Opinionated mum and sister.

@Dvg you're thinking of Senna.

Isnt Sienna a constipation relief medicine?

I told my family my DS’s name before I had him, they hated it and wanted it to change. I told them that’s his name and they had their choice to choose a name they liked with their DC. I won’t be making that mistake this time around, they’ll find out this LO’s name when they’re born

Sienna is a lovely name!!

Saying that I also love Clementine!

Just dont tell them the name until you've actually written it on the birth certificate... before that people think it's some kind of discussion and you want thier opinion!

My childrens names are quite unusual. One of my close friends started saying 'you cant name a child that! Please dont' when I told her my daughters name. I just told her that was her name and it wasnt a discussion. Shes never mentioned it since.

My mother has strong opinions. I couldn’t give a fuck though, it’s not her life. I just ignore or pull her up on them, depending.

I had this problem when naming DD1. Don’t voice your choices from now on, this is YOUR baby no one else’s! your mum had her turn!! only tell them the name you have picked when the baby is born, when a name is connected to a person they will both love, it will be difficult to look at that cute baby and say “i don’t like that name”! xx

Never suggest names. Just tell them when you've chosen.

It's funny how people just can't seem to help repeating the mistakes of their own parents. My mum had a terrible time with my grandma trying to interfere with the planning of her wedding to my dad. By all accounts it was awful. When my now husband and I got engaged she and my dad both said not to let anyone interfere and organise the wedding we wanted. Months later we were standing in the ballroom of a hotel with my mum having a full on tantrum with tears and shouting and screaming because we wouldn't book it for our wedding. I don't think I'll ever quite forgive her for the stress she put us through in the run up to our wedding (which turned out perfect and was the best day ever).

When we had our kids we discussed names with nobody. Except to make sure the grandparents knew in advance we would not be using any of their names.

I feel you OP. I'm 39 weeks and I'm fed up with being asked if I've thought of a name.

When I had my first, my FIL asked me about names and I said I would most likely name her Freya. He pulled a disgusted face and said "urgh, I don't like that". No idea why people think it's acceptable to be so rude. I named her Freya anyway and she so suits her name. This time we have told FIL that we'll be naming our son Nile-Cruise

No because I’ve never discussed names with my parents / siblings or extended family.

Just stop all conversation about it. If they ask say you’re still thinking and move on.

Oh crumbs. Don't talk about it or share thoughts for sure. I love my mum and she's pretty chill but even she had an opinion on baby names - and that was just the surname choice.

Your mum has had her turn when she chose your name. Now it's your turn! Sienna is a lovely name.

With my sons, we announced their names as soon as we knew we were having boys. We got stick for my eldest’s name because of the spelling - it’s not even an unusual spelling - and with our second, who we gave an old fashioned but rarely heard of name, people either loved it or hated it. With my daughter, I told nobody until she was born. I don’t have family so thankfully don’t have to deal with this from them but there will always be people that try to put you off your name choice. And that’s just it, it’s your’s and your partner’s choice and nobody else’s opinion matters.

Never suggest names!!!!

Only tell them once you have decide and make it clear you're not interested in anyone else's opinion.

Sienna is lovely!

I’d really try not worry about what they will think and try not to get sucked into name discussions with them. The rules are 100% - if you want to name a baby, have one.

In my experience announcing the name after baby is here helps avoid people giving unwanted critiquing of a name. Also even if on paper a name isn’t their cup of tea it’s SO different when that name belongs to a gorgeous little person and it’s their name. You choose a name you love for your baby. Congratulations!

We decided to not tell family the name we have chosen for this reason despite their constant persistence to find out and guessing/opinions on names. Is tricky with family at times and you can't stop them either telling you they don't like the name when she is born or talking about names at you before then unfortunately e.g just please tell me it's not x or something like x and if that happens to be the name you've chosen or something similar is going to obviously be upsetting. Important thing is to stay firm to YOUR decisions for YOUR baby. Just say that's their taste you've already made up your mind & they'll find out soon enough when the baby is here & when she is if they have a problem with it that's their problem and they can like it or lump it. Some parents/grandparents seem to weirdly emotionally invest in this kind of thing as well and think that gives them a right to dictate things e.g. oh I'd always imagined I'd have a granddaughter called x. Similar to weddings and imagining how they'd imagined how their little daughter or son's day should be. But at the end of the day they need to accept that this isn't their child, your an independent adult and have the right to make your own choices.

Sienna is a beautiful name btw and I'm sure whatever you choose will be too. Unfortunately we can't always pick our family as easily as our babies names!

Don't tell them til you e names your baby. I had a similar problem with my mum, she rang me regularly with a raft of names, and I kept telling her we think we've chosen but aren't telling anyone til she's born as we're unsure. When she was born my mum phoned the hospital (lived in a different country) and said am I ALLOWED to know the name now ... so I told her and she said 'what!! No, what about Isabelle, or Meredith ... she hated our name choice! Tried to get my family on 'her side' - it was awful for months, tried getting me to change her middle name too as she didn't like any of her names (I'd given one middle name after my mum) and I honestly thought she may try to change it behind my back!!

When DS was born again 'what's his name' and we told her and she said oh that one is ok ... ridiculous!! It never really resolved itself before she died