Re: Digest Number 1576

[Guest guest]

We've also chosen not to share names with friends or family before the baby

is born. Not even sure if we will share the baby's gender ahead of time

either. In my experience, there will always be SOMEONE who doesn't like the

name or names that you have chosen. If the baby is not born yet, they feel

free to tell you that they don't like the name, and offer their ideas for

" better " names. If the baby is already born, and you tell them the name,

then they are more likely to bite their tongue about their personal

feelings.

This worked well for everyone except my mom. When my second son was born,

we announced to everyone that his name is Harry. Harry was the name

of my husband's favorite uncle who passed away a few years ago. My mom

disliked the name Harry, even thought it was just the middle name, not like

we were going to call him that or anything, and called me repeatedly while I

was still in the hospital, trying to talk me into changing it! For some

reason she thought that until I left the hospital, that the name was not set

in stone. As far as I was concerned, we had settled on that name months

earlier, and I was not open to changing it. Don't know what made her think

we wanted her opinion anyway. At least I only had to listen to her opinions

for a couple days, instead of several months if we had told her the name

before he was born.

Lynn

EDD 12-3-03

> Is anyone else NOT sharing names? We've had names picked out for

> years and decided early on not to tell anyone until the baby is

> born. It's driving our families crazy - they are all trying to

> guess! We just wanted to save the surprise for the big day (since

> we're naming the baby after a family member).

>

> Del Buono

> post-op 8-8-02 (didn't drink soda for first 6 months)

> edd 9-20-03

> Bay Area, CA

[Guest guest]

Great idea not telling until after the baby is born. Most of the time, once

family and friends see that precious bundle and hear the name, it fits for

some reason. Where as BEFORE the baby, you can't picture the baby with the

name.

Re: Digest Number 1576

> We've also chosen not to share names with friends or family before the

baby

> is born. Not even sure if we will share the baby's gender ahead of time

> either. In my experience, there will always be SOMEONE who doesn't like

the

> name or names that you have chosen. If the baby is not born yet, they

feel

> free to tell you that they don't like the name, and offer their ideas for

> " better " names. If the baby is already born, and you tell them the name,

> then they are more likely to bite their tongue about their personal

> feelings.

>

> This worked well for everyone except my mom. When my second son was born,

> we announced to everyone that his name is Harry. Harry was the

name

> of my husband's favorite uncle who passed away a few years ago. My mom

> disliked the name Harry, even thought it was just the middle name, not

like

> we were going to call him that or anything, and called me repeatedly while

I

> was still in the hospital, trying to talk me into changing it! For some

> reason she thought that until I left the hospital, that the name was not

set

> in stone. As far as I was concerned, we had settled on that name months

> earlier, and I was not open to changing it. Don't know what made her

think

> we wanted her opinion anyway. At least I only had to listen to her

opinions

> for a couple days, instead of several months if we had told her the name

> before he was born.

>

> Lynn

> EDD 12-3-03

>

> > Is anyone else NOT sharing names? We've had names picked out for

> > years and decided early on not to tell anyone until the baby is

> > born. It's driving our families crazy - they are all trying to

> > guess! We just wanted to save the surprise for the big day (since

> > we're naming the baby after a family member).

> >

> > Del Buono

> > post-op 8-8-02 (didn't drink soda for first 6 months)

> > edd 9-20-03

> > Bay Area, CA

>

>

>

> Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

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