So, long story short our 2nd child is due at the end of July, my partner has a long weekend with his friends 2 weeks before our due date. He agreed months ago that he wouldn't go as it's too close to the due date. He has since realised that it's 2 weeks before not 1 week as he originally thought it was and is now debating going... It is 2-3hrs away in good traffic...
We have been told that it's likely our baby will arrive early due to our 1st being a C-section. I have said that I will not be happy with him if he changes his mind and risks potentially being stuck in traffic trying to get home whilst I'm in labour, with our toddler and no car. His solution was for us to go with him and risk giving birth MILES away from home and our maternity team. I have told him that, that isn't an option and I'm not risking giving birth in traffic trying to make it back home...
Am I being unreasonable for being upset/angry with him, if he decides to go after agreeing not to MONTHS ago, due to our circumstances and it being SO CLOSE to our due date? (Our first child was a difficult birth, resulting in an emergency C-section)
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It's not worth the risk he's being selfish

Whoever said yes, I would love to know their reasons.
Everything you have said above is valid for being upset/annoyed.

You have a toddler and no car? Absolutely not.

What a knob

If you said it was a stag weekend or a wedding I could see why it would be difficult for him but not this. Why can’t they do it earlier?

Find a relative or friend to rely on these days. I wouldn’t bother to explain further if I was you

My husband cancelled going to an event he was planning on as soon as I got pregnant because it's 2 weeks before my due date. It was a few hours away also but not even overnight, just a day out. And I have a car. It's not just potential labour that's a risk of happening, it's also just needing my husband!! I have a toddler too. I'm due end of July too, 31 weeks, and literally avoid as best I can going anywhere with my toddler alone because I already can't run after her. Let alone at 38 weeks... So yeh, you're not being unreasonable at all, he definitely is (imo). Mini rant on your behalf 🤣

No, he really should go. Our first was born 1 week after due date( emergency c-section) our 2nd was a planned c-section and I went into labour 3 weeks before his due date. Not worth the risk at all. I also dilated to 5cm in a space of 3/3.5 hours.

No. He should stay home and be for his family. There will be other weekend with friends. No other birth of his second child

My partner stopped drinking/going out all together when I was pregnant as he said that I wasn’t able to do it so it’d be selfish for him to, fast forward to now he still doesn’t go out or drink I guess he’s just a family man, I don’t think your being unreasonable as if that was me I’d be furious. Nothing comes before your family x

Wait, he is considering leaving you heavily pregnant with a toddler and no car?

How do I change the poll. I put yes instead of no! 🤦🏻♀️ if it was my partner he’d be going absolutely nowhere! Stick to your guns! X

For me is not even the odds is the peace of mind that will give you if he doesn’t go. Just by him going it will make you nervous and will increase the odds of going into early labour.

That's a no from me. I already told my partner for work to not leave town just in case. Typically his jobsites can be an hour away. He's will do what he can to prevent that from happening

Not unreasonable especially if it’s likely baby will come early. My husband works a few hrs away and bc of him working outta town I opted for a induction to make sure he wouldn’t miss it bc of having a fast first labor and honestly I’d have held a grudge if he missed labor due to being caught in traffic .

Sorry meant to click no, your feelings are completely valid

I don't think you're being unreasonable at all.
Personally though as long as I had someone to take my toddler in case of an emergency I wouldn't mind my partner going. I also had an emergency C-section for my first birth. This is very personal to me though and I understand others wouldn't be as comfortable with this and that's perfectly okay.

I think he is being selfish. It is not just about labour but supporting you through the last month in both of your pregnancy.

It’s absolutely disgusting of him to consider leaving any early risk pregnancy partner, alone, and even more so alone, on their own with a toddler and no vehicle. There’s absolutely no way his friends have an defense that it’s okay for any of these things to possibly happen. There’s too many what ifs, nope.

I’m of the opinion that heavily pregnant women are incapable of being unreasonable. Whatever you want, you should get. You have a whole ass brand new person walking around inside you and tap-dancing on your pelvic floor. He’ll never know how that feels or the anxiety that comes with it, so you should get to call the shots.