Is there anyone out there who knew their baby's name straight away?

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Hellmouth · 25/11/2016 17:10

Just curious, as I see so many threads with people trying to choose a name! :D

Before we even knew we were having a boy, we had picked out a boy's name. And we knew what the middle name would be straight away (if a boy, DPs dad's first name, if a girl, my mum's name).

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wigglesrock · 25/11/2016 19:10

Yes, we had a boys and a girls name, including middle name picked out from pretty much 20 weeks and stuck to it for each of my 3.

MoonDuke · 25/11/2016 19:08

I knew DS2's name the moment i found out i was pregnant. Don't know why- just had a very strong feeling. Didn't even know he was a boy at that point! And it wasn't a shortlisted name from when we were choosing DS1's name.

Queenofthebrae · 25/11/2016 19:06

We had a boys name before I was even pregnant and very early on in my pregnancy we found a girls name we liked. As soon as my DD was born we knew the name we'd picked at the start was perfect for her.

ColourfulOrangex · 25/11/2016 19:05

My first son as soon as I knew he was a boy I had a name, I'm pregnant now and have my boys or girls name :)

ineedamoreadultieradult · 25/11/2016 19:03

For DS1 we had one discussion and ended up with a shortlist of 3. About a month before DH said I think I prefer X I said 'so do I' DS1 was named. For DS2 we went for a private gender scan found out he was a boy walked out of the room and I said 'how about X middle name Y' DS said 'yep perfect' DS2 was named.

OhFuds · 25/11/2016 19:01

I usually have my names chosen before I even get pregnant

MrsBobDylan · 25/11/2016 19:00

Dh and I finally agree a boy and girl name a couple of weeks before baby puts in an appearance. I have a fear of not picking a name before baby's here because I'm so dazed afterwards I'd find it stressful to be thinking of a name then.

Usually, dh starts off all 'nope, nope, nope' to every suggestion until towards the end and he just wants it done so agrees to one. He says it isn't like that but that's how it comes across. He told me he didn't like ds2's name, then agreed it just before he arrived, then said he wasn't sure he liked it just after we'd announced it but I vetoed a name change. Now he loves it!

LestatVonGaribaldi · 25/11/2016 17:46

Well I did but my DP didn't agree!

cheweduprope · 25/11/2016 17:43

as I see so many threads with people trying to choose a name

Presumably because the parents who already have a name don't come online to make a thread about it!!

dotdotdotmustdash · 25/11/2016 17:34

It didn't my DH and I long to pick a name once we knew our baby was a boy. We talked briefly about the names of Scottish mountains and quickly decided to include all of them and call him Ben!

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