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Hellobee Boards Topic: How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:58:21 +0000 MrsSPB on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out/page/2#post-237172 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:27:22 +0000 MrsSPB 237172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We negotiated baby names before we got engaged. My husband is the 10th, yes 10th, generation to be named his name. So, it was a deal breaker for him and took some heavy negotiations for him to get me to agree. I got full naming rights for a girl and he liked the name I chose. We're having a girl and the minute we learned she was a girl, I knew she was our Ella. We've never had a moment where we've questioned if the name is going to suit her. She is my Ella I prayed for. bpcmarj on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out/page/2#post-236961 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:59:16 +0000 bpcmarj 236961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A week after we found out we were pregnant we had picked a boy and girls name. We went through a baby name book I had for girl names that are the same nationality as our last name and we both agreed right away! If she were a boy, she would have been a junior, so that was easy, too! eeh on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out/page/2#post-236707 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:18:15 +0000 eeh 236707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had a girls name picked out from before we knew I was pregnant. I would mention other names here and there for a few months but hubs always shot them down. winniebee on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out/page/2#post-236703 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:17:45 +0000 winniebee 236703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We literally picked it the morning I went into labor! sera_87 on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out/page/2#post-236658 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:04:05 +0000 sera_87 236658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH has wanted to name his first son the name since forever. I'm not a big fan but its not TOO terrible, so I agreed....(I do get "naming rights" for all future children though) and we're giving him my middle name so that's a bit of a mollifier. I just hope he looks like his name?!? skipra on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-236087 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:21:34 +0000 skipra 236087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had the middle names decided towards the end of the first trimester. At 33 weeks, still nothing for first names. We're hoping to have a couple options for either sex and decide when we meet him or her. So far we have 1-2 potential maybes for a boy and NOTHING for a girl. Hopefully this baby does not decide to come early! Mrs Green Grass on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-236055 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:11:36 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 236055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We agreed on a boy name early on but not a girl. Once we found out we are having a boy, we set a middle name and we're really happy with the combo...so 14 weeks. Mrs. Sunglasses on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235970 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:22:35 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 235970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We knew Sienna's name way in advance. Mavrick too a little longer but still a couple of month before they arrived. kml636 on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235965 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:20:50 +0000 kml636 235965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have no idea and I'm 24 weeks. I think we'll be naming her in the hospital! LuLu Mom on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235833 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:10:37 +0000 LuLu Mom 235833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have had her named picked out for 5+ years, however DH wasn't on board with it until 24 weeks along or so. He said it just grew on him one day and he knew that was the name for our little girl! I like to be able to use her name and she always kicks when she hears it (or so I like to think that's the reason!) ha plaidpants on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235814 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:58:32 +0000 plaidpants 235814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our LO was born on Sunday and we picked a name Monday afternoon! She was "Baby TBD" until the person with the birth certificate form started harassing us and we finally had to choose. purrpletulips on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235803 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:53:44 +0000 purrpletulips 235803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ First time we had the girls name picked out by 32w, didn't think we had the boys name nailed down even while I was in labor until I watched one of a videos DH took in the hospital and he used one of our top two picks (guess he had made the final decision). This time I think we'll be deciding up until we actually meet LO. I have given DH my two two if a girl and don't have any strong feelings for boys names (guess I think it is going to be a girl); DH hasn't even started to think of names (I'm currently 32w). Rubies on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235771 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:37:35 +0000 Rubies 235771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had a named picked when we found out we were having a girl but didn't announce until after she was born. MaisyMay on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235764 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:34:58 +0000 MaisyMay 235764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well, we found out the gender on Monday and announced her name then. We had one of each ready, and it was an easy call. We're 17w4d. matador84 on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235730 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:24:52 +0000 matador84 235730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Around 26 weeks we went public with the name BoogieBea on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235729 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:23:51 +0000 BoogieBea 235729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our son's name was the first baby thing we decided on during my pregnancy, so I think by the end of the first trimester, we had a name. We picked our daughter's name early on too. ladyfingers on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235719 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:21:11 +0000 ladyfingers 235719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had full boy and girl name options picked out by 6 weeks. We are freaks. mynoahbear on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235697 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:15:42 +0000 mynoahbear 235697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ As soon as we found out LO was a girl, we pretty much knew what her first name would be but her middle name wasn't decided until we had a date for the csection. Weagle on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235687 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:12:13 +0000 Weagle 235687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had her name picked out at around 8 months, then a couple of weeks before she was born we changed it. Mrs. Pen on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235682 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:11:35 +0000 Mrs. Pen 235682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 30 weeks! keiki_mama on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235673 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:08:54 +0000 keiki_mama 235673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had his name finalized by the 6 month mark. We had pretty much settled on the first name but went back and forth on the middle name for a while. yin on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235663 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:06:11 +0000 yin 235663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had two names picked out but decided to wait until we met our little guy before making the final decision. photojane on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235655 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:04:33 +0000 photojane 235655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we've been dating since high school, and since we went to college together we always drove home to visit our parents together. we would spend our 3.5 hour car rides talking about future stuff like baby names. we picked 4 baby names (2 boy, 2 girl) before we were even married! pastemoo on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235630 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:58:25 +0000 pastemoo 235630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My husband picked out his name before we ever met, when he was in high school. I didn't like the name and didn't agree to name him that, but then a week before he was born I didn't care anymore (and hated how many names we couldn't agree on). So.... technically a week before, and 10 years before. lemondrop on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235629 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:58:18 +0000 lemondrop 235629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We decided on his name about a month before he was born. I bought wooden letters of his name to paint and finish, so my husband and I joked that it wasn't set in stone, but set in wood. We did a 30 week 3D/4D ultrasound and he just looked like a Cameron. We just waffled over it for another 5 weeks until we were sure. mrsjazz on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235599 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:48:24 +0000 mrsjazz 235599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We knew her middle name for a couple of years before we got pregnant. We picked a girl's name in June when we were in New Orleans, a month before we started trying. Mrs. Pickle on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235596 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:48:17 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 235596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We started talking about names when we began TTC. We have a boys first and middle name picked out and a girls first. It took us a year to find names we could agree on so I don't see them changing. Smurfette on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235589 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:47:03 +0000 Smurfette 235589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We already have boy and girl names picked out, at least the first names. Now that we are actually expecting we haven't talked about it. I am waiting till the 2nd tri to bring up the name game. Rainbow Sprinkles on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235582 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:45:54 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 235582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not until after she was born! We went to the hospital with 3 or 4 names we liked, and then named her after we saw her. It took us a good two hours though! Rescuemom10 on "How long before birth did you have your LO's name picked out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-before-birth-did-you-have-your-los-name-picked-out#post-235577 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:44:28 +0000 Rescuemom10 235577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had names picked out before we conceived.