sharing the baby's name.
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sharing the baby's name.
| Mon, 01-17-2005 - 9:56pm |
after seeing what my best friend went through after she chose the name of her son, i've opted to not share the name of my baby until after he is born. what does everyone think of this and what is a polite response to people that what to know?

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***I think it is really neat to withhold the name...but I am afraid that all of my preggo friends/potential preggo friends will "claim" our names before we do-if we do not reveal them. I would have been crushed if someone claimed our first baby's name since we had it pciked out at 19 weeks. What are your thoughts?
If, by chance, your friend ends up naming her baby with a name you picked out for yours, then I would still use the name. Your friends don't own the rights to the name, and I see nothing wrong with friends, or relatives for that matter, having children with the same name.
I like the idea of withholding the name. In fact, there is a long tradition in this German princely family that withholds every child's name until their christening.
diane
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