Having a baby is daunting. You have to do, like, a million things even before that little nugget arrives! One of them: Choosing the name this tiny human will be called for the rest of his or her life. After all, there are countless obstacles between you, your partner, and your baby-naming success. And while you’re definitely going to rock this, here are a few of the annoying but totally relatable realities of picking a name.
1. You have to agree on a name with your partner. Unlike compromising on what kind of takeout to order on a Friday, agreeing on the name of your future child is serious business—and it could mean that your dream name is off the table.
2. Spilling the name before your baby is born can really backfire. Even if you value the opinions of others, dropping the name bomb before baby opens you up to the opinions of others (like your crazy aunt Susan) and can make you second-guess yourself.
3. Your preggo family members or friends could take your name before you do. Even though you don’t want to announce the name too soon, you also risk your friends and fam with babies on the way snagging your pick. Is there a rule for that?
4. All the damn baby-naming books. If you weren’t overwhelmed before, just get yourself one of those books loaded with pages and pages of options for you to mull over for months. So. Much. Pressure.
5. Your parents are pressuring you to use those ancient family names. No offense to your great, great, great grandfather, but there’s no way you’re naming your son Hans IV. Hopefully you’ll still be invited to holidays…
6. Worrying about being judged for choosing a trendy baby name. What if you actually thought about naming your mini me North or Blue years ago? Are those names still fair game? Will you be laughed out of Lamaze class?
7. Trying to find the spot between too popular and too weird is not easy. You don’t want your kid to be one of 20 boys with the same name in his class, but you also don’t want him to be called out for having a name no one can pronounce. There’s got to be a middle ground there, right?
8. Your partner’s favorite name is Kelly, just like your college roommate from hell Kelly. Sure, it’s a cute name. But there is no way you’re going to let that psycho woman come back to haunt you. Never again……..
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