually he knew the date but not the time and I've not put the 20 week or any of the other appts in. It was just that one!
And to communicate that through the notes and not even via text or call is the pits!!!

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Maybugger · 22/08/2018 21:50

I bet he tries changing the appointment - might be a good idea to alert the clinic and hospital?

CurlyhairedAssassin · 22/08/2018 21:50

Good point, yes, I would rearrange the appointment without telling him so that there is no risk of him actually turning up to the original one.

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 21:52

He's not down as the father on th maternity notes/system so they won't let him.
He won't turn up! I'm not worried about that at all! X

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bethy15 · 22/08/2018 21:53

yes, it is the pits, although compared to what he's already done, not surprising really.

Can I also echo seeing a solicitor about this. What he's done to you is so awful, and I and others believe possibly premeditated due to him not putting your name on the deeds before doing this.

I would get it out there what he's done in case he does begin to harass you or decides he later wants to be a perfect father to this child and fights you for custody. I think you need to get advice about this from a legal standpoint.

Clutterbugsmum · 22/08/2018 21:53

I wouldn't reply, but I would remove all access he has from any of your calendars. I would also make sure midwives,doctors and IVF clinic are aware that you are no longer a couple and they are to give him no information even whether you have appointment booked not that they will anyway but it won't hurt to just let everyone know.

Windmill1828 · 22/08/2018 21:57

Yep - a solicitor is definitely next on my list of things to do!
I will feel more confident actually knowing legally what I can and can't do and likewise, what he is entitled to!

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