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What to call an unborn child?

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Damage · 18/11/2024 22:27

I am 10 weeks pregnant.

Maybe it's just me, but I'm finding it difficult to know what to call my unborn child at this stage. It doesn't feel right to call it a baby, child or even fetus.

Any suggestions?

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IThinkImGonnaBeSadIThinkItsToday · 21/11/2024 02:13

Baby or the baby.

cobden28 · 20/11/2024 21:30

I refer to my forthcoming grandchild as The Bump or Baby (his surname), ie if your surname is Snith then this would be Baby Smith, Daughter des know the gender of the baby but as they've not yet decided what to call it I. sticking with Baby (his surname) until told otherwise.

allfurcoatnoknickers · 20/11/2024 19:52

justanotherlaura · 18/11/2024 22:35

Ours was called 'the parasite', I was very ill in pregnancy and it was just in jest :)

I had HG and used to refer to DS as "the spawn" I felt like he was sucking the life out of me.

IamChocLover · 20/11/2024 19:46

Mine was called Zippy.

Rumblytumblytea · 19/11/2024 15:18

Friend called their Bean

we called our bump or bubs or baby or blueberry. Silly things too like little squish or pudding

IdgieThreadgoodeIsMyHeroine · 19/11/2024 15:14

My wife and I referred to ours as Little Puffling (baby puffin).

My nephew was Zippy, because he looked like Zippy from Rainbow in his first scan photo!

roshi42 · 19/11/2024 15:11

I called her the thing she was the size of, so sesame seed, chickpea etc. Raspberry kind of stuck though (her embryo pic really looked like a raspberry and it's my favourite fruit) - and she became The Voracious Raspberry because of how much it felt she was taking from me in the first trimester.

Caffeineneedednow · 19/11/2024 14:40

We named my eldest bump Ragnor. We were watching vikings at the time 🤣

Cyclingforcake · 19/11/2024 14:36

Frimmy. Short for Frimpong. Long story involving 2 football teams. If any of my family on here this is very outing.

Karatema · 19/11/2024 14:33

My friend's baby was Angel before she knew the sex and by the time she was born that was her name 😀

AutumnLeaves24 · 19/11/2024 11:51

Ladyj84 · 19/11/2024 09:22

The minute that egg is fertilizes it's the start of baby so not sure why you would want to call baby anything else

So you're called Adult?

🙇🏻‍♀️

OneBlackHeart · 19/11/2024 11:45

justanotherlaura · 18/11/2024 22:35

Ours was called 'the parasite', I was very ill in pregnancy and it was just in jest :)

Snap!

DwightDFlysenhower · 19/11/2024 11:42

A work friend called hers the passenger or tagalong, because it went everywhere with her. Grin

LadyR77 · 19/11/2024 11:35

Mine was Pip!

Bloom15 · 19/11/2024 11:34

I used to call mine Gremlin or Gizmo!

TomatoSandwiches · 19/11/2024 11:34

The parasite.

Florafaunafish · 19/11/2024 11:32

JubileeJuice · 18/11/2024 23:17

Mine was The Unborn

I wish I'd thought of that 😂

Florafaunafish · 19/11/2024 11:31

It, or the baby. Signed cards etc with family names and 'bump' towards the end of the pregnancy but would not have at 10 weeks.

Nothatgingerpirate · 19/11/2024 11:27

I'd call that foetus, but that's not what you're after?

Thamantha · 19/11/2024 11:27

Ours were 'sproutface' and 'jumping bean' while in the womb - loosely based off the 'fruit of the womb' type apps that suggest what size fruit/vegetable/legume your fetus is at any given week.

YesYesAllGood · 19/11/2024 11:14

We made up a funny nickname based on our surname.

NormaNormalPants · 19/11/2024 11:03

DD was Pea, our second is imaginatively known as Two or #2 😂

jolota · 19/11/2024 10:59

We called it bean the first time around, because its basically that size for ages.
This time, idk we don't really talk about it so much, I'm at 10 weeks too.

knackered101 · 19/11/2024 10:55

I just called mine baby and further along baby boy

SharpOpalNewt · 19/11/2024 10:53

I'd go with Bob.

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