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JSarah · 09/04/2016 19:40

Hi all on here,

I'm a very long time lurker - have been since my first ever pregnancy. However, unfortunately, we haven't had a child since a couple of weeks ago. IVF and 6 years later, 3 little miracles entered the world and they belong to us. I haven't wanted to take part with all the threads until I was officially a mummy. They are almost 3 weeks and I can just about begin to see their personalities come through, as multiples tend to be early, I've only just really been able to spend lots of time with them. Names are now a must.

Yes, we have had lots of ideas, but we have to think of 6 perfect names and that's becoming a really difficult task. We thought about family names, but none are particularly lovely. However, we are fans of 'filler' middle names, but I know they're not particularly liked on here, but if none sound right with our chosen names, we may not have middle names, as much to my family's disgust! We just haven't decided.

Sorry about the long post! We have 2 daughters and a son... Boys names are therefore a lot easier. Yeah, we have a lot of ideas, but there's just too many.

We like classics for boys or biblical, so names like:
Alexander
Benjamin
Charles
Daniel
Henry
Jacob
James
Louis
Matthew
Oliver
William

For girls, we vary a lot, we like such a variety:
Annabelle
Charlotte
Ella
Grace
Isabella
Lily
Olivia
Rose

There are more and definitely open to suggestions.

Thank you all so much and very pleased to be a part of this community :)

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Justfivemoreminutesplease · 10/04/2016 23:02

Oh beautiful names for beautiful babies - many, many congratulations Flowers

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JSarah · 10/04/2016 22:36

I'm glad you all like the name Matthew! He's so very handsome! I love him!!!

I don't have separate photos of the girls, only of one of them as one is struggling to not cry when taken away on her own, it's the saddest little thing! She is the smallest, so maybe that has something to do with it, but I didn't want to just post one of them, so I won't do that!

I love all the suggestions, they really are fab, but I suppose we can only pick 2!

I'm actually sooo nervous to announce these, I don't think they're going to be that loved tbh, but I suppose if we love them, that's okay :)

Well, their names are:

Francesca and Gabriella!

I really loved them as soon as their nurse suggested them and we looked at each other and just fell in love! It's also nice because Matthew was born first (2 syllables) and then we couldn't decide how to give each of them the name, so whoever was second, got the 3 syllable name (Francesca) and whoever was last, got the 4 syllable one! Gabriella. Also, the girls' names both have 9 letters :) so they all fit in together in a really unnoticeable way!

Matthew, Francesca and Gabriella = absolute perfection

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Raines100 · 10/04/2016 22:31

Oh, how absolutely delightful! Congratulations, OP! What gorgeous little bundles.
Matthew is fabulous. He is definitely a Matthew. Your list is to my taste, so I think you can't go wrong whatever you decide for those little girlies. My personal faves would be Charlotte and Annabelle. Rose and Grace rather lend themselves to mn. Charlotte Rose and Annabelle Grace? Do let us know what you decide- and good luck with the expressing I couldn't express enough to fill an egg up

Miloarmadillo1 · 10/04/2016 22:31

Congratulations on naming Matthew!

How about Naomi ( my delight) and Abigail (father's joy)

marshmallowpies · 10/04/2016 22:05

Bless his cotton socks! My DH is a Matthew and it's served him pretty well in life, so I definitely approve Grin

overwhelmed34 · 10/04/2016 20:55

This is the best baby name thread ever! Hello gorgeous Matthew!

leoniethelioness · 10/04/2016 20:40

Congratulations on beautiful baby Matthew and his gorgeous sisters.

I'll suggest Abigail and Lydia or Martha and Joanna or Charlotte and Alexandra for his sisters.

Daydreambelievers · 10/04/2016 20:26

Matthew.wonderful choice,looking forward to hearing the names of your two beautiful girls🌻

daisydalrymple · 10/04/2016 19:44

Hello Matthew! Fabulous choice Smile x

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JSarah · 10/04/2016 19:36

Thank you all so much :) DH is religious, so I completely respect that and go to church with him, our little ones will also come too, so I suppose they'll just decide what they want to be, but I like the idea of names that mean gift from God.

