Due February 2017 - Thread 8!

[DottyA]

Sorry all - I accidentally used the last message in thread 7. Hope you can find this one!

kiki Audrey is my mom's name which in someways is too close for comfort otherwise it would be my first choice I think. I'll see when she's born what seems to suit

20 week scan earlier today, all went fine and we were in there about 15 minutes.

I was wondering whether anyone has ever been to a Baby Show event in London before and whether they offer any discount on things like pushchairs and car seats.

We are keeping baby names to ourselves in RL too - I mentioned that I liked the name Ivy a while ago and my sister immediately said "Urrghhh I hate Ivy - makes me think of Poison Ivy" so after that we decided to keep names to ourselves!

I love Audrey LondonGirl - its on our list along with Joy and Mabel (my Grandmas name although she passed away when i was 2). We also have Jean, Elizabeth and Penelope on the list but we're struggling more with the boy names......we've already got 2 boys and used up our favourite boy names!

ragdoll thanks!

I totally get why people prefer not to share names. I have friends who got bad reactions from friends and family. I think it can be hard for people to like a name until it's attached to a real person / baby

Thanks suasage! DH and I have been struggling a bit for girl names as we have different tastes. We love the same boy names though so go figure! I really like Audrey as it's not very popular (my name wasn't common growing up and I really liked that) but is classic and reminds me of old film stars. I just wonder if naming my daughter the same thing as my mother might be strange as we are likely to see my mom loads and with people who will call both of them Audrey

Oooh, love Audrey, Joy and Mabel! All were on our girls' list..... which it turns out we won't be using as its a boy!!

Feeling a bit shell-shocked as everyone was so convinced we were having a girl. But this is exciting too!

Scan was fine, all looking as it should! Shell good luck for this afternoon!!

London I like both Audrey and Penelope! They're both a bit unusual but names people will have come across before and can spell, which is personally a big deal for me (my name isn't British and I've had to spell it out, and deal with mispronunciations my whole life - it's a bit better now I have an English surname though).

We'd agreed on Eloise for a girl, but we're having another son and getting nowhere with a boy's name! We only came up with DS's name when I was about 38 weeks last time though, so I'm not too worried! I won't share in RL as I think it's nice to announce the name within the birth but might share on MN/FB group when we have decided!

Great news Fenella! And welcome to team blue - we could do with some new members as the girls are significantly outnumbering the boys so far!

DH's grandma pushed us to share name options, and my favourite is my much loved grandma's name. She passed away 10 years ago and I still think of her every day. Anyway, she turned her nose up as it's apparently old fashioned. We wanted to use it as a middle name anyway, but I swear if we do and she says anything like, 'Oh good, glad you decided to just make that a middle name', I swear to God I will lamp her!!! And she definitely will, too. I can feel my blood pressure rising just thinking about it.

Great news from the scan Fenella We'll probably have a boy because we've got so many girls names and hardly any boys names picked out!

CeeCee your DH's grandmas reaction is just the sort of thing that has stopped us sharing name choices in RL! Once baby is born and the name is announced people would surely never be so rude about their name???(hopefully!)

Some lovely names being suggested.

I definitely won't be telling anyone our name choices....not a soul! Though trying not to think about names too much until we've got the 20 week scan out of the way.

Same here Dotty we decided on our names but see no need to tell anyone else, we may change our minds and people can be mean unintentionally too. I think the name goes with the baby when it's introduced.

Our problem is that we don't have "lists" as such, we both picked the same girl's name and that was that. With boys we whittled down from two to one, mainly because one is the name of a close friend's little boy, but last night I woke up with a jolt at 4am to tell DH that shortened, our one remaining boys name combined with our surname (which happens to be a commonly used word) sounds like a phrase and will be ridiculous! Oh dear! At least we have lots of time and both the same tastes but back to drawing board I think...

We didn't tell anyone our chosen name (Astrid) as I wasn't interested in what anyone else thought and I just knew they wouldn't be able to help themselves! As it was, my mums reaction was pretty much "well as long as you both like it..." So I can only imagine what she would have said about the name before DD was born!

