Will you be keeping baby's name secret til birth?

[Louise73]

I'm thinking we will. I was talking to my sis in law about a girl's name that I liked (Florence) and she laughed hysterically saying it was awful I'm thinking she wouldnt have acted that way if the baby was here and we had officially named the baby. That really annoyed me

 

[hubblybubbly]

I LOVE the name Florence - it was one of my faves - but OH veto'd it. People can be really insensitive and you're right noone would say anything once the baby is here and you'd announced it.
I've got my mother in law who hates the girls name we've picked- Willow, and my own mum who hates the boy name - Theo (dore). Essentially it's your choice, but it's hard not to get offended isn't it?!?

 

[Louise73]

Yes,you cant help but take it personal. I love the old fashioned names. We've 90% decided on the boy's name which SIL isn't keen on (Dexter Michael).

Love Willow and Theox

 

[jo_lou_pip]

yeqah iam aswell its erin alyssa for a girl for us

 

[myasmumma]

yes we are keeping it quiet..much to adams familys disgust hah!

 

[Ashlee B x]

I told a few family members our name choice (Myah Anne Howard) and a few people were like 'thats nice' unenthusiastically which put a downer on it so am finkin we'll just keep our mouths shut and say we're undecided until shes born!

BTW Florence is such a gorgeous name, and if thats what you've chosen then you stick with it, its ur baby, your choice

 

[JessicaAnne]

In a sense yes we are, but the baby won't be named until their here anyway! We'll jus have a list of possible names

 

[Louise73]

I told a few family members our name choice (Myah Anne Howard) and a few people were like 'thats nice' unenthusiastically which put a downer on it so am finkin we'll just keep our mouths shut and say we're undecided until shes born!

BTW Florence is such a gorgeous name, and if thats what you've chosen then you stick with it, its ur baby, your choice

I'm still trying to convince the hubby at the mo,as he's not keen on the name,but I really love it.

 

[pixxi]

Yup! Only my best friend knows and it will stay that way until birth. I can't be dealing with comments and opinions about it for months and months

 

[Ashlee B x]

Keep callin your bump florence, before you know it he'll be sayin too lol. My OH will txt me from work askin how Myah is that day hehe

Lovin Willow and Theo btw

Erin was my first choice also lol

 

[Babylady]

My mum poo-pooed my favourite boy's name from a few weeks ago (Jasper) and I've not felt the same about the name since! For that reason we've decided to keep our names secret (except with tell you ladies - Ella Nicole for a girl and Joshua Christian for a boy). Feel happy with our decision as, like others have said, no one can say anything 'orrible after baby has been born and named

 

[toddlerandpip]

We're not telling anyone. Last ime husband told one of his friends, who told his gf, who put it on my fb page!!! So its secret until birth!

 

[dizzyangel]

I have told a few people our name choice - but only coz they ask and i cant lie to people!!!!
I would love to be able to say 'oh, we are waiting until they are born and keeping it a secret' but I just cant!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pocketmonster]

Ours is secret!! Mainly because we haven't totally decided...

We have options and were team yellow so very difficult but we haven't even discussed our shortlist with anyone!!!

Is for us to decided and everyone else just to accept!! I absolutely Willow!!!


x x x

 

[Star7890]

I have told different names to my in laws and told my mum the real names.. but we arent going to say anything else now until babies here.. when people ask now i just say 'its a secret!' or we havent decided yet.. I put them on here though because no one knows me in real life! xx

 

[Lara310809]

I think it's sad when people say "they probably would have kept their mouth shut if we'd waited until after she was born to tell them her name" - because it's not always true. We didn't have a girls' name chosen for when our daughter was born, so we told our parents about the birth and the gender, but it was a day later that we told them her name, because it took that long to choose one. My dad replied saying "do I have to call her that?", and made it clear he didn't like it; as did other people. You assume people will just accept it when the baby's here, but they don't all the time.

This time around we found out the gender in the scan (we were team yellow with our first child) and we announced the name publicly to everyone. We still got negative replies, but I've stopped caring now

 

[twigpig]

Yes, we've picked a girls name but not told anyone. Haven't decided on boy yet (team yellow), but again, we won't be teeling anyone as I simply don't anyone's opinions.....

 

[Eala]

Last time we told our parents and about 3 close friends, once we knew that Roo was a girl. But we didn't tell anyone else (not even on here). This time we'll do the same, I think.

 

[MrsBates]

I'm wishing I had! Me and my hubby decided and told everyone even before we got pregnant that if we had a boy we would be naming it after both of our grandfathers (one which passed last year). My friend who is also pregnant has now decided that if she has a boy she will name hers the same, knowing that we had decided it ages ago and how much it means to us!!?? I know it's only a name but i'm really upset by it, am I wrong????

xxxx

 

[Pocketmonster]

Stick by your guns girl....

If I was your friend I would change my name choice out of respect. You've chosen it for very good reason and I would stand by that...

xxx