Baby daddy drama

Need advice - me and the baby’s dad have not been together during the whole pregnancy. He denied the baby until proven with a dna test. He’s not offered to pay for a single thing for the baby, and yet has all these demands etc the baby has overnight stays with him straight away. His actions and words don’t meet up, and every time I feel like we have a positive conversation something comes out the woodworks and sets us back. For example he works away, and I’ve been accommodating and updating him with everything he needs to know. We had a phone call as he couldn’t meet in person to discuss things due to work, and I found out later that night he was actually back home in the area, and was the following weekend aswell. It’s mentally draining me being lied to, and would rather he’s just upfront and honest. I don’t feel like he’s interested, and is only keeping contact for his family’s sake. I don’t know what to do, but the baby is due soon and It’s causing a lot of anxiety as I don’t trust him. His family haven’t been very accommodating or supportive but are expecting full contact and overnight stays with the baby after he is born. Does anyone have any advice for difficult co parenting?
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I'm not in your situation but sounds like he's doing nothing his end and expecting all from you when it should be the other way around. You just prioritize yourself and baby. If he wants to be in that child's life, he will. You shouldn't be the one to organise and make it happen. I'd tell him to stick it where the sun don't shine and his family 😅 especially if I'm already in a vulnerable state

My advice, don’t give the baby his surname and speak to a lawyer regarding all finances the father is legally obligated to pay. No unsupervised contact for at least the first 6months, or until you feel comfortable. Find a professional or a friend or family member who is willing to act as a neutral mediator between you both, just until you learn how to co-parent effectively x

He sounds like a nightmare. If he isn't paying child support why should he have any custody at all? Get a lawyer, court will not give overnight stays if you are breastfeeding. Don't give him any money and don't lend the baby items you've bought with your money to him for if he does get any custody. Otherwise he's using you financially and that's so wrong

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