My husband and I are having disagreements over girl baby names. Who knew that agreeing on a name would be this difficult? It might have been easier selecting a name, had the baby been another boy. It seems all suggestions I make are immediately laughed off or dismissed as a definite no. Thank goodness we have started thinking about names this early on, as it seems like an impossible task right now. My husband doesn’t make any suggestions, only refusals. The initial name I suggested, was laughed about for near 10 minutes, much to my surprise. I love the name Madeline, but I have been told that under no circumstances will this name ever be an option, due to the highly-publicized abduction of Madeleine McCann 10 years ago. Which in my opinion is completely ridiculous given it happened 10 years ago. There has been one name I suggested, which he agreed is ok. Now all names are being sized up to that one suggestion. I do like it and its always been up there on my list of top 10 names, but never a first choice. So now I am on the search to try and find a name I like more than that one, which hopefully he could see as a possibility. If we can get at least 3 names agreed on then I’ll be happy. I know I wouldn’t be growing this baby inside me if it wasn’t for my husband after all it takes two people to create life. But I can’t help feeling more entitlement to name choice than he is. I am the one who must endure near 10months of pregnancy, not forgetting the labour and birth parts. The feelings of upset looking my body post birth and the hardships of vaginal birth recovery. Finally, having to be strict with food and exercise for near 6 months to try and get my body back in some sort of fit shape to feel happy and confident again. It’s hard not to get upset over your top 5 names being instantly dismissed. Especially when there has been no tact about it. I can’t help but feel id be more accepting of each refusal had he been politer as opposed to rude about it. I guess we all have our own preferences over names though. I feel he should maybe come up with at least 1 suggestion every time he shoots down a name. Hopefully sometime soon we come across a few names we both agree on so I can stop endlessly searching baby names on the internet. After a bit of googling Its become apparent that most couples experience name disagreements so we aren't alone. Apart from the name disagreements, all is well in life just now. This week is a rather quiet one, with no real plans so I hope to get lots of rest. I’ve really impressed myself that I have managed to avoid baby shopping completely. Someone once told me it was bad luck to do so before 20 weeks so I think this is subconsciously why I have held off making purchases. When I hit the 20-week mark I plan to start looking in to getting organised for a planned homebirth. I need to book hire of a birthing pool, purchase sheets to cover the floor and try to source a birth photographer. I’ve already placed a booking enquiry at the dog hotel so our furry family member will hopefully be away on her holidays when the special time arrives.
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