Should my 19 year old unmarried pregnant daughter use her last name or the dad's for the baby.?

it is a personal decision but ask if if she would like to have the child have both of their last names. I have both my parents last name. they were never married. but my last name is hyphanated. i dont have it that my middle name is my dads last name. my older brother has a different dad than me n my younger brother and he has both our mom and his dad's last name. they were never married either. weither they get married or not. he is ultimately the father still when it all boils down to it!

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That is a decision that is completely up to your daughter and her boyfriend. I know that in my situation, my son ended up with my bf's last name and I regret it every day of my life! I would give anything to be able to go back and change it. I hate the fact that he has this constant reminder (being his last name) of this person who wants nothing to do with him. He is 6 and it still confuses him as to why he has a different last name from everyone else in our family. I hate that! That being said, if the dad is going to stay around then it is worth the consideration. A lot of people in her situation also will hypenate the last names. Like Jason Smith-Miller. Etc, Make sure your daugher thinks it over and does not rush into a decision. Good luck!

I'm 19 as well, and I agree that is up to your daughter. I had to make the same decision with my baby when I was 16. I was a tough decision, I was thinking about what my mom would say. Then what my boyfriend would say as well..but when I really sat down and thought about. I made the best decision for my baby and I.

More of a personal thing to decide. But I am in a similar situation of not being married, but in a committed relationship. We decided to use both last names. His name doesn't even have to be on the certificate if you aren't married, in fact in some places you have to pay for their name on there, have a paternity test.

At least she doesn't want to get married and then ruin it all in the end. Hope this helps out a bit.

It's up to your daughter to make that decision, but if I were her I would use my own last name. If I don't know that my baby's daddy is gonna be there or not I would still use my last name. Sometimes even a single mother can make it out on life alone without a man with her. It's all up to her to know what she wants to do.

I would personally go with her last name, but as so many other people are saying, it's totally up to her. If she thinks the father will stick around, then she should consider using his last name. If she doesn't think so, then use hers. If she isn't sure and thinks it could go either way, maybe she could use a hyphenated name or use the father's last name as the child's middle name. I hope I helped, and good luck!

i'd leave it up to your daughter. i'm not married and currently not really in a relationship with my baby's father (we're still friends and love each other, but we're taking a much needed break to regroup) and i plan on giving our child his last name.

i'm sure my parents would prefer it have my last name, but you never know what the future will bring. if your daughter wants to have the babys last name be the same as hers, then go for it. if not, then that decision is really hers and hers alone to make if the dad isn't going to be around. she could always give it hers and if he does decide to stick around then they can change it...

Well at least she's smart enough not to marry him. Would save her and the baby a lot of heartache in the long run. Too many people jump into marriage.

To answer your question..I would keep her last name. She can change it later. It would be easier to change it to his last name if he is on birth certificate. This will buy her time to see what the best answer is.

That is a decision that only she can make. If I were her, I would use my name. If the father decides to be involved, and marries your daughter he can pay for the child's name change. Good luck.

thats really a decision that is up to your daughter. I also have a son out of wedlock and I gave my son his fathers lastname becasuse I fell children should ahve their fathers lastname but if the father is not in the picture then I would probably use my own last name she should proabbly wait until the abby is born to decide and then see how he acts wehn it is time for the birth