now I get why some people keep the names secret

DAuger

I can't believe the pressure we are getting with the baby name thing. DH and I haven't decided on a name yet, but we have shared some possibilites with our families and it seems EVERYONE has an opinion or a suggestion. I don't mind hearing ideas, but now each person is really pushing hard for their name. DH's mom hates one of our possible names and has told anyone and everyone that we just can't name her grandson such a thing. My father has another name he is pushing for an he saw it on a sign the other day and took a picture of it to show me. This is getting pretty heavy! haha. Anyone else having this happen?

Gretchen kiolbasa

i had two choices, a boy choice and a girl choice, and if people didnt like it, tough cookies, its not their damn baby, she's mine

i dont understand why its such a big deal to other people what someone elses kids name is

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unless its le-a (ledasha) or some crap like that

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name your baby what you want mamma! you carried him/her for 9 months , not them ?

2dogmom

don't let them get to you...go with your gut.  our families would've totlly been like that, so we didn't say anything until we were 100% decided.  that way it wasn't up for discussion...everyone seems to like it...or they are humoring us (which is fine with me).

chrysanth3mum

That's precisely why we haven't told a soul. A few people are on us about holding out with the names, but that is way less aggravating than well meaning friends and family with "helpful" suggestions.

ChefBrit

we haven't told anyone the first name.. we have told the middle name just so they would get off our back about it.. but the first name is a secret!! i like it best this way!

Somethingclever25

yes me. we are feeling a lot of pressure from dh's parents. they think they are so funny and have been calling the baby no-name (they say it like nonamy) they think they are so clever. its getting irritating because they call every couple days to ask if the baby has a name yet and then they give me all the ones they have thought of since we last talked.

thejenni

Sorry im bored and lurking......

I told everyone my boy name and girl name when I was pg with my first. I got so many opionions on what it should be. My MIL being te most vocal I swear she asked me at least once a week if I had picked out names. This time we've decided we wont tell, in fact we have decoy names....

Puck for a boy and Pink for a girl. They are mostly to torment MIL cause its fun that way lol

Then a cow at work who had the same EDD as me Hijacked my boy name. GRRRRR... I had a girl anyways but I was still pissy.

JOEBunny

We had a short list with DD that we shared.  We don't share the short list for this baby with anyone who has not recently had a child.  We don't share it with any relatives.  DD doesn't even know because my mom was pumping her. 

thejenni

just to add to that... you have total veto power over your kids name. You push it thru your crotch and now can no longer sneeze without peeing your pants a bit, you could name it WHATEVER you want.

JLW10

Plus, if you tell people the name and they buy you a personalized gift and then you change the name, you feel bad!?

grettaz

After we found out we were having a girl, we told MIL our boy name (Oliver). Her exact words were "Eww, now I understand why you're keeping the name a secret."  I'm sure she will hate the name Elliot too, but she won't get the chance to hate it until after she's born.

sweetie52006

Oh, sorry! Do your best to brush it off. People saddly will do this with so many things. But you are the mom so you are the one who gets to pick. Don't worry about any of the stuff they say or think go with what you like. Good Luck!