Rolling my eyes at MIL (vent)

ashdonne

So---the in-laws are loud and opinionated so we didn't share baby names with them either time until we had decided but last time around MIL would give all kinds of yuck name suggestions for DD.  After we decided and told her our pick, she shut up and it was fine. 

So my name is Ashleigh and DH wanted to name DD with a name after me so her name is Ryleigh.  Leigh is also a family name on my side. 

Our pick for DD2 is Britton---well we shared with MIL and she clearly is not impressed which is fine---its our kid not hers!  But since we told her---she has suggested Gentry which is NMS and then most recently very verbal about us needing to name DD2 Kayleigh to carry on the Leigh.  Yuck!  I think that is beyond cheesy.  I was fine with doing it once since DH wanted too and Ry's name fits her but wouldn't that be super awkward to do it again?

Ugh just wishing we would have kept it to ourselves this time until DD2 is born.  I just figured that would get her to back off quicker but I was wrong. 

sjamin9

It is for this reason that no one will know our names until LO is born. Plus, we don't know the sex, so if we stated our names, we'd get equal feedback for the boy name and girl name... I'd be overwhelmed.

 

brianabrad

sjamin9:

It is for this reason that no one will know our names until LO is born. Plus, we don't know the sex, so if we stated our names, we'd get equal feedback for the boy name and girl name... I'd be overwhelmed.

 

Same here. I have no interest in opinions on names. I've talked generally about names with my mom and MIL and I'm happy to hear suggestions but I don't share my thoughts with them. For what its worth, I really like Britton but DH doesn't so its a no go for us. 

Reptar13

I would tell your DH to talk to his mom and let her know that bothers you and you are happy with the name you picked. OR maybe in a lighthearted way tell her something like "Hey, you got to pick the names of your kids, let me have my turn". Make it sound like you're almost kidding but where it gets the message across. I act really dumb to my MIL because when people think they're smarted than you it's easier to get points across or just dismiss things they say by pretending to not understand.

graciesmurf

Ignore her remarks and she'll eventually stop.  When my DH and I chose our top 2 picks (1-boy 1-girl) we made the mistake of telling people.

My MIL told me that I can't name my daughter after my grandma because I have a sister with the same name.

I tried to talk to her about it, but she just kept coming up with other suggestions.  I keep telling myself that when she sees little Ruthie that she'll come around.

mindy0711

We haven't decided on a name for our LO yet.  We have a boy's name, but a girls name.  I am 100% convinced I am having another girl (we find out Wednesday) when the time comes we'll decide on a name. 

We had a  lot of opinions when it came to DD"s name (very few of them were positive).  DH's step mom made comments all the time about it and made name suggestions like Madison, Addison and other trendy names.  Not our style.

 This time around I might keep our name queit.

 FWIW, I lover Britton! And I agree Kayleigh is cheesy with Ryleigh.

zonagirlie

sjamin9:

It is for this reason that no one will know our names until LO is born. Plus, we don't know the sex, so if we stated our names, we'd get equal feedback for the boy name and girl name... I'd be overwhelmed.

 

Same here. No one will know til baby is born and baby will be the first to know. I know our families too well and some are too stupid to keep their mouths shut.

You name your baby what you want. If it makes you happy and fits your little one, go with it. 

hansonam446

Yes, we didn't say what we were thinking until we found out the sex yesterday. BIL made an asinine comment about how he doesn't like it (he's a piece of work anyway) so I politely and sternly told him it was a named specifically picked as a nod to my husband's good friend who recently passed away. He got all apologetic then.

Kay1029

We'll share the gender (which we already know is girl) but I doubt well share the name for reasons just like that. I have a very voicy MIL too and its starting to drive me crazy. As for the name Kayleigh, I can tell you since it's my name, it gets really annoying because many people havnt heard the name before and they ALWAYS get my name wrong. Always. So, go with what you picked. Don't listen to her. It's your baby!

ashdonne

KayleighG27:

We'll share the gender (which we already know is girl) but I doubt well share the name for reasons just like that. I have a very voicy MIL too and its starting to drive me crazy. As for the name Kayleigh, I can tell you since it's my name, it gets really annoying because many people havnt heard the name before and they ALWAYS get my name wrong. Always. So, go with what you picked. Don't listen to her. It's your baby!

 I can relate--I always get called Ash-Leah or Ash-Lay or even Alicia lol!  I actually think Kayleigh is a very cute name but not when you already have one daughter named Ryleigh!