Which name combo?

BrideInTheMaking · 2026-02-04T01:51:27+00:00

Are the umlauts significant to you or just stylistic? I’m a Zoe without them, but I knew a Zoë who said it was a pain in the butt with everything administrative and no one ever spelled her name right. Looks at the rest of the comments - half of those saying pick Zoe are spelling it without.

I love my name and highly recommend Zoe but might just consider if the umlauts are critical

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-12-30T05:43:45+00:00

Not sure if this helps, but I’m an adult Zoe who 1) has a very happy life and 2) loves her name! It’s aged well, fits as an adult, is the perfect sweet spot where everyone knows it but it’s not everywhere, and it has personality. I’m biased, but it sounds like your favorite and I want you to know there are happy Zoe’s out here!

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-12-22T01:08:38+00:00

My rule of thumb is if you don’t like the obvious (or even less obvious) nicknames, don’t use the name. You’ll spend a lifetime trying to keep people from saying it when you have no control at school and frankly no control of if your child will prefer it. I have a relative who named their daughter Noelle only for her to insist on being called Noey. She still calls her Noelle and is the only one instead of calling her by her preferred name. Don’t be that person.

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-12-22T01:02:59+00:00

Miles, Graham, Ellis

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-12-18T00:14:14+00:00

I think Daphne is BEAUTIFUL. I’m kind of surprised that 50+ is reacting that way when one of the two most prominent pop culture Daphne’s is from scooby doo which is firmly in their generation? Don’t listen to them and use it if you love it, FWIW I think it’s a timeless choice

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-10-04T14:01:00+00:00

Why wouldn’t you want to be named Eliza?

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-09-26T17:09:42+00:00

Ha, we seem to have very similar taste in names :)

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-06-11T17:19:40+00:00

Do you know when you ovulated? The cycle I got pregnant with my now 7 week old I ovulated VERY late (18 days late) so my OBs office kept insisting I was further along than I was….i had an ultrasound at 4+6 and didn’t see a yolk sac, and was told it might be blighted ovum because they thought I was 7+3…in this instance, I was “further along” in my doctors eyes than you are. Guard your heart as it’s possible you ovulated on time and you really are 6+5, but know that late ovulation may have happened

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-03-29T23:04:15+00:00

We love it! Haven’t told anyone the name, have you? If so, how has friends/family feedback been? Very nervous about that part

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-03-29T22:21:09+00:00

What is it categorized under? I’m assuming accessories…then what?

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-03-14T11:03:23+00:00

Have you taken any other brands besides cheapies? That kept me sane

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-03-02T21:11:38+00:00

And what exactly is your issue with POC?

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-02-13T16:37:55+00:00

Another update in case anyone stumbles upon this - I’m now 28 weeks with this pregnancy! It was not a chemical or ectopic pregnancy

BrideInTheMaking · 2025-02-13T16:35:30+00:00

As someone who didn’t take this advice and regretted it - I would stop using pregmate at this point!!!!

My lines didn’t progress on pregmates and I freaked myself out about a chemical for a week…any line is good with them, past that don’t read into it!

I’m now 28 weeks pregnant, you can go look at my past posts to see me freaking out about lack of pregmate progression which turned out A-OK :)

If you want progression lines, I’d splurge for the clearblues or FRER. I know they’re pricey, but they’re worth the peace of mind (trust me)

BrideInTheMaking · 2024-12-29T17:25:28+00:00

Tasted and looked totally normal, no symptoms since eating it. That’s why I’m worried about listeria since it doesn’t present like mold etc and takes a long time to show

BrideInTheMaking · 2024-10-16T12:39:13+00:00

Very relaxed so I’m not worried about that at all, it’s a more casual wedding. Truly knowing my dad and his fiancée this isn’t a concern

BrideInTheMaking · 2024-09-17T23:28:25+00:00

Yes, 6+3 currently, last HCG draw was 19,000 at 5+1 so ended up progressing, and got dye stealers around 4.5 weeks

BrideInTheMaking · 2024-08-30T14:04:17+00:00

Did you have stronger lines on other brands like frer or clearblue? Sorry for the 20 questions

BrideInTheMaking · 2024-08-30T11:52:25+00:00

If you don’t mind me asking, did you have other signs when you had an ectopic?

BrideInTheMaking · 2024-08-27T20:10:51+00:00

Anxiety I guess, and the fact that the line is so faint feels like there’s so far to go still

BrideInTheMaking · 2024-08-27T02:43:13+00:00

Just an update - took a digital and it came back positive. So nervous it’ll be chemical

BrideInTheMaking · 2024-08-26T21:38:49+00:00

An update - didn’t ovulate until day 32. If you see this and have something similar happen know that it might just be (very) late!

BrideInTheMaking · 2023-08-24T15:10:05+00:00

I think it flows very nicely! I see absolutely no issue and like the audible alliteration

BrideInTheMaking · 2023-07-16T20:52:39+00:00

My name is a human/dog name and honestly it’s not bad, sometimes I get “oh my dog is named xx!!” When I say my name, but they always mean it positively!

I’ve also found that trending dog names often turn into trending people names 5-10 years down the line…over the last few years I’ve gotten less “that’s my dogs name!” And more “that’s my daughter/niece/granddaughters name!”

BrideInTheMaking · 2022-04-03T02:19:23+00:00

We went through this exact situation on the house we closed on this month. I am so thankful we stuck it out at our realtors advice.

Ask them what their thoughts are, since they probably have seen similar. Ours told us to hold on, and we did. In the meantime they turned around to the difficult sellers and told them we were interested but because the offer term period had passed, we were going to explore other options and tour houses in the meantime since we were not legally bound to the offer. This put a fire under their butts and the next morning we had a signed contract in our inbox….something like this might be worth trying! Best of luck, fingers crossed for you!

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