Choosing a name for your little one is undoubtedly a difficult task considering that the choice will follow your child for life. Parents may, therefore, agree to keep the choice of moniker quiet until birth in case opinions change.
Taking to popular forum Mumsnet, a pregnant woman fumed that her partner let slip the name that they were considering for their baby boy. And to make matters worst, the family hated the couple's choice and were even 'disappointed' at the news of another boy entering the family.
Captioning the post, the mum-to-be wrote: "Partner told baby name without my agreement."
The woman explained: "Pregnant with our first child. All boys on his side of family so from get-go it's been 'it'll be a boy' with little excitement.
"I felt like the constant near-disappointed comments were worse than them just knowing even though I'd rather have kept the secret til the birth.
"These comments have been made so much and gran wants to get knitting so last night after a few weeks of having the secret to ourselves we decided to tell his family - it's a boy to no reaction (no smiles or anything).
"However, he then kept speaking 'and were calling him_'. This was met with 'oh, that's nice' and what's wrong with the name 'insert alternative family name' - I held it together but we left shortly afterwards.
"I am absolutely devastated. Both by the lack of excitement because it's a boy but also that the one remaining intimate secret was let out the bag.
"It feels like such a violation of trust and intimacy. I'm not sure how to get over it and to get my feeling of excitement back."
Flocking to the comment section, Mumsnet users shared their thoughts on the ordeal - with some assuring it's not 'earth shattering news'.
One person questioned: "Why do you want to keep the name a secret? It seems an odd thing to get upset about.
"Nobody is as invested in your pregnancy as you are. It's nice to hear what people want to call their baby but it's not earth-shattering news," they added.
A second wrote: "You can still be excited for the birth of your baby - that is what it is all about, really."
Responding to comments, the pregnant woman defended herself: "I respectfully disagree. I think that divulging information such as the baby's sex or name is a joint decision."
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