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AIBU?

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Original poster

Okay - so i am being precious, but someone just took my baby name! Gah!

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Stigaloid · 08/06/2007 10:10

So i know i am being precious but am still a little irked by the fact that one of the ladies from my ante-natal class has gone and taken our baby name! I know there are hundreds of people out there with the same name, but we've known for months that we are having a boy and what we are going to call him. This lady (albeit a lovely lady at that) went and had her baby early (grrr and only a 3 hours labour - how unfair is that - lucky girl ) and has proceeded to name her baby boy (which she didn't know she was having) our baby name. Not only that - but the same initials for the middle name too!

Now, i know iam being unreasonable but still - i fancied a moan and letting it all out.

Big fat raspeberries to early easy births and taking baby names. pfffffffffffffffffffffffft!

I feel a little better

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SweetyDarling · 08/06/2007 12:57

Unless it was a close fried or relative of course - then I'd be mightily p'd off!!

SweetyDarling · 08/06/2007 12:56

I'd be quite happy if someone liked the name i had chosen so much that they gave it to their baby.
God I'm balanced!

Bibis · 08/06/2007 12:53

It would be especially cool if I could find a Mr Cheeseman to marry, or just change my name by deed poll............

Furrymummy · 08/06/2007 12:50

ROFL!!!!
There's always someone ;)

Bibis · 08/06/2007 12:46

Ooooh Chutney now there's a name I hadn't thought of but I reeeeally like it, I hope you don't mind if I 'borrow' it for the next ds do you Furrymummy?

Blu · 08/06/2007 11:46

So, the best thing is to 'bags' the name you want not at conception, not at a scan where you (might) find out it's sex, certainly not at birth - but perhaps when you have your first period? or is that already too late to make it exclusive?

MamaG · 08/06/2007 11:43

Stig - you know YABU but you're allowed 'cos you're preggers - your DS was never going to be the only Thomas, now was he . Go ahead and call him Thomas.

(love the term Changeling btw enid~)

nomdeplume · 08/06/2007 11:43

My son is called Thomas and was born waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before yours..... YOU COPIED ME !!!

Sorry but YABU. You are hormonal and a bit bonkers atm, you will get through it, name your lovely baby, and get on with your life.

kerala · 08/06/2007 11:40

Also parents (us included) tend to get het up on second names but in RL they are pretty irrelevant!

WinkyWinkola · 08/06/2007 11:29

YANBU at all! I too would be really cheesed off.

In fact, I'm not even pregnant but have my next baby's name decided already.

I would be really moaning if someone else I knew used it before I had a chance to. Now THAT is being unreasonable but I don't care. Luckily I choose quite poncey names so the chances of them being used are minimal.

eemie · 08/06/2007 11:17

My nephew wanted me to call my baby after his rabbit.

What's the rabbit's name? I asked

Answer: 'Stu'

harman · 08/06/2007 11:07

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pussycatmomma · 08/06/2007 11:04

had to smile to myself at Dylan. Was pondering it the other day with my dh,and he just said "we are not naming our child after your best friends rabbit!"
it hadnt occured to me before that dylan is also an aging floppy eared brown bunny

Enid · 08/06/2007 10:56

yes I can highly recommend a house full of girls

Furrymummy · 08/06/2007 10:52

I'm calling mine Chutney. No one in their right mind would ever want to steal that name

kerala · 08/06/2007 10:36

Every born in my area in the last year is called Thomas. Or Jack. Think there must be a law that only these 2 names allowed. Pity the poor teachers in a few years!

Megglevache · 08/06/2007 10:33

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snowleopard · 08/06/2007 10:32

Outrageous behaviour IMO, and especially with an easy labour! I would have been just as annoyed. Definitely call him what you want to - I hung out with people from my antenatal class for, oh, 3 months and then most of us gradually stopped seeing each other.

In fact I think you should call him "The One and Only Thomas"

Enid · 08/06/2007 10:30

oooh a little changeling

how lovely

Megglevache · 08/06/2007 10:27

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Enid · 08/06/2007 10:23

oi megg how is uour gorgeous bubba

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Stigaloid · 08/06/2007 10:22

Oooh i like JOshua but DH doesn't for some reason. Our other favourite name choice is Dylan - which we may go for - guess it depends on what he looks like. The middle name will definitely be after my dad though

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