I know both parents are gonna hate it. How to deal?

[mummypeanut]

My MIL believes names should only be the traditional michael, thomas etc. I have nothing against those names its just not what i would choose for my child. Our choice is very unusual and i know we are really going to have to sell it to them. I actually think once people have got over the 'why did you choose it' thing it would really really suit a little boy or a grown man.

If everyone was going to initially hate the name you chose because of thier personal preferance would you still choose it?

How can we deal with this with the most minimal fall out?

 

[fuffyburra]

While I respect that you don't want to upset anyone, it's not their baby! They're not carrying it round then giving birth to it, so they're just going to have to live with it. Once the LO is here they'll probably forget all about it, but in the meantime just stay calm, stand your ground, and let them get on with it!
Best of luck xx

 

[JennieyL]

are you going to tell us what it is

 

[beccaboo]

tell them the name, if they hate it? say "good, two less people i have to worry about stealing it"

or

if they say its different say "perfect!"

 

[mummypeanut]

tell them the name, if they hate it? say "good, two less people i have to worry about stealing it"

or

if they say its different say "perfect!"

Fantastic suggestions lol

 

[mummypeanut]

are you going to tell us what it is

Boston charlie davies (boss for short) - my husband chose the first name and the middle name is my grandfather who passed away the weekend we were gonna tell him he was a great grandad

 

[amazed]

I would still have the name i think hun.

 

[Amygdala]

Hmm, I don't think it's that out there... I'm sure they'll be able to cope. And Charlie is a lovely traditional name with a beautiful reason behind it so they really cannot complain. Do you have a reason for wanting Boston? If so, I'd probably tell them, so say "His name will be Boston Charlie Davies, Boston because..., Charlie after granddad". That way they'll see that it's important to you and be less likely complain. Having said that, some people just will tell you their opinions (one of them's my mother ) and you just need to know how to take them and that at the end of the day, they're their opinions and no reason for you to get upset. Good luck!

 

[MUMOF5]

LOL, im going through similar at the mo, I love the name Madeleine (Maddie), and MIL keeps trying to come up with all different reasons to put us off it. Im more for traditional names this time and MIL keeps coming up with modern names . I dont want to upset anyone but the more shes against it the more I want the name . Plus its after my nan . Id just wait until he arrives and then introduce him as Boston Charlie. xx

 

[suzanne108]

They will get used to it and when he's here they won't be able to imagine him being called anything other than Boston!

I wouldn't tell them until he's here and they are overwhelmed by his cuteness

 

[mrs mcgrath]

This is something that really gets me going...

People ask 'oh have you thought of any names yet' and when you tell them they screw their face up or like what I've been getting lately 'you can't call them that for blah blah blah reason'...

At the end of the day its your baby & your partners... the way I look at it... our parents had their children & their choice to name what they wanted... now its our turn lol

Just last week my DH's brother asked if we had any names & I told him we liked the name Izzy... he said "you can't call it that if its a girl... people will say izzy wizzy lets get busy"... it made me really angry

So DH has said if anyone asks have we any names we like just to say we have picked a boy & girl name & if they ask what they are to tell them they'll just have to wait until the baby is born to find out... lol

 

[hivechild]

Don't tell them until after the baby's born and it's already decided! They have no choice but to get used to it by then. That's what we're doing.

 

[RubyRainbows]

I agree with some of the other girls... surprise everyone with the name AFTER the baby is born! People are far less likely to give their opinions after the baby has officially been named. My mom gave me a hard time about every name i considered during my pregnancy! Everytime i would see her, she had her own lists of baby names to try to convince me of! I kept saying, "You already got your chance to name two babies... now it's my turn!" In the end, she did talk me out of the name i was planning!! BTW, i think the name Boston Charlie is very nice!

 

[mommy43]

i like it not too unusual but def not popular personally if u know they wont like it id just wait till ur lo is born n introduce him already named its ur desicion if u like it go for it

 

[xTaylorsMummy]

thats a really nice name =]

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

My mum didn't like the name Ruby at first, she thought it was common! But she loves it now. They'll come round even if they initially don't like it.

 

[mummypeanut]

thats a really nice name =]

Thanks,

We figured its unusual but the type of thing you wont have to spend your whole life spelling which is a plus!!

Very excirted EEEeeeEEEE!!