Please can someone help with baby arrangements when separated- out of my depth

[Amoasfl]

I know I need a solicitor but can’t afford one. Does anyone have the answers to this?

1. can my ex force me to notify a third party or a solicitor when I give birth?
2. can my ex force me to hand over the baby without me there when he has contact with them?
3. can my ex have the baby overnight?

for clarity I want things to be amicable but he is being really difficult and I am scared about what he will expect next.

@chilliesandspices hes not a solicitor though

Are you married to him @Amoasfl ?

@RoseslnTheHospital no thank god

He cannot make you tell him when you give birth.
Don’t put him on the birth certificate and give the baby your name.
He won’t be allowed overnights with a very young baby, certainly not with a breastfed baby.
If he wants contact, he will have to do it through you. Presumably, he can jump on a train/bus to visit his child.

When is baby due? You don’t have to tell him when baby is born and don’t put him on birth certificate.