When we were pg we could never agree on a name. So I started to refer to my belly as the name I wanted and it grew on dh. If it was a girl he wanted Emily and I wanted Shadan. So I kept refering to the baby as Shady and now he wont settle til we have a girl.
Maybe your dh hasnt clicked yet. There's a baby in there and its going to need a name. So start calling it by a name and he'll get used to it.
Oh Golly- like Taurean said, 'I feel your pain!' My DH is a pain in the neck with names. especially for boys..... He was a teacher so every name I suggest I get, "No - I taught a twat with that name....."
Our poor DS1 was not named until he was 2 and a half weeks old!! In order to avoid this occuring again, I brought up the dreaded name topic the other night. I said I preferred a strong, 2 syllable name. He replied smugly, "how about Satan?" He thinks its all a big laugh.....!!!
Do you find your DH is more picky with boys names than girls? Perhaps if its a girl he can let you choose and visa versa?
I wish I had more advice to offer. Instead I offer my empathy!!
Oh Taurean!! That is exactly what happens in our house!!! Its all a big laugh! Well time is a tickin my friend! I also did the list of names and got DH to rank them in order of which ones he preferred (I did it whilst on a plane so he couldnt wriggle out of it!). And we actually agreed on the top three for each gender. But now this new list has appeared... Ah well, I am sure it will all work out on the day...........!! xx
Thanks Jelly Bean, sorry to hear you are having the same issue! Wow 2 weeks with no name... I imagine that would have been quite stressful, all your family and friends hassling you then the pressure to finally pick one, goodness!
I have to admit DH is slightly more picky about the boys names. If he doesnt mind them he doesnt say much but if he hates it he is very vocal about it. I wish he would have the same passion about the names he does like!
I tell ya, its lucky DH is a hunk a spunk sometimes!
Thanks for all your suggestions ladies, I will probably end up attempting them all!
Boy name was easy - I had a list of 10 names, DH liked one of them. I gave him a choice of 2 for the first middle name (my family name) and DH got the third middle name with no say from me (DH's family name) Family name not last name here. Just a name passed down the family.
Girl name. I think we went through 100s. We wouldn't stop until we found one with BOTH liked. I loved some beautiful names but DH didn't. He liked Sophie and Tamzin. I didn't. We both liked Ellie, but DH wanted "something long for Ellie" and hated all the "long for Ellie" names I found. Oddly enough, we now call DS "Wellie" - we got our Ellie after all! We did eventually find a name we both liked and after a month we both loved it - middle names were both for my family as DH didn't have any girl family names. Although we were still tossing around the third name until the birth.
But you don't have to compromise, just keep on going until you find a name you both like. Yes, you do have to give up the names you love but I had to give up names I loved too and now think the names we did pick together are perfect. Even if "my" names were just as good, DH didn't think so!
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