pregnant & dealing with stress
Almost 14 weeks pregnant and my partner is giving me alot of stress by drinking too much and he comes home very late, drunk. Any mothers out there went through something like this? How do I keep myself distracted especially during this time?
Perhaps you should try to go to a family service centre and see how they are able to help. During pregnancy, the partner's support is very important because you are going through not only physical changes but emotional changes as well. If there's no support, the chance of getting pre-natal depression is higher. And this can affect your baby negatively. What concerns me more is your partner coming home drunk very frequently and shouting at you. I worked with a family violence specialist centre before and shouting is always the first sign of violence because it's verbal abuse. Plus, you are even more vulnerable when you're pregnant. I'm just worried that your partner might just spiral out of control and go on to the next phase of hitting you (as I have seen from many cases). I hope you are able to seek help. If you are willing, I can give u their contact info.
Read more