Navigation
- 5,176 online now
- 238,396 members
- Newsletters
- Log in or Join now
- Home
-
Conception
Sections
Featured
Can you ever be ready for a baby?
Before you get pregnant, you might have all the boxes ticked, or you could be the 'let's just see what happens' type. No matter what your style, it can help to think about the emotional aspects of parenthood.
-
Pregnancy
Sections
Tools
Featured
Baby essentials guide
CHOICE brings you the information you need to know before having a baby, including advice on which products are best for your family.
-
Birth
Featured
Watch: Baby born in MRI machine
It dosen't sound like a great place to give birth, but in 2010, researchers from a German hospital used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine to record a woman in labour.
-
Baby
Sections
Tools
Featured
The myth of mummy failure
Do you have days where you feel like a failure as a mum? You're not the only one. But if more mums spoke out about, we'd all feel like better parents.
-
Toddler
Sections
Tools
Featured
My son, the fussy dresser
From the age of three, Amity Dry's son knew what he wanted to wear and how he had to wear it. And it drove her mad ... until she saw the light.
-
Lifestyle
Sections
Featured
Click for more photos
Unusual celebrity baby names
Celebrities love to use their imaginations when it comes to naming their kids! Here's a gallery of some of the most memorable monikers in show biz families.
-
Being Dad
Sections
Featured
Dad-to-be: Bonding with baby
You might think there's nothing you can do to bond with your child just yet, but it's never too early to start.
- Forums
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  |
 Changing your mind about babies names |
 |
 15/11/2012, 01:38 PM
Post
#1
|
|
Posts: 491
Joined: 23-May 12
|
|
| Member | |
|
Did anyone have a name picked out, then have the baby and take one look at him/ her and go "oh no, she's definitely not a Lucy" (or whatever) and change plans?
Is it worth having a plan B (and C and D) in case the name just doesn't suit? |
|
 |
 
|
|
15/11/2012, 02:06 PM
Post
#2
|
|
|
Posts: 1,631
Joined: 1-September 10
|
|
| Advanced Member | |
|
not quite your scenario, but DP chickened out on our chosen name for DS, so we had to go back to the drawing board. We still had our lists so that helped but it took 6 days for him to be named. I still wish we had gone with our original name but DP is content
|
|
|
|
|
|
15/11/2012, 02:12 PM
Post
#3
|
|
|
Posts: 3,228
Joined: 30-December 10
|
|
| Advanced Member | |
|
We had two nanes for DD and she definitely was one name and not the other.
I personally think it's worth having a backup. |
|
|
|
|
|
15/11/2012, 03:20 PM
Post
#4
|
|
|
Posts: 16,524
Joined: 3-January 11
|
|
| ++ | |
|
I don't think any baby looks like any name more than any other name.
 [/Childless Hag™]
|
|
|
|
|
|
15/11/2012, 03:26 PM
Post
#5
|
|
|
Posts: 73
Joined: 10-April 12
|
|
| New Member | |
|
YEP throughout my pregnancy i had a name picked out but when dd was born i couldnt name her it took a few days to find the right name i think its good to have back ups
|
|
|
|
|
|
15/11/2012, 03:31 PM
Post
#6
|
|
|
Posts: 2,217
Joined: 28-November 09
|
|
| Mum of girls | |
|
Yes, DD2 was going to be one name and then she came out and it just felt wrong. We had a list of 5 with 3 serious contenders for each.
|
|
|
|
|
|
15/11/2012, 03:36 PM
Post
#7
|
|
|
Posts: 6,687
Joined: 15-October 10
From: ACT
|
|
| + | |
|
We had 2 to choose from and once she was born and on my chest we both said she wasn't a Sarah.
