Are you keeping the name a secret?

Mustardseed2007 · October 2013

How does everyone have these names set in stone yet? We aren't sharing right now b/c we have NO IDEA what name we're going with yet!

cfthoct292011 · October 2013

The gender everyone will find out with their shower invites. Only my sis and aunt in law will know. The name were debating on not telling until baby comes. Were just gonna give decoy names in the meantime. But i'll tell you ladies of course...we have silas (no middle name and it may stay that way because nothing sound good) and layla brooke.

sarahbeth27 · October 2013

Mustardseed2007 said:

How does everyone have these names set in stone yet? We aren't sharing right now b/c we have NO IDEA what name we're going with yet!

Ditto! We have no names! My husband won't even humor me with a baby names discussion until we know what we having!

Sisimama10 · October 2013

sarahbeth27 said:

Mustardseed2007 said:

How does everyone have these names set in stone yet? We aren't sharing right now b/c we have NO IDEA what name we're going with yet!

Ditto! We have no names! My husband won't even humor me with a baby names discussion until we know what we having!

We already know the sex and still have absolutely no idea!

bingbongsmama · October 2013

Mustardseed2007 said:
How does everyone have these names set in stone yet? We aren't sharing right now b/c we have NO IDEA what name we're going with yet!

I'm not sure yet either. If we shared, it would be once we're set on a name.
However, when we found out we were having a girl with DD, we came up with a bunch of options we liked. Now that we're having another girl, we already have that list of possibilities

cd92007 · October 2013

We won't share. It's not that I'm trying to be secretive... but it always seemed a bit strange to me for a baby to be "officially" named before birth. Maybe it's cheesy or weird, but I want to look at my baby's face and look into it's eyes and think okay... this is you, you are ______. We'll probably have a couple names picked out and then really decide when we meet our baby.

With that being said, I made the mistake of telling my mom my first contender for a girl and she hated it. But I honestly don't care!!

lilmama412 · October 2013

Mustardseed2007 said:

How does everyone have these names set in stone yet? We aren't sharing right now b/c we have NO IDEA what name we're going with yet!

We haven't even started talking about names yet. The earlier you pick a name, the longer you have to keep it a secret!! I don't think we started talking about names with DS until after 20 weeks.

Carawong2wan · October 2013

We will tell the name but at this point we don't really talk names, is that bad?? Lol we find out tomorrow and I know we will start taking names for our little 121 ( our last name sounds like 121)

Wurrkingurrl · October 2013

Definitely keeping it a secret!!! People are so damn judgmental!!! We aren't finding out if we are having a boy or a girl, but we are going to have a boy one and a girl one ready. We had been discussing some name ideas we had with my inlaws a while back, and my MIL didn't seem to like what we came up with.... she was like oh.... I have so many GOOD name ideas... I wanted to cry! Well thanks, but I think we can come up with something GOOD ourselves... it is going to be our child after all!

ilianabeltran118 · October 2013

We just found out it was a girl and were relieved bc the hubby and I could only agree on a girls name. We both LOVE it! So first question asked was what are you going to name her and we shared. Reaction was "ugh I don't know about that".....womp womp! Total buzz kill, not changing it though but will no longer be sharing. I will be telling people some totally obnoxious name going forward like rumchata (my fave drink)

janice9821 · October 2013

Once we know the sex, we'll probably tell people the name. We're not very easily swayed by other people's opinions.

FTMapr2014 · October 2013

I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep the secret but I intend to. We had pretty much decided on our names and then my dad had to stay overnight in the hospital. I was keeping him company and he kept asking about names. I lied and said we hadn't agreed on anything but then asked what names we had suggested. So I slipped our girl name in there and he said he hated it!!! Now I don't know what to do.

bootsiebabe · October 2013

We tell if we're asked, but we don't offer it up. And we make it clear that this is it and we aren't open to suggestions. When we told DH's family we said "this is it... if you don't love it, learn to." At this point we still don't know if it's a boy or a girl, so I think we'll be more open when we know which name will be used.

homediva · October 2013

We definitely keep it a secret! My mom knows my top choices but that's it. We are Team Green and won't even be 100% on the name til we see that gorgeous little face!!!! Omg I can't wait.

