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Still ruminating over baby name

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amy480 · 03/03/2026 11:31

I have an almost 5 month DD and posted on here a few months ago re. Possible name regret (name choice was not top of list, a compromise name, given when she was a week old). As time has gone on the regret has dwindled a bit but not completely gone away in the way I hoped it would. In moments when I’m alone / bored / sleep deprived I find myself still looking at names online and having a feeling that I could have given my daughter a better / less common name (her name is Ava). It’s a horrible feeling and not something that I knew I would ever feel (first child was named very easily, a name I’ve always loved, no regrets whatsoever). I don’t think I truly want to change her name, I just want this feeling of comparison and obsessing over other names to go away. I think it’s exacerbated by the fact that it is highly likely I won’t be having any more children. Has anyone else experienced this and have any advice for moving forward?

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ToKittyornottoKitty · 03/03/2026 11:34

How is your bond with the baby generally? Is everything going ok? It’s a perfectly normal name, so I’m surprised you don’t just see her as Ava now. My nephew has a stupid name, and when my sister was pregnant the name just sounded daft to me (obviously didn’t share this with her), but he’s 1 now and he’s just him, with his name, it’s part of his identity.

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