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Was my partner in the wrong?

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alesha123445 · 24/10/2020 12:40

This happened only 30minutes ago and I've gone on my phone to vent my upset.

My baby fell off my nans bed a couple weeks ago, we cosleep and I've never had an issue with her even comeing close to falling off. I always make it safe for her with pillows and I'm always watching her with the monitor. At my nans I was feeding her to sleep.. my bladders bad so had to run the toilet because I was peeing myself.. she happened to wake when I left, roll atleast 5 times straight off the side that I didnt protect. It was a mistake and I felt so bad about it, I still do. I asked my partner not to say anything because she always goes on about putting her in the cot and why I shouldn't cosleep, I also didnt want thhe judgment. He agreed not to.

This morning my baby crawled and banged her head, she has two little Mark's on her forehead where a little bit of skin came off, it looks scratched more than banged. I was there with her but I didnt realise she was going to bang her head, I know I'm in the wrong for it.

The mil came in before and asked what happened, I told her she banged her head and my partner came and goes "she doesnt look after her properly" It annoyed me because it's all I do so i said "shut the fuk up" the mil in disgust of me swearing turned her back to me and ignored me. 5mins later after that, be comes back up to moan about all the clothes at the bottom of the stairs (we have had no woordrobe, it's just been built 2 days ago and I just needed to find the time to start sorting through it all as it's a big job with the baby) as he was moaning at me for it, I was explaining why I said fuk off because i really try to be a good mum. He hears and says "she doesnt look after her, let's just say. Shes had some high falls" the mil looked at me disgusted waiting for me to spill the information. I basically said she fell off the bed at my nans, she then goes On about how i should put her in the cot and how it's so dangerous to put her in the bed.. as I knew she would. She then says "in the day time just put her in the cot with her toys to get used to it" my partner goes "put the baby in there now" at this point i was getting really annoyed and started snapping at them both, i felt really on the spot and judged as a mum. The mil could tell i was getting annoyed and stopped but my partner carried on. "I said I dont want to put her in the cot, shes fine cosleeping" he keeps sayingg "put her in the cot now" I kept saying no, just shut up now. I get upset so I go in my phone to try and mask it, he then goes on about how misreble I'm being because I'm on my phone. 5 mins later he picks up a pair of socks and throws it pretty hard hitting my face. It didnt hurt but with how I was already feeling I felt my eyes getting watery and ready to cry, I held it in. He throws a pair at his mum too, he was messing around but in the moment it felt shit. Mil had left to go shop and will be back soon. I just feel a bit upset by how he acted

OP posts:
ComeOnBabyHauntMyBubble · 24/10/2020 19:56

@goldenharvest

People just love to criticise young mothers, and then act like everyone of them is perfect with perfectly cared for children, who never fall off the sofa or bump their heads.

Just ignore them and sort out your unsupportive dick of a partner.

You're doing a great job. Much nicer to co sleep and have a contented baby, rather than some nasty cry it out routine. Your breastfeeding is the icing on the cake. You're being a good mum

  1. We have no idea if OP is young or old.
2.people are criticising her refusal of considering alternatives that would make the baby safer, not cosleeping. 3.it's not about being a perfect mum, it's about fucking up,owning up to that and change things so hopefully it doesn't happen again.

For goodness sake , improving on something because it went wrong isn't some kind of blemish on the "good mum" medal.

RosieGirl27 · 24/10/2020 20:03

If you are leaving your baby alone and your baby is mobile OP you have to put your baby in a safe place from now on. If you co-sleep you can’t leave her in the bed on her own at all. She could really end up hurting herself. It takes half a second to pop her in her cot and run to the toilet. The way your partner talks to you doesn’t seem very nice but prehaps he’s just frustrated that your not listening and putting your daughter in danger. He shouldn’t mention it in front of anyone else but maybe have a chat with him about how it makes you feel when the babies safely asleep.

Elieza · 24/10/2020 21:53

Just to clarify for the hard of thinking:
I suggested that the OP may want to use tena lady, a product designed for leaks to avoid embarrassment, because the OP has a bladder problem due to childbirth. Many of us use them or have a friend who does. There is no shame. There is no ‘low blow’ intended. Only a practical suggestion for a temporary bladder problem.

At no time did I mean that the OP should rely on them instead of going to the toilet!

I can’t believe anyone would think that tbh! I hope no offence was caused as I sincerely did not intend any. It was not meant as a joke either. Bladder problems are not a joke.

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