How to keep a secret

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Registered: 12-19-2005
How to keep a secret
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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.
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Registered: 10-13-2005
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 12:23am

My dh & I decided on a name quickly for my 1st dd.

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Registered: 02-15-2006
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:01am

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!

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Registered: 07-06-2005
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 10:23am
Rather than her formal name, I suggest a nickname. When I found out I was finally having a girl, I didn't want to spread her name around before she was born so I called her cupcake/cuppycake before she was born and to my surprise, I still call her that as a lovey nickname! It could be a special thing just between Mama & daughter, like it is with my daughter & myself.
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Registered: 12-19-2005
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 11:49am
We still have quiet a while to go.
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Registered: 09-28-2005
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 2:14pm

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

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Registered: 09-21-2004
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 2:35pm

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!

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Registered: 12-19-2005
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 10:29am
My mom is the exact same way.
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Registered: 03-10-2006
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 6:59pm
Keeping a baby name secret for several more months while you want to use it is not going to happen. You will slip up or someone will over hear. Sometimes the idea of a big suprise is great but the execution if it is tough. I would just tell and then put up with the nagging if your mom does not like the name.