I Won’t Let My Husband Be a Birth Partner for His BFF, He’s Married — Not on Call for Single Moms
After seven years of infertility, Jenna believed she and her husband had made peace with the idea of not having children. They had grieved together through doctor visits, treatments, and heartbreak—until everything changed.
Her husband’s childhood best friend, Leah, got pregnant after a brief relationship with a man who left as soon as he heard the news. Now, nearing her due date, Leah asked Jenna’s husband to be her birth partner. That alone felt uncomfortable—but what came next shocked Jenna even more.
Leah wanted him listed on the birth certificate.
As the baby’s father.
Her reasoning? He’s the closest thing to a dad the child would have—and since he doesn’t have kids of his own, why not?
Jenna firmly refused. Signing that document would legally tie her husband to Leah and her child for life. But he accused Jenna of being selfish and bitter because of her infertility, saying this might be his only chance to be a father.
He had already promised Leah he’d be there during delivery.
Then Leah sent Jenna a tearful voice message, urging her to “let him have this one child” and even suggesting she’d later tell people the father had passed away.
Furious, Jenna told her husband if he signs that certificate, their marriage is over. Now he claims she’s forcing him to choose between helping a helpless baby—or staying with a wife who resents motherhood.
