To announce our babies name over Christmas dinner

[BJacks86]

Just is it unreasonable/disrespectful feel it will be a fun way to tell a lot of the family when they are together.

I wouldn't 1) to avoid making Christmas dinner about me 2) I wouldn't "announce" a baby name before they're born, you're so close to announcing when they're born anyway?

Unless it's Jesus! Cos that would b fab

Yes do it when baby is born!

Why do you need to make Christmas about you? It seems a bit off. Surely you’ll get all the attention you want after baby is born?

It’s just a bit weird.

Wait til the baby is born!

In my experience, no! Everyone will have an opinion and not necessarily in a good way. Yet once baby is born and you share the name everyone will tell you how lovely it is.

I wouldn't, too risky! If someone doesn't like the name and says so, you'll spend the rest of Christmas feeling upset. Or they might try to talk you out of it. Either way, it could put a dampener on the meal/rest of day.

Don’t do it. People will openly criticise a name pre-baby. You don’t want to be crying in your turkey when Granny says it’s the worse name she has ever heard. Once it’s here and named they won’t.

Are you naming it Pigzin-Blanketts?

It’s a bit cringe to be honest OP. If it were my family they’d likely look at me like and say ‘errrr ok. Pass the sprouts please’

I’m not sure how to say respectfully that no one actually cares what you are going to call your baby. It’s name doesn’t need ‘announced’. Wait until your child is safely in the world

I don't understand why people have to "announce" things all the time like it's an episode of EastEnders all the time. If it's normal to do this in your family then go ahead, but as others have said bare in mind that it might not get the reaction you're hoping for

Why not squeeze some scrabble letters spelling the name inside the crackers and see what happens, you never know there could be a name you like better that comes out of a drunk anagram! but remember to check the floor and the cracker paper for missing letters .

Actually I am in the wait until the baby gets here camp. You never know, she might not look like a Nevilla.

Best wait til born

why though?

Massive cringe fest. A baby's name shouldn't be 'announced' before the baby is born.

I mean this as nicely as possible; no-one cares.

Until baby is here no-one is bothered about names, announcements, gender reveals... it's exciting to you because you're the parent.

A name doesn't need a huge announcement: wait until baby is here and do the introductions.

If nothing else (as PP have said) you may not get the reaction you want - especially if people are drinking - and it'll ruin the day.
You're so close to the birth now anyway.

God no

Naff. Sorry.

No one will be that interested , sorry , it doesn't warrant an announcement.

I have 3 children only one has the name that I went into the labour room with. The 3rd was named something I hadn't even considered.

You may change your mind.

"I’m not sure you will get the reactions though seeing as baby isn’t here and it’s Christmas. Be prepared for the “oh that’s nice dear” then the quickly moving on."

They'll also be brutally honest after having a drink .

As said, it'll make the day about you, which isn't nice.

I don't understand why people have to "announce" things all the time like it's an episode of EastEnders all the time

Me neither. I've never had to make a formal "announcement" of anything despite multiple DC. I just, you know, told people we were expecting around (X date) and then told them that (DC name) had been born. Like, there is not going to be a press conference.

I was obviously asking because I didn't want to do it if people would think it was unreasonable, I'm not a massive narcist.

I'm not after loads of attention, I just thought it might be fun - a lot of my family that will be at Christmas won't meet the baby until most likely Easter.

I've never done American style announcements, and wasn't planning to just thought it might be fun to tell everyone when everyone was together.

Do you think you are Meghan Markle? 😆