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christina627
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Do you "save" names?
christina627
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I know before we were even PG with #1, DH and I kicked around names and a lot more names came out once we were pg, especially bc we were team green. We now have a list of go to names for up to like 6 kids. (Although, if we have more than one more boy, we might have a huge fight...bc DH wants: Tripp, Wolverine, etc) We had planned on using the "girl name" we liked for baby #1 for our first baby girl (if we have one), but now it's the same name as DS's best friend...so we decided on second choice baby girl. So I'm just wondering, do you save names? Do you have names that you and DH have already agreed on that you both like? Or did you only agree one at a time?
Morgan's Birth Story: http://www.fullcirclemidwifery.com/2009/06/morgans-birth/
Chloe's Birth Story: http://www.fullcirclemidwifery.com/2012/04/chloes-birth/
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Re: Do you "save" names?
Hubby and I currently have no children and are not expecting but we've been discussing names since our dating days. We definitely have a list of names we hope to use that could have us "set" for several children. That said, I do not want to decide on a name before each individual child even exists! So it's more of a running list of possibilities/hopes than set names we'll definitely use for years to come.
We are TTC our first, but we def. have 3 names of each sex that we love and would love to use. We have quite a long list just in case something changes (popularity rises, friends that use it, etc) but we are certainly going to save our favorites in hopes of getting to use them one day.
It is hard to come up with names we both agree on, and that's part of it too.
Yes and no. We have a list of our top 3 names for each sex that we agree on. Most likely, those will be names for upcoming LOs, but that list can change- nothing is set in stone (and we don't have an 'order' to them). I think it's wise to have a list like that for the sole purpose of being sure you have other names you agree on and feel work as potential sibling names (if you plan on several kids). I'd hate to name a kid one thing and then feel like NOTHING I liked went with it as a sibling name.
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We had our boy's name picked out since before we were even engaged. Once we were pregnant with a boy, however, we decided on a different name.
We've still been "saving" our top girl's name from that pregnancy, but I'm not sure we'll actually use it... We're already throwing around other ideas. We have boy #2's name already picked, too, but that didn't work out the first time around, so we'll see.
Yes, we saved names. We decided on our boy name back in 2000. Absolutely nothing has changed our mind since and it was the name we planned to use when I was pg in 2007/2008 (team Green). It is, quite simply, our son's name, even if we never end up having that son.
We also have boys' names picked out for a second and third son.
Our girls' names are less set. DD's name had been one of the top contenders for a while before I was pg, but we didn't decide for sure until I was actually pg. We still have a running list of 4 or 5 girls' names and any one of them could be used if we have another girl one day.
Not really. We start over each pregnancy.
We came up with a boy and girl name for our 1st-used the boy name. Came up with a different boy and girl name for our 2nd-used the girl name. Now, we are team green and have different boy and girl names picked out.
Our boy's name is solid. We were Team Green with my DD and had several girls and boys names, but this one is the one we keep coming back to. So as another poster put it, it is our son's name if we are lucky enough to get one!
With regards to girls, we can never agree. My DD's name is more of my husband's pick than mine but it fits her to a tee!
You are not using your favorite name, because it is the name of your 1 year old son's "best friend"?
You do realize that they will probably not be friends forever, right?
My sister-in-law told me years ago "Abigail is for my baby girl, hands off." and I said "no problem." She still plans to use the name. That has been my only experience with saved names.
DH and I have a boy and girl name picked out that we are planning to use. I haven't called "hands off" to anyone though.
DH and I are expecting our first, but we have 2 boys names and 2 girls names that we love, so yes we are saving names. We have first names only for this one and haven't agreed on middle names, but we don't want to use the other names that we love in case we have a second of the same sex next time, then we lose those names to middle names. I know it sounds silly, but we may end up having a big family so we don't want to be arguing over names later if we have a few that we already agree on.
We live in a very small town and it's my DH's boss' daughter. In our town there are is only one class per grade and I just don't want my kid to have a name that is common in our town. I'd rather it be more unique, at least for where we live, since it is a small town...everyone is known by their first name.
Morgan's Birth Story: http://www.fullcirclemidwifery.com/2009/06/morgans-birth/
Chloe's Birth Story: http://www.fullcirclemidwifery.com/2012/04/chloes-birth/