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Sometimes you just have to meet your baby first. First trimester – or earlier. About one fifth of parents choose a name early in the game. 9 percent pick their baby's name during that first queasy trimester, and an impressive 12 percent make their choice before conception. Talk about having your ducks in a row!
- Ann Elisabeth Samson
Oct 11, 2024 · If you aren’t sure about a unique or traditional name, balance it out with a middle name. Pick a conventional name for the first name and a unique name for the middle name, or vice versa. Don ...
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- Sharing The Chosen Name While Pregnant
- Not Sharing The Baby’S Name
- Whatever You Decide, Remain Flexible
There are many moms who knew what they wanted to name their children and were happy to share that name with the people in their lives. Erin Balsa, mom of two says, “There was nothing anyone could have said that would have made me change my mind so I had no problem sharing. My son's name is Sebastian so of course I heard ‘Oh, like Sebastian the crab...
Some parents will decide on the name before the baby is born, but still choose not to tell anyone else until he or she arrives, and for many reasons. Cristin Downs, mom of one, says, “We did not share our baby name before our son was born. I have lovely friends and family members who totally trashed people's baby name choices behind their backs. An...
If you choose to name your baby while pregnant, make sure you’re okay with potentially changing that name once you’ve met the baby. Two moms I spoke with for this article admitted to deciding on a different name once the baby was born. Robin Walker, mom to three teens, says, “We had a name picked out for our oldest and changed it once we met her. I...
- Erin Ollila
Overwhelmingly, parents say that choosing their baby's first name is much harder than settling on a middle name. Over a quarter of parents surveyed rarely use their child's middle name, but 19 per cent said they use it often. Three per cent use it in place of their child's first name. Still, parents value middle names as a way to honour ...
- You think you have loads of time to choose a name. Nine months is a long time, right? So there’s absolutely no rush in deciding on a name for your baby.
- You become obsessed with name sites and baby name books. So. Many. Names. And you have no idea where to start. Especially if you don’t find out if you’re having a boy or girl and have to get a name for each just in case.
- You're glued to the credits on the TV. Who knows, the Rigging Operator or Dolly Grip on your favourite Netflix series might have the PERFECT name. And, in your pregnancy-hormone state, you even start considering some Game of Thrones character names.
- You discover the name you love has a really weird meaning. You finally decide on a name you love, look it up on the Netmums baby name checker … and realise it actually means ‘rust’.
How to Choose a Baby Name. In her role as a baby name consultant, Humphrey helps parents refocus on their own intuition, desires, and needs, and to bring joy back to the process of picking a baby ...
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May 9, 2021 · Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org. For more Life Kit, subscribe to our newsletter. There are a lot of factors that go into picking the perfect baby name. That's ...
