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Lucy Wigley

Have you heard of ‘baby name mourning’? It’s a very real phenomenon and here’s my experience

Mum stood on a beach hugging her two small children.

If you have feelings around hearing certain baby names that you can't explain, it could be 'baby name mourning.' Mum of two and writer Lucy Wigley shares her experience of the very real phenomenon.

I've always been fascinated by unique baby names. I was that little girl whose pretend play centred around being a mum and having children - and choosing their names was the best part of this for me. I'd have little lists laying around filled with names I loved, and ones I wished I was called because I deemed my own name boring. I think I should've identified a calling as a kid to aspire to become a baby name expert. 

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