Is anyone else nervous about telling people your babies name?

My boyfriend and I have picked a name for our baby girl but whenever people ask about it I don't want to tell them. Maybe I am nervous people will tell me they don't like it. I am thinking about waiting to tell people until she is born.


Dose anyone else feel the same? What do you say to those who may not like the name you chose?


PS


I felt the same when picking names for my dogs LOL.

Is anyone else nervous about telling people your babies name?
im completely the same way, when people ask if we have picked out names i always say that we haven't really decided on one. it really bothers me when they push and ask well which ones are you thinking about. i get so embarrassed idk why i just do.
Reply:I am but only because we have had some people be incredibly rude about it including my mother-in-law. I know once he is born and named people will be a bit more polite but a baby in the belly people are a lot ruder about.





My MIL has suggested we might want to change his name when he is born and has offered suggestions. We keep telling her thats his name, its a great name, we love his name, but she just keeps going.





Oh well! Sucks to be her! We just ignore them
Reply:Everyone just has different tastes, you know. No matter what name you choose, there will be someone who does not like it! But, you know, you probably wouldn't like that person's taste in names, either. So, as long as you like it, don't be ashamed to tell people because this is your baby to be proud of! I know how you feel though! We're naming our son Gage Avery (Robinson), and when I told my best friend, she didn't react well. At the same time, she was going to name her son Cain Carrado Smith, and I didn't like that at all. She was also considering Brusky!! That sounds like a dog's name to me. So, I just realized that there will be people who like it and people who don't. I like Gage for our son's name, so we're sticking with it!
Reply:I was nervous too.


I didn't want to tell everyone his name, just incase we changed our minds about the name after he was born!





BUT THEN another expectant mother told us they were thinking of naming their girl the same name we had chosen for our boy and i just blurted out "oh wow thats the same name we've chosen for our boy!"





since then i've felt very comfortable telling everyone his name.





People greet him now when they say hello to me it's "hi there, hello Charlie, how are you both today?" lol



Reply:We have kept it secret since I know that everyone has an opinion on names





It is hard enough to choose a name but made even harder when people say 'oh I knew someone by that name and they were....'





Or 'did you know that this name means....'





Or 'yes that's a popular name'





We have let it slip to two people and since changed our minds as they did exactly the above!





This time it is secret and noone will prise it from us.
Reply:i think waiting until the baby is born is a great idea. my sis already had a name picked out for her baby but when he was born she thought he did not look like his name should be "trent" so she changed it. as for the people who do not like the name you chose tell them it is your baby and you and only and of course your boyfriend have the right to name your child
Reply:I felt that way as well as you did.. the reasons for me was cause I didn't want ppl to steal them on me.. lol and I didn't want ppl to say that they didn't like them as well... I'm not hiding them anymore and we are going to name our child if it is a girl Madisyn and ppl think that is a stupid way to spell ( madison ) but I think it makes it look more girlyish... and for a boy we are going with Hayden. Don't tell anyone if you don't want to.. after all it is your baby and your choice! and if no one likes the name tuff s**t.. they don't have to raise that baby!! Good Luck and Congrats..
Reply:Yeah, I feel the same way - I don't really want to tell people what name we pick out for our child, even though we don't have one yet! I don't like the input from other people because I have a tendency to go with popular vote instead of what I actually like - people will convince me otherwise. But we'll see what happens.
Reply:hey





if you chose the name and you like it- be proud of it. if your friends don't like the name- too bad for them.





after all it IS your baby.





if your still uncomfortable maybe come up with a nickname or something that you feel more confident about.





good luck with the baby!






Reply:I wouldn't even tell people the short list! ;-)





Everyone has an opinion that they will gladly share with you when you say "I'm thinking about..." but if you say "This is my daughter, .....", they will say "What a beautiful name!".





Hee hee. Keep it to yourself.
Reply:We told everyone our choices. They like some and don't like others. The fact is it is your baby. You have to live with it.





Our girl names are Savana Raine and Madison Marie.


Our boy names are Hunter Alex and Austin James.





Good Luck and Congrats
Reply:I never felt nervous, you should feel proud! Actually, I get tired of telling the same people over and over again, what I'm having and what we're naming the baby.
Reply:WHO CARES WHAT THEY THINK? lol. You and your bf chose a name together and that's what's important. I just hope you didn't pick anything too outrageous to the point your poor kid will get teased.
Reply:Nope, sorry. As soon as we picked a name, I told folks. I agree with the person who said "who cares what others think" about the name of your child. It's your baby.
Reply:We're not telling anyone our boys name until he's born. like having the secret. We call him Bump until then.