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just a quick question!

abbey24abbey24
in Labour & birth
I'm a first time mam and due on friday! I heard from someone that if parents aren't married the baby automatically gets the mothers surname. Is this true and can the baby be registered with fathets surname on birth certificate? Thanks in advance x

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  • HaleighHaleigh
    Yeah thats true



    When my baby was born they went by my last name. So did the health visitors and doctors until i registered her with her dads name x
  • abbey24abbey24
    So the quicker I get her registered the better really! Thanks just hadnt thought about it until it was mentioned x
  • Charley17Charley17
    Oh wow that's interesting, I didn't know that. I live in Canada and they allow us to give the baby the mothers or father's last name...or you can hyphenate both names
  • supersquishsupersquish
    Yeah my josh has my last name on his hospital bands and on his health visitor books etc

    A week later he had his daddy's last name once we registered him image
  • abbey24abbey24
    So will her book and everything be changed over once she is registered? X
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