We had our names picked out before DS1 was conceived. When I got pregnant I extended the list incase I had twins so we had 2 boys names but we went with the original name as it had family meaning. My daughter's name was chosen when I was about 10, DH didn't like it to start with but I insisted and won
The twins were the hardest to name as I only had 17 weeks to change my list from 1 girl name, 1 boy name to BB/GG/BG combinations. I felt very unorganised
I had names picked out at 17! Unfortunately my DH hated both of them I was talking names before conception for both my babies but DH wasn't keen to talk about it. He drove me nuts! We finally picked names for this one about 2 weeks ago. DS's name was picked by the 19 week scan but that was only because we found out he was a boy. We didn't have a girl's name picked for him.
No time is too soon but have to say my DH was a bit blase about it all until the last few weeks. Best thing I did was just keep my own list and when he seemed responsive I would run it past him and we gradually narrowed it down!
We didn't really seriously start talking until my 20 week scan, but I set an arbitary deadline of 30 weeks to have the name chosen: I really wanted to be sure to have one to greet him with at birth, so some premmie-ness was allowed for.
i think talking about it from the start of ttc (at least) is great!
your tastes change... and also you like to hear the name quite a few times to see if you really like it
ummm.... i don't know if i'm any help because DH and i didn't name either kids until they were 3 days old!! the only difference was when we had J we picked names the night before i was induced because i didn't want him being born without a name.....but that's a bit different.
so yeah.....sorry, for me personally i like meeting our babies and seeing what they look like and getting to know them and their character for a few days before i name them....but everyone is different Lol.
We have our names already, well pretty sure they are the ones, and I'll be 9 weeks tomorrow Never to early! We did the same thing had names picked out before DS and they never stuck lol!
Some of ours have had their names picked since before they were conceived, others not till 18ish weeks and 1 we changed her name just weeks before she was born
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so we had 2 boys names but we went with the original name as it had family meaning. My daughter's name was chosen when I was about 10, DH didn't like it to start with but I insisted and won
I was talking names before conception for both my babies but DH wasn't keen to talk about it. He drove me nuts! We finally picked names for this one about 2 weeks ago. DS's name was picked by the 19 week scan but that was only because we found out he was a boy. We didn't have a girl's name picked for him.
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