Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

I did the first time but I am not sure I want to this time.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Well when we first starting talking about it I would mention names we were considering to friends and family and there's always someone who doesn't like a name we did and it would really bother me. So we decided on the names we liked and just said that was going to be the babies name and didn't ask opinions.

So yes, I did share but careful how I worded it.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

I won't this time. We asre using a family name (boy or girl), so if we decide to change our minds, I don't want anyone to be offended

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

I dont think so my mom will def. have something to say about my girl name oh and my brother also

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Definitely not!!!

People say the rudest things no matter what the name.

We are even debating telling people the gender(s) for fear of...

Two boys.... UGH, they'll be beating each other up.

Two girls... UGH, the hormones when they are teenagers.

One of each... oh, you'll have to buy everything all at once



I've been pretty open with people on my struggle to get pregnant so that usually shuts them up and keeps the comments at bay.

No one will know until they are born.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Naming a person is huge, I feel pressure about it and I don't need or want everyone's opinion to add to it.

We've politely said were not sharing and will the the only ones involved in making the decision. Still MIL bought a name book and shares her suggestions constantly.

I'm considering not finding out or sharing the sex if I do find out for the same reasons- I don't want opinions unless I ask for them.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

we didntBUT people dont listen they then try to name the baby themselves etc... Its really rude and obnoxious how people cant understand that you just dont want to give out names. Thank God I have a week left bc its getting hard telling people you dont know when you are so close.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

We did at first, but wish we hadn't. They were too opinionated and wanted to encourage us to choos other names. Whose baby it is anyway?

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

We absolutely did not for the reason people have stated... We did not want anyone giving there opinions if they didn't like the name..

Needless to say my mother was not to happy with me and she tried every which way to get it out of me...

I am glad we chose not to tell anyone the name and for our second when we have one we will do the same...

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Maybe friends, but most likely not family. OPur families are a little too "opinionated" for me to handle

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

We shared our long list in the beginning but then we didn't like all the opinions so we decided not to share anymore. We haven't told anybody which names made the short list. The only person it's really bugging right now is MIL but she'll know soon enough.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

I did tell family/friends and people seem to like the name but even if they didn't I wouldn't care. Luckily, the response has been positive.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Nope. It's the one thing DH and I agree should be kept secret until the baby is officially named.

People have too many differing opinions on names and we also feel that while we will have a couple names picked, the baby may not "look" like those names.

And knowing my family if I told them a name they would come bearing gifts with the name already embroidered on and then we could change it.

ETA: Plus we are thinking of using family names and we thought that would be a nice surprise.

Message edited 11/22/2006 9:59:48 AM.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Nope. I dont need their criticism they will know once the baby is born.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Nope. Nobody would be happy and SOMEONE will complain.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

I think I am going to tell everyone EXCEPT the judgmental people I know.

My SIL has been a MANIAC everytime I mention a name. She hates EVERYTHING. Considering I kept my mouth shut last year when SHE was preggo and wanted to name my neice MILLICENT (thank god her name is Sophia).

But a few people we are going to tell. Like my parents, my friends and my SMIL because they are supportive and not jerky.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Nope. I may change my mind later, but I got swiped on the last 2 names that I shared with family.(by the way, they said they didn't like the names so much when I first mentioned them) So I told DH we will just keep to ourselves, and the name will be a surprise.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

Some people know but for the most part we tell them we are undecided. I'm a cranky prego at this point and I really don't need unsolicited opinions - I'm indecisive enough!

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

We shared our names and ofcourse everyone had an opinion on how to spell it or what other names were good but we stuck our ground and everyone is now used to the name just in time for her to come out.

Re: Do you plan on sharing your names with family and friends

I just give everyone a list of names we like although we really narrowed it down to 1 or 2 but everyone has their comments and than I get annoyed. Dh and I really love the name Lucas. My mother, of all people, tells me I can't name the baby that b/c it sounds like Lucifer (the devil). Dh and I looked at her like she had 6 heads and decided that my entire family is so nosy we are just going to keep our decision to ourselves until the baby comes.