https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:17:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-415164 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:31:38 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 415164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH will probably be the same way. When trying to pick a first dance song, he was supposed to be looking up ideas and instead googled "wedding disaster" "wedding fall" "wedding crash". etc. When it came closer to the wedding day, he stopped goofing around and got serious! LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-411292 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:38:58 +0000 lomom 411292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is very funny but we both agreed on names so quickly, it was hardly a discussion! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-406516 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:55:36 +0000 MamaMoose 406516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unmmm I'm 39 weeks and we still don't know what we are going to name this baby if it's a boy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-406490 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:47:18 +0000 Weagle 406490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! That's how she ended up with the name "Sneakers" until about 2 weeks before she was born. DH didn't want to commit too early, tell everyone, and then decide he hated the name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-406462 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:33:57 +0000 blackbird 406462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 21 weeks, we still haven't had a serious name discussion! We STILL call her she-tus, thanks to Highwire :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-406460 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:33:53 +0000 heffalump 406460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's favorite name to say was Banana. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-406447 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:27:38 +0000 Mrs. Train 406447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my twins I was the one who refused to talk about names. I didn't want to name them until we passed viability. It was so touch and go with them I couldn't stand the thought if them not making it. </p> <p>With my daughter she was Vladamir prickle pants until we knew she was a girl. Then we named her that night. We kept it a secret until she was born so we still called her miss prickle pants </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-406381 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:06:59 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 406381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't really talk names seriously until third tri. I think my having a bump and him being able to feel the baby made it real enough that we could talk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-406373 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:03:22 +0000 Cherrybee 406373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Does he think they're nice names? I need to hear some examples!! I love horrible names! I once had a client whose baby boy was called Dr Dre . I mean come on!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405992 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:38:41 +0000 Smurfette 405992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We waited to discuss names until we knew the gender. Of course I was already thinking them in my head. We had discussed names before we were even TTC. Once we found out we are having a girl, it was 2 mins conversation while waiting for the doctor after the ultrasound. DH has since said that he isn't sure about the middle name. We haven't talked about it in a couple weeks, which is fine since we aren't telling the name till she is born. But we do have it narrowed to 2 middle names, just need to pick now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405989 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:37:23 +0000 Cherrybee 405989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: Yeah, he is pretty funny - but he doesn't know when to stop, either! My mum came for dinner a few weeks ago and was talking about how she needed a holiday. DH said he'd buy her a one way ticket to Switerland. I immediately realised this was a Dignitas reference - and watched with horror as she asked him why the ticket was one-way and he replied that they'd post her back in an envelope! When she realised what he was suggesting, she went mad and she hasn't spoken to him since! </p> <p>@T-Mom: Oh no!!! You were still deciding at the last minute!? I need a plan, I'm not a last minute kinda girl!! If we leave it to long, I'll panic and go with any name DH suggests - we'll end up witha child called Tarpaulin or something! Phlebotomy-rose! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405972 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:26:44 +0000 lawbee11 405972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Leialou: You may have to come over and mediate when the time comes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405954 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:17:59 +0000 autumnlove 405954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we haven't had any serious talks yet. DH keeps suggesting horrible names that make me laugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405943 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:12:45 +0000 T-Mom 405943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH is also a jokester and would make up these ridiculous names that would make any child the butt of jokes in the future. I would say he started getting serious in the last month, and we hadn't even decided when we got to the hospital. DD's birth certificate was blank for the first day, haha.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405941 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:10:50 +0000 T.H.O.U. 405941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband was kinda like that for a while and it wasn't until more towards the end he was willing to have a serious conversation. </p> <p>I think the thing that helped us was me say "Name A and Name B" which one do you like more? and then slowly moving the names around the list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405932 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:07:26 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 405932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: your DH really does come up with some ridiculous names! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405920 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:03:34 +0000 Foodnerd81 405920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, we've been talking about baby names since before we were married (we are weird, ok?). But i think it will get more real as it gets closer, so I think it's ok to joke about it now. It sounds like he is afraid to take it very seriously. </p> <p>That said, i got stressed that we didn't have a girl name picked out before we started TTC. That's not normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405915 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:02:12 +0000 lawbee11 405915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're not TTC until next cycle, but we've discussed baby names and our DHs sound like the same person! While it is funny, sometimes it's so frustrating! I hope for both of our sakes that they will take it seriously eventually! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405911 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:00:46 +0000 mrs. wagon 405911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hehe! just reading your post made me giggle. Your DH sounds like a funny guy :)</p> <p>Wagon Sr. kept asking about Greek names (we're both 100% Korean) like Calliope, Demeter, and Io. (seriously.) I laughed the first few times until I realized he was serious. Then the laughter stopped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405902 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:59:10 +0000 prettylizy 405902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH was like that too. Or he would just poke fun at EVERY name I mentioned. I finally had to say to him, okay serious time now, we need to pick some names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-names-was-it-hard-to-have-a-serious-discussion#post-405898 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:57:36 +0000 Cherrybee 405898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH is just a funny person. He's always cracking jokes and just can't take anything seriously. </p> <p>When we first met, we used to joke about what our children would be called and he'd suggest all these ridiculous names like Calliper and Strudel. He used to have me rolling about with laughter!</p> <p>Once we started TTC - and especially since our BFP - I've wanted to have more serious conversations about baby names (it's early days but it's so nice to dream) but he turns every conversation into a comedy routine and I end up laughing too much to concentrate! And he doesn't stop there - if I suggest a name, he finds something funny to say about it - for example I really like the name Lois for a girl - cue DH putting on a Stewie from family guy voice and repeating "Lois" until I'm laughing! I like Elliot for a boy - cue DH putting on an ET voice and repeating "Elliot", waving his finger at me, until I'm laughing! It's very offputting!!! </p> <p>I know it is super early days - and I know that DH is more scared of m/c than even he likes to admit so it refusing to think about us actually having a baby until I'm the size of a whale and getting kicked all day! But, still!!! Haha! It runs in the family, too - when his mum was pregnant with him, his dad insisted he wanted to call him wardrobe? And his younger brother spent 9 months in utero named after a Lord of the Rings character whose name rhymes with our surname! </p> <p>Did you have this problem? What were your DH's like when it came to naming? Could they be serious? Could you? Did they bring any suggestions to the table or just take the micky out of yours?? Did you get there evetually?! </p> <p>It is very funny....! But it will have to stop eventually!!! </p>