Baby name regret

Do change it if you aren't happy - it's common thing to do.

As PP suggested if you DP thinks Edward is too common Theodore nn Ted is nice. Or you could stick with Edward and go for Ned, Teddy or Eddie (I don't think Eddie is that common right now.)

Or if your DP really doesn't like Edward, do a shortlist, sleep on it so you are happy, and then pick a new one w your DP.

*as a baby he has ended up with the nickname Beany anyway

Also wanted to add that I agree with a PP that Chester is hard to see on a baby but a name a child would grow into. My DS has a similar name, and it's only now that he is moving around and more of a character that he suits his name.
As a baby he would have been a great Teddy or Barney (Barney was my fave which DH hated)
My partner thought about names he would like as a teen and man whereas I was obsessed with it being cute enough for my baby.
I actually agree with him now as I think my DS will love his name as he grows, it's cool and strong. As he has ended up with the nickname Beany anyway!
I think you could regret changing to Ted as they are everywhere!

I think Chester is a fabulous name, much nicer than Edward which feels a bit stuffy to me
Chester and Nancy go lovely

Regardless of people’s opinion on here ...change it,if you are not happy with the name. A friend of mine changed her twins names when they were 6 months old and she has never regretted it. I actually cannot remember their previous names !!

I think Chester is a lovely and strong name. But it's your little fella, so do what feels right. Good luck.

Chedward?

Love Chester.
Edward reminds me of a snotty MC kid in a stripy wool jumper and corduroy trousers!

Oh I like Chester! And Nancy. They go well together. Edward is also a favourite of mine so I'm really no help in terms of choosing a name! I will say that both my dc were not called by their proper names until about 6mo - it always feels odd referring to a tiny newborn as a full-on, grown-up name. Mine both had nicknames (unrelated to their actual names), which we do sometimes still use. What I'm trying to say is that you may find whatever the name is it feels odd to call him that but it's perfectly normal. Once he's bigger and showing more of his personality it all feels a lot more natural. Congratulations on your baby!

Chester makes me think of ' chester drawers'

We took 2 weeks to decide on a name for Ds1 and nearly 4 weeks to decide for Ds2. Lots of people asked "if we had a name yet"; we said "no".

We didn't find out the gender in advance and it seemed silly to consider names before we'd met the baby.

We worked on the principle that we both had to like the name - not that one person would give in to the other.

I understand that people do relationships differently but you are both going to have to call your child by their name for the rest of your/their life. Why not take your time over it and come to an agreement? You can change the name up to a year and have 6 weeks to register the birth so plenty of time (may be longer due to Covid).

Don't let your other half or any of the comments on this thread bully you into a decision one way or another.

Chester and Edward are both lovely so you can't really go wrong. But if you're looking for other possibilities I offer Edwin - it's more unusual but you can still use the nickname Ted.

Either way there's a reason that it's dead easy to change a baby's name up to the age of 12 months, loads of people change their minds and it's no big deal, but it is important to find a name you're happy with.

My friends couldn't decide what to name their baby so they tried a few names for a week at a time and eventually settled on one that they hadn't even had on the shortlist at the time of her birth but it suits her perfectly. Why not suggest to your OH that you try a week of calling him Edward and see how you both feel at the end of it?

I would ditch Chester, OP. Edward is much nicer.

Chester doesn't sound 'traditional' at all, even though technically it might be - to be blunt, it sounds really downmarket.

But the point is, you actively dislike it, and he knew that and he pretty much bullied you into it.

Too right he should be upset really, it's good that he's realised that it has to be sorted.

Hopefully he does at least feel he can ok Edward. If really not, I'd ask again - whose surname? Because if his - then the choice really should be yours anyway.

I'm sorry but Chester is just awful, like a bulldog or something. I completely agree withyou - please please take advantage of him being upset and change it to Edward!

Nancy and Ted/Ned is great.

Keep Chester as a middle name if you must.

Not impressed at all with your partner pushing you into that when you were recovering from the birth. Assume the baby is having his surname too?! - and that you haven't registered yet?

Nobody will care at all after two weeks. I know someone who changed after a couple of months - totally forgotten now.

Difficult! I really loved Dd's name but a few days after she was born I wished we'd gone for another option. I still feel like that. With ds, my dh chose from our list of options, left the hospital, an hour later I messaged him saying sorry he's not an X he's a Y. I still love his name. Luckily my dh agrees it suits him more. If you want to change it I think you should, as long as it doesn't make your dh feel how you feel now.

Love Edward, Nancy and Ted sound great together.

I do prefer Edward to Chester, although Chester isn’t a bad name - I think it’s one of those names like Ernest or Sidney that are also getting quite trendy that just don’t suit a small baby, but aren’t so bad once the boy is around 2 or 3. But if it’s causing you this much angst I’d say definitely change it as it is not the right name for him.

I like both names OP. Chester is traditional but uncommon and goes well with Nancy. But again not my baby.

Chester is a (vair naice) town in the North West.

I don't think you should call him Edward it Chester. You each need to sit down with a baby book and write down names you like and find one that works for both of you.

Fwiw as I always suggest it, I offer Benedict.
Beautiful, Quirky and classic, can be named Ben or Ned. And means "blessing", which every baby boy is.

Love both Edward and Chester. A hard choice

It's really not a big deal to change a name by the way. People might raise eyebrows for one second but no one is as interested or invested as you are in your child's name I promise

I personally really like Chester, especially with Nancy they both sound so cool and hipster which I like!

Nancy is a TOP name.

Nancy and Ted sound great.

It's upsetting that your OH is upset though.

It isn't that uncommon to change a baby's name. My friend changed her DS's name after about 6 weeks, I think.

We didn’t name my eldest until the 21st day limit as we couldn’t decide. It felt like so much pressure and I just wanted to relax with my new baby, not fret about it! So same length of time you are at now op, just pretend you were trying out Chester for a while and now you are choosing the real name.

On the other hand, I haven’t gotten names that I love for my children (one middle name) - the rest are compromises that I like. Especially my eldest’s name is spelled in a way I don’t like as a rule, but I compromised. I don’t think it’s possible to name a baby without some compromise, unless you’re lucky enough like some to have a partner who is easy about it. And can recognise that because you grew and pushed the thing out you should get to name it bitter/not bitter

I went through similar. Me and DH couldn't agree on a name and went with his choice that I sort of liked when our daughter was born.

For some reason I hated the name when she was 2 weeks old but we kept it as I didn't want to complicate things. A couple weeks later and I came up with a nickname that I loved so called her that instead of her name. Few months later I ended up absolutely loving the name and now it is my favourite name ever! I'm so glad we kept it and she's definitely grown into it.

Not that it matters, but I like Chester more than Edward as Edward is very common and I find it boring, whereas Chester seems interesting. My opinion on the names is irrelevant, of course!