I don't love the name we finally chose

[littlemissmoomoo]

My son is 2 weeks old. I've had a couple of threads on here and with everyones help, we finally announced the name on Sunday to everyone - Micah.

But... I'm just not feeling it. It's a lovely name but I'm struggling to accept that its his name, if that makes sense?

What makes it worse is my great-auntie visited yesterday with a beautiful cross stitch picture that she has made with all of our names on, and was waiting for us to announce the name so she can add it. I'd feel terrible if we decided to change the name.

[elliandher5]

Micah (Mike-uh) is a really lovely name but honestly if you're not feeling it, go with your heart and change it. It's best you do it sooner rather than later.
My best friend changed her son's name from Joseph to Ethan at 5 months and she's never looked back.

[SnowdropFox]

How are you and the little man now? Feeling better about his name?

[Bristolgal]

Micah is such a lovely name! It's on my list, although i think i prefer Michael.
I knew a 2 year old Micah who was referred to as Mikey, which i thought was gorgeous!

Give your great aunt a heads up that you're not totally sure yet, and that will relieve the pressure while you figure it out. But it's a lovely name.

Oh and congratulations!

[Snowy81]

I love this name! I mention it on every thread. I wish I’d heard of it before having my own dc.

[Rachelhaydenberk1]

I really like Micah! I haven't heard it much, its refreshing but still classy!

But if you dont love it, you can still change it!

[campion]

Well don't worry about the cross stitch-that's easy enough to change.

Regardless of whether other people like the name, if you're not happy then change it. Don't choose a name just because you think you ought to ie to please others. I 'get' the babies grow into their name bit but I think it's really important that it's special to you.

Choose the one that you really wanted without asking anyone else's opinion,except maybe your OH (!).

[SemperIdem]

Micah is a lovely name. Honestly, it took me a while to get the hang of actually referring to my daughter by her name automatically. I think for the first 6 months she was Baby. Her name is, and always has been, lovely.

[TheVanguardSix]

I was like this with DC2's name.
Nine years later, I absolutely love her name. I love that it's hers. I love that it IS her. I love its meaning. I am SO glad we called her this name.

Micah has a beautiful meaning. It is a very beautiful name, OP, if that helps. I really think it's a gorgeous name.
Some names are like, 'Ka-pow! That's the name! Nailed it!' And others just take a bit of time to fit the baby. Your feelings aren't unusual in the least.

Congratulations!

[ladycarlotta]

lovely name!

If it helps, my baby is 17 weeks now and I'm only lately starting to think of her as 'her name', even though we were about 90% set on it for ages before she was born. I still liked the name, I just thought of her as 'the baby'. When she was about 6 weeks old some nice people in a fish and chip shop asked me her name and I just stared at them blankly for 10 seconds trying to think what it was. I guess that's sleep deprivation for you.

Give him - and yourself - time. As his personality begins to come out you'll start to think of him by his name and he'll grow into it. If it really isn't working for you at 6 months or so, do think about changing it.

[SnowdropFox]

As others have probably said, you both found the decision so difficult it may take a wee while to accept any name at all! Personally I love the name you've picked

Wait and see if you still feel the same after you are out of the newborn haze.

[bridgetreilly]

You don't have to love his name. I mean, if you hate it, change it. But if you're just getting used to it, that's fine. You love your baby and because it's his name, you won't even need to think about it. It'll just be him.

[Icklepup]

I did prefer Otto or Otis as Otto is a store in Germany.

Otis Phoenix!

[MissDai5y]

Btw she's only just 1. Last post makes it sound like I waited years for her to grow into it.

[MissDai5y]

I felt the same about the name we picked for our dd. I loved the name and it was right for lots of reasons but it didn't seem to fit her.

I didn't use her name for quite a while, using random nicknames instead or just baby to refer to her but as she got older and other people used it it grew on me more. It helps she looks more like a little girl now rather than a baby William Hague (she had cradle cap). I can't imagine her as anything else now, her name definitely suits her and will work in any scenario.

Micah is a lovely name and unless you've discovered another name that you feel would definitely suit him I'd give it more time and not worry about it too much at the moment.

[TurquoiseAndPurple]

You have till 12 months to change it on the birth certificate. Micah is a beautiful name! Stick with it a bit longer ❤️

[Owlbert]

I agree with others that say it takes a while for the name to belong! It's hard to describe but stick with it for now, try and use it out loud even when it's just talking to your gorgeous newborn. If you still aren't sure you can always change it further down the line.

[fedupandlookingforchange]

You've got a few more weeks to register the birth so just try the name for another week and see how you feel about it.
We got the letter about registering the name because it took me so long to be sure I'd picked the right one but I'm glad I took the time. DP let me have to final say on the name.

[MikeUniformMike]

Could you call the baby Michael. It's less trendy than Micah, and is a classic name that surely should be due a comeback.

[Mac47]

I couldn't call dd by her name for weeks, it felt really weird to have just produced a tiny person then have randomly given them a name. She was known by lots of different names for ages, it took a long time for me to feel it belonged to her.

[diddlediddle]

I think it is hard to attach any name to your baby to be honest. I just felt baby was my baby for ages even though I liked the name we chose. Micah is nice and hell grow into it.

[dimdarkashian]

I really like the name OP

[lovemeorleaveme]

I think it's lovely and unusual. I really like the nod to your dad Michael. But you must feel happy about it too xx

[CarrieBlu]

I love the name Micah - it’s unusual but not silly. Easy to spell. I can’t think of any shortenings or nicknames that would be teasing material for other kids at school.

I didn’t feel like my DC1 name fit her for a long time, despite that name being our clear front runner all the way through my pregnancy. I had post natal depression though. Once that lifted (after a year or so), her name suddenly felt ‘right’ and I could see that she was who she was meant to be and we had chosen the right name for her. Though she also has a lovely middle name if she wants an alternative. Does your DC have any middle names OP?

[Watersnail]

I think Micah is a great name.

However if you decide to change it, don't worry about the tapestry, You can always pay a professional to re-stitch the thread (or identical thread) into the new name.

[AverageMummy]

@ThroughThickAndThin01 I think it’s too late to tell great auntie to wait - she has now added the name on & visited with her artwork