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Our son is almost five months old and we’re still having doubts about his name!!

We were all set with a girl name (Faye), but found out we were having a boy. I was so sad not to be able to use our girl name, which we had been saving for three years. I could name 10 more girls, but find boy names are impossible for us. We ended up with a short list of three (Silas, Emmett, Jude), two of which have been on our list since our first was born. But we felt each was unusable for different reasons.

We thought about it for a good 30 days after he was born and still couldn’t decide. Everything I like my husband doesn’t and vice versa. We scoured the internet for anything that we both liked equally and better than our top three without any luck. Under pressure to choose something, we picked Silas Jude.

It’s a great name combo on its own, but the middle is a bit clunky with our last name, which starts with a D, and the first is a bit matchy with our daughters, Iris and Eloise. Also as it turns out my husband doesn’t actually like the name Jude and it’s important to me that we choose a name that we both like. I wish we waited longer to decide, kept searching, had more discussions, and tried out different names. I had name regret with our second and swore we wouldn’t do this again. Now we don’t know what to do.

Our son is such a strong, determined, and cheerful little guy, and we just want a name that captures that, suits him and fits in with our family.

We like older vintage names that are familiar but not too common and not too weird. Prefer shorter names that are easy to spell and pronounce and mostly nickname proof.

So far we’re considering keeping Silas or using Emmett, and looking for other single or double middle names ideas. Also looking for other full name combinations involving Silas and/or Emmett, or otherwise.

Other names we’ve considered that are too popular, don’t feel quite right or that only one of us likes include:
Asa
Alden
August
Bruce
Case
Emerson
Ellis
Eli
Elias
Everett
Ephraim
Fane
Gilbert
Hendrick
Jasper
Julian
Job
Sidney
Reed
Thaddeus
Thatcher
Walter

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Keith
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it’s a quick name change form where we live prior to 12 months

For some reason as soon as I saw his picture he looked like his name was Derek. But he is adorable.

Silas jaxon?

What about the name Author?

aw, he's a cutie! maybe Faelan, Fabian or Fable if you lived Faye for a girl? 💙

Kit.
Monty.
Isidore.
Rhett.
Wilfred.
Griffin.
Emrys.
Harlan.
Reuben.
Beaumont.
Oberon.
Theseus.
Harvey.
Wilbur.
Miles.
Kester.
Embry.
Barrett.
Finnian.
Russell.
Oleander.
Pippin/Pip.
Angus/Gus.
Caspian/Caspar.
Sullivan/Sully.
Thoren/Thor.
Evander.
Marlow.
Vaughn.
Quade.
Hamish.
Artie/Art.
Bernard.
Lochlan.
Dashiell.
Howard.
Garrett.
Francis.
Ernest.
Magnus.
Caelan.
Rowan.
Percy.
Zaccai.
Hendry.
Thane.
Oscar.
Grady.
Robin.
Edgar.
Clark.
Tully.
Giles.
Rhys.
Byrd.
Otis.
Rex.

💙

As soon as I seen his pic I thought Oscar x

He’s gorgeous, I think he looks like an Austin, Ezra or Finn

He looks like a Dexter to me 🤍 little Dex xx

Piers or Seth?

Thomas came to mind when I saw this photo

Elias/Ellis/Micah/Theo fit him well

He looks like an Oscar or Thomas or maybe even a Fletcher :)

Emmett Ace
Everest Walter
Silas Flynn
Caspian Emmett (Jasper+Julian+Case)
Silas Hartley
Austin Silas
Auden Emmett

I love the name Sid

Iris, Eloise & Sidney
Iris, Eloise & Jasper
Iris, Eloise & Thatcher

Oh he’s so gorgeous! Here’s some ideas that might work for your beautiful boy:

Hart
Felix
Huxley
Caspian
Percy
Wesley
Fox
Stellan
Jonah
Ambrose
Wilkie
Callahan
Marlow
Dashiell
Rhodes
Wilfred
Bennett
Jem
Asher
Kit

Combos:

Hart Peregrine Silas
Felix Emmett
Jem Wilkie Silas
Marlow Emmett Silas
Percy Emmett
Wesley Silas Fox
Huxley Bennett Silas
Rhodes Caspian Silas
Callahan Emmett
Kit Emmett Silas
💘

I think Silas Jude is lovely. It really suits him in my opinion.
He also looks like a Gideon, Stanley or Rupert to me! 💙

thank you. I’m just concerned I may never get over the Iris and Silas issue, and gutted my husband actually dislikes the name Jude, even though he ok’d the name choice.

He looks like a Rhys or Briggs to me. 💙

Arden, Bowen, Morrison, Alby/Albus, Jairus, Koby, Sullivan, Declan, Josiah, Sawyer, Beckett, Liam, Truett, Miles/Milo, Tobias, Kingston, Leander, Nelson

I love Jude, Silas, & Emmett, by the way. So much potential, but here’s a few combo ideas. Jairus is my top fave for you!