ETA I'm not concerned about people's opinions, it just seems more fun to wait and have a fun name/sex announcement!

Dianakdee · October 2013

I were going to wait until we see the baby

RebeccaY1 · October 2013

We're not sharing gender or names. I didn't like hearing the gender and names of nieces and nephews. It was too much information too early. It took some of the excitement away when I already knew. It was more like waiting for the baby to appear.

CalinAZ · October 2013

We're sharing. We have no plans to change and will be telling confidently (i.e. the baby's name is _____, not We thinking/planning on using the name ______) I'm not open to hearing your opinion unless it's how much you love it.

I think people can smell fear and doubt when you share names and will pounce on it

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RocksInTheWater · October 2013

I have no idea when we will actually come up with a name so it will be easy for me to say, "I have no idea". I may share ideas we are tossing around but don't really care about opinions. No one is more opinionated than DH when it comes to names so I think if it passes his test, than we should be good. I can't wait to know what name we pick!

AliciaBeth · October 2013

We waited to tell DS's name until after he was born. It worked out great, and we didn't have to hear a bunch of opinions on our choice. However, he did miss out on getting a bunch of monogrammed, embroidered stuff (which is huge in the south, lol). I don't regret our decision to wait.

That being said, we might do the complete opposite this time. I'm torn because I think DS will do better if he knows and calls the baby by name before he/she is born. I don't know... I guess we'll just see what happens..

mandacann · October 2013

We tell people when they ask. We have a girl name and a handful of boy names and most of our close family and friends know those. We also aren't the type of people who care about others opinions but thus far everyone seems to like our name options so that hasn't been an issue.

pineconey · October 2013

Not finding out gender, not sharing names. Everyone pretty much hates us.

MayMilitaryBride · October 2013

Dh and I already have names picked out and they are pretty set in stone. As soon as we find out the gender, we plan to give the initials out bc my mama and his threw a fit for over 6 weeks. (When we found our names we told anyone who asked we weren't telling until birth) The names we picked, actually made, are very unique. We don't want to be judged and I don't want anyone stealing the names. Not that we think too highly of ourselves but it does happen and we are set on these names.

tidymonster · October 2013

@AliciaBeth That's the other reason we will be sharing the name. My DD and DS feel such an attachment to this baby already. They even have suggested names to us. The baby is going to be a part of our family, and they are enjoying the whole experience. It's better for them, I think, to have a name to attach to their future sibling. For now, it's kind of funny. The baby's "name" changes each week with my ticker to whatever fruit/vegetable it coincides with. So this week, it's baby orange. Lol.

It's also not fair to hold a 6 yo and 8 yo responsible for keeping it a secret. They're gonna slip up.

Anyway, this is what works for our family. There are times I want to keep it a secret, but there are so many people feeling the excitement with us. It's gonna feel good to share. Hahaha

DemoDoll · October 2013

We aren't telling the name. With DD1 it was nice to keep it a surprise until everyone met her in the delivery room.

We weren't scared of comments during the whole pregnancy but for me, I kind of thought it would be weird having people call my baby by her name when she hadn't arrived yet. I don't know why I feel that way.

ashcole28 · October 2013

AprilMay9 said:
I've told my family and friends a few of my ideas. Mostly to claim them. Haha.

This. We have told both names to put our claims on them! Lol

eireyes · October 2013

sarahbeth27 said:

Mustardseed2007 said:

How does everyone have these names set in stone yet? We aren't sharing right now b/c we have NO IDEA what name we're going with yet!
Ditto! We have no names! My husband won't even humor me with a baby names discussion until we know what we having!

That's my DH too! I've got some boy names I really like, but I can't come up with anything I feel strongly about for a girl. At one point my hubby said he had a favorite girl name, but he's never been able to remember it... Oy. We'll probably share the sex, but I don't know if we'll share the name or not. I'd kinda like to have one suprise :-)

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