When are you revealing your name?

BethanyAnn27 · May 2014

We are absolutely waiting until the baby is born! Our baby, our choice for names. No one else gets a say. I don't want to deal with anyone else's negative comments if they don't like what we choose. Once the ink is dried on the birth certificate it wont matter what anyone says.

keverest · May 2014

We are telling people we have two options and will decide on the day if her birth. I don't want to hear opinions!!

Everyusernameistaken · May 2014

We won't be making a final decision until we meet the little guy, so not until then. We may share final contenders with people who didn't make judgemental comments last time.

megs2011 · May 2014

We likely won't be sharing the name. We didn't share our girl names for the twins until they were born. We had 1 name picked out which was before we found out there were two and before we found out they were both girls. The 2nd name we decided on the day they were coming. We didn't know who was going to have each name till we met them. Even if we knew both names for sure, we weren't sharing. I told my mom because I was bouncing name ideas off her. This time around, I plan on the same thing because I like to meet my baby first to make sure the name suits them. I don't want to deal with judgmental people and their opinions and my inlaws are like that. DH and I have to sit down too and talk about things. This one is a boy and he wants to name the baby after himself, and his father, grandfather (you get the idea) but I don't want that. I want baby to have his own name but put DH's name as a middle name. So I have a feeling we may be arguing about the name till after baby is born.

purplestarz · May 2014

I'm not sure. We have a front runner name at the moment and I kind of brought up the fact to DH that I don't think I can handle people's opinions without it affecting how I feel toward the name (I wish it wouldn't bother me, but I just have a feeling it might.). Who knows. I'm sure I'll tell you ladies before anyone else anyway

kmbk27 · May 2014

We are pretty much set on his first name. I am just waiting on SO to come up with some middle name contenders. I don't know if we will share even then. I might do something in his nursery with his name and announce that way, but time will tell.

BrightMoon1 · May 2014

We have some top contenders and have narrowed it down to about 4 names. But we won't share until baby arrives. Now that we shared the sex of the baby, we feel like we want to keep the name to ourselves and have something special to announce at the birth.

deviousmuse · May 2014

We don't plan to share until after the baby comes, but I'll admit there are a few select people (my BFFs) that know the list we're currently considering. I just don't want to tell my mom, as she won't hesitate to share her opinion and then tell everyone else both the name and what she thinks of it before I get an opportunity to do so myself.

Ceridwen21 · May 2014

With DS we waited until he was born because I fantasized about having this big "this is your grandson, Oscar" moment with our parents and other family members. He was unexpectedly very sick when he was born, so his name reveal became a non-event. DH told my mom on the phone when he called with the good/bad news about his birth, and didn't even mention the name when he called his own mom. So my mom ended up telling his mom on the drive to the hospital.

Since we didn't get the big reveal moment with DS, we are already starting to talk about names with our family and close friends. We have a top 2 that we're sharing and I'm pretty sure we'll reveal the top choice as soon as we settle on it.

I guess the second time around I just have a different concept of what's really important to us.

nienot · May 2014

LSN8308 said:

We're still undecided, although DH is adamant on naming the boy after his dad which I'm not too excited about so that's still up in the air and I have no idea on any girl names yet. but I have been getting opinions from friends and family so when we decide they will know.

I also have a SO who is adamant we name the child after his father if it is a boy...so, I feel your pain. Not only do I 1) not like the name, but 2) why on earth are we choosing just his father to honor in naming our first child, and both of our parent's first grandchild? I keep reminding him that the baby gets his last name, so I'd like to honor some of my heritage in the names we get to pick. We'll see how that works out!

JD83 · May 2014

We had names picked out before conception and we told people when they asked if we had "thought about names." We told them we'd already decided and announced what they were in a way to tell them "we don't want your opinion. You get zero say in this and we don't care what you think about it." We didn't actually say that, but we made it clear that there was to be no discussion. Either everyone likes our choices or they got the message and decided it wasn't worth the battle, because the feedback has been great!

deviousmuse · May 2014

wpatx said:

LSN8308 said:

We're still undecided, although DH is adamant on naming the boy after his dad which I'm not too excited about so that's still up in the air and I have no idea on any girl names yet. but I have been getting opinions from friends and family so when we decide they will know.

I also have a SO who is adamant we name the child after his father if it is a boy...so, I feel your pain. Not only do I 1) not like the name, but 2) why on earth are we choosing just his father to honor in naming our first child, and both of our parent's first grandchild? I keep reminding him that the baby gets his last name, so I'd like to honor some of my heritage in the names we get to pick. We'll see how that works out!

I had to break it to DH that I get naming rights to the middle name, and that I want to honor my father. He balked a bit, and accused me of still wanting to hold onto my old life (we've only been married a year this month), but when I explained to him a few things, it worked out:
1) DH has a son who's MN is DH's first name

2) DH is not close to either his bio-dad or step-dad

3) My dad has two girls and no other LN-bearing nephews to carry any family names

4) My dad is one of my best friends and one of the biggest influences on my life, and I want to honor him as such

Lynnea Grace · May 2014

We've already told both sides of the family. They both seem to like it. I don't know what they say when we aren't there

JenniferAnn1972 · May 2014

We haven't even discussed names yet. We figured, why debate two sets, so the fun will most likely start later today after our A/S. I don't think we will decide definitely on a name until LO is born, I feel like I need to see if it fits. Our idea is that we'll have a few options we like and will decide once LO is here. But as always with this pregnancy, I reserve the right to change my mind 4 times.

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