Baby’s first overnight at dads house
Hi,
So just looking for advice on how I can cope with/ manage my emotions with my baby starting overnights at his dad’s house.
For context, he left me half way through pregnancy, has been involved in babies life and seen him twice a week but 6 months ago dropped down to one day a week (COMPLETELY his choice, not mine). Baby is now 18 months and admittedly I have been putting them off because of dad’s living situation but he’s now sorted a shared room out and wants him to start.
I’m dreading it, with it just being me and my son he’s attached and I’m deffo very attached and protective over him! His dad has been known not to follow routines, sleep routines and various other things regarding my son so I’m filled with fear that he won’t follow his bed time routine I’ve worked for hard on, and lie to me about if he is settled or not settled.
I know they’ve got to start, but how do I cope with it 😭😭😭
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@Eleanor it’s awful isn’t it! I wanted my little boy to be a bit older /. Able to communicate with me but he kept threatening court and it just wasn’t worth the hassle 😭
Ohhh me too, I tried to push it as long as I possibly could. But I thought 2 was reasonable x
Not sure if I have read this wrong, but has the dad sorted a shared room you said?? That’s worrying from my perspective as your son is being exposed to a complete stranger in that room and god knows what their background could be etc. Of course I don’t want to cause added worry for you but wanted to check I was reading things right? X
@Ellie I might have worded it wrong. He’ll be sharing a room with his partners son, who is 6. I’m still not overly happy about that! X
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I have no advice but completely empathise!! My son is 2 next week and will start doing overnight from January. It’s so hard 😭😭