When to announce babys name?

kendra223

Mobile users: When to announce babys name?

I think we have our name. And I wanna start using it to refer to baby, but then I wonder about reactions or people name stealing lol.

Because I told another pregnant woman we were thinking of Jonathan if it was a boy. We found out its a girl and then she went to FB saying they were think of using Jonathan but she spelt it Johnathin lol.

Anyways, her name will probably be Caroline Grace. When will you start sharing your babys name? Will you wait til birth?

WashingtonQueen

We are not telling anyone IRL until birth. When we are at home we still call her by her name.

evaazalea

If you don't want opinions, don't announce until birth. I refered to DD by name once we picked, and I did slip in front of MIL, DS started referring to her by name as well, worst kept secret ever!

Zimger

We told close family around 26 weeks. We announced it to everyone else right before 40 weeks.

I wasn't worried about anyone stealing it or their reactions.

Edit: I can't spell today :P

BlindysWife

Not until after baby is born. (Not that we're decided at this point anyway...)

I'm less worried about stealing, and more concerned with people's opinions. I don't want to hear "oh I knew a Caroline in high school and she was a hag" or whatever. P

catahoulatte

We didn't announce (or decide) until birth but apparently that is kind of unusual around here. If you are worried about reactions or someone else wanting to use it I'd wait as long as you can.

526SadieSadie

Caroline Grace is lovely.  When to share depends on a few things.  Are you 100% in love with it?  Once you announce it, friends/family might take that as their cue to buy you something personalized.  If you decide against Caroline,

bsinno

If you are 150% in love with your name and no one opinion would prevent you from using it, I don't see a problem in using the name. Caroline (and Johnathan) are both pretty common names, it would be a hard case to make for someone "stealing" it! <

CeCe8579

We announced are DD's name as soon as we found out we were having a girl. Some loved it, some hated it and some were neutral to it. We didn't mind hearing opinions because we loved it and were set on it! We're both the type that don't get easily annoyed a

MrsJ723

With DS we knew the name as soon as we found out he was a boy, but didn't share until he was born. This time we still haven't decided, so we won't be sharing until after she is born.

Helenahhandbasket

With DD we waited until she was born.  No one knew her name-- or names (we took 3 different names to the hospital)-- while I was pregnant.

Since we knew the sex, it was nice to be able to "announce" something.

We will do the same

BulgariHeart

I'm not pregnant but I'm sure we wouldn't be revealing a baby's name until birth. Heck, I don't even share the names I really like right now. That probably sounds extreme but it's what we agreed upon. We don't feel very strongly about getting opinions but

DaisyZH

It's so individual, it really does depend on whether you'll be upset by people's opinions or not.  FWIW I can't imagine anyone would say anything negative about Caroline, but everyone is so different you never know when someone will make a face or

ObLaDi

We shared once we were 100 percent sure it was his name. We didn't want opinions swaying our decision.

I wouldn't worry too much about stealing, per se; Caroline is a very popular name and there are going to be other ones out there.

SmileyJay

I guess it just depends on you personally. If you are 100% on the name, feel certain that the sonogram was right in predicting the gender (clear shot, etc.), and can deal with criticism, then by all means share away!

Most people won't steal a nam

ShinyStuff

::facepalm:: to Johnathin. 

Your name choices are great, if I were you I'd just go ahead and start calling the baby that name when you know the sex.  If someone 'steals' it, oh well, they names are fairly common anyway.

Elsa1984

That depends: do you want to hear orher's opinions about the name? Are you prepared for negative reactions?

Most people have it in their head that everyone is going to LOVE the name they picked out. But some people have no filters. It's eith

Keri Marie

Tell people when you can handle their reactions.

It's a beautiful name. 

ocnfish4

We will likely share once we've made our final decision.

gnomemom

We shared as soon as we knew his name. Next time around, however, I think we might wait until after birth. I think a little mystery makes it more fun for everyone. Plus, people are less likely to be critical of the name if the baby is already born.

esf60

kendra223:

Mobile users: When to announce babys name? I think we have our name. And I wanna start using it to refer to baby

solsburyhill

With #1 the name choice was a fight till the bitter end.  Everyone knew DH's choice and my choice and it was an ugly dramatic debate the entire last 2 months of my pregnancy. 

BUT I still don't regret telling people because it helped

caramia582

We have not announced it to FB world, but if people ask me the name I will tell them.  Pretty much everyone does ask.  I am not too worried about name stealing so the only downside for me sharing is getting a negative reaction (don't really care

starshineamator

Yup, we are waiting until she's born. Spouse and I call her by her name when we are alone (he does it more than I do) but we aren't telling anyone until the announcement that she's here. 

austenfan919

With both kids, we waited to announce til they were born (and we had decided on names way ahead). We got no criticism, and we had a surprise to share when they were born, since everyone knew the sex. Plus, when we changed DS' mn a week before he was bo

afrochick09

Mh and I had a name we were set on used by a family member after sharing it with only them. Thankfully no other family members are pregnant now, so we're just telling people as they ask. Not hiding it, but not broadcasting it. I know how paranoid it can m

sweetpea2003

With DD (Katherine Grace, nn Kate) we were very open with her name prior to her birth.  I had a little FB album called "Baby Kate" that had pictures of me pregnant, her nursery, etc. 

With DS, we were open with his name (Connor Patrick

missesru

I wouldn't announce baby's name or even potential names prior to birth.  I feel strongly about this for a few reasons...

1. I don't want anyone else's opinion on the names we choose (other than the solicited opinions I get from this board).

June2007

I tell everyone right away. I'm not one who cares about other opinions once I've decided something though and am not bothered by conversations about it. A lot of people didn't love DD2 name at first, once she was born it didn't matter at all. People who w

That.Just.Happened

AFTER BIRTH. Cannot stress enough how strongly I feel about this. 

tkseg09

Don't announce unless you're 100% sure that's what you're going with!  When I was pregnant with DS, we thought we were going to name him Anthony Michael.  We were fairly certain that was what we were going with, so we told people.  At my