I had a lisp as a child - should I avoid S names in case my baby does?

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Dh and I can only agree on Sophie at the moment (early days - long time to go) but though I think it is a lovely name I had a lisp as a child (resolved with speech therapy and just getting older) and if my name has an S in it I'd have been so embarrassed to ever say it. Is it likely to be inherited - should we avoid Ss? At very least have an obvious non S nickname (can't think of one for Sophie).

Can a tendency to lisp be inherited? Can you ask a speech therapist what is the statistical likelihood of your child having a lisp?

Maybe BBQ I have had one and so does dd. It's rather cute though so i don't think an 's' name would be awful.

Have a non s nn in reserve, maybe Phi of Fifi

Oh Fifi that's a good Sophie nickname

Lots of kids have speech delay or problems when their parents never had anything like it; if we don't avoid tricky names on the off chance nor should you, I reckon.

I still have a lisp, which is annoying as it meant I couldn't go for half the boys names I liked (Seth, Isaac etc). Do you still lisp at all? If you don't then I wouldn't worry, its unlikely to be inherited. And you can't avoid all names that may be an issue with different speech problems.

why did you lisp? I had a lisp due to an underbite, and DS has inherited the same underbite sadly (and looks like Marlon Brando at times).

however, I wouldn't avoid names you love just because of that!

Lisps are usually resolved with speech therapy/orthodontics/maturity. Do you know what caused your lisp and how it was resolved, OP?

Sod's Law says that if you do avoid Sophie and call her Barbara/Rebecca/Laura, the child will be unable to pronounce R instead.

DS currently has a brace and a lisp because of it. His siblings who are rotten little sods are hugely enjoying asking him if he wants sausages and crisps.

lance you should respond 'no, he wants ice cream, and is getting an extra scoop every time you wind him up' :o

I had a brace(retainer type) for about 6 months to correct my underbite (when I was 8 or 9) and it was hideous, but I did get a lot of ice lollies when it hurt, which was about the sole compensation for the bloody thing! I got horribly teased for it at school too, as I had to clean it after every break, and other kids saw and decided I had false teeth

Don't know why I had one. Had some speech therapy but think it just improved with age. I do have a slight underbite though so maybe that's it.

Good plan!