Looking for some advice from you lovely mammas.

My partner and I have been together for just over two years. We have a 4 month old little girl together who is my world. I have absolutely loved becoming a Mum but obviously it can be hard and can put a strain on the relationship. Things have been difficult between my partner and I - we get on so well but when it comes to a disagreement, we have completely different communication methods. I’m a talker - I like to resolve problems and talk it out until sorted. My partner prefers to brush issues under the carpet. He finds it very difficult to sit down and talk without becoming frustrated and annoyed. Recently a difficult conversation led to him leaving the house and going to his mothers. He stayed there for 5 days. He said he needed to do this to ‘chill out’ and sort his head out. This isn’t the first time he has done this - it has happened before the baby, during my pregnancy and now the baby is here. I understand everyone needs space, however I find it so difficult to accept that when things are rough between us, he thinks it’s ok to leave and stay at his mothers for as long as he wants. I couldn’t imagine leaving my baby and my family to go and have some space for a few days. Should I accept this? Is it wrong that he is staying at his mothers house? I just think it will be showing our daughter how not to deal with situations properly and that running away from problems is fine. I also don’t want her to see daddy leaving all the time as she gets older and feel like he is leaving her too.

Please help me understand if I’m being too harsh and should let him go and have a breather, or whether I’m right in thinking he should be facing his problems and staying at home with us.

Thank you all in advance x