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To want to change my baby's name?

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Ems101 · 25/07/2011 00:38

From Oscar to Rhys?

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BitOfFun · 27/07/2011 00:17

Jake is a bit dull, IMO, just because its so common. But it's your call.

worraliberty · 27/07/2011 00:17

You're starting to sound a bit immature...like you're choosing shoes in a sale or something.

Just give it some real thought on your own. Choose a name and stick with it.

After all the baby will keep it for life...and during that life you might go off it another 100 times.

pinkyp · 27/07/2011 00:28

In ur op u said u did like it? What does ur dh think to it? I think ur being immature now too get a grip it's a baby not a dog!!

BitOfFun · 27/07/2011 00:34

Is your keyboard playing up, pinkyp?

pinkyp · 27/07/2011 00:36

I'm on my phone app apologise for spelling!

BitOfFun · 27/07/2011 00:38

I hate posting from my phone- if I need to use letters in the top right, my sausage fingers end up hitting the Post button instead, and I look like a numpty

jubilee10 · 27/07/2011 06:58

My ds3 (5) keeps changing the name of his toy dog. It really irritates me. This is a baby not a toy. Once you have chosen a name, registered their birth and called them by that name for 8 weeks, thats who they are. Oscar is a lovely nema and i'm sure he is a lovely baby!

jubilee10 · 27/07/2011 06:59

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DriverDan · 27/07/2011 07:51

I changed my baby's name when she was 4 months old, it was fine and simple enough to do and we are very happy with our decision.

BUT...you can only change it once, so make sure it is the right decision, you can't keep changing your mind!

itisnearlysummer · 27/07/2011 08:59

Stick with Oscar.

Cute name for a little boy, strong name for a man. It will work with him through all stages of his life.

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Ems101 · 27/07/2011 21:02

I don't think I being immature or treating him like a dog or pair of shoes. I just want to make sure he has a name that I like and that suits him.

After he was born I had to spend a few days in hospital due to complications during the birth, and then two days after I came home I came out in chickenpox which didn't go down for 2 weeks and made me really ill, not helped by the fact I was coping with a newborn pretty much on my own. By the time I actually felt sane again and able to think straight, he was already nearly 6 weeks and needed to be registered. You might laugh and say 'yeah right' but during that time just getting through the day without collapsing was an achievement, and trying out names I had thought of while pregnant just wasn't at the top of my list of things to do. Therefore he just suddenly became Oscar before I had really had any time or energy to consider other names, which at the time didn't bother me as I was just glad to feel better and be able to enjoy my little boy, but now it's dawning on me that his name is forever, so if I am going to change it, it is better to do it sooner rather than later.

I have said the two other names that I am considering and just merely wanted to know what people thought of them with regards to whether they suit a baby/child/man.

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nojustificationneeded · 27/07/2011 21:10

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itisnearlysummer · 27/07/2011 21:29

Well since you've asked, I don't like the name Jake (I've known plenty of Jakes that I like but just not the name). It's one of those names. One of the boys who will play up in class, one of the boys who'll have a shaved head and bit a bit of a 'lad'.

I think Rhys is a bit uninteresting but I don't think it would cause any problems growing up. Also much prefer it spelt the proper way too!

I still prefer Oscar.

plus, when he's mardy you get to call him Oscar the Grouch!

I remember the getting through the day stage well, don't beat yourself up about it.

LoopyLoopsTootyFroots · 27/07/2011 21:33

Oscar - nice name
Rhys and Jake - very common, both meanings. (sorry)

AgentZigzag · 27/07/2011 21:38

It sounds to me like you're trying to get rid of the memories of what must have been an awful time for you.

FWIW, I've actually never called either of my DDs by their proper names, and either use shortened versions of them or pet names.

Hearing their 'proper' names being used (which DD1 does at school) is like them talking about someone else to me.

alittlebitcountry · 27/07/2011 21:58

I thought it was a fairly normal thing for people to be known by their middle name not their forename. If your DS already has the name you prefer OP, why not just start using that instead of his forename? Unless you feel its really important to make it a formal registered change.

You may have to be a bit of a nag at first but he is so little it will seem like he was always Jake (or whichever you choose) by the time he's one.

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