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March 2013 Moms
Mwithchild
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Name before leaving hospital?
Mwithchild
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Hello, wondering about naming process and whether or not the little babe will have to be named before leaving the hospital? My husband still has not yet learned to agree with everything I say or suggest jk so I'm afraid this little dove will not have his name before the big debut. Anyone have any knowledge of this in the state of TX? Surprisingly, my googled attempts aren't a success. TIA :
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Re: Name before leaving hospital?
im pretty sure you can take LO home without a name, although it might be a pain to have to go back and start the process of the birth certificate once you do decide on a name, as im pretty sure if you are set on a name you start all that when youre still in the hospital
im not positive though
You can leave the hospital without naming the baby however I hear it is a nightmare to do it yourself afterwards.
Meaning the hospital is going to get to the appropriate agencies and you are going to have red tape and more forms.
Is there a compromise you guys could come up with as far as the naming process to avoid leaving without a name- I just wouldn't want to have the hastle of getting paper work in after going home with the baby. Is there even a name that you guys agree on a little but you're not super crazy about? Maybe if you could find something that you're both "ok" with and just say that if you don't agree on something you like more by then, you'll just go with that. Or have short lists that you each bring to the hospital and then agree once you're there?
In my experience, DH would have agreed to anything once DS was born- he was so over the moon about meeting him. Having been there, seeing everything I went through, I think he would have gone with my pick in a heartbeat if we hadn't already agreed on a name.
Here you have 30 days to send in the forms that the hospital supplies you with after birth. No hassle, just a stamp, and filling out the form. Then they send you a birth certificate and you can move forward (SIN, health card, etc)
Could that delay your health insurance if you are moving to a family plan? I had to show my DS's birth certificate to my employer. Insurance wouldn't cover anything until then.
I had to chuckle when I saw this post because I could have written it myself! When DD was born, we literally were still deciding 5 minutes before I was discharged. We still didn't fully agree but ended up compromising because we had run out of time.
This time around he said that we are just giving the baby our last name and when he/she is old enough they can come up with their own name!!! I was shocked last night when he actually threw a girls name out at me - first name i he has come to the table with since we were expecting baby #2!