Hello, I have a gorgeous baby boy who is nearly 4 months old and I spend most of my time obsessing about the name and feeling that we did not get it right. I feel quite depressed a lot of the time and find myself crying a lot, and wish we had called him something else instead. Some days I feel a bit better about it, having tried very hard to convince myself that it is ok and that I can move on, but eventually the feelings always come back and I find myself feeling down about it again.
My family believe it is just about the baby blues and that I should try and get more rest and see a doctor that I will start to feel better. But I cannot help but feel that it is the name that is making me feel like this. There is another name that I wish we had chosen, but we did not pick that at the time for a reason which I now realise is not important. The name that we did chose after he was born was never one that I loved but I couldn't think of anything better. The older my baby gets the worse it becomes as he is becoming more and more beautiful and he deserves to have a name that mummy loves. He has a very traditional name (which is what we wanted) so nothing unusual, but it just doesn't seem to fit him.
I am very lucky to have a supportive husband who is happy to change the name if I want, but I am worried about the reaction of others. On the other hand I do not want to feel like this forever and regret not taking action before it is too late.
I am seeing a doctor tomorrow as I I think I may have pnd, and don't want to make a rash decision.
I wondered if anyone else had experienced this, and if they had chnaged their babies name? Xx
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Depressed about baby name regret - to late to change it at 4 months old?
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Londonmummy123 · 26/02/2014 16:43
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