One of
few decisions you'll make during pregnancy that will, in fact, last throughout your child's lifetime is 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 best name for your baby, follow these simple tips:1. Don't try to please other people.
Everyone from your in-laws to supermarket checkout lady is going to have an opinion about what you name your child. But only opinions that really matter are yours and your spouse's.
2. Keep it a secret!
If you tell everyone names you've chosen before baby is born, they won't hesitate to criticize your choices. But if you keep it to yourself and announce name and birth at same time, everyone will compliment you on a great name choice.
3. Consider how your child will feel about name as he or she grows up.
Will it be difficult for 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.
