We found it hard to agree on names also. I like more obscure names, DP not so much. We came up with a short list of boys and girls names (DS was a surprise) and had 2 girls names and 3 boys names we both agreed we liked. In the end, when we saw his little face he just didn't feel like a Heath or an Owen. So Axel it was!! I had my heart set on that name since 9weeks pg. It just popped into my mind one day and wouldn't leave me alone lol.

It still took me 2 days to name him though. I wanted to test out the other names in my mind first. When they asked me if bub had a name for the 50th time, I grabbed my pen and paper (I couldn't speak due to ventilation) and wrote AXEL TIMOTHY. Timothy wasn't even on our list at all. A lady put her hand on my shoulder and whispered 'What about Timothy?' I later found out there was no lady. DP thinks it was the morphine, but I think it was MIL, because that's her brothers name, and we had planned to name a girl after her. I feel her presence often in our home. And when things are hard, I call out to her for help.

Naming a child is such a personal thing. I think if your heart was really set on it, go for it. Depending of course on how close you are with your friend, the likelihood of your kids being playmates, and the obscurity of the name. But really, for me- if someone had taken Axel's name, I would have used it anyway and scolded them for stealing my fantastic idea. But I'm mean like that!!