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Absolutely fed up on abusive ex!

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november90 · 19/04/2021 22:08

He walked out on me when I was 5 months pregnant with our second baby -completely out of the blue.
He has always been unstable with me regarding contact. He's changed his job multiple times over the past year meaning he only sees our youngest for 3 hours once a week (he's breast fed). Our eldest stays 2 nights. I've always been accommodating with childcare and it's changed a lot recently because of his new jobs. I've done it to keep the peace but it's actually really bothering me now. I feel insecure and controlled by him.
He's spar his dummy out multiple times over the past year about the baby. Threatening to take him off me, threatening court, threatening to go to the HV because he doesn't believe what I say. The list goes on.
He's been quiet recently, but I knew he was biding his time until baby was one. He has just told me he wants to go from 3 hours to a full day when he turns one and he wants him overnight shortly after. I've told him it should be gradual. I'm so stressed with this. I feel so under pressure by him. I've done everything for our baby and he's acting like he knows him and what's best for him more then me!
Super stressed and just needed to rant :(

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Appleofmyeye05 · 19/04/2021 22:41

Oh I feel for you! Sounds like a right twat.

I don’t have much if any advice as I’m in a similar situation with my ex too.

2ndtimemum2 · 19/04/2021 23:04

Op it is irrelevant what he wants but what the child needs, there is no court that will go from a 3 hour visit to an overnight in a short space of time. It will he a gradual process process which will be in the best interest of the child. Do not let him intimidate you and tell him that if he's not happy that it would be probably best to go through mediation. He will soon be told how unreasonable his request is

november90 · 20/04/2021 00:49

Thank you for the replies and reassurance!
How long do you guys think I should leave between each increase of time? I thought 4-6 weeks depending on on the baby is? Is that reasonable?

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SD1978 · 20/04/2021 01:09

He's trying to do it gradually from what you've said? Once the toddler is one, increase the time from 3 hours, stay at a few more hours for a bit, then overnight? I'm not sure what you want, and where it differs? Seems pretty reasonable.

november90 · 20/04/2021 01:15

@SD1978 no he's wanting me to agree to the baby going from 3 hours straight to a full day. I have told him it should increase gradually, for example move to 4 hours and then upwards over time.
It says a lot about him really that he's never asked for more then 3 hours until now and that he keeps changing his jobs which limits his availability for them. He only wants them in his terms when he sees fitting!

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november90 · 20/04/2021 01:16

@Appleofmyeye05 so sorry you're going through something similar lovely. It's the most difficult and heart wrenching situation I have ever found myself in 💔 I hope you're ok xx

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