Baby Naming Trouble

[loki-quinn.livejournal.com]

I don't know if anyone else has run into this problem, but I'll give it a shot.

Have you been afraid to tell your friends/family baby names you picked out because you didn't want to hear their negative reactions/suggestions for improvement?

I'm only fifteen weeks along and already my grandmother called with a suggestion my husband and I absolutely loathed. When I told her I didn't think that was what we were looking for, she got all huffy and asked what we had come up with. It's not that I'm superstitious about naming the baby before it is born or anything but a.) we wanted to be surprised by the sex of the baby at birth and b.) we wanted our name choices to be a part of that surprise for our family and close friends. It seems I have apparently not made anyone happy because now everyone is obsessed with knowing the baby's sex (for shopping purposes) and knowing what names we have picked out. Any suggestions?

Oh, and a big reason why I've decided against finding out the baby's sex is so that my child isn't confined to a world of pink or blue before it is even born.

Comments

[momentarygenius.livejournal.com]

We didn't really have a choice in finding out our first one, as my mom was my ultrasound technician ... the downside of a small town. At least now she's retired and lives about 300 miles away so with TTC#2 we can be suprised. As far as the naming goes, for the first 6 months I was dead set on Chrishawna (after relatives that have passed). Obviously my parents and family and friends we're slapping me upside the head. Then we changed it to Melanie. Until like, the week she was born and we decided on Kristen. But we didn't tell anyone, so they all thought she was still going to be Melanie. The point of my incredibly long story is tell them that a) It really is YOUR decision on the name AND knowing the sex. and b) you're PREGNANT. Your mind is probably going to change about a zillion times and you don't want to tell anyone until you know for sure. That should shut them up.

[momentarygenius.livejournal.com]

and I personally love the color red, and it looks great on boys or girls!