Is anyone else waiting for baby to be born for a name...

AwwJung2009 · September 2012

I've had a really hard time picking a name for our baby girl and sticking with it. So we decided to wait until she is born to pick a name from our list. But I've been worrying about that decision too.

For the simple fact of will I be able to make the choice then? Since I will have just had this baby girl that we've been trying to have for 2 and half years. I just know I'll possibly be really emotional after having her.

Do any of you have any tips on how to deal with choosing a name, or have your own experience with waiting for the simple fact that you just couldn't decide on a name?

Thanks for any tips/suggestions you may have. :0)

angielayne926 · September 2012

Well, we're team green, so we have names for both picked out. However, we are torn on the boy name, so we have two and are going to wait and see if we need to worry about it when LO makes his/her appearance.

CarynGunter · September 2012

DH and I have narrowed down a few names for DS but aren't sharing with anyone until DS is born. We really like the name and don't want opinions (from family) until after he is born. We have 3 options and I'm giving DH a little time to think them over before bugging him again...getting to a list of 3 was very difficult.

The hardest thing for us was deciding on a name we both really liked. For DD I compromised on the middle name. For DS I flat out lost one battle so came up with a compromise that I could still be happy with.

We've only told close friends and my sister...because 2 friends are due within 2 days of me and my sister is due 5 weeks before. We just wanted to make sure they were no repeats of names.

nmoe · September 2012

Not intentionally, but we are still undecided, so it may turn out that we don't have a name until she's here!

KatieCaps · September 2012

nmoe:
Not intentionally, but we are still undecided, so it may turn out that we don't have a name until she's here!

We are pretty much in the same boat. We definitely aren't looking to wait until then, but we are also still undecided so it may end up that way.

We had a name picked, but once we found out for sure it was a boy my husband backed out on it mentioning that he thinks we should maybe name him after his father that passed a few years ago. I am perfectly ok with that, but now neither one of us are sure what to do. I have heard of plenty of people that do wait until then, so don't think you're alone on it. Good luck deciding!

kdg31684 · September 2012

We have it narrowed down to 2 names, are going to wait until we see her to pick one. We sort of did this with DS, and I do have to say I was pretty exhausted when we chose his name. Afterwards I was afraid I made the wrong choice, but it definitely fits him. I think it takes getting used to because its a big decision to choose someone's name for life, or for me anyways.

JulieN0704 · September 2012

We can't really decide on a name yet. I don't think we'll have one until he is born.

keiral · September 2012

We are pretty sure we know the name but we are not considering it set in stone until after she is here. I don't want to settle on it and then want to change my mind after I see her.

amdagny · September 2012

nmoe:
Not intentionally, but we are still undecided, so it may turn out that we don't have a name until she's here!

This is us too. It's a big decision, and I don't feel like I need to make it in a hurry just so friends can purchase personalized/monogramed shower gifts (which seems to be what they think).

steffiizzy · September 2012

We have a name we like, but it seems that we always like a name for a couple of months then change our mind. I'm nervous about it, but I think once the baby is here it'll be easier to feel firmly about it.

angelacarmen · September 2012

We are Team Green, but we have a list of two or three names for each. We're waiting to meet the baby to see what name we think best suits him/her. I know some people find this method stressful, but I am looking forward to it. I've also know people who are set on the name they've picked out only to meet the baby and decide they don't suit that name and have to start all over again. So who knows. I'm sure you won't leave the hospital without a name for your daughter!

LollyBug18 · September 2012

We're team green this time and have hardly discussed names. DH thinks we're narrowed down to 2 boy names though, but he doesn't understand that I'm not crazy about them. We've not discussed girl names really at all yet.

With DD though, she surprised us before we narrowed down our name list so we went to L&D with literally 15 names we were considering. DH is a spreadsheet freak so while I was battling through contractions, attempting to go w/o pain meds, he's creating this crazy sheet that will supposedly help us get our list down to 2 names. I guess it kind of worked because by the time she was born a few hours later, we did have it narrowed down to 2 names. Then she kind of picked her own name Smile We called her one and then the other and, I know it sounds silly, but it seemed like she liked Emma better so that's what we picked. And now I don't care for the other name. Funny how that works!

But I feel like DD's name is perfect for her and, well, you read the story above, so I'm not worried about having a name picked out any time soon. Some ladies on my other BMB didn't have a name for their LO until a day or more after they were born.

Rejufsovelem · September 2012

We have a short list (like 4 or 5 names) that we can't decide on. I like some more than others and same with DH. We will probably wait until we meet him to see what the name will be.

vevola8421 · September 2012

We also are waiting to name our son. We have two names picked out and we want to wait to see and meet him before we decide on the name. We love both. I think once you see your baby you will just know and feel the name that fits best. I think it drives some people nuts in our families because they want to buy gifts that have engraving or monogramming, but oh well! We can deal with that later. I kind of like not knowing yet. I feel like we have something else to look forward to. Goodluck

AnnP13 · September 2012

We are waiting until we meet our little girl before we name her. We have a list of names that we both really like, and we have settled on her middle name already.

It's driving our family & friends insane that we don't have one picked out. That kind of is adding to the fun, to be perfectly honest .

AnnieH32 · September 2012

amdagny:

nmoe:
Not intentionally, but we are still undecided, so it may turn out that we don't have a name until she's here!

This is us too. It's a big decision, and I don't feel like I need to make it in a hurry just so friends can purchase personalized/monogramed shower gifts (which seems to be what they think).

Us too. Althought DH thinks he has decided on a name, but I am just not 100% on board with it yet. We'll see.

zmoss · September 2012

Yes. We have a top 3 list (Logan, Wyatt and William). But I think we need to see the lil' dude before we can make up our minds.

starfish717 · September 2012

KatieCaps:
nmoe:
Not intentionally, but we are still undecided, so it may turn out that we don't have a name until she's here!

We are pretty much in the same boat. We definitely aren't looking to wait until then, but we are also still undecided so it may end up that way.

We had a name picked, but once we found out for sure it was a boy my husband backed out on it mentioning that he thinks we should maybe name him after his father that passed a few years ago. I am perfectly ok with that, but now neither one of us are sure what to do. I have heard of plenty of people that do wait until then, so don't think you're alone on it. Good luck deciding!

same here )

AwwJung2009 · September 2012

Thanks ladies for all the input, it feels nice to know we aren't the only ones.

It's hard to try and not let it bother me that I can't decide on a name. Especially the thought of possibly feeling overwhelmed in the hospital with trying to pick a name before we leave. I always thought this would be easy, but it's really not.

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