https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 01:39:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122912 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:52:16 +0000 lavender 122912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We decided on names when we were TTC, mainly I liked one girls name and DH liked a certain boys name. We mutually agreed on both of them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122876 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:20:52 +0000 honeybunches12 122876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We decided on ours girl name before I was pregnant! We were brainstorming on a long drive one day and we came across Mia and both loved it. As soon as we found out it is a girl we started calling her by her name. Her middle name I had always said that if I had a girl, i wanted to name her after my great grandmother who passed away a long time ago so there was no discussion on her middle name, Lily! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122872 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:10:01 +0000 pastemoo 122872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Good luck! And... it may be a many day journey (with weeks or more between days you both even feel like looking at names again) but in the end you will have a baby and that baby will have a name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122869 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:04:48 +0000 sorrycharlie 122869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: sept 25 :) DH hasn't made an honest effort to browse names, so we are going to attempt that today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122867 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:46:00 +0000 mediagirl 122867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: It sounds to me like you may be making your decision when you see your little girl's face. :-) What's your due date again? </p> <p>We're afraid to use the name we picked because we're afraid to jinx something and don't want anyone to judge before she is here. Instead, we use fun nicknames. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122849 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:01:43 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 122849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 36 weeks and we have still not picked a name. We have narrowed it down to four though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122822 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:27:04 +0000 cupcakemama 122822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had 3 names picked out for both gender, with a favourite for both. We left it til after LO was born to definitely decide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122640 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:25:13 +0000 cyneswith 122640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jessiejo17: Same thing here.</p> <p>He decided he didn't like Charlie as a girl's nickname, and he didn't like Harold as a first name (thank goodness.) So we went from Charlotte Grace and Harold Alexander to Amelia Charlotte and Alexander Harold roughly a week after we had our BFP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122628 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:06:22 +0000 pastemoo 122628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>35 weeks and still no name--or even any left on the list--ALL NAMES have been vetoed. Huh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122581 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:15:10 +0000 TubeAlloy 122581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's due in less than two months, but we've had his name for a few years -- since well before we even moved in together. It started as a joke when we were talking about names that might fit with our surnames. When I actually did get pregnant, my husband told me that he really liked the name, and I liked it, too, so we were set when the scan came back showing a boy.</p> <p>We had a girl's name picked out sometime in the first trimester. I had one I liked, and my husband had a couple he liked. I figured it might take some negotiation if the baby turned out to be a girl, but then one day, someone asked if we had picked out names, and my husband gave the girl's name I liked as the one we had picked. I didn't argue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122564 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:00:01 +0000 Mrs. Tutu 122564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like we change our minds all the time! We are looking for names that aren't too popular and a little different. It's so difficult to choose! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-122551 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:37:49 +0000 sorrycharlie 122551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd love to share our name before or at the shower. I really want to start calling her by name!</p> <p>DH is a very different personality type, his line of thinking currently is that he has until we have to discharge from the hospital - which we technically do, but I so want to know earlier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119293 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:06:11 +0000 banana 119293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We chose a name right before my baby shower. We wanted to reveal the name at the baby shower so I went with what we both liked at that time. With this baby, we're still deciding on a girl's name. We have 20 and we will be narrowing it down to 10 by next week. And then 5 and then top 3. Feels like homework! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119287 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:59:14 +0000 joyjoy 119287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started throwing around names as soon as we found out we were expecting. We have a list of possible girl names, but DH is super picky with boy names for some reason. We currently have only one first and middle we both like, so if we have a boy, he already has a name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119212 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:19:23 +0000 chopsuey 119212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A week before LO was born! We kept it a secret :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119171 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:45:05 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 119171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm, about a week or two before our gender scan we chose a girl name. We argued over boy names up until the morning of our scan, when we found out we were having a girl :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119150 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:31:56 +0000 CarrieLouWho 119150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've had our 2 boy names and 2 girl names picked our while we were TTC (but it took us 15 months... so plenty of time to think about those things). Once we found out we were pregnant we confirmed what the choices were and are just waiting to find out what we're having! Whatever we don't use will be used for siblings! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119135 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:21:08 +0000 heffalump 119135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a boy and girls name ready sometime in my first trimester. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119133 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:20:22 +0000 SugarplumsMom 119133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The moment we found out the gender. We were mulling over 2 girl names and one of them just made total sense when I found out. DH reinforced it by wanting to refer to the baby by her name as soon as we were home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119131 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:19:05 +0000 Crisark 119131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are still TTC and have the names picked out lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119125 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:15:18 +0000 cvbee 119125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: on the day we found out it was a boy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119110 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:05:07 +0000 eeh 119110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had talked about the girl name before I was even pregnant. Once we knew I was pregnant we knew right away that would be the name for a girl. My SIL wanted us to have a girl so badly she started calling the baby by name before we even knew it was a girl. Boys names...we had a list of 4 with 1 top contender but we weren't sold on it and are thankful we didn't have to decide since we're having a girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119076 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:43:09 +0000 MsLipGloss 119076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a few options for a boy or a girl before I went in for an elective u/s (to determine the sex) at 16 weeks. The first name that is currently the front-runner was not on the list, but after the u/s (when I dragged DH to a BRU), we dicussed names. He suggested the first name, and instantly became super excited about it. Even though we haven't made it official (I am 19 weeks), my DH usually says things like "just put the name [butterbean] on the list . . . we have plenty of time to pick the perfect name for [butterbean] later." </p> <p>The name has really grown on me, and he loves it so much that I am pretty sure that that's what we'll name her. Silly rabbit, he surprises me with his tenderness and sweetness sometimes. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119030 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:19:29 +0000 Rubies 119030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a name picked out almost as soon as we found our we were having a baby...And when we found out the gender, our name was confirmed. We still entertained other options but we always knew what her name would be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-119027 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:17:11 +0000 Mrs. Bee 119027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>before we had to fill out the birth certificate at the hospital -- for both charlie and olive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-118967 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:48:35 +0000 Alivoo01 118967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started playing around with baby names well before we even thought about TTC. We've "agreed" on a couple names, but who knows if we'll even still use them when the time comes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-118957 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:39:33 +0000 winniebee 118957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 33.5 weeks and we still haven't decided! We have it narrowed down to a few - probably are just going to wait to see him and then decide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-118953 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:37:31 +0000 ALittleP 118953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a long list and will narrow it down to two to three different name combinations and then will name her once we finally see her face :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-118949 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:35:35 +0000 MamaMoose 118949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We likely won't commit until the hospital. We are planning to stay team green and it's my goal to have a 1st choice and a backup choice for both a girl and a boy. I have known a few people who felt like their baby didn't really fit the name they picked but they went with it anyway because they had already announced it and had thing monogrammed, etc. So I don't want to be in that position. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-decide-on-a-baby-name#post-118936 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:28:27 +0000 LuLu Mom 118936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had names we thought picked out before we were even pregnant, however after we found out it was 'real" DH decided he wasn't in love with our girl name. </p> <p>We are 99% set on our boy name now (at 15 weeks) and still aren't completley decided on a girl name, but have it narrowed down to 2. I'm guessing once we know gender for sure we will narrow it down. </p>