I think it's good to have 2 or 3 to choose from just in case. |
|
|
|
|
|
15/11/2012, 03:40 PM
Post
#8
|
|
|
Posts: 814
Joined: 15-June 10
|
|
| Regular Member | |
|
Yep happened with DD we tossed around a girls name in the beginning then liked another better and settled on that. DD arrived and looked nothing like I had expected DH and I looked at each other and decided she perfectly suited the original name instead so went with that.
|
|
|
|
|
|
15/11/2012, 04:27 PM
Post
#9
|
|
|
Posts: 22,536
Joined: 15-May 07
|
|
| ++ | |
|
No, names were set in stone both times (1 for boy and 1 for girl that is).
|
|
|
|
|
|
15/11/2012, 04:29 PM
Post
#10
|
|
|
Posts: 15,604
Joined: 16-December 07
From: NSW
|
|
| ++ | |
|
Yep. Sorry to people that have read this story before. My third son we chose the name Elijah. He was born and it was just completely wrong.He then ended up nameless for 2 days and with a name that we hadn't even considered.
|
|
 |
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
The accidental attachment parent
"Attachment parenting has set me up for ... well, I'm not going to say failure, but for a very difficult time," says one mum.
Baby love is worth the expense
Amidst all the arguing over which paid parental leave scheme is best for parents, is anyone talking about what's best for babies?
Immunisation, fever and pain relief
Find out the benefits and risks involved with protecting your child from harmful diseases.
Thank You Mum
Send your mum a personalised eCard this Mother?s Day to show her you are thankful and to help us remember the women who face motherhood in situations of great adversity.
Free: 'The First Year' ebook
Check out our new interactive ebook, part of the brand new SMH Shortbooks series, for free!
One mum's 'biggest mistake' offers lesson for all
A mother sparked conversations around the world when she declared, in a national newspaper, that she wished she'd never had her two children. But her story can teach us a valuable lesson on parenthood.
Ask an expert: My child is suddenly resisting toilet training
My child is resisting the toilet training process. We got off to a good start, but now she?s refusing to use the toilet. What can we do now?
Johnson's Baby 'how to' videos
We've learned a lot since we launched our first JOHNSON'S� baby powder way back in 1894, so we've put together this collection of 'how to' videos to get you started on your exciting journey.
New dads are sexy and they know it
While most women wouldn?t associate being a new parent with feeling more attractive, it seems men see it differently: they think they?re better looking than before they were dads.
Advertisement
Top 5 Articles
Skip to:
Advertisement
Recipe ideas
We are discussing...
- Creating a cosy cot for 11month old8 posts
- The Block Sky High84 posts
- Ready Set Go Girls #23144 posts
- 18w scan today23 posts
- Ski holiday help, Europe26 posts
- What are the best User Names on EB?115 posts
- Words that are just not cool anymore?34 posts
- Shopping on line9 posts
- At home frugal fun for toddlers15 posts
- What colour Kitchenaid?14 posts
Competitions
Win a Call the Midwife Series 2 DVD Prize Pack!
You could win one of 20 Call the Midwife Series 2 DVD prize packs.
Win Logitech gadgets for your home
Win the UE Boombox to listen to music wherever you go, or a TV Cam HD to Skype loved ones right from your TV!
Win a Mamas & Papas Baby Bud
You could win a gorgeous innovative Mamas & Papas Baby Bud!
Win a MiniMonkey prize pack
You could win a MiniMonkey prize pack including one of the new 4-in-1 MiniMonkey Baby Carrier, Baby Sling & Nursing Cover.
Preschool activities
Free downloadable printables
Colouring sheets, educational activities and more.
Featured Promotions
Advertisement
|
Lo-Fi Version Skin by IPB Customize |
Time is now: 20/05/2013 |
Essential Baby and Essential Kids is the place to find parenting information and parenting support relating to conception, pregnancy, birth, babies, toddlers, kids, maternity, family budgeting, family travel, nutrition and wellbeing, family entertainment, kids entertainment, tips for the family home, child-friendly recipes and parenting. Try our pregnancy due date calculator to determine your due date, or our ovulation calculator to predict ovulation and your fertile period. Our pregnancy week by week guide shows your baby's stages of development. Access our very active mum's discussion groups in the Essential Baby forums or the Essential Kids forums to talk to mums about conception, pregnancy, birth, babies, toddlers, kids and parenting lifestyle. Essential Baby also offers a baby names database of more than 22,000 baby names, popular baby names, boys' names, girls' names and baby names advice in our baby names forum. Essential Kids features a range of free printable worksheets for kids from preschool years through to primary school years. For the latest baby clothes, maternity clothes, maternity accessories, toddler products, kids toys and kids clothing, breastfeeding and other parenting resources, check out Essential Baby and Essential Kids.