I can't stand hyphenated names, so I didn't bother. We came to an agreement , DS has his last name, but mine is his 2nd middle name. Gee that sounds long and convuluted doesn't it? Anyway BOTH names are on the birth cert. DD has my last name and his in the middle. ie Elizabeth Raine hisname Smith.

Giving your baby his last name does not give him any more rights than if you give baby yours. Simply having one parents last name does not give that parent more legal rights that the other - sorry Coco Pop.