How to keep a secret
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How to keep a secret
| Wed, 03-08-2006 - 11:32pm |
I want to keep the name of my baby a secret from my family until the birth and I am awful with secrets.
| Wed, 03-08-2006 - 11:32pm |
My dh & I decided on a name quickly for my 1st dd.
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Personally I think it is a fun idea, but I couldn't do it! More power to you for trying... :) Can I ask how much longer you have to keep this secret?
Some ideas that might help are to either refer to her by a nn, as the previous poster kinda mentioned, or to call her "baby girl" when you talk to her.
Good Luck!
DH and I never tell our names until after the baby is born. If people ask what names we are considering, we give out names that we like, but aren't really on our *short list*. I suggest you give the baby a nickname and stick with that!
Theresa
we never EVER tell a name before the baby is born... ESPECIALLY to family! Of course, my mom is pretty notorious for hating every name ever selected and we didn't want her to feel free to tell us how much she hated our child's name before they were born, so that made it a little easier. However, we always have "code" names for our kids... not really nicknames because we didn't want them to stick. My 1st son was "Hortense" for the whole pregnancy because we thought it was a funny name. My 2nd son was "Grimace" (from McDonald's fame!). And this 3rd one is "Pickles". That's how we refer to her to our family and friends, even though we know her name.
As far as wanting to shout out your name choice... we do tell people when we know there's no chance of it getting back to family. I told a few girlfriends, some ladies I meet at the gym, doctors, cashiers... that kind of thing! For everyone else the answer is "we haven't decided yet", even though by now my mom is fully aware that we have a name but just won't share it!