How did you choose a name/gender (if too early to know) for lost LO?

luckymrs. · July 2010

Since I was about 9 weeks along it was too early to know baby's gender, but all along we felt strongly it was a boy.

I feel the need/desire to name the baby, so we've decided we'll *assume* the baby was a boy.

We're leaning towards "Christopher" because of the religious connections ("Christ"), and because he's the Patron Saint of safe travels (which seems appropriate and ironic at the same time).

If you chose them, how did you choose a name/gender for baby--if it was too early to know baby's gender or it you already knew?

KhloesMom · July 2010

I *needed* to now, which was in part why I opted for genetic testing after the D&C, for my own sanity and closure. All along while PG, I was referring to the baby as "Gummy Bear" and that's the name that has stuck and how I will think of her. I did find out about 2 weeks after the D&C that it was indeed a girl. Not knowing that beforehand, I'm still sticking with Gummy Bear.

Scout05 · July 2010

We had nn for all the babies, so we have just stuck with those. They were gender neutral, obviously.

We know our third loss was a little boy (even though I was only at 8 weeks, we had a genetic analysis done and they were able to determine his gender), but we have stuck with the nn Pumpkin, because that is how we always thought of him.

anonomity · July 2010

We also had a nickname for our baby, it was a combination of the boy and girl names we had picked out ("Brangelina" style, if you will). So that is what we call the baby, or just shorten it to "Baby M" (the first letter of the nn).

Valjoy11 · July 2010

I also "felt" like I was going to have a boy, so DH let me name "him" whatever I wanted. I chose Adam and that is what we go by. We both figure if I was wrong, we'll call her Addy when we see "her" in heaven... and we hope she forgives us

MaryHCagle · July 2010

I started lightly spotting on a Friday and Saturday night I dreamed I took two tests and we found out it was a girl. The next morning we went into the hospital bc the bleeding got worse and found out we were having a miscarriage. So we named our little girl Hadley Grace. It has seriously helped to name our child.

colourful_dancer · July 2010

i did the same thing i had a missed miscarrage it was 9 weeks but i was 12 when i found out and we knew it was a boy all my dreams wree of baby boys and every time i would think about what it would look like i though of it as s boy! if naming you baby helps you then you should do it i now its helped us naming Aiden it made it alot easyer!! dont listen to people it they say its silly ive had people say it to me and i say when your in my position then you can judge! im sorry for what your going thrugh but every little bit helps and naming mt loss helped me alot!

keep your chin up xox

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