Baby Surname?!

I’m looking for some advice on who’s surname your baby is getting. My partner and I have been together for over 3 years however not engaged or married. Naturally people assume baby will have the father surname however my partner hasn’t been the most supportive during my pregnancy and hasn’t been there for me. Am I being overly sensitive about giving her my surname?

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My partner and I are double barrelling ☺️ I’m really sorry to hear your partner hasn’t been supportive. Have you had support from family/friends? I’m not sure what I’d do in your situation. I think maybe I’d consider giving baby just my surname too! X

If you have any doubts then please please please give baby your surname.. my son is 13 months now and I’m still fighting with my ex and trying to get his name removed from the birth certificate. It’s not worth the hassle. It’s easier to change baby’s name if you guys do get married etc

I’ve given both mine and partners

I'm so sorry to hear they haven't been as supportive.
My partner and I have been together for 6 years this November and got engaged this past January.
We are double barrelling our son's name but that's mainly because when we do get married, we are both taking each others names as well.
I don't think you're being overly sensitive but it is all personal preference xx

We double barrelled ours when we had our first baby. We’re not engaged/married and it was a compromise as we both wanted baby to have our surname.
If I was you I would absolutely give baby your surname, you can think about it or even change it in the future if you decide to x

Thank you everyone, he’s not too keen on the double barrelling of the surname yet his surname is double barrelled 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’ve tried to say that he can choose first name and I’ll get surname

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