We have decided on Matthew for our little mr, it's a gorgeous name and really suits him. Look at that face!!!

We have thrown a few names around for our daughters, which are not on our list and we think they may be the ones, but we are not 100% sure so I don't want to reveal anything too soon!

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HackerFucker22 · 10/04/2016 16:49

Don't use Lily and Rose (both beautiful names in their own right of course but you don't want a 'theme')

I'd go for William, Annabel and Rose.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 10/04/2016 15:50

THREE BABIES AAAAAHHH!!! Congratulations, what total sweeties.

I vote Jacob, Charlotte and Ella.

StDogolphin · 10/04/2016 15:41

Laurence, Elizabeth and Adaline

Phillip, Harriet and Lydia

Alexander, Annabel and Rosalind

Edward, Verity and Honour

Barnaby, Alexandra and Elizabeth

Charles, Isabel and Imogen

septembersunshine · 10/04/2016 15:28

Just beautiful - what a gorgeous three! So many congratulations op! I am naming just one in the summer and that is hard enough ;)

I love Annabel, Charlotte and William - Annie, Lottie and Will (for short). I know you might not think about shortening longer names but I have three now and honestly, when you are saying their names a hundred times a day or calling them all at the same time sometimes it's useful to be able to shorten.

I have an Eleanor (we call her Ella), Lucy and Jack.

New suggestions for first/middle names:
Eva/Eve
Sophie
Molly
Matilda
Florence
Mila
Aveline
Rosa/Rosie/Rose/Rosaline
Cecilia/Celia
Nina
Mia

Zachary
Sebastian
Arthur
Albert
Noah
Isaac
Samuel

Good luck and enjoy all those new born cuddles!

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crapfatbanana · 10/04/2016 15:22

Congratulations! I hope your three beautiful children bring you so much joy.

I really like your list of names. My top three would be Annabelle (but spelled Annabel), Charles and Lily.

Ps - I have two sets of twins after years of IVF. Seems crazy after thinking I would never have children.

Enjoy every precious minute. X

Daydreambelievers · 10/04/2016 14:18

I have already suggested but what about Matthew,Charlotte and Alice (it's not on your list but I think it's such s beautiful name.

ItsLikeRainOnYourWeddingDay · 10/04/2016 13:15

Beautiful! Lovely names, I think I am going to take inspiration for my dd due in a few months Grin

Off topic - your struggles expressing. Make sure you have a proper hands free proper pumping bra. They are life changing Smile and get a hospital grade pump of you don't already have one. The medela symphony is fantastic and worth every pound of the monthly rental.

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 10/04/2016 09:20

They're very sweet

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Bellasima20 · 10/04/2016 07:24

Ah gorgeous OP!
I like:

Lily, Isabella and Jacob

OR

Louis, Isabella and Grace

xx

manicinsomniac · 10/04/2016 05:01

Congratulations! What gorgeous babies.

Lovely list of names. I don't see a problem with 'filler' middle names at all but also think you've got enough of a list to draw from there too.

From the list, I like:
William Henry
Alexander James
Annabelle Grace
Charlotte Rose
Isabella Rose

Other ideas in the same vein:
George, Lucas, Andrew, Christopher, Joseph, Isaac, Zachary, Nicholas, Nathaniel, Joshua, Thomas

Abigail, Beatrice, Natasha, Madeleine, Miranda, Juliette, Katherine, Matilda, Natalie, Lucy, Hannah, Rebecca, Victoria, Felicity, Mary, Francesca, Imogen, Harriet

Or, if you want to consider the 'classic but more unusual' route, how about:
Alistair, Benedict, Christian, Elliot, Frederick, Jasper, John, Michael, Owen, Patrick, Quentin, Solomon, Timothy, Vincent, Xavier

Arabella, Alannah, Bronte, Claire, Cassandra, Daphne, Emmeline, Giselle, Henrietta, Josephine, Jocelyn, Kate, Lucinda, Larissa, Marianne, Nicole, Nadia, Rowena, Rhiannon, Rosemary, Rosamund, Susannah, Sylvia, Vanessa, Vivienne, Xanthe

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