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How do I pursuade hubby to go with a name I like more than him?

28 replies

louisaruby · 14/09/2013 13:30

Hi, we're having our first baby on Wednesday and our both so excited!! However the only niggle I have is that my husband is all of a sudden saying he doesn't like the name I have set my heart on and been calling the baby for the past few weeks - Cole!! He is saying he wants to call him Bobby, but we both discounted this around month 6. To be fair to him, he never said he loved Cole, he said it was ok but he wasn't sure, but never offered an alternative and has never said 'no' when I've been referring to the baby as Cole. I just feel like he's left it too late to say he's changing his mind and I am so in love with the name Cole and know my son as Cole that it's making me feel really sad to think he will object when he's born. I don't want to upset my hubby though, so any tips how to get to call our son Cole and still be kind to hubby? Friends have said once he's born if I just say the name straight away to the doctors it will stick, but I'd love any suggestions for other tactics!!!

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DaddyPigsMistress · 14/09/2013 13:42

He should have as much say in naming the baby as you.

Would you be happy if he tried to manipulate you this way?

SavoyCabbage · 14/09/2013 13:42

You don't. You choose a name together that you both like. My dh sort f did that to me. Told the doctors a name ad ad it put on dds bracelet thingy. Not maliciously he was just excited. I went along with it as I was so exhausted.

Dd is nearly seven and I'm still not used to her name.

hmsvictoria · 14/09/2013 13:36

It's not for you to force your name choice on him if he doesn't like it. He is your DH's son too.

You need to agree on a name, together.

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