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Two days before due date and partner going clubbing. Am i being unreasonasble?

58 replies

NewMama2 · 17/04/2022 22:37

Last night my partner went clubbing. I spoke to him and told him I would prefer he did not go as I am so close to my due date and do not want to catch covid, but he still went. Around 6 months pregnant I caught covid from him after he had been to the club. He's going again tonight when I only have two days left, I have expressed my worries to him but he's convinced he is not going to get covid. Am I being unreasonable for feeling upset? I just feel he's going out being irresponsible and potentially putting my and baby's health at risk.

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cherrytree63 · 18/04/2022 08:18

YANBU
And if it's anything like the hospital where my daughter is now (1st baby, some unexpected complications, been in 4 days so far) only the birth partner will be allowed to visit.
So if it is your sister at the birth that's potentially a few days before dad can see his baby.
Good luck Flowers

Roselilly36 · 18/04/2022 08:20

@ImJustMadAboutSaffron

Imminent fatherhood and he's going clubbing? He's immature and irresponsible.
100% time to grow up.
lunar1 · 18/04/2022 08:23

He sounds incredibly selfish, he needs to be completely sober and available if he's needed for the weeks surrounding your due date.

HairyMuttttt · 18/04/2022 08:26

Personally I’d decamp to your sisters now. She seems to be supportive while he is unwilling to prioritise you and the baby.

JenniferPlantain · 18/04/2022 08:34

I’m pretty unmoved by a lot of AIBU topics, but to be honest I think he’s pretty out of order. Is this your first? Regardless, it’s not like he can never go out again. His very heavily pregnant partner asked him to skip one club night (how old is he??) and he couldn’t. Doesn’t bode well for fatherhood.

Fingers crossed it was a childish lapse in judgement and he realises that given you’re cooking his genes into a human, and are a ball of hormones, physical pain and stress right now, the absolute least he could do is pander to your anxiety/needs and support you.

How is he generally? I hope better than this.

Good luck with the birth OP. X

Emmelina · 18/04/2022 11:43

YANBU. You could go into labour at any moment - covid risk aside, he needs to be close, contactable, and sober!

springtimeishereagain · 18/04/2022 11:48

Um, this really doesn't bode well. Is this what he will be like as a father? Has he been like this during your pg? How old is he?

I'd set out your expectations clearly.

mrziggycoco · 18/04/2022 12:45

He should want to be by your side right now. Seems you chose badly, it's a real problem in society. Women are not taught to nor instilled with the inclination to find a suitable partner. We settle for absolute jerks and then wonder why our lives go South. We should be teaching our daughters how to find a good mate and be happy wives and mothers, and our sons to be good fathers and husbands.

The family unit creates an effective society and it's being destroyed. We can only try and rectify this with the next generation.

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