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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Mama2two Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 January 2008 at 10:50am
We picked Samantha's name when we found out at the anatomy scan she was a girl. My MIL didn't like it right from the start. Everytime I saw her she would ask me in a snarky way if we were still going with Samantha as a name, and would keep suggesting other names. We stuck to our decision.

I say tough to your family. It is your decision, if they don't like it they can go jump

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yeah my Dad still doesn't like Ethan as a name..and I ...who never really stands up to my Dad..told him to get over it:) I'm sure he will eventually:)
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I like the sound of that name. But like everyone else has said it's your baby and therefore your decision.

We have had a girls name picked out for years which is quite different and we have kept it secret because we don't really want to hear about other peoples opinions. But I just know that our first baby will be a boy and do you think we can settle on a boys name??



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Yes it is your baby and it is your decision.

However if I had had a choice I would never have chosen my own name, I was constantly teased as a kid and am always having to spell it out for people.


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Originally posted by fleury fleury wrote:

Yes it is your baby and it is your decision.

However if I had had a choice I would never have chosen my own name, I was constantly teased as a kid and am always having to spell it out for people.



Me too, and then I married someone with an unusual last name and have to spell both to people now. Although I didn't like my name when younger I do like it now, even though most people don't say or spell it correctly (I gave up about 15 years ago bothering to correct people).
We didn't tell anyone the name we had in mind until he was born, people are less likely to make negative comments that way, plus is nice to keep somethings to yourselves, you sometimes feel like public property when pregnant.

Oh by the way my name is Marisa

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At my previous job there were 3 Thomas's, two were Tom's cos they suited it and one was always Thomas - it felt right on him and Tom seemed so very wrong, so I think if you encourage Thomas then people will use his full name, not that there is anything wrong with Tom that is a sweet name too!

We plan on keeping our name of choice secret until bubs is born, dont really care what anyone elses opinion is but still dont want to hear Ohhh thats the name of such and such's child or Ohhh I knew a right rat bag called that etc

Its really true that people will get over it, we had friends who chose a slightly old fashioned boys name and in the beginning it raised eyebrows but now 12 mths on I couldnt think of the lil fella as anything but his name.

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