Anybody afraid they're going to have baby name remorse?

spwspw · July 2009

Or that when your LO is born and you see him/her for the first time, the name you've chosen just won't "fit" quite right?

kristie2422 · July 2009

YES! I keep thinking that it's not just picking a name we like, but something he/she will be stuck with for the rest of their lives. That puts a lot of pressure on it for me.

sunnysmile9 · July 2009

Not really... we had a nameless dog for three days before we finally settled on one. Once we did, we didn't even think about other names/choices anymore. Well, I didn't... but if my husband did, he didn't mention them. Makes it easier that way. We'll probably do the same for our little one.

MilwaukeeMom · July 2009

No, we really like the name we've picked, but I think its helping that we're not sharing it with anyone. If other people didn't like it as much as we do and were sharing that opinion, I'm sure I'd have second thoughts. Once the cute little bundle has arrived, we could probably name him Bud and people would love it.

susanlovestexas · July 2009

My DD is 4 years old and I still LOVE her name. I think if you find one you really love you'll always be proud of it. (her name is Katherine Scarlett, in case anyone's curious)

lcmeg · July 2009

yes. i worry about this. i worry about them having to explain their name when they are older. i have a hyphenated last name (both my parent's names, i didn't change it when i got married to DH), and even something as simple as that causes problems for me, people always get confused when i say my last name, its annoying. the names we are currently thinking for our LO are more unique and i am afraid people won't know how to pronounce them or spell them... i know that can be hard for a kid... but then again, everyone seems to have some kind of issue with their name, so maybe its just the way it is.

jam1111 · July 2009

Absolutely...that is why 1) we have just barely started talking about it and 2) we will have a few options so we can see if it fits him.

It's so hard!

easjer05 · July 2009

Yeah I worry about it a little (that's how my name came to be what it is and not Sarah Kathryn, as my mother had planned from the moment she learned she was pregnant).

But I really like our names and I think calling LO by his/her name from the time we found out the sex onwards will make it feel more right.

vanessaNOV2 · July 2009

Kinda...some days I beleive we chose the perfect name and other days I wonder if the runner up name (that we are saving for our next baby) should be his name... arg.

amoureux · July 2009

That is why we will go into the delivery room with two or three names we like.

Many people have told me when they saw the baby they just knew which was right. (This includes my parents - they had Caroline and Colleen on the short list when I was born).

LiebeMama · July 2009

Or the feeling remorse after the name is decided and finalized.... yes.

mommys.gummy.bear · July 2009

MilwaukeeMom:
No, we really like the name we've picked, but I think its helping that we're not sharing it with anyone. If other people didn't like it as much as we do and were sharing that opinion, I'm sure I'd have second thoughts.

this.

the only ppl we've shared our names with are our parents and a couple close friends.

NewYear2004 · July 2009

That's why we went into delivery with 2 name options and chose the frontrunner, but only after we saw her. I think all names have issues, either too popular or too unique/weird spellings, etc. If you love a name, use it and don't look back : )

BakerMommy · July 2009

My sister was going to be Heather up until she was born--then it just didn't fit, so my sister is Claudia and I can't imagine her having any other name. That's why we're keeping a short list of names (though I have a favorite) and not telling until we meet our daughter and see what fits.

CJ2008 · July 2009

yes! we found out we're having a girl on monday and we have a name already, and now all I can think of is what if we're making a mistake

RoRed5 · July 2009

We had two boys (and tow girls names) picked out when we went into the delivery room and we didn't tell anyone what they were. When DS was born we actually ended up taking opposite first and middle names (Logan Monroe or Nicholas Edward became Logan Edward). They asked what his name would be and I was still dealing with the few minutes after his delivery and I just said to DH "Logan Edward, ok?"

Like he was gonna say no then. :-) We love it and, honestly, in my neighborhood if his name isn't Mikey, Tony, Petey or Louie it's weird. I dont' care.

JulieandBen · July 2009

This doesn't end when the baby is born. I wondered if I named my son the wrong name for a while here and there after he was born.

thetwistedwillow · July 2009

We named our first two daughters after they were born. We wanted to see them first. Even then I still wonder, "What if we had used ________ name instead?" In the end I know we made the right choices!

This time our baby has their name picked out before they were even conceived and it's making me nervous. I wonder if I'll want to change my mind. But DH is really set on her name so I've given him complete reign over naming her all to himself, which is sweet in that she can say, "My daddy gave me my name!" He's still picking out her middle name.

misschippers · July 2009

We don't. We had the name picked out from the beginning, and that's all we call her now. Try calling and referring to your LO by the name you like and see how it feels for a few weeks!

jdn2009 · July 2009

I feel the same way! Everyone keeps asking for names and I don't have any set names because it's so permanant.

sadielove · July 2009

I actually had a dream the other night where I just didn't think my baby looked like the name I have been thinking about and I had to change it. That makes me think that I may want to wait until I see the baby to announce the name in real life!

BlueEyedBaby · July 2009

We had one name picked for DD all along (Maeve) and now couldn't imagine her being named anything else. We also didn't find out the gender during her pregnancy, so maybe that helped? I don't know, I didn't really worry about it though.

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