When I was pregnant with DS1 we had his name picked by 20 weeks, and we told everyone what his name was, we said his name sooo often that it felt natural saying it out loud, I never second-guessed it.
My issue / question here is this time we haven't told anyone the name we have chosen (other than forum), and I'm wondering if that is why it doesn't feel natural to say / or sound right in my head? Iykwim? (His name will be Jyden Daniel in case you're curious)
Any thoughts? Or is this a normal thing to go thru? I love the name, just not 100% sure? What do you think?...
When testing a name. I usually spend a lot of time saying it,and yelling it out loud. If it feels right than go for it. We knew DD1 name from 20wks and she was called Sara from that time onwards. With DD2 I named her myself before we knew what colour we were having but for some reason the name took me ages to get used to, even though I liked it.
I came across my 2year old daughter Cendrine's name 10years before i had her & I only ever said 'her' name out loud to my younger sister and of course DP on & off over the years before she arrived
... Here i am 2years later with her & funny at times i still am not always natural in saying her even though i love it so much ... i guess too because DP & i nicknamed her Bubba and used that a lot in the earlier days with her
By the way, i absolutely LOVE the name you have chosen
Have you tried writing all of your names down....1st, middle and last, all 4 of you. This is what I did to help make a final decision. It sounds weird, but I guess you will be writing his name down on lots of paper work over the years. Definately saying his name out aloud and also saying it with your other DS's name...
Start using it when others are not around and if it still doesn't sound right then you'll know not to use it. With Brock we knew his name was right from the moment we decided on it & we used it from 16 weeks.
Even though I've always had my names picked out well before birth, it is still always weird to say it for a while after they're born. I wouldn't be detered. xo
MUMMY4LIFE - did the write it all down thing and it all works together (I think so anyway )
satya- that was how we felt with first DS's name, he was named at 20 weeks
Thanks to all for their replies... it's nice to know it's not just me! I think it has been so different this time doing the naming thing, that it feels weird. I'm going to stick with the name tho - and just look like a crazy person and say it out loud when no-one is around! Hopefully that way I'll be a little more used to it before he arrives
I found it hard to call our DD her name for the first month after she was born (we still called her Bubble which was her tummy name lol!). I think its normal for it to sound a bit weird at first, and especially when you have those thoughts about "is it the right name" etc.
It's always the case that the name suits the baby after a while... I can't imagine Jazz as anything else now
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Name doesn't "sound" right?
When I was pregnant with DS1 we had his name picked by 20 weeks, and we told everyone what his name was, we said his name sooo often that it felt natural saying it out loud, I never second-guessed it.
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which was her tummy name lol!). I think its normal for it to sound a bit weird at first, and especially when you have those thoughts about "is it the right name" etc.
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