Did you tell others the name before

Happeewife · August 2009

Did you tell others the name you were going to give your child before it was born. If so, why? If not why? We know we are having a boy and have the name picked out but hesitant to telling others.Are there benefits to telling?

JDMC1112 · August 2009

We did tell people, I dont know why really we just decided to. I think we got sick of people nagging us about it and suggesting names so we we're kinda just like we already have a name and this is it. We ended up with alot of personalized items (toy box, homemade blankets etc) so it was nice that people knew the name.

MattysGirl81 · August 2009

We didn't for a few reasons. We didn't want to hear other people's opinions first and foremost. It's a lot harder to say you hate the name of a cute baby lying in front of you (although that didn't stop MIL). Also, we liked being the only two who knew and the element of surprise. Everyone knew DS was a boy, so it was fun to have the name be a surprise.

E&Jhssweethearts · August 2009

We told the name, it was nice to have her called her name instead of "the baby" or whatever else.

me&mymonkey · August 2009

No we didn't tell anyone. We also didn't pick out the name until the night before I was induced so this may have been why. IF I have another lo I probably will do the same thing. For one, I hated all of the comments/suggestions that people made when I told them what names we were thinking of and two, it pissed everyone off that we didn't share the name and that makes me chuckle.

war_eagle · August 2009

We did not. We kept changing our minds anyway and his name wasn't final until a couple of hours after he was born. We also didn't know the sex, so it was fun to announce everything.

Sweetgurl6630@yahoo.com · August 2009

We told only because it was our first and we were really excited. Next time I will decide not to tell either the sex or the name!

jeanebigham · August 2009

We didn't know her name until she was a day old, and it was none of the names we picked out previously anyways! I think the surprise is fun, then people also don't get a chance to talk you out of an name you love, OR steal it!

lzybeanie · August 2009

We told because I didn't give a tiny rat's @ss what other people thought of our name...also I can't keep a secret to save my life!

The benefits are that I didn't have to worry about slipping in front of people and we liked referring to her by her name even before she was born....even if it was to berate her for playing soccer in my stomach!

sept14 · August 2009

We did. It was really nice to have people ask "How's Charlie?"

My DH's sister also made letters to spell out Charlie for his nursery wall.

jillianfries · August 2009

We were hesitant but ended up telling and we didn't have any problems.

On the other hand, some people might tell you how much they don't like the name and why. Or make up nicknames and things like that to steer you away from your name.

houndbaby · August 2009

We told people his name, I didn't see any reason not to

CMDR513 · August 2009

We told. We were pretty sure of the MN.

My sister, however, told everyone #1 was a boy, but never revealed his name until his birth.

It's a matter of opinion. Do what you want.

josswhedon · August 2009

we told our parents but not anyone else... then at my babyshower MIL gave me a gift with the baby's name on it... so the cat was out of the bag.

jen_and_scott · August 2009

MattysGirl81:
We didn't for a few reasons. We didn't want to hear other people's opinions first and foremost. It's a lot harder to say you hate the name of a cute baby lying in front of you (although that didn't stop MIL). Also, we liked being the only two who knew and the element of surprise. Everyone knew DS was a boy, so it was fun to have the name be a surprise.

What's not to like about Ethan? That's a perfectly normal nice name!

mollymurphy · August 2009

No: we told noone...not even coworkers.

Why: 1) I saw my brother and SIL's name choice for my niece (which I loved) get absolutely raked over the coals unnecessarily b/c they wound up using it anyway courtesy of their stellar collective backbone, and 2) we told the family that it was a boy...his name was the only true surprise on the day he was born.?

Benefits to telling...hmm. Monogrammed presents? This was the leverage that my mom tried to use to get us to spill the beans. Didn't work and I'm proud to report that he's survived just fine without monogrammed towels...:)?

mAnYaSha · August 2009

didn't want to hear any comments, so we only told initials (same as DH) it was fun for people to guess and see who got it right

HappyTXChick · August 2009

Yes, but only after we were 100% decided. And we told them as.. His/her name is Luke Jame/ Reese Lillian. We made it obvious it was not open for discussion and we really didn't care about others opinions.
We did not discuss options at all. Only once we were sure.
I am glad we did. I too liked it that everyone talked about Luke and Reese before they were even here. It helped me and everyone else build a bond with them before they were here.

runnergirl79 · August 2009

yes, we told people the name...and then we changed it 2 weeks before our son was born. I think we might keep the name a secret with our next pregnancy.

AimeeLori · August 2009

We told people her name and then completely changed it three weeks before she was born. In fact, we got monogrammed stuff with the wrong name at all of our showers. I don't care....I'm very happy we changed it. Only problem being is the old name was my father's great aunt. The new name is a family name of my husband's. My father was a little upset.

wilberta2006 · August 2009

lzybeanie:
We told because I didn't give a tiny rat's @ss what other people thought of our name...also I can't keep a secret to save my life!

Me too.

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