I reach very low point yesterday

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Im married for almost 10 years and we have 8 months old baby. My partner said something yesterday, that was very ugly. Almost everyday he mentions how he pays for everything. Im on maternity leave and I do pay for food and everything that our daughter needs. If I say that I contribute my share, he says the only reason why Im able to is, because I don't need to pay for rent. And basically that Im not contributing, because he is in fact really paying for everything. Than he goes on about how even before I was always financially dependant on him. I have always paid towards bills and paid for food. As all the bills were always in his name I found it easier to just give him each month sum and he could use it for whatever its needed. My hubby always earned 3x more than I did. If he ever wanted to buy something for the household, he wouldn't really discuss it with me and he would buy it himself. Or would say we need this and next day went and bought it. When I say to him, that if he was like this, than of course I just thought to myself, why bother. So all the big things was bought by him. On Mon I had a shower and switched the heater on as Im always cold even after I get out of a shower. I have bad circulation (always cold feet). Anyway he got upset about it. And again pointed out, that if I would have to pay for everything how I would like it and if I wouldn't ever say anything if I didn't like it. Fair point. But my shower was 5 min and I also do suffer from urine tract infections caused by me being too cold. Then I said ok I wont use it, if I don't pay for it and he said Im not telling you you can't....... I think I missing something here, because to me that is exactly what he is saying. I appreciate if he is stressed about money. But I would like to add that he goes and treat himself constantly to something new. Not long ago he bought big TV for the bedroom. To me that is indulgence, if you claim you have no money. And that is what he keeps saying. I have no money. I understand also you want to treat yourself sometimes. But Im not exaggerating if I say, that almost everyday he purchase something on the internet. And no it isn't for "us". I have said I will find extra work for now, until our daughter is big enough to be looked after by somebody else. She was born 2 months prem and is still small and vulnarable. But he says no point doing that. So everyday Im stressed about this, because I feel like loser, because Im not bringing any money in. I also started to look for normal job now, because I can't take this anymore. Anyway what happened yesterday. Not sure how it started, but again it came to that everything in this house is his. So I said well there are few things that I bought and I named them. And again he was saying that they are not mine, because I didn't contribute half of the rent etc. Then I pointed out that every other weekend he is living off his parents. My hubby has 2 kids from previous relationship and they live in the same town as his parents. So because of the journey (about 70 miles), he stays there with them. So to me it's bit double standard, when he is staying there all wknd 2x a month and they feed them and he is not contributing. His parents are retired now. You may thing, well that is what are parents for. But I don't agree. Not when you are 40. So he went on to say, he doesn't need me and if I die tomorrow his life wouldn't be affected by that. I get that he meant financially, but obviously it didn't came out like that. So I left and went for a drive. He did send text to say sorry. But when I got back he didn't say it to my face. I can't stand this anymore. He didn't use to be like this. I had so many things going on in my life lately. This, my baby, my dad died in Jan. Also all my family live in Czech and I have no support. So I feel like Im single mum really as my husband hasn't adjusted his life. He carrys on going out and play his sport. Which is nice, but it means, that few times a week he would come home 11ish if not later. Also when he doesn't have his kids he goes out one day and also sat or sun half of day plays tennis with his friend. Yes I should just leave, but it's not simple, because I have nowhere to go. I can't go back to Czech for many reasons. Firstly I have some financial commitments in UK, so I need to deal with this first. Also not getting on that well with my mum and her husband. I couldn't ask them for support. The rest of my family are fab, but I dont want to burden them. Up to yesterday I believed I still love him, but Im not sure anymore. Im very sad about this, because we used to have great relationship and I felt very loved. I don't anymore. So I feel like there is no solution for the moment and Im starting to feel very low. The only thing that keeps me strong is my daughter. I would like to hear from somebody who maybe was in a similar situation. Also would like to hear from guys who support their family how they feel about it?Thanks and sorry this is so long. But I didn't want to give you half of the story.