https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 05:58:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise/page/2#post-1887109 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 08:13:05 +0000 LulaBee 1887109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With our daughter, we were TG so we didn't have a name until she was born- but we didn't share any names before hand.</p> <p>This time, we decided at my last u/s to find out what we are having because I'm high risk and might still lose the baby, we wanted to know in case that happened. We have a name nearly 100% decided on, but are unsure if we will tell people. It feels so weird to even know what the baby is, let alone a name at 16 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise/page/2#post-1886988 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 05:06:18 +0000 Purpledaisy 1886988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't tell a single soul until she was born. We were happy with our decision and plan to do the same for any future children. Her name isn't common and we didn't want any negative comments. It was also fun to have a secret. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise/page/2#post-1886873 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:58:33 +0000 magnolia 1886873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are! The only person it's pissing off is my mom :wink: I think it's more fun this way especially as we found out the gender. He does have a nickname so everyone just refers to him by that for now. </p> <p>I really don't want everyone's opinion on it before he is born. Plus what if we change our mind once we meet him? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise/page/2#post-1886853 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:46:48 +0000 coopsmama 1886853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We revealed both of our kids' names to the everyone immediately after we found out their genders. We didn't reveal their middle names until they were born though as we didn't choose them until their births. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise/page/2#post-1886824 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:18:21 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1886824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: we didn't tell people unless they specifically asked. So, no name announcement on social media or at a family gathering or anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise/page/2#post-1886789 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 20:58:23 +0000 Espion 1886789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept it a secret to avoid the peanut gallery. I had no interest in knowing that "E" was the chubby kid you remember from 2nd grade. The only person I told our top three to was my sister. (She ended loving the name we chose the most, yay!) </p> <p>This time we're Team Green and keeping the name a secret. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise/page/2#post-1886588 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:10:44 +0000 Canoli 1886588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept it a secret both times! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise/page/2#post-1886560 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:48:33 +0000 californiadreams 1886560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only told my mom as a negotiation tactic for something else. And DH told his parents because they eeee bugging him and I agreed since they live far and speak a different language than most of our friends/family. I plan to keep it a secret the next time around with possible exceptions again </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise/page/2#post-1886531 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:58:42 +0000 Rocker2014 1886531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've told everyone (and I'm 38w) her name, though we haven't put it on social media. We did this for a few reasons: First, it is a combination of family names, so we knew we wouldn't get any negative feedback specifically because of that. Second, my husband is TERRIBLE at secrets and spilled the beans multiple times about the pregnancy before the time we agreed to tell people so I had no confidence in his ability to keep a name secret (and I wanted to get to tell people too!). And third, because the pregnancy was much more a of a surprise thing than a long term plan, I really needed a way to make the baby "real" to me as I had never really dreamed of being a mom or anything like that. I'm the kind of person who names everything (my car, my computer, etc...yeah I'm a wierdo) so having her name out there really helped me mentally adjust to the idea of being a mom and get excited about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886512 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:34:35 +0000 kakimochi 1886512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i kept it a secret, and I told DH to not say anything but he completely forgot and blurted it out to his parents at a family bbq. grrrrrr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886464 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:56:28 +0000 charmed 1886464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We aren't close to deciding yet, but we're planning on keeping it a secret even if we do. I want to see our little girl first to make sure she fits whatever name we decide on.</p> <p>We have a list of top choices, but I try to be vague when anyone asks. I just don't want someone else influencing our choice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886454 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:45:33 +0000 loveisstrange 1886454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We revealed our top list, but not her "official" name until she was born. Not on purpose though, we just didnt decide until then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886416 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:02:34 +0000 CakeLady 1886416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept it a secret. It helped that we were team green and decided that we wouldn't make a final decision among our top contenders until we'd met the baby. He didn't have a name for about 8 hours.</p> <p>I did share one of our more out-there names that DH had originally vetoed. When I got a really positive response, he mentioned it to a few friends, who also really liked it. The name went back on the list :happy: (though it was a girl name so in the end it didn't really matter) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886405 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:58:30 +0000 catomd00 1886405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't choose until discharge lol. Most knew what out top (and only we could agree on) choice was though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886403 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:57:39 +0000 banana 1886403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We revealed both of their names at the baby shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886399 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:56:02 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1886399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm Terrible at this! So far I've kept our name fpr pur daughter mostly secret but I doubt ill last till the birth. With my son it was out in the open early what we were considering. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886377 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:49:11 +0000 lamariniere 1886377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours was mostly a secret. I told a few very close friends what our top choices were, but didn't announce the name until after the birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886328 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:15:46 +0000 mdf106 1886328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kept it a secret. I did not want any judgment on the name, even though we chose a pretty classic name. I also did not want anyone using the name before he was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886323 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:13:12 +0000 namaste 1886323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're keeping it a surprise by telling everyone we're awful with names. It's worked thus far. Every now and again when someone is persistent I just throw out names like Quinoa and Gazpacho just so they can stop asking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886322 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:12:51 +0000 Zbug 1886322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept it a surprise. I had a few names ruined by people saying "oh I know a ----, she's terrible," etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886319 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:10:44 +0000 PawPrints 1886319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're telling everyone that they will first hear the name after the ink is dry on the birth certificate. I don't want to hear everyone's opinions. This way if they don't like the name, they can't say anything (at least not to our faces).</p> <p>I really feel like this is the default approach, though? I've known one or two people who announced the name before the birth but I found that really unusual. I definitely expect people to keep it a secret. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886310 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:00:45 +0000 swurlygurl 1886310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since we didn't know K's name until after she was born, it wasn't hard to keep it a secret ;)<br /> I tried keeping L's name a secret, but ended up giving in and telling people when they pressured me too much. Oops... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886237 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:18:48 +0000 sorrycharlie 1886237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told my dad and some HBers. But we aren't announcing til she's born! My cousins GF is pregnant and due a few months after us, if they have a girl and use out name I'll be pissed. But chances are slim. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886234 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:17:17 +0000 Adira 1886234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't keep it a secret, but maybe we should have. While his name is common enough, I didn't appreciate all the judgement over his nickname. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886233 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:16:57 +0000 dolphin 1886233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We shared with with out first. I didn't think it was a big deal since we were 100% on the name. Not sure if we will do the same when we have our second. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886226 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:12:23 +0000 Boheme 1886226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't tell anyone, and I am so glad! I'd do it all over again.<br /> It was nice not to have people make me doubt our choice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886213 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:07:58 +0000 jhd 1886213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept it a secret until he was born. I just told everyone I wanted to see if the name fit him. I also didn't want feedback from 100+ students, coworkers, family, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886212 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:07:30 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 1886212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Only one person knows besides my husband and me, and she guessed out of the top 5 (and is a work colleague who will keep it to herself). We're keeping it secret for a few reasons...one, to make sure it suits the baby we have, two, because I had a friend with a loss at 38 weeks and don't want to name this baby until he's here safely and three, everyone knows the sex of the baby....it's fun to have the name be a surprise! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886201 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:02:26 +0000 Mamaof2 1886201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope - nothing was a surprise - we told everyone the gender and the name </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-keep-your-baby-name-a-surprise#post-1886200 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:02:10 +0000 birdofafeather 1886200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we kept it a surprise, but we only really landed on it for sure in the last month. even then, we never called her by the name. we only told two people beforehand that we were pretty sure that was going to be the name. i wanted to make sure she looked like the name before i gave it to her! </p>