After my son was born, really struggled with the 'perfect' name. His dad liked all the potential names and said I should chose (men!) So did I, my family had a favourite and I went with it, but never warmed 100% up with calling him this name. And soon after my son was registered, I felt like his middle name suits him perfectly as his first name. Didn't chose it first place because it's one of the boys names which never left the top100. But now it doesn't bother me at all anymore and I couldn't be happier that I changed my son's name
Furthermore I kept his old first name as a middle name, because I still love this name, but not as his first name. Overall it did cost £40, including two birth certificates. I'm very happy and thought I'd share my story because so many mums on here are posting that they aren't sure about their child's name🤗
I don't want to promote name change, had a friend who picked up her daughter's name months before birth and shortly before she had second thoughts. But eventually she gave her daughter the name she picked before, also because it was one of the few names she and her partner could agree on.
Also my friends and family were really supportive when I told them about the name change, except my grandmother, but her reason was on us spending extra money on it - which was worth it 😃