No closer to a name today than I was at week 0 :(

savedbygrace1213

Anyone else in the same boat? I at one point had a list of about 10 names but DH doesn't like any of them and I really haven't came across a name where I was like 'Oh, that's it!' I feel like I will never find the "perfect" name for our little girl. This has honestly been the worst part of pregnancy!!

danixbanani24

It is pretty scary to think about naming a person for the rest of their lives but try not to stress out too much! You guys should each come up with a list of names you both like, review them together, and have a short list of favorites ready to go for when baby arrives.

I'm having a boy and I don't like most boy names plus we have a very Italian sounding last name so we've narrowed it down to pretty much two names lol.  I'm going to see what I feel is right once baby is here!

SarahAnne1101

The only way I am closer to a name is because I know I'm having a boy and we aren't naming as a third after DH. I figure we can't leave the hospital until we name him, so it'll happen eventually. 

bbiutmcph

Naming my boys was easy.  They were both named by 25 weeks.  I liked that I could use their names prior to meeting with them.  WIth this little girl it's been much more difficult.  We thought we had it narrowed down to two until a couple of weeks ago when we went back to our list of top 10.  Today both DH and I woke up and both had dreams were we used one of the names so right now I *think* we have one we will stick with, and it's not one of our original top two.  We are using it this week when we talk about her and if it still sounds good we are going with it. 

To get our original top 10 list DH and I each had to come up with a list of 15-20 names we liked.  We had a date night went over them and narrowed it down to a solid top 10 list that we both agreed were good names.  Maybe try something like that?

mommy_wife_nurse

It'll come to you! Some people need to meet their baby before they decide on a name. If I remember right, my brother Colby wasn't named until the last day at the hospital. We just knew a name for a boy and a girl at 8 weeks, so we haven't really had a long choosing-window to relate to.

I wouldn't worry, I would keep your lists and take them to the hospital til you actually meet LO. Maybe you will deliver and meet and think "abc..." Is her name!

erinboehme

My first is the only one of my 4 children with a name at birth. My second was a week old before he had a name. My friend waited 3 weeks to name her baby. While I find 3 weeks slightly excessive, your child will not go nameless their whole life. Baby #5 doesn't currently have a name either.

Sballerina

Aww, you're not alone @babycable. I think we are closer to choosing a name than week zero, but we have a ways to go! DH and I agree on a few first names that sound nice, but there is not one in particular that we are really set on yet. And we have not started on middle names at all! @bbiutmcph, that does sound like a good strategy! I may try something like it.

lush81

Same here! I had a huge list of names and BF hates all of them. He is a little freaked out by it as this is his first, my second....  "This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do!" (i added after he said that... 'ya! just wait!' lol) 

intheversa

My DH and I just chose a name 2 weeks ago so you're not alone @babycable. We've gone through about 150 names and it was my DH that had a problem with all of them.  My suggestion is to ask your DH for a list of his top 10 names. See if you like any of those. I asked him to start naming names because I was so tired of him turning mine down. He finally said Ellie and it was a moment of "I kind of like that, I'm good with that name." and he felt the same way. We didn't talk about it for a few days and I was walking around the nursery one day saying Ellie Katharine to try it out and he said he still loved it, so that's how we decided.

It wasn't a "That's it, that's the one!" moment for us. I honestly don't know a lot people have that moment, we just want to say that we do. If it helps, my brother was almost named after his delivering doctor but they finally agreed on something else, and I was named after one of the people on the Challenger that exploded during take off in 86'.  

Decide on what's important to you and your DH when it comes to naming your child whether it's having a family name, a saints name (it's a Catholic thing), a formal name, or even named after someone that you admire. Once you narrow down what matters to both of you, I'm sure you will be able to agree on something.

Vstille2712

I'm right there with ya. We have a running list of names we like but nothing has been a for sure. I don't feel like I'm the kind of person that will have that response though, makes me feel like when I was picking out my wedding dress. Same feeling. But you'll chose one and it'll fit and in 10 years you won't be able to think of calling your kiddo anything else good luck!

AshleyLowry

DH and I have not settled on a name yet. We each made a list of names and then we cut out all of the ones that didn't overlap or we both didn't like. Then we used those names as both first and middle names to make new lists. We did the same thing over and over again until we came down to two name combinations. We each favor one or the other. We are both happy with either name that gets chosen. We plan to wait until we meet our LO to choose one to see which one fits.

BabyRolls

I'm in the same boat. My husband has not told me a single name he likes. I told him then I am naming her. He had been saying to me since week 15 that he needs to look through the baby name book. It's now week 28. I gave up on it. He seriously can't even tell me a name off the top of his head that he likes. I'm over it.

adriennerose80

It's the hardest decision I've ever had to make, especially since I want something original but is still a real name (as opposed to some of the uber trendy, made up, youneek names you are constantly seeing). It's so much harder than you'd ever imagine.

dparker721

We've had a boys name set for years and a couple of ideas for girls names that have become increasingly trendy/popular so i second guessed them. This is our first and we're having a girl. I suggested a first name and my husband actually liked it and it stuck. We were fortunate we agreed quickly. Coming up with a middle name is a different story though!

I think the list idea is a great one! Good luck!

midge519

We havent come up with a name yet either. We had a few family name choices if the baby was a girl but a few days before the ultrasound I looked at my boyfriend and told him it just wasn't right. No reason other than it felt wrong. The ultrasound comes and it's a boy. We haven't heard anything that sticks out to either of us so we're just taking it slow and seeing what we come up with. I'm not opposed to keeping it a secret if we do choose a name prior to birth but I'm not in a rush for us to decide a name, even though my family keeps asking his name. I just tell them we have about 15 weeks yet to decide. He'll be named eventually

MandahGirly

We have 3 names on our list but pretty sure we have picked the one. Don't worry though, when my Mom had me she had the nurses read out names to her from a baby book in case she had a boy and didn't like a single name. Good thing she ended up having a girl lol