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My dad had ideas (horrible) my ILs didn't say anything at all.
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Yep. Our baby actually wasn't named for a week after she was born, so by that point everybody was throwing out names, haha.
But I thought it was fun during pregnancy, just as a discussion. Didn't mind at all if people made suggestions. However everybody thought we were just hiding our chosen name when we said we hadn't decided and wanted to meet him or her, and get to know our baby a bit before choosing.
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My mom and I talked about names about a year before lo was conceived/before ttc bc dh and I already had names picked out. She liked our pick but also suggested some other names, but it was a pretty light conversation since it was all hypothetical then!
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@Mrs. Lion: same. We never opened it up for discussion. Period.
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My FIL actually told is to change DS2's name to one that honored his personal (Hindu) saint when he was born with so many complications. I said if the saint wanted to look after him he'd do it even if they didn't share a name.
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Apparently my Mom had written down some possible names, but never shared them with us. After we had settled on the name, she said that her #1 pick was so similar that she was pretty happy.
I have to say that I'm glad she didn't share them with us, as it was really nice to go through the naming process together as a couple with DH.
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We had our girl name picked out pre-conception, so they didn't weigh in on that. We're undecided on a middle name. My mom has made a couple of suggestions and given input on our choices.
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My mom was adamant we name our DD1 Violet. Not a bad name, but she wouldn't back down!
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"Suggest" is putting it lightly. We're only TTC right now (which our parents don't even know), but my mom has been advocating for names she likes since before we were married.
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My mom did not like T's name. She suggested a name from Duck Dynasty. I said heck no.
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My parents chose the kids' Korean names. My mom suggested a name for DS. Lucky for her, it was my #1 choice
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They wouldn't dare.
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We settled on names before we told our families we were pregnant. We haven't announced them yet - we're waiting to know the gender, then we'll say, "Our baby's name is _________". I think that has prevented the option for suggestions!
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My MIL suggested some terrible names!!! Tee hee, I'm still laughing at Cybil!
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@Cherrybee: oh sad, my name is Cybill, I've always loved it!
(kidding, kidding, my name totally is not Cybill
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@MoonMoon: Very good point, someone here is bound to have a daughter called Cybil now I've said that! Me and my big gob again!!
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@Cherrybee: ack, I didn't mean to make you feel bad, I was just kidding! We all have names that we'd never consider for our kids. I know that many of my personal favorites are not popular, I take no offense. I also did not want our parents' input on our LO's name.
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