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How do I pursuade hubby to go with a name I like more than him?

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louisaruby · 14/09/2013 13:30

Hi, we're having our first baby on Wednesday and our both so excited!! However the only niggle I have is that my husband is all of a sudden saying he doesn't like the name I have set my heart on and been calling the baby for the past few weeks - Cole!! He is saying he wants to call him Bobby, but we both discounted this around month 6. To be fair to him, he never said he loved Cole, he said it was ok but he wasn't sure, but never offered an alternative and has never said 'no' when I've been referring to the baby as Cole. I just feel like he's left it too late to say he's changing his mind and I am so in love with the name Cole and know my son as Cole that it's making me feel really sad to think he will object when he's born. I don't want to upset my hubby though, so any tips how to get to call our son Cole and still be kind to hubby? Friends have said once he's born if I just say the name straight away to the doctors it will stick, but I'd love any suggestions for other tactics!!!

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thegreylady · 14/09/2013 17:12

I actually prefer Bobby to Cole-sorry :)

hmsvictoria · 14/09/2013 18:10

The baby surname argument is hardly logical if OP took her DH's surname on marriage.

heidihole · 15/09/2013 21:44

Obviously victoria Hmm but OP hasn't clarified that which is why a few of us have asked. Talk about stating the obvious!

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