MSE Pregnancy Club 22

Kandboys

I've heard so many stories about them getting it wrong! PP was told one of her girls was a boy 3 times! It's more common to be told girl when it's actually a boy though apparently as bits can hide :rotfl:!

Blue_Monkey

Kandboys wrote: »

Blue Monkey picture your child as a baby, school age, teenager, married man, 40 year old applying for an executive type position, old man etc. As long as the name you pick suits all those it will be fine! My friend likes girls names such as Trixie and Lottie for her little girl due later this year but I just can't picture someone with those names being taken seriously when applying for a job lol! Please share what your friend called her little boy - we are still struggling for a name!

Well this is it... I'm not sure Barnaby/Barney/Spike/Woody would do him any favours. Oh we like Felix too, but I don't think it's very masculine. My friend's baby is Wilbur Bot lots of the other names are just too common or chavvy or boring. I'm convinced we've got a boy on the way just to spite us for not having a decent list of names.

Lirin wrote: »

We have names chosen, but aren't saying to anyone, as someone will dislike. Whereas, if we introduce screamy pink old man bundle no 1 and say 'This is his/her/alien's name....' they'll just have to put up with it!

We're not telling anyone in real life for exactly the same reasons - you lot don't count ... I try to stay anonymous on forums, hopefully telling you all my friend's son's name won't give things away.

Kira000

Lirin, WW,

My work says you can start as late as you like as long as it is a sunday before your EDD! I've checked it out already- if i say 2nd Jan, and go and pop on the 30th which is my EDD, then it starts on the 30th, and if i'm on leave, i get the leave back.. but with the christmas bank holidays, i will mostly be off anyway, and not leave for the week before. I'll see what she says this afternoon and let you know how i got on. I know its quibbly, but with my money pressures, i object to having to take 90% for a week when the xmas bank holidays would have me off on full pay anyway.

Hayley, thanks for the info on changes on Direct.gov. I'll check with our people services team. Being a hugemungous company though, they like rules and regs, so i suspect even if the actual gov rule have changed, they will stick to it as "current company policy". Seems to be the usual way of things round there.

pigpen

why do they not just come with a name printed on their 4r$e????

I said to OH he has a maximum of 10 days o sort a name.. and his reply... well I looked through the name book when we had Squeak and came up with about 4 and you hated 3 of them... (I dont much like the name she has either but there you go!!)

So.. we are having a baby with no name... again.... I might just register the birth without him.. if he cant be bothered to decide on a name I will call it what I want!

I have been up most of the night again.. my stomach is killing and I am bleeding again and I am thoroughy frocked off.... I cant even be looked at this morning let alone spoken to!

alison2020

Good luck Twinkle!!!! Hope everything goes smoothly!

I don't have any names picked. I'm not 100% sure I'm having a boy, plus I want to meet baby before naming it. I think Barney is a really cute name Blue Monkey! But my OH wasn't keen on it. have to say, not keen on Wilbur

Hope everyone gets their maternity pay sorted out with work. Definitely something to be sorted ASAP.

My ankles and legs started swelling up last night. That's a first in this pregnancy. I've also started biting my nails badly, think it's cos I'm now worried to go to the loo after my little discovery yesterday. Plus it's sore to sit. Might have to get the rubber ring out earlier than planned
Starting to see the advantages of c-sections!

Kandboys

Lirin wrote: »

We have names chosen, but aren't saying to anyone, as someone will dislike. Whereas, if we introduce screamy pink old man bundle no 1 and say 'This is his/her/alien's name....' they'll just have to put up with it!

We are the same - we won't tell anyone when we have chosen until he is here. We are struggling though. We made the mistake of telling people we were struggling with names and I keep getting texts through with suggestions. The best ones were from my mum - she suggested Terry or Barry :rotfl::rotfl:!!! She was serious too! Think she's still living in the 1970s!!!

pigpen

My sister suggested Francesca for Squeak.. :eek: ...

We had a rabbit called Barney.. and Wilbur just makes me think of Mr Ed... A horse is a horse of course of course..

Think how many famous people have un-ordinary names though... it kind of makes them stand out rather than yet another faceless James you have Norbert... which would you remember?

Kandboys

Names are so difficult though aren't they? He definitely won't be Terry or Barry. Or my Dad's suggestion - Martin!!! !!!!!!??!

Winnie_in_Pooh

DH is adamant this one is going to be called Batman. He said he'll compromise and call him Bruce Wayne if I prefer.

Lirin

DSD suggested Harry for a boy, and Hermoine for a girl.

Not obviously influenced by anything in the slightest, there.

My parents had suggested names which I had thought as old-fashioned- until MIL suggested a few- my parents choices are modern now! My sisters have all texted me lists of names, and everyone's a little put out we won't tell what we've chosen as they want to see if they like it or not- tough!

We do have middle names as well as everyone in both our families do- for some reason it would feel mean not to give a middle name! Both our choices have an older name and a slightly off-the-wall name.

Plus, you've got to say the name with the surname. DH worked with a Philip McCracken, which isn't too bad, but he typically got Phil as a nickname....