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Still ruminating over baby name

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amy480 · 03/03/2026 11:31

I have an almost 5 month DD and posted on here a few months ago re. Possible name regret (name choice was not top of list, a compromise name, given when she was a week old). As time has gone on the regret has dwindled a bit but not completely gone away in the way I hoped it would. In moments when I’m alone / bored / sleep deprived I find myself still looking at names online and having a feeling that I could have given my daughter a better / less common name (her name is Ava). It’s a horrible feeling and not something that I knew I would ever feel (first child was named very easily, a name I’ve always loved, no regrets whatsoever). I don’t think I truly want to change her name, I just want this feeling of comparison and obsessing over other names to go away. I think it’s exacerbated by the fact that it is highly likely I won’t be having any more children. Has anyone else experienced this and have any advice for moving forward?

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garlictwist · 08/03/2026 09:06

My sister is 42 years old and my mother STILL bangs on about how she regrets the name they chose for her and they should have gone with X. So my advice would be either change it while you still can, or you just have to shut up about it before the child realises.

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