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libby+nate
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I should have listened to you!
libby+nate
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Warning: Long
Okay BNB here is the deal;
You all helped me to decide on a name for our dd. I had decided Penelope Rae, but we also kept Piper Jo as an option and I thought when we went to the hospital it would be fine. Well, we had our baby girl and I just didn't feel like one name or the other "fit" her. I loved the nicknames poppy and pippa, both of which dh vetoed, so we were to use Nellie (I liked penny as well) We got several negative comments on Penelope from hospital staff! The lady in accounting said, "Penelope? She is going to get picked on when she is 15 or 16." Cue new mom hormones and melt down! Who says that?! We ended up flipping a coin. My husband said he really didn't care. Rae is a family name and Piper Jo does not have family meaning to us, which is what bothers me. Piper was the name I loved at first, but had changed my mind to Penelope.
Family and friends loved it and i had to make a decision because they wouldn't let us leave the hospital, so under pressure we named our daughter Piper Jo C**n. Well we get home from the hospital and it didn't feel right. I have shed tears over this for a few weeks. I still haven't ordered her announcements because I deep down still wish it to say Penelope Rae. My husband said I had two weeks to change the name, but I didn't want to do anything rash because of hormones. I already contacted the state, but am unsure if it would be crazy to consider actually changing her name. Home videos we have called her Piper, my parents have bought personalized items, everyone loves the name and tells me not to change it. I know she is my child and it is my decision, but I don't know if I could actually go through with it. I loved the name before, why not now? What will she think someday looking back on video? Am I alone? Has anyone gone through with a name change? I want honest feedback. Is her name horrible? I'm scared to bring it back up to my husband as I had told him we would leave it. He may flip and very well could say no. I'm at a loss.
Here is Piper for getting though that! Does she look like a Piper or Penelope? She is one month Thursday, so I thought if we did change it that would be a good deadline.
Thanks for taking the time to "listen" to me ramble!
Okay BNB here is the deal;
You all helped me to decide on a name for our dd. I had decided Penelope Rae, but we also kept Piper Jo as an option and I thought when we went to the hospital it would be fine. Well, we had our baby girl and I just didn't feel like one name or the other "fit" her. I loved the nicknames poppy and pippa, both of which dh vetoed, so we were to use Nellie (I liked penny as well) We got several negative comments on Penelope from hospital staff! The lady in accounting said, "Penelope? She is going to get picked on when she is 15 or 16." Cue new mom hormones and melt down! Who says that?! We ended up flipping a coin. My husband said he really didn't care. Rae is a family name and Piper Jo does not have family meaning to us, which is what bothers me. Piper was the name I loved at first, but had changed my mind to Penelope.
Family and friends loved it and i had to make a decision because they wouldn't let us leave the hospital, so under pressure we named our daughter Piper Jo C**n. Well we get home from the hospital and it didn't feel right. I have shed tears over this for a few weeks. I still haven't ordered her announcements because I deep down still wish it to say Penelope Rae. My husband said I had two weeks to change the name, but I didn't want to do anything rash because of hormones. I already contacted the state, but am unsure if it would be crazy to consider actually changing her name. Home videos we have called her Piper, my parents have bought personalized items, everyone loves the name and tells me not to change it. I know she is my child and it is my decision, but I don't know if I could actually go through with it. I loved the name before, why not now? What will she think someday looking back on video? Am I alone? Has anyone gone through with a name change? I want honest feedback. Is her name horrible? I'm scared to bring it back up to my husband as I had told him we would leave it. He may flip and very well could say no. I'm at a loss.
Here is Piper for getting though that! Does she look like a Piper or Penelope? She is one month Thursday, so I thought if we did change it that would be a good deadline.
Thanks for taking the time to "listen" to me ramble!
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Re: I should have listened to you!
Here's a question for you....
If you changed her name to Penelope Rae would you then still be thinking of Piper???
If you truly love the name Penelope Rae and don't think you'll ever stop thinking about it, then I say go for the change. You wouldn't be the first set of parents to change their babies name!!
I think your little girl looks much more like a Penelope than a Piper. Piper Jo just isn't nice and lovely like Penelope Rae is. It's too harsh for such a lovely baby girl.
I suggest changing it. You aren't the first new mom to do it and you won't be the last. It will be a funny story to look back on at most.
First, your DD is adorable!
If you feel her name is Penelope, change it as soon as possible. I have a friend that changed her DD's name, but she was considerably older (maybe 6/7 months) and it was a little weird. Obvioulsy it's fine now, and her kid is now 8, but IMO she should have changed the name as soon as she had those feelings.
Andplusalso, you will have an interesting anecdote to tell your LO when she gets older about her name.
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Not going to lie, she totally looks like Piper. But if it doesn't feel "right", change it.
I don't think either name is tease worthy. At all.
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I named my cat Elvis and second guessed it for months.. a friggin' CAT! I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to go through that with a child.
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I just can't get over the nurses. First with telling you it's not a good name (not their business) and then with pestering you with a decision while trying to get to know your newborn baby. So unfortunate you had to deal with that!!!!
Honestly it won't make the slightest bit of difference to anyone. When I was born my mom wanted to name me Emma-Kate. My dad and her sisters wanted Emily. Everyone including nurses told her Emma-Kate was an super old lady name. My mom gave in and named me Emily (middle name begins with T. I was born in 1985 so ET was huge. That was the worst thing they actually did).
Growing up I would have like Emma because there weren't any Emma's but a few Emily's. Then stupid Rachel and Ross had to go and have an Emma and I'm so thankful I'm not an Emma. Now every little girl under 12 is Emma.
I guess my point is I'm me no matter what my name is. My mom has brought up how she wished I was Emma Kate and I tell her to not stress about it. She raised me to be cool as hell and I can rock any name. I'm sure your DD can do the same.
Piper is such a GP name for me (it's the name of this iconic neighborhood bar we loved in college back in NYC). I love Penelope too but if given the choice Id be a Piper. Either way it won't matter to your DD just like it didn't matter to me. Just love that gorgeous gal!
We also have a Piper in our family and her NN is "Pipey" - NMS, but not my kid.
I don't think I could change my kids' names, but I have regrets about our oldest. My sister had a fit because she wanted the name we planned to use and she all but took me out of her life completely until I changed my mind and let her have the name. She has never had more children BTW.
If you're going to do it, I say do it NOW.
If you truly can't stop thinking of Penelope and DH is ok with changing it, I don't see a problem with it. Either way you can't go wrong, they are both great names!
Good luck with your decision!
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I think Piper fits her well!
And I have to tell you - what you are experiencing, I fear the same happening to me. I am VERY much a planner and little one is due in less than 6 weeks and we do NOT have a name for him. I have kind of given up actually and am planning on waiting til we are in the hospital to decided between our two choices.
Good luck in your decision!
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Edit: hit post too soon/typing while feeding