https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:04:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004804 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:16:01 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1004804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For our first daughter we needed to see her to be sure. If she was a red head, we would have used a different name. When she came out with dark hair, we knew that the name we picked originally was just right!</p> <p>With our second daughter, there was no wavering. She was always going to be M. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004791 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:09:33 +0000 delight 1004791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are due this week and haven't officially picked a name. We are team green so we have lots of names we like for both genders. We have middle names picked out. I'd say our girl name is almost decided, but the boy name definitely is not. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes us a day or two to settle on one after LO arrives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004494 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:02:36 +0000 littlebug 1004494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went to the hospital with a list of about 5 names that we coudln't decide on. Once he was born, we took one look at him, looked at each other, and Hubs (who was the really indecisive one), said, "I think D is perfect for him." So that was it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004482 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:59:12 +0000 illumina 1004482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: that is exactly like us! We had 2 boys names we have loved for years before ttc and were planning on using Dh's name as a middle name. So we're having a girl and nothing is quite perfect. I never thought we'd not have chosen something by this point so it makes me a little nervous. What's annoying is Dh doesn't really have much of an opinion about it, he seems "ok" to go along with what I pick. I hope I get a sign too!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004460 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:53:33 +0000 Chillybear 1004460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're 8 weeks out from our due date. We had a boys name decided before we even conceived so of course we're having a girl. We've narrowed it down to 3 names; the current favorite we can't figure out a middle name we like, the other 2 combos i love but my husband isnt crazy about them. I'm still waiting for some divine intervention that i get a sign that just says yup thats her name </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004382 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:35:40 +0000 deactivated_account 1004382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think its okay to not be set on a name before the birth. You never know if your baby will change your mind. My mom was going to name me Kelly Ann. Once I was born and did not have the blonde hair she imagined I would have, my mom switched my name to Lisamarie. </p> <p>Also, my grandmother had named my uncle one thing, and then switch his name ten days later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004360 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:29:57 +0000 mamimami 1004360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our boy went several days, maybe almost a week, with no name. We called him Baby. Our girl, we weren't 100% on, but we decided the day she was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004313 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:20:01 +0000 edelweiss 1004313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we narrowed it to 2 or 3 names. after LO was born, we picked the one that struck us as the most appropriate. so for a day LO was labeled "baby boy [my last name]" at the hospital :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004300 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:17:23 +0000 heffalump 1004300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't.... but only because we're team green and don't know if it's a boy or girl. We have one of each so we just have to find out the sex and we'll be able to name the baby. </p> <p>I know a few people who didn't know before the baby came. One knew the second she saw her LO, one didn't have a name for a couple of days, and the other had a name that they thought they were going to use but weren't 100% sure until a couple of days sitting on it after the baby was born, and they ended up using it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004278 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:10:53 +0000 loveisstrange 1004278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't. We had a name we liked more than the others and then after she was born, we decided it fit and kept it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004240 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:58:59 +0000 Meltini 1004240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are 7 weeks out and have a list of 4 names. I have no intention of picking one before the little guy arrives. I'm hoping that once he is here, one of the names will just feel right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004192 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:45:40 +0000 rawrasaur 1004192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a top name, but I wasn't in love, so up until we had to name her I was still open to a new name. Never found one I loved more, so that was the name we went with. It totally fits her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004154 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:36:40 +0000 lovehoneybee 1004154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were Team Green and went in with a boy name with 3 middle name choices and like 4 girl names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004058 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:21:06 +0000 maybebaby 1004058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't name him until the second day at the hospital! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004049 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:19:39 +0000 MrsScottish 1004049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we are not TTC yet, soon very soon though! We have had a boy name and a girl name picked out since before we were married. They both have middle names with meaning, and first names that we both really liked. We have a back up boys name, but no back of for a girls name! We talk about it all the time, and I will randomly ask him "so you are still ok with the names &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;? And he always says yep, and then says it, and smiles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1004048 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:19:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 1004048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a girl name we loved, but were still second guessing the boy name when we had her (team green). She is a girl but we still took time after she was born to be sure it was really her name. </p> <p>I still am not sure what we would have done if she was a boy! We didn't tell anyone out names beforehand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1003970 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:57:55 +0000 anbanan15 1003970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do but my friend didn't for their first. The went into L&amp;D with 5 girl first-middle name combos and ended up using a one of their first and middle names they liked but not one of the predetermined combos. They decided way after they had time to meet their little girl and just before they left the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1003953 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:54:22 +0000 KayKay 1003953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had it down to 2, and each of us liked the other one more. I told DH he could have the final say, so for probably the last 3 or 4 months, we thought it would be that name...but didn't tell anyone just in case we changed our minds. When LO was born, they asked for the name, and I told DH to say. He decided she looked like the other name (or maybe he just took pity on me for having been in labor for 48 hours...), and that was that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1003930 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:47:16 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1003930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're kind of in the same boat. I'm due in about 3 months, and we have a few names we LOVE, but we haven't picked "the" name yet. DH wants to see the baby first and see if one name fits her better. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1003900 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:41:21 +0000 JessKas 1003900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have top contenders for girl/boy (we're team green), but I'm totally starting to second guess them. Annnnd my due date is Monday. It feels like such a big decision! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-have-a-definite-name-picked-out-before-birth#post-1003857 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:26:51 +0000 illumina 1003857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you didn't, what made you finally decide? </p> <p>LO will be here next month and we still haven't come to a decision. We had a favourite in mind which has still been top of the list the past few months, but now I'm starting to doubt it. I'm telling everyone we're not planning to name her until we meet her, which is the truth, only I don't know if anything really will change so we know it's the right name!!</p> <p>There was a thread about names the other day where several posters said "don't settle until you find a name you love" well, what happens if we don't think of one?! </p>