i've become one of those women that i hate...

kpavinich

yeah we finally picked a name...but i won't tell you what it is...i know i hate myself too...but 3 of my girlfriends are pregnant too with girls and i don't want them to steal it...i'm so lame I know but i can't help it and i don't want to hear any negative comments on the name...and i feel like it took forever to find...i'm cherishing it until she is born

pawcall

Congratulations on finding a name.  I'm all about keeping it private (my husband ruined this for us, but I would have liked to).

Bountifulbride

Yay on finding your LO's name!  

We finally picked ours too last night... we aren't telling people IRL but I was too excited not to share it here.  

DragonflyBelle

We kept it private as long as we could because we broke a time-honored family tradition and did not name this baby with a "J" name. We did get permission from my grandmother who started it, but I knew my mom would be pissed...and she was, but has gotten over it.

Keep it quiet as long as you can!

beetlebug00@comcast.net

we only told immediate family, but MIL blabbed it.  grrrr. 

columbiamommy

Isn't a relief to have a name picked?!?  We're not sharing with family, but I've told two of my close friends, and of course I made a Bump announcement.  I didn't want to hear our families opinions, and I want it to be a surprise for them since we found out the sex this time.

danimacg

yey!!! congrats on choosing a name! you have every right to keep it to yourself! Enjoy and congrats again!

KrisB755

Hey - if I could go back in time, I would have kept our names a secret.  We are having a boy so one of my really good friends decided to take our girl name if she has a girl b/c she really liked it.  I'm not mad, cause we don't own the name or anything, nor are we having a girl....but I'm just a bit disappointed and secretly praying she has a boy

elizjane26

I had trouble sharing the name at first. But I really wanted to get it out there and have everyone start calling her Annabelle. Plus, I know my family will get a bunch of monogrammed things for her

Fergie+1

We're keeping ours hush-hush for now too. It's not an entirely popular name, but we like it a lot. The few family we've told have been like 'Huh?"

freeatlast2014

I am one of those women too and I don't feel bad about it one bit. In fact, a co-worker is making us a blanket and it was tought to just give her initials!!

nurseJK

I have our boy name and nobody will ever say anything negative about John Walter (family names) to my face. The girl name is up for debate... at first I told people what we were considering and there was horrible hurtful drama over it so now... we are like we know what we like for girl names and decide after she is born if it is a girl. I do get this... I don't want to tell people my girl names because I don't want people taking it feeling. So dumb! I am thinking we may do this next time... people are just too outspoken these days.

FtrMrsC

I feel you!  My SIL was 5 months ahead of me in her pregnancy and asked us what we thought of names. I told her my idea for a girl name that I had picked since I was 6 years old and "joking" told her not to steal it.  Guess what?  She did!  Now we are having a boy, luckily, and we did tell the family our choice of name.  I still can't help but cringe when I hear my SIL telling people how they came up with "my" girl name because it had a nice meaning.  My mom isn't thrilled about our choice for our boy's name but I don't care.  It already suits him!

beautifulsin90

I am glad that you found a name. Keeping it is a secret will be fun I am sure that once everyone see's your LO they wont be able to make any rude comments.

ildali

Fergie+1:

We're keeping ours hush-hush for now too. It's not an entirely popular name, but we like it a lot. The few family we've told have been like 'Huh?"

same reaction here haha, the name I picked is far from being popular and probably would be the first time people hear it when we mention it but because it's so unique and pretty (in my and DH opinion) i dont want to put it out there so much, close family and friends know what it is which is good so they can practice how to pronounce it haha, traditional people make a "huh, why" face but younger generation people say "its a pretty name"