Reusing a name

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Hello, I'd like some advice on this sensitive subject. We very sadly miscarried our ds at 18 weeks a few years back. I decided at the time of the mc to give him a name and we made an announcement on fb about the late mc.

We are now 34 weeks with another boy. We still love the name and my dh, children and I are happy to reuse it. Ever since the mc announcement we haven't used his name and I speak about him as our precious angel we lost. The name means a lot to me and I've looked at hundreds of boys names but nothing comes close.

I've only told one friend about this and her reaction was that there is no way on earth we can reuse the name, no no no no no no and that the baby needs his own name/it's weird to reuse. I was so taken a back by the reaction that I went home and cried. Now I am completely confused about what to do and am worried about what others will think.

I agree with previous posters who said to use the name as a middle name. Of course there's no right or wrong, but for me that name would be the name of the child we lost, and theirs only. So I wouldn't use it again as I wouldn't want to. But it's up to you.

I don't think you can give new baby the exact same name, but the same first name is absolutely fine. Can you use a different middle name? And maybe start referring to your lost baby by both his first and middle names to differentiate.

Of course you can use it! It's fine!