Changing baby girl name

[CutGrassScent]

Hello,

New to this but don’t know where else to seek advice.

In short I’d like to change my little girl’s name - she’s 14 months. I had a traumatic experience when she was a few weeks old which meant we had to name her as she was in hospital. I’ve never been completely keen since.

I’ve seriously considered changing her name when she was 4 months and again at 10 months but was talked out of it both times. I can get quite sad about her name and previously put it down to possible PND. But now I think I just don’t like it or it’s just not her.

My main reason for not changing is my 3 year old son as he effectively named her when he heard us test out the name she has. I don’t want to confuse him. But I now feel I may confuse her if I leave it any longer.

Do you know anyone who has changed names? Or have you changed your child’s name?

Any advice would be great - thank you x

You should do it. It’s obviously upsetting you. Change it now & have a fresh start. She’s definitely not too old & she will happily respond to the new name when it means cuddles with you 😊

I did this with my daughter last year! After her first Birthday it was still eating me up every single day. At first I too thought it was PND but after such a long time I knew it really was about the name. I also felt guilty looking at her and thinking I'd chosen the wrong first name. Lucky for me the name I really loved we used as her middle so now she goes by her middle name. I had resentment towards my husband and he finally agreed to go by her middle name. I casually told my friends (family and close friends already knew my stress) & then it really stuck. It took a little while for my 2 year old to call her by her middle but it was so worth it. We too used lots of nicknames. In the scheme of life 14 months isn't long at all you will look back when she's 18 & not think twice about it. Try not to worry about what anyone else thinks or says. Good luck!