Not sure I love my baby's name anymore

[BergamotMouse]

We called our baby Sebastian.

I felt a little rushed as after a week everyone was badgering us for a name. I really loved it at the time but as times gone on it feels really odd to say his name. Every time I say it it just doesn't feel right. It's too late to change it and he responds to his name.

Will he grow into his name?

Any positive comments on the name Sebastian to help me love it once again?

(Please don't make me sad with negative comments)

It's a rocking good name !

LOVE the nickname bash. What about something like Seby for while he's a baby. I think it's a nice name, but change it if you need to.

Sebastian is a really good name.

Sebastian is a lovely name but I doubt hearing that will change your feelings. First I think you & your partner need to think closely about postnatal depression as this can manifest in sadness about things like this. If you rule that out then spend some time considering whether there’s an alternative you’d feel more comfortable using.

I changed my baby’s name when she was 3 months old & didn’t regret it at all. I used both for long enough that the two names together sort of became her name, then gradually dropped the old one. She was only tiny though, I did this for my toddler’s sake so he wouldn’t be too confused. He never even noticed it happening.

As long as your baby is not baptised / christened and is under a year it’s extremely easy to do a name change on the original birth certificate.

Nickname Bash - from the TV series Reign.

It is my absolute favourite boy’s name. It’s the only name I wanted for DS and luckily DH eventually agreed. He wasn’t so keen at first either but now he loves it and can’t imagine our little Seb being anything different. Congratulations on your little Seb, he is so lucky you gave him such an awesome name!

Don’t worry about the those who have posted negative options, you should see some of the things these people on here call their children 😳😂.

@BergamotMouse You've chosen a wonderful name, great taste! If you absolutely cannot get comfortable with it then you can change it. I know sometimes being sad or worrying a lot about the name can be a symptom of PND, is everything else okay otherwise?

I felt weird calling my DD a name. Before she was born she was known as 'the baby' It felt very forced but it got easier.
^ this.
It just did not suit him and I would have called him the baby until secondary school, but he soon grew into his name.

I think Sebastian is a great name - known but not common, plenty of nickname potential.
Some names feel a bit 'big' on babies though - maybe a cute nickname while your son is tiny and he'll grow into Sebastian?

Some names need to be grown into I think! I love both my sons names.
Ds1’s ends in an ie/ey sound and saying it always felt quite lovely and appropriate for a baby but Ds2s name feels much more grown up so I usually end up shortening it or putting an ie sound on the end of it, so would be Sebbie to me. Obviously I won’t do that when he’s older but his name just seems too grown up for a baby to me! I like Sebastian, it’s a nice name.

Gorgeous name. All the Sebastian's I have met are lovely too.
Seb - Sebbie

I love the name. It's really elegant for an adult and cute for a smaller child.

Another person who loves the name! Super cool. X

As pp said bash is cute nn

Personally I wouldnt change his name. If he wants to when he is older that is up to him but I think it would be confusing for him. I think it's a lovely name.

I don’t understand this. It doesn’t matter that strangers like the name, YOU have to love it!

I begged my husband to use the name Sebastian!!! I think it's gorgeous.

If you really don't like it, and there's something else that seems to make more sense, then change it.

However, if you can't think of anything else and are just not sure, I'd say just hang in there and it will make more sense. Try a nickname to soften it.

It is a beautiful and classic name with lots of nickname potential. One of my close friends is Sebastian so I'm a bit biased. Side note- I find it shocking how many flat out negative comments there are when you specified that you didn't want to hear them. 😐

My 8 month old son is Sebastian.
It is so beautiful and everyone who stops to ask his name comments how wonderful it is.
I don't like Seb at all and am always clear stating that he is Sebastian, in full.
I have had nothing but admiration for his name.
You've made a good choice!

I don’t understand this. It doesn’t matter that strangers like the name, YOU have to love it!

Especially if the strangers aren't allowed to say anything negative.

Op, you need to feel comfortable with his name and if not, it's ok to change it.

I dobt particularly like the name but what does that matter? There probably isnt a single name out there that everyone likes, and thats what makes us different. All babies grow into their names in time. You'll live the name because you love the boy it belongs to

I really like it!

He will 100% grow into his name. Seb or sebby are lovely nickname as and ‘baby Seb’ sounds super cute! Congratulations

(Also, remember not everyone will like the name, it’s impossible to find one everyone likes, especially on here!)

Love the name and it would be one I would use if I had another baby!

Oh and I like the nickname Seb, great for a teen. Sebby for a baby. :)