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Second thoughts on name

librarygal4librarygal4 member
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We've had a name picked out for a couple months and have been calling baby girl by that name (we haven't told anyone else though).  Now I'm having second thoughts on the name.  Anyone else experience this?  Is this normal?  We have about two months to go so plenty of time to change it, just wasn't sure if we should stick with our first instinct or not.
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  • WashingtonQueenWashingtonQueen member
    It's normal to have second thoughts, lots of people do. What's the name?
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  • beccam1230beccam1230 member
    Yeah, I had second thoughts too. I'm back to being sure about it :-)
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  • InLovewSBInLovewSB member
    I think second thoughts about a major decision like this is normal. I guess, evaluate how disappointed you will feel if you don't use the name. Will it feel like you lost something?
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  • Gamera3000Gamera3000 member
    My BIL asked my sister on the way back from the hospital with LO if it was too late to change their son's name (that he picked out himself). She said "yes."

    Better second thoughts now than after she's born!
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  • librarygal4librarygal4 member

    Better second thoughts now than after she's born!
    That's very true!

    We really like the name Gwen but all of the long versions of the name are just too fancy sounding for us.  We had sort of settled on Gwendolyn, but it seems so fancy and we are not fancy people.  I don't know how just Gwen will be with a middle name though.  We have a few middle name options:  Eileen, Carmen, and Celeste are the top ones.
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  • WashingtonQueenWashingtonQueen member
    Gwen is a great name!
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  • food_chickfood_chick member
    Our first came early (total surprise when my water broke 5 weeks early!) so we hadn't 100% settled on a name.  And we didn't know the sex, luckily we had a boy name that we had agreed on.  I was almost in a panic the first week he was born that we gave him the wrong name.  Now I love it and think it's perfect for him.
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  • Gigi8212Gigi8212 member
    MH and I both second guessed out name choice for dd (Genevieve). We got over it when she was born and we both love her name and have absolutely no regrets.

    This baby will be Florence. I just had a gut feeling when we were discussing names that she should be named Florence. I am now second guessing it, but I won't change my mind, especially knowing what I know from naming my dd.

    Naming babies is daunting. I totally understand why you would second guess yourself. For what it's worth, Gwendolyn is gorgeous!
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  • cMichelle0423cMichelle0423 member
    We had 2 other names picked out before we made a final decision. Both names i started second guessing so i felt like they didn't feel "right". No we've finally found the perfect name for us and it feels right and works for us.
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  • beachmamaNYbeachmamaNY member
    I like Gwen Celeste. Short first name, so a longer middle name is perfect.
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  • desertmouse39desertmouse39 member
    We've had a very hard time arriving at a name for DD#2.  Our first daughter I suggested the name I liked the most, my husband loved it, we never thought twice about it.  Her name is Liora.

    Now for this baby I had two favorite names (Abigail or Hannah) but my husband did not care for either.  The name we have decided on (Josephine) I like a lot, but I am having second thoughts!  Unfortunately, there is no other name that we have agreed on.  We will just have to see when she arrives if the name fits - 5 1/2 weeks to go!
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  • CVisloCVislo member
    I had second thoughts about the name we had picked out for this baby for a few years now. For some reason, I just felt like it didn't fit and it wasn't right. We've changed the name we have chosen and I couldn't be happier with it.
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  • erind0213erind0213 member
    With your Daughter we picked a name and stuck with it. I had 2nd thoughts afterward but I am happy with her name.

    We have one name in mind for this little one and will stick with it.

    I know some people have multiple names in mind and want to see what baby looks like or how their personalitiy is when they are born etc. For us it takes a while of hashing out names, pros, cons, nicknames etc. so we pick and stick so to speak.
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  • aaroberts33aaroberts33 member
    It is completely normal.  We like unique and different names, so it is easy to have second thoughts when that is the case.  We decided at 20 weeks with my first daughter, and I still have second thoughts - but it fits her!  So it makes it easy.  We still havent decided on our second daughter and Im 33 weeks!  Whatever you pick will be fine and you won't be able to see your baby as anything else!
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  • lkharkinslkharkins member
    We picked a name, told the whole family and then changed our mind. We had chosen Wylie (pronounced Why-Lee)...several people called him "Willie", including my mom and father in law... after that the name was out the window. Now I'm having a hard time committing to anything. Baby is due in 3.5 weeks, I'm hoping it will all come together when I see him.
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