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When did you get used to your DC's names?

27 replies

Alotlikechristmas · 09/12/2020 23:44

We have a 3 month old boy and I am still not entirely comfortable with addressing and refering to him by his name. I do make a conscious effort to use it daily, but it still feels a bit weird and doesn't come as natural to me as baby, sweetie, etc. With my dd1, her name suited her straight away. With dd2 it took a few weeks, I can't remember how many, but was def less than 3 months.
Just to add that his name was not my first choice, in fact it wasn't even on my list, but I was talked into it by dh. I dont know if that has anything to do with it.
Anyone else had similar experience? Will he ever grow into his name?

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zigaziga · 10/12/2020 06:54

Oh ages. I find proper adult names feel ludicrous on a newborn.

With DD I do love her name now she’s a toddler but I actually randomly went off it and struggled to say it for a while (many months) when she was a baby. With DS I never questioned the name but I felt it looked silly on a tiny baby for the first few months.

I remember one of my friends (who always loved her DD’s name) calling her daughter “baby” until nearly 1 and then transitioning into “baby Name” and it took her probably past 1 year to use it on its own regularly.

calimommy · 10/12/2020 06:49

I'd have expected to be used to it by now tbh. Or even to have a moniker of sorts. Is it a family name on your DH side?