what happens if someone steals your name..with 5 weeks to go?

[Pandora]

would you still use it?
We had decidedon first names, but what do i do if my GF, who is due 5 weeks before me, uses the same name?
Would you still use it or feel like you had to change, we see them at least every couple of months.

[feeb]

my best friend and i were due a few weeks apart (had bubs 6 days apart)

we both liked same girls name (my dh wasnt that keen but also had no other suggestions he did like)
we had discussed it and decided it was up to 2nd person at the time of they were comfortable to use but other would be ok IYKMWIM

in end both had boys

[AliBaby]

If you really like the name, I think you should still use it. I know growing up, my mum had a friend who called her daughter Allie and I was Ali, she was a year younger than me but it was always the two Ali/e's playing together and not a drama.

[Marlene]

Did they know know that you had already chosen the name?

I would use it anyway....especially if you had chosen the name first.

[sneakysparkle]

when my gf & I were due within a week of each other we decided to "check" if we had picked any names the same, so we started by revealing the first letter and if they were the same we'd then reveal the name. Luckily we didnt even pick anything with the same letter so it was ok

[maz]

abuse the cr@p out of her and then blame it on pg hormones

no seriously.......I couldnt use it..Id fele like everyone we'd know was thinking I was copying her.

Hav eyou got a back up girls name hon?

[Pandora]

she doesnt know, and i wont tell, cos last time i did her DD ended up with my favourite girls name.
I know shed change hers if i had my bub first and it was the same, but we're really quite attached to the names we like now..have been talking with DS about them etc..

ETA: girls names are fine there no way shed pick the same one, its boys names im concerned about if we have a boy

[maz]

then tell her the most poxy name out babe and tell her how much you 'love it' so she names her daughter it and you can chuckle everytime you hear her call her

[Kitt3n]

then tell her the most poxy name out babe and tell her how much you 'love it' so she names her daughter it and you can chuckle everytime you hear her call her

:yeahthatmsl!!

[lovemybubs]

I don't think someone can 'steal' a name off someone, Id use the name anyway!

[visitor1]

For me i wouldnt use it....im funny about people have the same name as i had picked

[OceanPrincess]

I wouldn't use it. Even if you're only going to see them every couple of months, it could still be awkward. It would be for me anyway.

Dh has a close friend who has a son with the name we liked for a boy, he and his ex are separated and he doesn't get custody of the kids often, so we see his kids even less, but I still couldn't use the name. Luckily we are having a girl

However one of our other close friends is due a week before me and they could possibly use the name we like! If that happens, I will change.