Anyone decide on baby name after baby arrived??

[Boymom123]

Interested to see if anyone decided on a name post baby / changed their mind?

I never see what the rush is in my experience no one, including you, uses the baby's name for ages, and he or she remains 'the baby' or whatever in-utero nickname you used for quite some time. We knew DS was a boy from the 20-week scan, which we actually had at 18 weeks but didn't finally decide on his name until we were actually on our way to register him. We were still discussing which order of our surnames sounded better when we were sitting in the waiting area before being called in to see the registrar.

We booked our appointment to register our baby on the latest possible date, to give ourselves the full six weeks to choose a name. As we walked into the office we still hadn’t decided, and had to have a last minute discussion about it while the poor registrar sat twiddling his thumbs.

Several weeks earlier, we’d announced her name to everyone, but it just didn’t seem to suit her, so changed our minds, and reintroduced her once we’d registered her with her new name. The new one just feels right, somehow.

Although not everyone is a fan: a week after registering her, and telling everyone, I received an anonymous text telling me the name we’d chosen was horrible. I found out the message had been sent by a deranged family member, so I phoned her and gave her both barrels. I didn’t mind that she didn’t like the name - of course no one can all like the same things - but I didn’t like the fact she’d been hoping to cause upset, and anonymously to boot!

Decided after baby born with both of ours. First we had a name waiting and DC didn't match it so we chose something. else, fairly quickly. Second we just didn't decide until they were a week old I think.
There's no rush. It's a decision for a lifetime so seems sensible to see the person before finally deciding.

We didn't have a shortlist for either ds. Named Ds1 after about 2 weeks and dc2 at around 3 weeks. We didn't find out gender during pregnancy and wanted to meet them before considering names.

Now expecting dc3 in march and no shortlist this time either.

In normal times you have 6 weeks to register the birth so there's no rush.

We decided on a name for our PFB at 6 weeks in the car park outside the Register Office, 5 minutes before our appointment.

One of the couple from our NCT class couldn't decide on a name and turned up at their appointment (on the last day possible) still undecided because nothing worked with their surname and the only name they liked was too similar to another of their DC. By the time they left the Register Office, they had changed their family name by deed poll and given their DC a name suggested by the registrar. Not quite as mad as it sounds, they had good reason to change their surname and the registrar picked a great name, but a good story

We had got it down to two boy names, and two girl names.

Yes. Did not know sex, had short list and favourite name. Took one look at her and thought nope that's not your name.

Dd two same idea but favourite was chosen when we met her.

We had a shortlist of about 10 names but none seemed to suit DC when appeared. Within a day or two a name popped into my head and DH agreed. I always think it's very wise to wait until you meet them.

We didn't find the sex out for either child so had fun coming up with shortlists for boy and a girl. Then when they arrived we had decisions to make. We didn't take too long, I guess within 24 hours (the delay was mainly middle names).

We didn't know what we were having. Had shortlisted 2 girls and 2 boys names and called her neither, went with a name I don't think we'd even discussed

Yes. We had ideas in mind but we didn’t make a decision until they were safely here.

I thought that was the norm tbh. I only know of one family who announced their children’s names before they were born and I found that very weird.

We had chosen a name for our daughter . When she was born my husband was abroad ( army) and I decided on a different name which he didn't know about till he came home 3 days later as there was no internet or mobile phones in those days 😂😂

I like the idea of having a shortlist and seeing which one suits them. I don’t think I’d be happy naming it before meeting it.

We did! It took us 3 weeks to come up with a name we didn’t mind- we then changed it 3 months later when he was 4 months old to one which really suited him and we loved; I can’t imagine him being anything else.
Got a new birth certificate as he was under 12 months old.

Yes for two of my four, and they are the two names I still really like. The other two I did pick but then felt like I had to keep even though I wasn't sure when the babies arrived. My favourite name (still my favourite) popped into my head 9 days after my fourth baby was born! I am not having any more but if I did I would always do it that way in future.

@Boymom123

Thanks for the reply! Did you get pressure from friends and family? It’s so tough isnt it! My partner and I cant agree 🤦🏼‍♀️ What did you go for for ds2 if you dont mind me asking?

Definitely did have pressure from DM. She's very anxious.... say it was unfair on the unborn child

Yep. Found out the sex via NIPT at 12 weeks yet didn’t decide on a name until we were on our way to register her, on the last possible day. I’m still not happy with it tbh. She’s 2 months old - hoping she grows into it.

We never decide til their born - we like to meet them first and see what suits - but we like to have a short list of at least 3 so don't end up picking something awful in a hormone induced haze!

Yep
I had a girls name in mind but no boys so we took a few days to decide on his name.