when did you start looking for baby names?

aemmert360

Hi. I just wanted to ask an opinion. When did you start looking for baby names? We are going to find the gender out whenever possible (we are only 5 weeks, so that may be a while) but is it too soon to start looking for baby names?

Also, how do you feel about naming after relatives who are still alive. I've always liked my grandmother's name Cecilia- is that just weird, or is that okay?

Thanks for the opinions ladies!!

colmckenn

We are only starting TTC and talking about children's names. You are steps ahead of us since you are already pregnant!

StrawberryAlarmClock

Grammar school. No, it's never too early. There are a lot of options and you'll change your mind many times. Go ahead and start 2 lists. Congrats & GL.

PitterPat11

We have looked at names since ttc. Plus we already have two kids so we had names on reserve that we didn't use before. We have our names set already, with the exception of the boy MN.

My grandmothers name is Cecilia too. I love it and think it's a beautiful name.

Moneypenny424

We'll start TTC this month and we've been talking about names for a couple years .

Cecilia has been our #1 choice for years--a beautiful name!

As far as naming someone after a living person, different people feel differently.  Boys are named after their fathers all the time.  I don't have an issue with it.

PunkyBooster

I always knew what girl name I wanted.

the boys names took longer. We probably had our list started about 16 weeks and really started to narrow down the names during my 7th month.

And it's not weird to name babies after relatives who are still alive! DS has my dad's mn and if we had a girl, her mn would have been a combo of our sisters names (Elisabeth). 

HTH!

 

Amanda&EricB

We have been talking about names since DH and I started dating. Not often but here and there. But since we got pregnant, we only talk about it sporadically. Weird, I know. Now that we know what we are having sex-wise we talk about it more.

ETA: I have no problem naming my child after living relatives.

Hope&Faith&Love

We start talking about names shortly after a bfp, but we never finalize anything until after we know the sex. Congrats, and I think Cecilia is a beautiful name! I'm sure your grandmother will feel so honored! 

ablou

I started looking really early, and consulted DH when I found ones that I liked.   He would shoot ones down that he didn't.  We had both names set when we went in for the anatomy scan. 

BethPSU

I am constantly talking about names and suggesting names to DH and we haven't even started TTC #3 yet.  With #1, we had the name set before TTC and with #2 it took us most of the pregnancy to figure it out.  Good Luck.  Cecilia is very pretty and I like using names of living relatives.  I think it gives them the chance to be honored. We used my father and FIL's mn's for the boys.  

forensicmama

We started looking before conception. Five weeks is not too early. Cecilia is a GORGEOUS name and it is not weird to name a child after a living relative. In fact, it's a little more special because your grandma will get to see little Cecilia, have pictures with her namesake before she passes, and get to be proud of the thought that you named her after her. I think it's extremely special.

CTri17

when I was in high school, again in college, again before and after marriage. haha.

I think you can start thinking whenever you want to.

I also don't think it is weird to name a kiddo after someone alive (or dead) if it is a family name. 

Our daughter is Lucy Susan and Susan is my MIL name

baeluevano

with DD we started talking names a little bit right away but didn't get too into it until we knew the sex. we've been talking about trying for a second soon & along with talking came baby names. we have a boy name completely picked out already...

also i think that it is not only okay to name your LO after a relative (living or not) but it is really sweet. plus if the relative is still alive they get to enjoy sharing their name with the new baby. 

ycristina84

We started talking about it a month or two before starting to TTC. I feel like it's something to bond over and it's good to discuss it without getting emotional. It's the most fun part of TTC for me...Is that bad? Should it be sex?

PhilsWife07

I started looking before we were even TTC with #1. I've been pretty obsessed with baby names ever since. I have our next child already named for either gender and we won't TTC #3 until next summer!

CatfishAnn

We started talking about names in a very casual/ hypothetical way before we started TTC.  We got gradually more serious about it throughout the pregnancy, especially after we found out we're expecting a girl.  But we're currently at 41 weeks, 1 day, and still have a baby name book and a list of about 40 names packed in my hospital bag!  There are about five names that are definite front-runners, but we're keeping an open mind until we meet our little lady. 

As for naming your baby after a living relative, I think it's perfectly fine.  My mom's name is Cecilia, and I think it's a beautiful name!  Definitely one of those old-fashioned/ traditional names that's making a comeback.  

kim1989

We already had a list of a few favourite names we?d discussed before I was pregnant

teachergal05

We aren't planning to start TTC until August, but we've been talking about names since before we got married almost three years ago.