It’s no secret that deciding what to name your children is a big deal, but how to parents-to-be know when they’ve found ‘the one’, and what happens if they change their mind? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what has happened to one mum, who has been left with “extreme name regret” for the last two months of her three-month-old child’s life.
The mum and her partner had spent so much time and effort selecting what they had believed to be the perfect name for their offspring, only for things to go sour just a month later. “I have been having extreme name regret due to an unfortunate oversight with our baby’s name, that I can’t unhear or unsee since being made aware of it,” she wrote on Mumsnet.
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Without giving away too much, the mum explained that the end of the child’s first name, and the beginning of their surname sounded like "low price" when said altogether - and now she can’t get it out of her head.
"We put so much thought into agreeing on a name during pregnancy and just feel terrible for not thinking about how it would all flow,” she added.
"I’m considering a name change because we just can’t get connected to the name now, but the process of informing everyone seems so overwhelming. We just want what’s best for our baby."
The mum then asked other Mumsnet users for their honest opinions on whether they’re potentially overthinking the situation or whether they should just go ahead and change it for a name they will love.
"I’m losing so much sleep and stressing over it," she concluded.
Other users were quick to respond with helpful advice, but they were divided on which course of action the mum and her partner should take.
"I think you are overthinking this and people are only spotting it when it is pointed out to them,” one mum suggested.
"My friend had a similar thing when she changed her name when she got married. No one really noticed until she mentioned it and it's not an issue. Plus most of the time you just go by first names."
Another agreed: “I think it's an unfortunate oversight, however how often do you say her first name and surname out loud? Unless I'm being called at the doctor’s surgery I don't think I ever do?
"The same as when people stress about middle names, how many people honestly know what your middle name is? Choose a first name you love and your baby will grow into it."
However, not everyone agreed - and several users admitted they could hear “low price” in the name too, and advised that it’s perfectly acceptable to change the name after three months.
"Yikes, to be honest, I can hear it too. It wouldn't be nice for a teenage girl,” one commented. “You could swap around her first and middle names, or pick a new one."
Another added: “My partner and I have decided to change our baby's name and he's older than yours.
"I know what you mean about informing people, but it'll be okay. Having to live with regret is a bigger issue. Just do it."
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