[name]Every[/name] name feels wrong wrong wrong? [name]Even[/name] names I liked in the past I have picked apart and found reasons to not like them. My husband vetoes so many names. We don’t even have a list anymore. We are both feeling frustrated as we want her to have a name asap. I have 15 weeks left. And everyone says that is plenty of time…but seriously we got nothing. I have been on nb everyday for weeks reading every post and typing my own threads too to get ideas and feeback. I don’t even know what to do anymore or where to begin/ start over.
I feel the same way! My husband shoots down every name I suggest and there just aren’t any out there that we both love, or even like.
I am sorry you are feeling this way! Believe me, I know the feeling and it’s not fun. What I do when we get to a stale mate on names, is give myself a week or more off… Then I try to give it another go starting with what I call “core” names, names we both at one point said we liked, then I try to add to that new ideas…fresh names… Sometimes over thinking a name can actually cause you to talk yourself out of it, or cause you to dislike it (ask me how I know, I have done it more than once)… So with 15 weeks, you do have time to step away for a bit , and then go back to the table with a fresh perspective. The right name will come along. [name]Plenty[/name] of people do not name a child until it is born, with all my second, third and fourth doubts I can see why, maybe it is easier to put a name once you see the precious face. Either way, in the end the perfect name will fit your perfect bundle of joy!
I’m unfortunately in the same boat as you (with around 15 weeks left also!)
I don’t have any suggestions… but maybe you can both make a list and not discuss them until the baby is born, then bring it out and once it’s here you might have an easier time deciding and agreeing on one…
I agree with a pp - taking time off helps.
I have three weeks left and I feel that way sometimes. We have a long list of names that we have each loved or liked at some point during the pregnancy, and a sort of “top list” of the ones we keep going back to. This is our second baby, and we actually changed our first baby’s name (just started to call her by her middle name) because after we met her, we realized that her middle name was more “her”.
So this time we are waiting until we meet baby 2 to decide :).
[name]Hi[/name]- Sorry to hear you and your hubby are stuck! Here’s my suggestion: invest in a baby name book. [name]Pam[/name] and [name]Linda[/name]'s [name]Baby[/name] Name Bible is fantastic. I’ve probably read it cover to cover at least a couple dozen times-no exaggeration! Also grab some paper or a couple of notepads. I agree with the previous posts about taking a week off. No talking about names, and no nameberry, for 1 full week. After your week is up, decide who goes first, and that person gets the name book and their notepad. They write down every name they love, like, and might like but they need to think about it or talk it over. The first person doesn’t share their names with the second person until the second person has taken their turn with the book and their own notepad, and written down all their names. The next step is to sit down together and see if you have any of the same names on your lists.
It’s logical and simple, and it gives you each some time to think about the names on your own. Take your time with the book, and say each name aloud, if you have to. Hopefully you and your hubby will have a least 2 or 3 names in common, and then you have a place to start. Good [name]Luck[/name]!! The perfect name is out there! :o