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baby naming dramas

28 replies

LittleKirk · 12/08/2014 08:32

hi ladies

I'm having a lot of conflict about our choices for baby names...

we had a pretty big list and we thought we would like to involve our son in the choices and we finally all settled on Noah and Olivia (we don't know what we are having so prepared for both).

we had this all settled just after my second scan but now I'm in my final trimester everyone is weighing in on their thoughts. my son let slip the names as we didn't actually tell anyone (previous experience told me to keep quiet!) and its really starting to get to me.

my dad thinks the baby should be called James (the surname is Kirk...) but he won't listen when I explain that my partner was bullied for several years by a boy named James. my Dad is also very pushy for the name Freya which is pretty but it's just not something we both liked.

and now open the flood gates for everyone's opinions. I get told off (actually told off) by my mother in law for our name choices and now my mum is pushing her opinions on names.

it took us ages to get a shortlist and now with an impending due date I'm frantically searching the baby book and getting emotional because I don't feel settled. I know it's only a name for a baby but I don't want to go into the hospital without a clue. for our son Bradley we had 3 names for each sex so when he was born we could chose accordingly but now I feel like I'm down to nothing....

can anyone give any advice our guidance? I feel a little all over the place x

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Dancealot · 12/08/2014 08:51

It sounds like you are never going to please everyone so stop trying! You have picked two lovely names, stick with them!

wigglesrock · 12/08/2014 08:49

Well, I love your 2 chosen names, one of my daughters has the girl one Grin and Noah was on my boy list! I have three daughters.

If you're happy with your names, just stick with them. If anyone sticks their oar in, just tell them you've picked your names, you're not discussing it and they're now upsetting you. Have you thought of middle names? Middle names were invented for situations like this Wink

Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy.

UriGeller · 12/08/2014 08:49

Congratulations, those are beautiful classic names!

Having a baby seems to be permission to being dictated to by family, but honestly, how dare anyone else tell you what to name your baby?!

I would smile and nod and change the subject. Let them know you've made your choice and its absolutely not up for discussion.

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