Emmett Miles
Emmett Koby
Emmett Nelson

Silas Declan
Silas Kingston
Silas Sullivan
Silas Beckett
Silas Jairus

Jairus Koby
Jairus Emmett
Jairus Emmett Silas
Jairus Beckett
Jairus Beckett Silas
Truett Silas

From other’s comments, my faves are Bennett, Micah, Theo, Austin, Clark, & Rhett! Omgee & Fletcher.
Your boy looks so sweet, I’m sure you will find a name pair just as special for him.

Emmett Clark
Truett Clark
Beckett Clark
Silas Fletcher
Jairus Fletcher
Emmett Austin
Emmett Fletcher

Okie, I’ll stop, haha.

Looks like an Oliver or Jude ,when I first saw the picture …. What a gorgeous little boy absolute cutie !

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Is it time to break up?

I've been with my partner for just under 2 years and we have a 10 month old baby. We're both military and he's been away for 3 months but been back home a week. The time he was away I didn't miss him, didn't really think about him and I just enjoyed life with our baby.

Since he's been back I've just felt unable to rebuild that connection with him. He's pretty lazy and won't do anything I ask, I'm working and he's on annual leave for a few months. I'll ask him to do simple tasks whilst I'm at work like turning the washing machine on, I'll fill it before work so all he has to do is press start and he 'forgets'.

He is good with our baby, he does every bedtime, stays up with him if I have work the next day etc but I don't feel a connection with him

Without sounding harsh it's like he lacks common sense. He asks where the baby bottles are although they've been in the same place for 6 months, we have a tommee tippee travel blind and he put it up wrong as in he put the blind over the net curtain and ripped the net curtain down

I can say something to him and he just doesn't listen

Our baby has been unwell this week so they haven't been at nursery and he's been looking after him. I come home and there's meds everywhere and he's just sat on his computer or watching TV whilst the baby plays on their own

I honestly think I'm just mentally done with parenting him and our baby

Any thoughts or suggestions?

I hate my baby daddy

Was a little late to cleaning today because I’m 4-5 fucking weeks pregnant and I decided to take a shower. Somthing thats literally impossible with a toddler. I managed to get a little done but it wasn’t perfect. Sure. I decide to take my 2 year old for a walk and we notice her dad is home. At first I was going to let her walk and take her to the park but she missed her dad today so I decided to let her see him. Her dad gestures to the top of her head that has a bandaid (she likes to play with them, she’s 2). He’s visibly annoyed and he shuts his car off. He tells me to go back to the apartment (no hello or anything while my daughter is really happy to see him) and I say I was taking her to the park. Usually my daughter likes to walk around and play and it gets her energy out and helps her to sleep. He wants her to immediately go to the park and doesn’t let her explore even a little bit. When we get there, she’s barely there 10 minutes before hes telling us to go home. He tells me not to play a game with her (i tickle her back while singing the itsy bitsy spider) and he yells at our daughter to climb the stairs to our apartment. She starts crying and is upset, so I put her to sleep. He then starts cleaning and is making a lot of noise. Obviously he’s irritated. He comes into the room and says he’s throwing away everything he sees, and he throws away some of my things and a lot of my daughters toys. I’m in the middle of putting my daughter to sleep, but he tells me “if I want anything I better get it from him before he throws it away”. Mind you, my child is on top of me taking her first nap of the day. I’m so upset, I’m trying not to cry too loud but I’m so sick of this shit. Literally from the minute he saw me and my daughter he was annoyed. I know I’m not doing my best but this pregnancy on top of having a toddler is draining. I hate this. I dont know why I wanted a second kid with him

Is your child’s school allowed to administer Tylenol/calpol/other meds to your children if they believe they need them?

Didn’t even think this was a thing until I read some comments on another post.
My child is not school aged yet but as someone who does not medicate, I would lose my mind if I find out they were given something without my consent.

Potty training?

My boy is only 11 months old but when is the best time to start potty training? My daughter was potty trained just before she turned 3 but want my boy to be done by 2 if not earlier. When would you recommend starting? I personally don’t believe in waiting till they are ready as I think it’s a basic life skill they need and eg using knifes and fork also children with disabilities can’t let you know when the are ready ect so I feel like I don’t believe in waiting till they are ready xx

Is it time to be a single mom?

Ok so recently me and my child’s father got back in contact after he said he broke his phone, not important right now.
However, I work night shift at a children’s hospital, full time at that and when I get home or even a day off, I’m sleeping that whole day.
So yesterday I wasn’t able to text him because I was sleep most of the day and when I did go out to the store and back home, I fell right back to sleep.
In his eyes, I’m doing something I’m not supposed to and he’s practically threatening to show up to my moms house and cause trouble because I can’t give him attention when he wants it and that is almost all the time.
I’m scared to even tell him how I feel because I don’t want to stress myself out to the point where I lose my baby and then lose my mind as well.
What do I do?

How do you tell your partner his breath is out of control

My partners breath is really bad lately.
Make me want to not be around him.
I did tell him in the nicest possible way I would and he took it bad but listened, but if course had a go at me.
Few weeks later is bad again...
Told him maybe something is wrong with your gut and get it checked.
He flipped and completely lost it saying am picking on his insecurities and kicking him while his down and bla bla bla. Am actually very embarrassed to be around people with him now, I don't know how to bring it up the 3rd time, going on a drive with him is horrible, his a heavy breather and I have to roll down the windows or I get sick..