Glad you are here Newborn. Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy. My heart hurts for you that these early years are being so negatively impacted by your STBXH. The fact that you have to ask him to come see your child speaks volumes to me. The saying that comes to mind is “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” I agree with others. Lock down the divorce and make sure you are protected. In a year, when you look back on this, you will be very glad you did.

In the meantime… keep moving forward and focus on you and your baby. Find a good babysitter so you don’t have to rely on your H when you want to go out and GAL (very important to do this). As time goes on, I promise you that you will miss him less and less. You made it through medical school and residency…you got this!! (((HUGS)))