How did you mum react to your choices?

[EmyDra]

Generally, us gals tell our mums the choices we've made, if no one else (maybe the MIL in some cases if she's lucky!) I'm certainly very secrective about my choosen names.

I told my Mum at 14 weeks, she guessed my girls name in three tries and was completely overwelmed (its her Mums name), we both started sobbing in the café
She didn't like the middle name as much, but for me it's very special and she accepted it too.

My boys one isnt a family name and really just came out of 'me quite liking it' and getting seemingly good reactions on Bnb

I was so glad that she liked it!

It's so hard to restrain myself and not tell anyone else! Hehe.

 

[discoclare]

She loved the names, but I didn't tell her in advance. But after I had her she kept going on and on about how much she loved the names and thought they were beautiful so I'm pretty sure she wasn't putting it on.

 

[QuintinsMommy]

my mom loved the name she was going to use it for my brother but didnt.

 

[RubyRainbows]

I hate discussing names with my mom...! She dislikes every name i get my heart set on & sabotages it for me! Plus she suggests names... awful names... that i hate!

 

[EmyDra]

Awww!

Really wanna tell my brother (we are quite close) but I don't want him to find out my boys name and not like it before - since then there's a good chance I'd change it!

Really don't want to re-make choices, so hopefully if he finds out afterwards he'll have the decency not to poo-poo it, since it's too late.

 

[MommyWishes4]

I'm only TTC, but back when we were still dating, my husband and I agreed on the names "Katie" for a girl and "William" for a boy. They're names we both mutually love and have meaning to us.

When I told my mom, she said she hated the names. She said there's a million Katies and it's a bad name and I should be more original. I've waited half my life to have a little Katie, so this hurt. She also hates William, which is my husband's name, so that was another stab.

Last night I told her that from now on, I won't be telling her any names anymore. She won't know for sure what the baby's name will be, first or middle, until it's on the birth certificate. She's never liked any of my name ideas for even dogs, and always thinks her opinion is best and that she knows how to name my children better. I can't stress how terribly annoying this is to me.

She had six of her own kids, six children she got to name herself. In fact, my dad didn't have too much say in the names, so she got to name them whatever she wanted. Yet I can't name my first baby the names my husband and I lovingly picked out for special reasons? It takes a lot of nerve, but she has an abundance of that.

 

[EmyDra]

Awk, I think Katie and William are beautiful names...how cruel! They aren't even common names either...seems such an odd assumption. My Middle name is Kate and my brothers middle name is William , both family names that I would've been more drawn to use if they hadn't been already!

Well, I'm glad at least you won't be sharing anymore with her. My Mum is quite a placid person and rarely will inforce a strong opinion on anything so if she's have really not liked it, chances are most I'd have got was a 'Are you sure?'.

 

[xx Emily xx]

We havent told her yet, I dont want her opinions to affect our choice of names! We love the names we have picked xx

 

[Pink_Tinks]

we didnt tell anyone until Harriet was born.
MIL cried, she loved it and should have guessed we were going to pick that name but she didnt, so she was overwhelmed
my mum, and most of the family loved it but didnt think it was something we would have chosen. Think they expected us to pick a modern popular name!!

 

[MommyWishes4]

Awk, I think Katie and William are beautiful names...how cruel! They aren't even common names either...seems such an odd assumption. My Middle name is Kate and my brothers middle name is William , both family names that I would've been more drawn to use if they hadn't been already!

Well, I'm glad at least you won't be sharing anymore with her. My Mum is quite a placid person and rarely will inforce a strong opinion on anything so if she's have really not liked it, chances are most I'd have got was a 'Are you sure?'.

Aww, thank you so much! My mother is very very strongly opinionated - and always makes it well known to everyone. She doesn't know boundries at all, despite how many people tried to teach them to her. I'm honestly not sure if I want her in the labor room with me anymore, though I was always told you want your mother there when you're pregnant and laboring. I know the whole time I'll be stressed from her though.

Either way, she won't get her way with my names!

 

[Krissybaby13]

My Sons name came from me making it up one night, and his middle name is after my brother who passed away a few years ago.... Kysen Amos.
My mother loved it. I think my father was happy about it as well

 

[Shrimpy]

I won't be telling my mum until Shrimp is born. She is VERY opinionated and will more than likely make some kind of remark that will annoy me so I'll save myself the heartache Hubby and I's baby, Hubby and I's choice

 

[Shrimpy]

I'm only TTC, but back when we were still dating, my husband and I agreed on the names "Katie" for a girl and "William" for a boy. They're names we both mutually love and have meaning to us.

When I told my mom, she said she hated the names. She said there's a million Katies and it's a bad name and I should be more original. I've waited half my life to have a little Katie, so this hurt. She also hates William, which is my husband's name, so that was another stab.

Last night I told her that from now on, I won't be telling her any names anymore. She won't know for sure what the baby's name will be, first or middle, until it's on the birth certificate. She's never liked any of my name ideas for even dogs, and always thinks her opinion is best and that she knows how to name my children better. I can't stress how terribly annoying this is to me.

She had six of her own kids, six children she got to name herself. In fact, my dad didn't have too much say in the names, so she got to name them whatever she wanted. Yet I can't name my first baby the names my husband and I lovingly picked out for special reasons? It takes a lot of nerve, but she has an abundance of that.

I think we have the same mother!!

 

[MommyWishes4]

I'm only TTC, but back when we were still dating, my husband and I agreed on the names "Katie" for a girl and "William" for a boy. They're names we both mutually love and have meaning to us.

When I told my mom, she said she hated the names. She said there's a million Katies and it's a bad name and I should be more original. I've waited half my life to have a little Katie, so this hurt. She also hates William, which is my husband's name, so that was another stab.

Last night I told her that from now on, I won't be telling her any names anymore. She won't know for sure what the baby's name will be, first or middle, until it's on the birth certificate. She's never liked any of my name ideas for even dogs, and always thinks her opinion is best and that she knows how to name my children better. I can't stress how terribly annoying this is to me.

She had six of her own kids, six children she got to name herself. In fact, my dad didn't have too much say in the names, so she got to name them whatever she wanted. Yet I can't name my first baby the names my husband and I lovingly picked out for special reasons? It takes a lot of nerve, but she has an abundance of that.

I think we have the same mother!!

LOL, sorry to hear that! I (hopefully) believe that once they have an adorable little baby in front of them, they won't pick so much on the name. Well, I know my mom will still pick, but hopefully not as badly! Hope it goes well for you!

Last night I was on the phone with her and AGAIN, she brought up my name choices. This time she said she told everybody about the names and everyone hates them and she said she's going to refuse to call my children by their names and make up her own. Guess who's going to be a lonely grandmother?

 

[katy1310]

We had Sophie, Emily and Caitlin at the top of our girl list and Jamie and Andrew at the top of our boys list. My mum said she loved Sophie but didn't like Caitlin much. I remember when Sophie was born and we told her we'd gone with Sophie she said "I'm so glad you didn't call her Caitlin"!!!!!!!! She liked Jamie and Andrew too - Andrew was what my brother was going to be called but they changed their minds!

We gave Sophie both our mums' names as middle names - Mary after DH's late mum and Anne after my mum, and I was thinking my mum would say Mary was a bit old fashioned but she actually loves our name choice and said that Sophie Mary Anne goes really nicely together. She was really touched that we put her own name in as she never expected it.

 

[melorablack]

My mum loved his name but MIL didn't like it at all. Not sure how she feels now he's here...