My husband rushed us choosing our daughter’s name as we needed a passport – I hate it so much I can only call her ‘baby’
CHOOSING a baby name can be tough, and one mum has revealed she hates the one her partner chose for her daughter.
The upset woman took to Mumsnet to reveal how her husband rushed into choosing their girl’s name as they needed a passport – but she calls her “baby” as she can’t bear the name.
She said on the forum: “I would really appreciate some reassurance – my little girl is 4 months old and I really don’t like her name, it doesn’t resonate with me at all.
“It was my husband’s choice, and as I named our son I let him choose her name.”
The mum revealed how her daughter is called India, but sometimes they shorten it to “Indie.”
She continued: “I must have liked it at some stage, as i agreed to it a year earlier if we had a girl (sadly ended in a miscarriage when 3 months pregnant) but I felt pressured into it, and he wouldn’t agree to any of the names I suggested.
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“We needed an urgent birth certificate and passport, so she needed a name!”
The woman said her parents hate the name India and she’s not sure if that has changed her opinion.
She added: “I am having anxiety attacks about it, and can’t stop questioning myself!
“He said we could change it in a year if I’m still unhappy, but that’s too late.
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“I’m trying to call her by her name to get used to it, but keep calling her ‘baby’.
“Friends have said it’s a great name, but I’m really unsure.”
Many people were quick to chime in with their own opinions on the dilemma.
One said: “I think it’s a nice name, and quite popular these days so she won’t stick out.”
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Another added: “I love the name India, but then that doesn’t exactly help you if you don’t.
“Could you call her by her middle name?”
And a third commented: “If you really really hate it I think you should push to change it asap though as leaving it will only make it worse.”