My wife and I are fighting in who should name the baby, I think since the baby is the 1st one, I'm the 1 who could give it a name.
2007-01-07 23:46:00 · 30 answers · asked by kreem 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
The first one as well as ALL THE OTHERs should be named by BOTH OF YOU.Not only you or only her.Your wife is a parent as well as you.
2007-01-08 01:26:38 · answer #1 · answered by Livia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to admit that I'm on the Compromise bandwagon. There's no reason you should have naming priority over your wife.
My husband and I agreed years ago that we would name a daughter with his mother's middle name. It was his idea, but I still had to agree to it. I also then took a name from my family for the middle name. When we got pregnant and had to come up with a boy's name as well (just in case), we found things we liked and decided on the whole thing together. The name we actually go with is going to be solely a result of chance, whether the baby is a boy or girl.
2007-01-08 09:25:45 · answer #2 · answered by desiderio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After you see your wife suffer in terrible agony with her body attacking her from the inside for hours and hours ; you should be more reasonable and realize that SHE has EARNED THE RIGHT to NAME THE BABY.
Quit being so selfish. She is carrying the load for the 9 months. Being pregnant in the last trimester isn't FUN. While all you did was spill the load. When you can carry the baby and deliver it then you can Name the baby.
Just agree with the name your wife selected ; you will be making her so happy. It is a small sacrifice for you to make.
Imagine getting racked every 2 minutes for hours and hours whether you caught your breath or not just to bring forth a new life. Would you say you earned the privilidge? Well, getting racked doesn't even come close to labor and or a c-section should that occur.
I hope your wife has a nice easy labor and your have a healthy born child. Good Luck & Much Blessings.
2007-01-08 07:52:38 · answer #3 · answered by GrnApl 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Both of you are supposed to choose the name, I chose the first name for my daughter and my husband chose the middle. My husband chose the first name for the second and I chose the middle, compromise a little and do it together. Make up a big list and go over it together and hopefully you will agree on a couple.No where is it written that the Dad should chose the name.
2007-01-08 08:01:31 · answer #4 · answered by Urchin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in this day and age there should be a question of who names the first baby, i mean you two should be able to talk and agree on a name, even if it means one of you needs to decision, but in this century people agree and discuss names, there is no right and wrong, why dont you give the baby a first and second name and then your both choices are in the name,
Please dont make this a big issue it WILL ruin it for you and your wife,
Good Luck and Congratulations
2007-01-08 08:00:20 · answer #5 · answered by carrienicholson23 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The both of you should agree. At least that is what the general population does. Some people do get the baby named by a priest or an elder member of the family - outside the parents of the baby. I've not heard of what you are suggesting.
2007-01-08 07:48:39 · answer #6 · answered by ami 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Here is where you should both pick names. Then decide which sounds best with a name you both picked. See where it goes. We have a 4 year old that has 2 middle names.. I picked the first name & he picked the middle one, then we both liked another name along the line. So we hyphenated it to make one middle name with one middle initial. (Anthony-Michael) And he chose the first name of our daughter, and I chose the middle name.
Just remember 2 things...1) her body is going thru all the changes there, and 2) compromise.
It will all work out in the end. Best of luck!!!
2007-01-08 07:52:16 · answer #7 · answered by ,,!,,baddest~lil~b!tch,,!,, 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since this is yours and your wife's first child you should both name the baby. I am pregnant with my fifth child and my husband and I have always named our children together. I think of names that I like and he thinks of names that he likes and we choose together because there are plenty of names that I like and he doesn't and vise versa.
I think that you should both make a list of names and pick out 3 from each list and go from there. You are both in this together you both had part in conceiving the baby you should both be involved in naming the baby.Good luck to you.
2007-01-08 08:00:54 · answer #8 · answered by ws_422 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When we had our first baby I knew that the my relationship with my child will always be special, so I decided that her father should choose her name. So I think since your wife has had the 9 months you should at least get to name the child.
2007-01-08 13:04:04 · answer #9 · answered by eidunotno 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This should be a happy time for both of you, you shouldn't be fighting over such sillyness. My husband and I picked out names and widdled it down to 2, both were names after each of our fathers, we chose the one that fit and sounded the best, (ex.) John Michael or Michael John, The same could be done if it were a girl.. First one is always the hardest. Don't fight.
2007-01-08 07:57:24 · answer #10 · answered by MKM 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think both parents should be involved with the naming. Start with both of you going through a baby book and writing down names you like, then compare lists and come up with 1 single list. Then widdle it down every few days.
That's how my husband and I apprached it.
2007-01-08 08:42:19 · answer #11 · answered by kittynala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