We are struggling this time to think of a girls name. I sort of want something unusual to match dd but at the same time really like more popular names like Matilda and Beatrice (DH not keen on either)

We have a handful and when he's here we can make our decision then! I agree that once people know that's his name they can't be too mean if they don't like it

I am currently writing an essay for my course and I keep finding things to distract myself that are baby related I'm lucky it's near the end or I don't think I would have had the motivation to finish it.

Any other teachers on here struggling? I feel like I can't cope with the pace of teaching and it's getting harder each week. I called in sick yesterday as I was so exhausted and came back today only to have a parent storm into my room first thing and aggressively have a go at me for something stupid like her sons lost jumper. I can't stop crying and feel totally overwhelmed. Don't want to talk to my head as I'm only supply and if I lose my job I'll have no money. Can anyone help? I'm just lying on my bed crying at the mo.

We were going to have an Isabelle but my mum out me off...with 'oh that's not the kind of name I thought you would choose!' What on earth does that even mean??
Also I work in a preschool and the fact they there are 6 Isabelle's/Isabella's has also swayed me a little as every year over the last 3 we have had at least 3, so maybe a tad popular where I live. I still really like it though 😊

I think we may have Macey as a first name
And Grace as a middle name. I have liked macey for a long time but went off it as soon as I was pregnant but seem to favour it again since I found out she's a girl. Also loved Isla but hubby couldn't be convinced x

sparkles that's horrible. Sorry your feeling like that. I'm sure that parent didn't realise how much they would upset you and maybe the hormones and you feeling down aren't helping much either. Are you able to reduce your hours? You might feel a bit better if your not there so much.

Carly that's a shame as Isabelle is a pretty name (if very popular).

The way I figure it is, there are lots of names I don't like that people have. Therefore, I'm not really that bothered if someone doesn't like what I like :) Even DH not liking a name doesn't put me off!

The name my MIL chose for my BIL (for sentimental reasons) isn't a name I like at all for instance though its very popular. His girlfriend openly jokes that its the one name her mum (a teacher) always said she'd never name a boy because ever pupil she had with that name was a terror!

At the end of the day, even if someone reacts badly pre or post birth, just laugh it off! I don't think my MIL particularly liked either of our choices but she wasn't rude just blase, which is fine really.

Piano that's the other thing! What if you decide and then they don't suit it when they come out? I have a couple of friends that publicly named their babies as soon as they'd had the 20 week scan and I did wonder if they'd thought of that possibility! Was all fine though - I guess once you've been calling it a name for 4 months, you won't change your mind...

My mum will be the last person I tell. She reacted very negatively to my sister's choice of name for my niece, and that was when she'd already been born, so I definitely wouldn't want to share pre-birth.

Thanks tag doll yes she was fully aware of how she made me feel as she was really aggressive from the get go. Just feeling my mood getting lower every day. Don't think I can reduce hours as they'd have to get another supply teacher in.

I should add I really like a lot of the names you guys have mentioned as well. The sweetest, cutest baby I ever met was named Joy. Mabel and Eloise and Lola are all very pretty as well.

DH and I were explaining to my FIL this weekend that we like old fashioned names (which for him just sound like old ladies he used to know). By the time our babies are having their own, they'll be naming their kids after grandma Susan, Tiffany, etc.

SBS so sorry you are struggling. No advice really. Is there a way to reduce your hours or get a teaching assistant in with you so you are less exhausted. I can only imagine how stressful it is dealing with crazy parents.

Congrats Fenella and yay for another little boy! I get to see mine again tomorrow so looking forward to that!

Trying not to go too mad buying cute little baby grows for boys, but I've snuck in a few here and there

London I already have wonderful teaching assistants. I just feel so 'weak' at the moment. Sending hubby out to get me loads of healthy drinks and food as I'm wondering if my nutrition is down and that's causing my low mood/lack of energy?

Arrrghghhhhhhhhhghghghghghghg!!!! Work.....

I am not up for stress! FFS.

Sparkles!!! Glad to see you, but sorry you're also having a horrible time of it, work-wise. I am battling toward a deadline which has suddenly just got really stressy. I'll get there, but it's making me much more anxious than it normally would. I hear you

Kiki pregnant women should be given easy light duties and only work part time for full pay. That would be my idea if I were prime minister!