Would a solicitor advise this...?

[enolagnomes]

I'll try and keep it short. Pregnant to my ex, nearing end of pregnancy.

Earlier in the pregnancy he blocked he for several weeks out of nowhere. Later came back and told me his "family solicitor" had told him to do so in order for him to take back some control as apparently I "had it all".

It seemed very odd at the time. I take it by control he means I wasn't engaging with him other than about the baby, medical, scans etc.

Since then, he has attended 2 more scans which I have allowed. Before Christmas he then came out with some horrible stuff about the baby not being his... since this time I have chosen not to engage with him and carry on with my pregnancy alone as he is making it stressful.

My question is, he now continues to try and contact me via various methods, text, WhatsApp, email, voicemail (to which I've not responded to)- he always asks about me, saying he desperately wants to know how I am, but has never once asked about baby or even acknowledged I am pregnant or near my due date.

My question is, given his sudden "I don't think the baby is mine" before Xmas- would a solicitor have advised him not to acknowledge the baby or pregnancy until he "knows it's his"?

No, not really

Thanks. From what I've been told by a friend in a similar situation (he wasn't with Mum of baby during pregnancy) and the advice he was given it does seem off.

He's just a common garden variety tw*t then basically!

No no reason to advise that. I would respond to him once via email to explain that you do not want to speak to him any more other than regarding baby and that you will only communicate via email. Block him every where else. Leave the ball in his court to ask about baby, you don't need to tell him anything if he doesn't ask.

I could understand a solicitor advising him not to buy anything or contribute financially until he is certain baby is his (he is by the way, he's just decided to play victim and rewrite the narrative but anyway).

But to advise him not to acknowledge the pregnancy at all or even mention baby?

All his communications are just asking after me, no mention of baby, hence why I'm not engaging.

No of course not. No solicitor would advise that.