To really dislike people calling their unborn babies things like Sprout, Bean, Lentil, Bubs etc?

[rollyrabbit]

Or am I being unreasonable? I personally find it nauseating.

like the lizard or the pram

i shudder at the 'bean' thing too.

it's oogy

DD was Noodle & DS was Jelly Bean

YABU. You've got to call them something, and I didn't like saying "the baby" all the time. We used something I'd never actually call the baby, so till he came out, he was "Herbert"

If people weren't so bizarrely against finding out the sex, they could start using their chosen name for the baby and avoid the bean, bubble, etc.

IAmTheNewQueenOfMN, are you TR?

I've never understood the popularity of bean. Why bean? They don't look like beans.

Mine was bean after the scan, because that is what she looked like. "Baby bean". I think its fairly cute.

like a kidney bean shape.

My twins were known as Honey & Sonny. My big bro (who nicknamed them) was very disappointed when I didn't pick them for their real names when they were born!

I suppose its better than calling it 'it'.

Not sure why it matters really.

i think names are sweet,as you dont want to call your baby their name till they are born

i have been known to sign my cards with my pets name

So i guess calling the baby "it" is out of the question?

I really dislike it when people sign cards from Dave, Sue and "bump" >>>bucket please

I had a really rough pregnancy and being able to give my baby some personality helped me to identify with him and not be resentful. My first baby was known as the Bumpling (because he lived in the bump).

DS2 is known as Danger, as one of his possible names was William, and a friend pointed out this would make him Danger! Will Robson (reference to Lost in Space).

Sandcastles - it's a foul practice because it makes me feel a bit sick. Of course, everyone may do as they please, but I always found that "it" was appropriate. But then I am a hatchet-faced, hard-nosed old bag (as you may have guessed).

Twee names make me squirm too, but most of my best friends had beans, squidges, bubs etc and they're otherwise perfectly normal, rational and nice people, so I'd written it off as me being over-squeamish!

I had a Fish for the first few weeks, who then became The Little Chap at the 20 wk scan as far as DH was concerned, but I usually called him the baby. Didn't feel odd or anything.

I am definitely not a sentimental type, my little one was called 'Cletus the Feotus' all through my pregnancy - it was a relief he didn't come out with 6 fingers and he has so far shown no sign of wanting to play the banjo!

I hate bean, sprout, etc too (though am aware I am in the minority). Mine were "the baby".
Mind you, I found my friend who introduced herself "I'm Julie and this (gestures to bump) is Victoria" pretty weird too!

Are people just searching for things to be annoyed with? For heaven's sakes, just get over yourselves!

I called my dd Billy or Bobs before she was born.

One of my friends called her son Little Sod.

Now to me, that`s rude.

Mine is called Dudley...During my first pregnancy my father mentioned to my partner and I that he really liked that name and "You don't hear if often nowadays". I tried to explain that this is because it is AWFUL.......and the name of a place in the West Mids. From that day all subsequent bumps are called Dudley.

YABU have you never given anyone an affecionate nickmane before? I'm mum of grain and pip.

at my 20 wk scan he was affectionatly known as pickle and now 6mths on everyone calls him little pickle,it just kinda stuck

my daughter was pregnant and he little bot had a listen on her tummy and said soounds like its going wop wop
till the day she was born he said wop wop now shes just jessica
from the mouth of a babe came a simple statement