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One of the few decisions you'll make during pregnancy that
will, in fact, last throughout your child's lifetime is the
choice of your baby's name. (Unlike, for example, your choice
of stroller or whether to use Lamaze or hypnosis to ease labor
pains.) To choose the best name for your baby, follow these
simple tips:
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- Don't try to please other people. Everyone
from your in-laws to the supermarket checkout lady is going to
have an opinion about what you name your child. But the only opinions
that really matter are yours and your spouse's.
- Keep it a secret! If you tell everyone
names you've chosen before the baby is born, they won't hesitate
to criticize your choices. But if you keep it to yourself and
announce the name and the birth at the same time, everyone will
compliment you on a great name choice.
- Consider how your child will feel about
the name as he or she grows up. Will it be difficult for the teachers
to pronounce in school? Will she be teased because it sounds funny
or rhymes with an unfortunate word? Does it sound like a very
young or very old name? You want to choose something your child
will be comfortable with at all phases of his life.
- Check the initials to
make sure they aren't problematic. One of the moms I surveyed
for "The Gallagher Guide to the Baby Years" told the
story about her relative who named his baby, William Eugene Thompson.
A nice name, but the initials (W.E.T) weren't ideal for monograms.
- Decide in advance, or at least have a couple of names under
consideration, by the beginning of the third trimester. There's
so much to do as your due date gets closer. You don't want to
be under pressure to choose a name because you went into labor
early and had to come up with something at the hospital.
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