Hospital Staff Reaction to your dcs names??!!

[curlyaqa]

A friend told the midwives during labour her choices for a boy and girl (they didn't know the sex), apparently, the midwife said "let's hope you have a girl then".
I was a bit at that.
I remember the midwives coming around the pn ward to ask the names and making comments, but none really negative. I also heard that they like to check something offensive isn't going to be used (that sounds like rubbish reading it back).
What kind of reactions have others had?

[curlyaqa]

Oh and the names were Ruby and Troy.

[cthea]

I hope she had a girl

[cthea]

I told the MW that we were going to call our baby just like her! We'd obviously decided long before and the MW was a bit rubbish but that didn't put us off. It must have made her day.

[curlyaqa]

she did

[mazzystar]

the chaplain wasn't too keen on our choice for dd. so he proposed an alternative.

[reikizen]

Regardless of how awful I think the chosen name is I say 'Oh how lovely!' Not up to me to judge is it?

[cthea]

reikizen - I think this comes from too many evenings spent on mothers' forums. IRL I find people are more free with their honest opinions and instinctive remarks.

[TheConfusedOne]

When Mom went to Register Twin brothers in Military Register in Singapore back in the 60's, The register said

' Oh why are you calling them that, when there are such delightful names like, Vivien and Robin'

Mom did not take the hint tho , and called them what she had already decided. BTW both twins were boys.

Just as well, as Vivien and Robin grew up to be blardy great 6ft2 and 6ft 4 built like brick Out houses!

[iwantasecondone]

Yes...I got "Oh..that's...different. I thought you were English!" So my child has a slightly French name. Does it matter?

[bikerunski]

I wouldn't tell the midwife until he was born! When she said "It's a boy, so have we got a name now".

[dinkymum]

I named my daughter Millie and the midwife said 'Oh I suppose that would have been short for Millicent once' in a tone that was a sort of hint. So I guess shes the type that desnt completely agree with shortened names as given names lol
The staff on the ward said it suited her though as she had dainty features.

[SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore]

"oooo what a pretty name" for dd1. that is what i usually get. or "i have never heard that before" apart from a friend of mine asked "why would you call her such a thing?"

lol dinkymum dd2 is millie and i was asked if it was short for amelia. apparently there was an amelia in the ward next to ours. after that i wanted amelia but dh said no

[misdee]

dd3 has been getting a lot of attention in hospital lately for her name.

plastic surgery doc remembers her because her 'really cool name' lol..

[FabioVicePeeperPlopper]

no one should ever spill their dc's name until it is born

misdee - when they saw dd3's name and 'hand injury', who were the hospital staff expecting?

God forbid she ever suffers tennis elbow.


do hope dd3 and her fingers on the mend.

[ScottishMummy]

we told no one our baby name.they can like it or lump it.dont need affirmation of others.

[constancereader]

One nurse said when told the name

"No really, what have you called him?"

It isn't an unusual name either, just not that common in Wales.

[ScottishMummy]

sorry!to clarify didn't tell it til birth and they all went....silent...tumbleweed...celtic name uncommon.most say oh how do you spell that

family thinks it is old fashioned

[popsycal]

When I had ds3 last week, several midwives, physios etc commented on how they all had lovely 'proper' names

[ScottishMummy]

LOL,no didnt tell choice to avoid oh whit abaout neeps/tatties/hibbert/percy suggestions

[ghosty]

I called DD Abigail. A normal simple name you would think? One of the nurses misheard me, even after several repeats and said, "Abbygirl? I've never heard that before!"

[1dilemma]

here's me thinking I didn't know misdees dd3 was called venus
has dc4 appeared yet?

[zoejeanne]

A friend of a friend has an adopted son called Edward. The mother (on her 7th child or something), decided she would have him adopted from birth, as she did with all the others - so gave birth, handed him over and requested he be named 'Enid'. The midwives tried to put a stop to it, but she insisted on registering his birth herself so they couldn't change his name. In this case I wish the MWs had been more vocal rather than less.