https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 14:25:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1703616 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:48:26 +0000 Raindrop 1703616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"We knew babies' name 100%. We even had it monogrammed on something and told our families"</p> <p>I just want to LOL on the "monogrammed" part of this. We were 99% sure and told family and friends but we didn't have anything monogrammed but a few of our family members gave us xmas gifts the year before he was born (he was a march baby) that had his names on it and we thought uh oh what if we change our minds at the very last minute! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1703577 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:16:29 +0000 night cheese 1703577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have both our boy and girl name chosen, but are keeping them secret - not because we may change our minds but because we have no desire to hear anyone's opinions on them until after baby is born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1695117 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:56:51 +0000 BananaPancakes 1695117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We decided on the 2nd day after he was born. We went in without any agreement and only picked a name because people were hounding us about it. His name fits him, so it's fine. Boy names are hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1695079 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:47:48 +0000 Mommy Finger 1695079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a our boy name before we got married. It's a family name and when DH mentioned once that if he had a boy, he wanted to name this, I immediately fell in love. We didn't seriously talk about girl names b/c we knew we were going to find out the gender so it wasn't worth "fighting" about if it was a non issue, which it ended up being since we have our boy. We told our parents the name and I had it printed on a white onsie and brought to the hospital so that people who visited and the doctor/nurses who delivered could sign it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694996 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:22:17 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1694996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had her name decided on by about 30 weeks. We had another option just in case, but had pretty much decided. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694878 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:42:57 +0000 LuLu Mom 1694878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the name picked out (name on wall and everything) and told family/friends. However, next round I plan on trying to keep the name quiet, which might not be an issue since agreeing could be very interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694852 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:36:01 +0000 MrsKoala 1694852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were TG and we went in with 2 options for each sex. When DS was born, they placed him on my chest and asked what we would call him and I knew which name I wanted immediately. It just felt right. I say go in with options and see how you feel. It may surprise you how a certain name fits your baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694850 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:35:18 +0000 artsyfartsy 1694850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T's first and middle name (and last name :silly: ) were decided and confirmed the day we found out he was a boy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694843 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:30:29 +0000 Mrs. Cookie 1694843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: haha nice!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694841 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:30:03 +0000 winniebee 1694841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Barely! We decided that morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694827 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:21:20 +0000 Adira 1694827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had both a boys name and girls name picked out before our anatomy scan! So once we found the gender, the name was decided 100%! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694797 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:01:18 +0000 Smurfette 1694797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the first name settled right after we found out it was a girl. Middle name was decided while in labor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694787 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 07:55:26 +0000 Mrs. Cookie 1694787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bubbles: Boys names have been proving so much harder for us as well!</p> <p>I'm just nervous we'll go to the hospital not loving anything. :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694770 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 07:39:45 +0000 GrapeCrush 1694770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DS we knew and told everyone what his name was before he was born. Things in his room said Grayson and everything</p> <p>With DD we had two names going in to the hospital, that only DH and I knew and picked when she was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694760 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 07:31:13 +0000 Ash 1694760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were team green but I was so determined baby was a girl that the girl name was 100% set and the boy name was "eh". Well, we had a boy! We had 2 names picked (leaning more towards one of them) and dh picked (the right one) while I was getting sewed up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694739 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 07:08:45 +0000 Bubbles 1694739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were very much decided - I am an over planner and it would have stressed me to be undecided before the birth! Luckily he suits it very well :happy:<br /> I also found boys names much harder though - we had our potential girls name chosen by about 12 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694657 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 02:39:21 +0000 lamariniere 1694657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For DS we were pretty sure, but waited until he was born. With DD we has a short list and named her the next day. Both names were secrets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694564 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 22:25:28 +0000 fancyfunction 1694564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the name when we found out she was a girl. I told my parents but we kept it a secret from everyone else. I did have her Christmas stocking all ready to go though since she was born in December. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694560 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 22:22:54 +0000 loveisstrange 1694560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a favorite and a few other options. We decided at the hospital. We actually didn't even discuss it, we both just started calling her by her name. It just felt right.</p> <p>On the other hand, we already have the next one named and we dont even have plans to have another one yet! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694528 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:56:26 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1694528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To be fair, we had DD's name picked out before we were even married. The moment we find out she was a girl we told everybody her name... Not that it was a secret to begin with. Now that we have used up our one and only "future baby" name, not sure what we will do with the next one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694510 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:42:46 +0000 autumnlove 1694510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but we weren't 100% about the middle name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694418 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:01:14 +0000 cascademom 1694418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a list of possible names. Soon after birth, like twenty minutes later, we talked about them. In the afternoon, we solidified his name before my parents visited. We went with what he looked like to us, not an already set name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694390 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 20:45:12 +0000 Mrs. Cookie 1694390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: Ah that mat makes sense, obviously for those not finding out the sex they can't have one name chosen in advance! Thanks for mentioning that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694383 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 20:42:48 +0000 lovehoneybee 1694383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, we didn't find out the sex, so we would have gone in with two names no matter what. We ended up going in with a list of 3 girl names, 1 with multiple middle names. We had pretty much settled on a boy name, only because it was the only name that met all of our criteria AND we agreed on, and it had 3 possible middle names. We decided to wait until we met him and see what we thought. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-your-babys-name-picked-out-before-heading-to-the-hospital#post-1694372 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 20:37:33 +0000 Mrs. Cookie 1694372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've never had a solid boy's name picked out that clicked for us (like what happened with our girl's name before we even got pregnant) but we have had a few names that seem to be almost right.</p> <p>Now I don't even know if I like those names! I'm almost 34 weeks and want to rethink everything.</p> <p>The issues:<br /> We're only looking at names from DH's home country.<br /> DH is SUPER picky and SUPER traditional and in my opinion only likes the most common of names.<br /> I want something unique AND I want that same feeling I had when I picked my girl's name many many months ago.</p> <p>What if nothing hits me? I feel like it's crunch time! </p>