Blending surnames help?

[helpamamaoutt]

Our baby is 1. We got married 2 years ago. I've not legally changed my name due to indecision with the name choice. We registered baby with DH surname.

I am feeling more and more sad with our baby having DHs name. I'm not a feminist so to speak but I do have this strong feeling that it's just not sitting right with me that baby only gets his name. Our surnames double barrelled do not work and we are thinking of all doing a family deed poll for a new name with the endings of both of our surnames combined.

1. What do you think of this? Do you think it will get a lot of judgement? I shouldn't care I know! I've heard it happening a lot more recently so hope modern times mean for a more accepting audience.

1. How would you go about announcing this? I'd like it to read as though this has been two years in the making and we've decided on it to have part of both of us in our name as it's meaningful etc etc etc etc.

Help very much appreciated. Hope I've shared this to the right part of MN! X

Grateful for the additional comments and positive feedback on the blended name.

I think we've both been apprehensive to change it at this stage, as opposed to when we actually got married or when we had DC. Our baby will be 2 soon and going to nursery so we'd rather start with the intended surname at that point. Then they will know no different.

This thread shows that the fear of what people may think isn't what people do actually think, so thank you!