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Announced name now not sure...

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froggers1 · 21/04/2012 06:11

Hi - it could be my hormones but we have a 5 day old and when I was in hospital I was keen to announce a name to people so we went with one of our favourites - Pippa. My son has been calling her that for weeks and won't entertain the idea of another name...although I realise its not up to a 3 yr old! All my immediate family know it was one of our names and love it but I am not so sure...has anyone else ever changed their baby's name after telling everyone incl Facebook! We haven't registered her birth yet so can do it still but I feel such an idiot!!!! Advice please....

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SherlockGnomes · 21/04/2012 06:23

Well I think Pippa is lovely but it's your call! Why not wait a week or so until head is slightly less shot to bits

Ilovedaintynuts · 21/04/2012 06:26

If you and your family love it. don't worry what other people think.
What is it you are worried about? The Pippa Middleton connection?

nooka · 21/04/2012 06:27

Didn't do the name change thing (it's a fairly frequent topic so I'm sure you will get some helpful advice on that) but we did wobble a lot with dd's name in the first week or so before settling back to the original choice. I think for us it was partly being surprised she was a dd (we were convinced we were going to have a boy) and partly because her birth was a bit traumatic and it took us a little while to settle back down and feel OK again. Eleven years later and we've not really thought about it since :)

Are you not sure because it doesn't really fit her, you like something else more, or is there some other reason?

BulletProofMum · 21/04/2012 06:47

I regretted ds2 name and still do. We couldn't make our minds up, felt pressured into making a decision and went with an impulse. We tried to change it a few weeks / months later but it had already stuck and I couldn't get used to calling him by a differerent name.

GiantPuffball · 21/04/2012 07:16

You could call her Philippa and Pippa for short?

BBQJuly · 21/04/2012 08:55

It's probably your hormones. Pippa is a lovely name :)

JiltedJohnsJulie · 21/04/2012 09:00

Agree with the others, you could just be feeling hormonal after the birth. Waiting a week, or even a couple of days won't hurt and nobody is going to think you are an idiot if you do change. One of DSs friends had a different name for about the first month of her life. Her Mum said that she had given her a name which she thought was safe and liked Saffron better so she swapped it. Saffron really suits her and everyone loves it, her Mum is so glad she changed it.

What would you change it too?

RhinestoneCowgirl · 21/04/2012 09:05

I gave DD a name that I really loved, and had to push DH to go with. But then I spent the early weeks fretting that I'd made a huge mistake (couldn't tell anyone as I had been so in favour of the name).

Thankfully I calmed down, and now DD is 3 I can't imagine her with any other name, and I love it again.

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froggers1 · 21/04/2012 16:56

Hi thanks everyone. I have had family here and been asleep so not checked this for a while...I think I will sit on it for a few days....you may be right - hormones...I might change my mind but will wait a bit to see if I settle into it...the other name I had in mind was Anna but this was my best friend at schools' name and was worried I would always associate with her. Plus another friend has this. My DH likes Annalise so guess we could go with this and then shorten to Anna is we want to...I will sit on it though..don't want to have another wobble back to Pippa again!!

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Stellan · 21/04/2012 17:00

As you haven't registered her name yet, just wait on it.

You shouldn't be worried about what people think but if you are, you could always give her the middle name of Philippa or Pippa and tell everyone that you still love the name but when it came to registering your daughter, you thought she seemed more like a X. Should you have a wobble in subsequent months and want to revert back to Pippa, it's not hard to start calling her by her middle and removes the faff of having to change it legally.

Stellan · 21/04/2012 17:02

Forgot to add - Philippa nn Pippa, or even just Pippa, is a great choice.

catinboots · 21/04/2012 17:08

Go for Pippa. It's fab.

Just register her as Phillipa

BBQJuly · 21/04/2012 17:51

How about registering your DD as Philippa Annalise, or Annalise Philippa? Then she could always be known by her middle name or a nickname. You'd have all options available - at any stage of her life, she could be known as Philippa, Pippa, Annalise, Anna, Lisa, Annie.

AKMD · 21/04/2012 18:19

I love both names - Annalise and Pippa. See what you think in a week or so.

A girl I know was announced as Jacob when she was born - the first MW made a mistake and the parents made calls from the delivery suite without checking for themselves! Only a few of us remember that Jacob ever existed

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froggers1 · 21/04/2012 19:01

Well she is definately a girl so that's one thing I don't have to worry about! Thanks for all the advice. I have kind of calmed down and BBQJuly I love your thinking. That's a great idea either way!! I will wait a few days for the loony sleep deprived hormones to calm down before we make a final decision!!

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Reeney1978 · 21/04/2012 19:07

Hi, we were very torn so used one for ds first name and used the other for his middle name, we'd be happy if he wants to be known by his middle name when he's older. It's surprisingly common.

BrieAddicted · 22/04/2012 11:09

Philippa Annalise is absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations on your new daughter

MagsAloof · 22/04/2012 16:52

Pippa is a lovely name, but she is only 5 days old, so if you like another name better, go for it!

cashmere · 22/04/2012 17:55

I knew a family that announced Megan Bethany and then changed their minds to Bethany Megan- no big deal at such an early stage.

welovesausagedogs · 22/04/2012 20:14

Pippa is a nice name, i think it quite unusual too.

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blueblizz · 22/04/2012 20:38

My family are shouting from the sofa 'pippa is lovely, tell her to keep it!' if that helps. I love anna too! Whatever you choose will be brilliant for your family. All the best.

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