Finally picking a name has helped so much with bonding!

[victoria1987]

I've been having trouble feeling any real bonding with my baby (and certainly been feeling guilty about that). DH and I have FINALLY after a very difficult time settled on a name for our little guy. We are calling him Emerson

I am so happy as we have had a tonne of friction with the name issue and could not agree on anything! Since we chose a name I am finding that I am able to bond with the little guy! Before he was this idea of a person, the possibility of a baby. Even finding out he was a boy didn't really help me to feel attached to him as his own special person. Still just a picture on an ultrasound screen or a disembodied heartbeat sound. Now he is my little boy Emerson!

The first time that I used his name (in my head) I felt attached for the for the person he is. Now he seems so much more real and individual. I guess I just wanted to make a post on this as this is a real milestone for me in my pregnancy, that is all!

 

[MommyFirefly]

What a lovely name!

I can completely relate to how you felt. I currently don't feel as bonded to my baby. It makes me feel SO guilty. I find out the sex in a few weeks, so I really hope that will make me feel a little closer to the LO. I guess it just makes me glad to see that someone else understand feeling detached. Congrats on your milestone!

 

[babylove x]

I love that name, and can completely relate. Especially when u find THE name. Xx

 

[MamaLa]

We find out there sex on Wednesday. Feels like forever! But when we find out I'm sure that's going to help me with bonding with the baby. We haven't settled on two names yet. I know knowing the gender will narrow it down.

 

[heidi87814]

So lovely that the name has helped you feel more connected. And I really like that name too.

 

[xQuinnx]

What a lovely post ^_^

 

[RileysMummy]

Lovely name hun. That's why I could never be team yellow, knowing what my baby is and choosing her name has helped me bond with her x

 

[Dogtanian]

I had planned to stay team with this baby,but after a lot of sickness made me feel quite low,i felt like i wasnt enjoying the experience like i did the first time and therefore like i wasnt bonding with the baby.So we decided to have an early gender scan.We are so glad we did,and im quite shocked its a boy so this gives me loads of time to get my head around it

 

[Rickles]

My OH felt this way with DD - he needed to know the sex and name her so he could get his head around it...

This time we're staying team yellow - but we have picked out names and we say Dylan slash Holly when we talk about the bump... It definitely helps me visualise it (for me either boy / girl scenario) xx

 

[butterfly80]

That is such a lovely name xx

 

[Buttercup84]

With our first DD even though we found out she was a girl we didn't 100% decide on a name until she was born (although we did go for our forerunner in the end!) but with this baby we knew we'd found 'the one' quite early on. We're keeping it under wraps until she's born but I love thinking of her as the name we've chosen

 

[junebaby08]

Love that name