Hospital Staff Reaction to your dcs names??!!

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A friend told the midwives during labour her choices for a boy and girl (they didn't know the sex), apparently, the midwife said "let's hope you have a girl then".
I was a bit at that.
I remember the midwives coming around the pn ward to ask the names and making comments, but none really negative. I also heard that they like to check something offensive isn't going to be used (that sounds like rubbish reading it back).
What kind of reactions have others had?

Oh and the names were Ruby and Troy.

I hope she had a girl

I told the MW that we were going to call our baby just like her! We'd obviously decided long before and the MW was a bit rubbish but that didn't put us off. It must have made her day.

she did

the chaplain wasn't too keen on our choice for dd. so he proposed an alternative.

Regardless of how awful I think the chosen name is I say 'Oh how lovely!' Not up to me to judge is it?

reikizen - I think this comes from too many evenings spent on mothers' forums. IRL I find people are more free with their honest opinions and instinctive remarks.

When Mom went to Register Twin brothers in Military Register in Singapore back in the 60's, The register said

' Oh why are you calling them that, when there are such delightful names like, Vivien and Robin'

Mom did not take the hint tho , and called them what she had already decided. BTW both twins were boys.

Just as well, as Vivien and Robin grew up to be blardy great 6ft2 and 6ft 4 built like brick Out houses!

Yes...I got "Oh..that's...different. I thought you were English!" So my child has a slightly French name. Does it matter?

I wouldn't tell the midwife until he was born! When she said "It's a boy, so have we got a name now".

I named my daughter Millie and the midwife said 'Oh I suppose that would have been short for Millicent once' in a tone that was a sort of hint. So I guess shes the type that desnt completely agree with shortened names as given names lol
The staff on the ward said it suited her though as she had dainty features.

"oooo what a pretty name" for dd1. that is what i usually get. or "i have never heard that before" apart from a friend of mine asked "why would you call her such a thing?"

lol dinkymum dd2 is millie and i was asked if it was short for amelia. apparently there was an amelia in the ward next to ours. after that i wanted amelia but dh said no

dd3 has been getting a lot of attention in hospital lately for her name.

plastic surgery doc remembers her because her 'really cool name' lol..

no one should ever spill their dc's name until it is born

misdee - when they saw dd3's name and 'hand injury', who were the hospital staff expecting?

God forbid she ever suffers tennis elbow.

do hope dd3 and her fingers on the mend.

we told no one our baby name.they can like it or lump it.dont need affirmation of others.

One nurse said when told the name

"No really, what have you called him?"

It isn't an unusual name either, just not that common in Wales.

sorry!to clarify didn't tell it til birth and they all went....silent...tumbleweed...celtic name uncommon.most say oh how do you spell that

family thinks it is old fashioned

When I had ds3 last week, several midwives, physios etc commented on how they all had lovely 'proper' names

LOL,no didnt tell choice to avoid oh whit abaout neeps/tatties/hibbert/percy suggestions

I called DD Abigail. A normal simple name you would think? One of the nurses misheard me, even after several repeats and said, "Abbygirl? I've never heard that before!"

here's me thinking I didn't know misdees dd3 was called venus
has dc4 appeared yet?

A friend of a friend has an adopted son called Edward. The mother (on her 7th child or something), decided she would have him adopted from birth, as she did with all the others - so gave birth, handed him over and requested he be named 'Enid'. The midwives tried to put a stop to it, but she insisted on registering his birth herself so they couldn't change his name. In this case I wish the MWs had been more vocal rather than less.