Hello all,
I’m feeling thoroughly miserable about this and frustrated at myself for getting into this situation..!
Our beautiful DD is now 5 weeks old and we’ve only just named her. DH and I had fairly different tastes all along (he wanted something cool and trendy and I wanted something pretty and classic) DH had his favourite name during pregnancy and he’s stuck to it throughout, offering very few suggestions of alternatives. I’ve driven myself half mad looking up names and finding many that I like but none that I love. Fed up with being hounded about naming DD, I decided we must come up with a name and announce it. We went with DH’s choice on the basis that he, at least, has a firm favourite whereas I don’t. I thought I’d grow to love the name but I really don’t think I will ☹️ I feel awkward saying the name and anticipate negative reactions because it’s a bit of a marmite name. I was far too honest about the names we both liked when I was pregnant so I’m well aware of friends & family who don’t like the name. It’s just put me on a real downer and I feel like I’m doing my DD a disservice having not given her a beautiful name.
My dilemma is this: do I stick with the name now we’ve announced it and hope that I’ll
come to love it as DD grows into it? Or, do we change it before we officially register the name next week? How would I style this out now we’ve announced it?!
Please go easy on me, I feel terrible enough that I’ve made a hash of this already.