What's my hesitation?

rels09

When I was first pregnant, we had a name almost 100% decided. Now, I find myself unable to commit to that name, but I can't tell whether it's because of the psychology of not wanting to go with the first thing we both liked, or whether it's really NOT "the one." How do I sort out my feelings on this? I feel more confused than ever. 

LoCarb

With both my kids I couldn't decide on a name until their birth. It's normal to be fickle regarding a name b/c it's a big decision. You have plenty of time to choose names and feel comfortable with one.

rels09

I don't want to not use the name we both loved 2 months ago just because I am constantly thinking there might be something even better, but I can't tell if that's what I'm doing.

da731

It's probably just the gravity of the situation settling in.

I think it's analogous to some brides and their quest to find the "perfect" dress and consequently the typical tearful reaction.

Whatever name you pick will be "the one."

Who knows your baby better than you?

zaramarie81

If there's one thing I've learned in life it's that living as if there "might be something better around the corner" is a great way to drive yourself crazy and ruin your happiness! You don't have to commit to the name today and perhaps looking more will give some clarity, but try not to drive yourself crazy with the "what ifs" .

alliejo725

da731:

It's probably just the gravity of the situation settling in.

I think it's analogous to some brides and their quest to find the "perfect" dress and consequently the typical tearful reaction.

Whatever name you pick will be "the one."

Who knows your baby better than you?

This exactly. There are tons and tons of names out there, and you're going to love many of them. But only one can be your child's name, and at the end of the day, you just commit to it. If it helps at all, we chose DD's name at like....week 34, but didn't commit to it until she was born. And I still love it and think it's perfect for her.

Out of curiosity---what's the name?

rels09

alliejo725:

da731:

It's probably just the gravity of the situation settling in.

I think it's analogous to some brides and their quest to find the "perfect" dress and consequently the typical tearful reaction.

Whatever name you pick will be "the one."

Who knows your baby better than you?

This exactly. There are tons and tons of names out there, and you're going to love many of them. But only one can be your child's name, and at the end of the day, you just commit to it. If it helps at all, we chose DD's name at like....week 34, but didn't commit to it until she was born. And I still love it and think it's perfect for her.

Out of curiosity---what's the name?

We're not sharing the sex of our baby, so I don't want to give it away. I actually don't mind random Nesties/Bumpies knowing the sex, but a couple of our friends are on The Bump. I will say that the name is either Graham or Nora, haha.

JayMOOMOO

the hub and i came up with a name three years ago when we started dating and its sticking with us this far....... when in doubt throw it out!  or you guys can come up with back up names just incase either one of you hear something else yall like. good luck!! Its very common to have your thoughts so dont think your being difficult.

KearaD

I went through the same thing with our girl's name. We were team green with my DS and it was pretty easy for us to agree names. DH would still be happy to use the girl name for this baby, but I am having second thoughts since we didn't spend a lot of time looking around at other names. 

So right now we are really focusing hard on picking another girl's name. Since (like you) I'm roughly halfway through the pregnancy, I figure if we pick out another option now, we can live with it for a little while before the baby comes. If it doesn't feel right in a few months, we can always go back to our original option. There's no harm in doing a little more searching.