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I had a lisp as a child - should I avoid S names in case my baby does?

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yellowflowers · 22/04/2012 22:18

Dh and I can only agree on Sophie at the moment (early days - long time to go) but though I think it is a lovely name I had a lisp as a child (resolved with speech therapy and just getting older) and if my name has an S in it I'd have been so embarrassed to ever say it. Is it likely to be inherited - should we avoid Ss? At very least have an obvious non S nickname (can't think of one for Sophie).

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BBQJuly · 23/04/2012 00:11

Can a tendency to lisp be inherited? Can you ask a speech therapist what is the statistical likelihood of your child having a lisp?

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AceOfBase · 23/04/2012 00:21

Maybe BBQ I have had one and so does dd. It's rather cute though so i don't think an 's' name would be awful.

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sashh · 23/04/2012 06:07

Have a non s nn in reserve, maybe Phi of Fifi

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yellowflowers · 23/04/2012 07:12

Oh Fifi that's a good Sophie nickname

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ragged · 23/04/2012 10:27

Lots of kids have speech delay or problems when their parents never had anything like it; if we don't avoid tricky names on the off chance nor should you, I reckon.

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BellaCB · 26/04/2012 12:50

I still have a lisp, which is annoying as it meant I couldn't go for half the boys names I liked (Seth, Isaac etc). Do you still lisp at all? If you don't then I wouldn't worry, its unlikely to be inherited. And you can't avoid all names that may be an issue with different speech problems.

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Kveta · 26/04/2012 12:52

why did you lisp? I had a lisp due to an underbite, and DS has inherited the same underbite sadly (and looks like Marlon Brando at times).

however, I wouldn't avoid names you love just because of that!

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Bonsoir · 26/04/2012 12:54

Lisps are usually resolved with speech therapy/orthodontics/maturity. Do you know what caused your lisp and how it was resolved, OP?

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lancelottie · 26/04/2012 12:58

Sod's Law says that if you do avoid Sophie and call her Barbara/Rebecca/Laura, the child will be unable to pronounce R instead.

DS currently has a brace and a lisp because of it. His siblings who are rotten little sods are hugely enjoying asking him if he wants sausages and crisps.

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Kveta · 26/04/2012 13:01

lance you should respond 'no, he wants ice cream, and is getting an extra scoop every time you wind him up' :o

I had a brace(retainer type) for about 6 months to correct my underbite (when I was 8 or 9) and it was hideous, but I did get a lot of ice lollies when it hurt, which was about the sole compensation for the bloody thing! I got horribly teased for it at school too, as I had to clean it after every break, and other kids saw and decided I had false teeth Hmm

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yellowflowers · 26/04/2012 13:32

Don't know why I had one. Had some speech therapy but think it just improved with age. I do have a slight underbite though so maybe that's it.

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lancelottie · 26/04/2012 13:56

Good plan!

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