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What do you do if you can't agree?

27 replies

firsttimepregnanthelp · 01/04/2026 15:54

I am a hyper organised person whereas bf is much more laid back and last minute. We are keeping the gender a surprise but I have a c section booked for 3 weeks time and would like a shortlist of names for each gender. Bf thinks we can wait til baby is here to think about names but I dont think I will be in my right mind following birth and getting to grips with motherhood!

I have made lots of suggestions of names to him, none of which he likes. He has suggested about 3 names to me which I am not keen on and one I actively disliked.

What do you do in this situation? I feel stressed that we don't at least have an idea of some names we both like. What if we can't agree???

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Indecisive1011 · 01/04/2026 16:02

Definitely don't make a decision post partum.
Post natal hormones are pretty wild 🤣

GoldenRosebee · 01/04/2026 15:55

give baby one name from your list and one from your bf list as a first middle

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