Baby names

Me and my partner know the names of our children already! We have both genders!
Im pregnant with a boy and we have no other names that we like so that will be his name.

My mum also knew my name and was adamant my name was going to be Melissa as soon as she found out she was pregnant!

At the end of the day it’s your baby do not let anyone tell you otherwise. Yes opinions are allowed but they are not necessary! X

Nope, I didn’t have a back up name for my little boy. I always knew he was gonna be Alfie from day one and I stuck by it. If you have a name that you and your partner like then stick with it. It’s your baby and it shouldn’t matter ❤️

I have heard it before where someonr has changed the name after birth for these kind of reasons. However we didn't with our son, and we wont change the name of our daughter either when shes born. We did have a backup name we liked but it wasnt incase we changed her name. So its completly up to you both and what you think

We never had back up names! With our first, we knew our girl name from when I was 6 weeks pregnant 🤣 and we stuck with it. Absolutely in love with her name.
For our second pregnancy we have picked baby boys name now too, and it absolutely isn’t going to change.
They look like the name I will name them.. because they’re my child 🤣 no one ‘looks’ like a name lmao. Don’t panic

For both my babies we had two or three names just in case. I have definitely known people who thought they were set on their babies name until they arrived. In fact, I’m one of four and my parents chose names for us all and changed them when we were born. My best friend named her little girl the name they thought they would use all along and within 24 hours they changed it so I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad idea to have a back up just in case x

I’m pregnant with my first and we have a shortlist, but that’s because I’m indecisive and don’t want to commit to one name before baby’s here. You know yourself best and if you know you won’t change your mind then stick to your guns! You can always tell people you have a backup but don’t 🤣

We didn't have a back up name with our first - however she didn't look how we expected. We were expecting a dark hair dark eyes girl but she was blonde with blue eyes 😂 either way they grow into their name and if you love a name then go for it! We've picked one for our 2nd too and don't have a back up x

We had a favourite name and our baby came out and we just knew it was right! We did have a few other names but none that were actually as good in our opinion. This time we have three names for each gender and I keep looking because we don’t have a set favourite for either this time.

I really wouldn’t tell people your name regardless of if you have 1 or 3 lol noones going to love it as much as you do, and the good thing is is that it doesn’t matter what they think!

When we tell people ours, I know some people love it and some aren’t a fan and that’s fine, they will love the baby and then learn to love the name! It’s not even a weird or out there name it’s just slightly uncommon but sounds similar to more common names 😂

No that's absolute rubbish, our son had his name from 16 weeks. We called him that name all through the pregnancy and we were so attached to it it wouldn'thave mattered what he looked like, that was just his name. Also, kids just look like whatever they're named because that's what they're named! People talk such rubbish when it comes to babies 😅

I didn’t have a back up name but all through pregnancy my girl was going to be primrose because my other girl had a flower name as she was so small petite and sweet it just went so thought oh another like her, but when she was born bigger chubby darker hair I could tell flower name wasn’t for her so ended up with no name for two weeks, and so glad I didn’t give her the name I originally had because she really wouldn’t of suited it she is totally different personality to my other girl, I’m one them people though that looks at people and think oh I wouldn’t of put that name to your face I don’t know why but always thought people look like certain names 🤣🫣

We didn't have back up names as such but we did have other options just in case. They were just other names from our shortlist when we were considering names anyway. We were pretty certain with the name we'd chosen but it did help both of us feel more certain to know that we could change our minds, if that makes any sense? We needed that safety net to feel more assured in our choices. It's a personal thing though, if you feel confident in your choice and think another option would muddy the waters then don't worry about it.

I dont agree. I chose my baby names whilst we were trying to concieve and finalised when we knew gender. I havent ever wanted to change the names I chose.