Keeping the name a secret

ordinary1 · January 2013

DH and I found out will are expecting a little girl! We told our families and friends but aren't telling the name!

I was just wondering if anyone else had found out the sex but isn't telling the name.

LN1024 · January 2013

We know we are having a boy and have shared his name. However, I completely understand why people choose not to disclose their little one's name until after birth. My husband and I loved the name we picked, so we didn't care what kind of negative things others had to say about it, so we were ok with sharing.

vic1011 · January 2013

We aren't...and it's driving my mom crazy. I think she's actually pretty upset that we haven't told her what it is.

ETA: My BIL and SIL didn't share their kids names with anyone before they were born and while the suspense was killing me, it was SO awesome to walk into the recovery room and be "introduced" to my niece and nephew.

mslynn2012 · January 2013

We let everyone know he's a boy... but we won't be sharing his name until the birth

ILoveSnacks · January 2013

Yup. We have a short list of names and plan to pick one after meeting her.

JCRSMD17 · January 2013

Being team green helps obviously, but I have been refusing to discuss name options for either sex with anyone. Everyone has an opinion on names, so it is just easier to keep it a secret.

MrsJ723 · January 2013

We did with DS-we didn't want opinions on our name. We plan to do the same with this LO, although since we honestly haven't chosen a name, it is pretty easy to say "we haven't decided on a name".

kmcd23 · January 2013

I've been very wishy washy about this. I told my family, I tell perfect strangers... but before we knew the sex, dh mentioned our boy name idea to his family and got a negative reaction, so we've been hesitant to tell them now that we actually know and picked it.

They are much more critical of us, and they think all names should be bible names, etc. They instantly started suggesting things they liked better during that first conversation, so we just pretty much shut the conversation down and won't address it again until he's born.

bowman958 · January 2013

We found out we're having a girl, but aren't sharing the name. Negative reactions wouldn't sway us, but since people know the sex it's fun to keep SOMETHING a surprise!!

ruth*ann · January 2013

We should have kept the name a secret. Most people like it or at least tell us they do, but we've gotten some negative feedback from the grandmastobe, which is totally unexpected.

MAdams728 · January 2013

We had planned on keeping the name a secret so we didnt have to hear anyone's opinions. Then we found out she's a little girl, and we decided to name her after our grandmothers. We went ahead and told people because no one is going to comment on family names. We also were having a hard time not calling her by name in front of everyone.

starshineamator · January 2013

bowman958:
We found out we're having a girl, but aren't sharing the name. Negative reactions wouldn't sway us, but since people know the sex it's fun to keep SOMETHING a surprise!!

Us too! Exactly. Gotta leave something to announce when she's born!

People are giving us a hard time about it too but we've held our ground. Spouse's favorite thing to say is "sorry, state secret!" when people bug us. haha

meganquinlan · January 2013

We are having a boy but keeping the name a secret! My parents are actually excited to have the name a secret since we found out the gender early on. It keeps the suprises coming :

kmcd23 · January 2013

MAdams728:
We had planned on keeping the name a secret so we didnt have to hear anyone's opinions. Then we found out she's a little girl, and we decided to name her after our grandmothers. We went ahead and told people because no one is going to comment on family names. We also were having a hard time not calling her by name in front of everyone.

We're naming after my grandfather, and everyone knows how extremely close I was to him and how much I miss him. And STILL, the inlaws gave negative feedback when we said we were considering it. I was shocked.

motang · January 2013

We are keeping the name a secret as well. Everyone knows it's a boy. I don't want to hear opinions on the name or hear about the person you know with that name who you don't like.
Although, waiting until birth doesn't keep all people from voicing their opinions. With my daughter, we were team green and didn't share names beforehand. After she was born, my MIL had the nerve to ask why I had to chose "that" name because she knew someone with that name and she didn't like her. Not the best thing to hear after giving birth a few hours earlier, but some people are just stupid.

MinnesotanMom · January 2013

I wanted to tell people the name, but my husband insisted on keeping it a secret. It bothered me at first, but now I don't really mind too much. At least we don't get other people's opinions. That said, my mom, a co-worker, and one other person have been really pushy about knowing the name, so that has been kind of hard to deal with. I feel a little uncomfortable telling people no all the time when they ask to know the name, but that's just my personality.

jerseygirl81 · January 2013

After the nasty comments my MIL made when we shared our short list at christmas, we're not telling our families. We've got it narrowed to two and will probably wait until birth to pick, but we're not even giving them those two.

wietbrockb · January 2013

My husband and I decided to do the exact same thing. We decided to tell everyone the gender but we want to keep the name a secret. It is driving many crazy but I am hoping they will begin to understand soon.

telicious2 · January 2013

This is us. No one knows the name of our baby boy and it's killing them. We rather not hear negative opinions.

txcyclist · January 2013

We're also keeping ours a secret. We had a hard time coming to a mutual agreement on names so we don't want any potential negative feedback to sway us. Friends and family all know what we're having but the names will be a surprise.

mrsthomas3311 · January 2013

We told only some family that we are having a boy, and haven't told anyone the nme we picked..I guess kind of for it to just be a surprise, and for some other reasons I guess just being selfish and I rather not have everyone know right now.

wouldntitbenice · January 2013

Everyone knows its a girl, but we've said we haven't decided on a name yet. It's easier than saying "we've decided but we don't want your opinion so we're not sharing."

It's just not up for discussion.

CanuckFan03 · January 2013

We won't.
We only told DS's name to very close friends and my sisters, and this time we're trying to keep everyone in the dark.
I don't want anyone's opinions and I like still having an element of surprise.

SandiaPinaMama · January 2013

We don't tell our names. My sister even tried to trick me this week into telling her! The thing is, I want to meet my child first, and name him second, even if I have a good idea of what that name might be.

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