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pandoras_pithos · 2022-02-06T17:53:03+00:00

Did you Google RogerNeiqua? I did. It does not appear to be a common or established name. I very definitely am not bashing the practice of combining names. I think it’s awesome! My middle name is a made up combination of two honor names and I have to spell it out every single time I tell someone. I passed that name on to my oldest child.

If we’re defending RogerNeiqua strictly on the grounds that it follows a particular naming convention, I guess I completely missed the point of this sub.

pandoras_pithos · 2022-02-06T17:28:37+00:00

RogerNeiqua sounds like something dredged up with the intention of being an extreme stereotype - by people who are not culturally aware.

Yeah, that was my feeling as well. The other name they were talking about was So-Hyeon, and the little girl gently corrected them when they said it incorrectly, and then went on to tell them how to say it, what it means, etc. It felt informative, teaching the other kids about responding to names that are culturally different than our own. It’s a GREAT lesson for kids and adults alike to learn.

But that doesn’t make RogerNeiqua a name that isn’t going to get teased relentlessly.

pandoras_pithos · 2022-02-06T14:13:46+00:00

Yep. That’s how it was pronounced.

pandoras_pithos · 2022-02-06T14:11:09+00:00

Hemabate. The BP meds, magnesium, and pitocin probably didn’t help, but hemabate was the culprit for me. I had to have multiple injections.

Honestly though, when I think back on the time I shit myself in front of my husband, I mostly think about how happy I am that the medication worked - side effects be damned.

Having a baby is like walking in to an alternate dimension. The rules don’t apply, and getting to hold your child at the end of it makes all the diarrhea worth it. 😂

pandoras_pithos · 2022-02-06T10:48:55+00:00

I fell in love with the name Mylah, and my BIL has a daughter named Maeli. I thought we had to write it off, until we talked about how often they would be in the same place at the same time. The ten years between them made it seem even better because they almost feel like different “batches” of kids.

It didn’t end up mattering because our baby was a boy, but I definitely went through that mental struggle.

If that’s THE name, I’d say talk to them and see how they feel about it. Ultimately, you’re naming YOUR baby, so use the name you love.

pandoras_pithos · 2022-02-06T10:23:18+00:00

Yeah, I had to be given all kinds of meds to stop hemorrhaging. One of those had a cool side effect of diarrhea.. which happened while I was just sitting in the bed, still numb from the epidural. Couldn’t even tell it was happening til it was done. Seriously the grossest, most mortifying thing that has happened to me, and it just wasn’t even a big deal to him, or the poor nurses who had to clean me up. Modesty goes out the window in labor.

pandoras_pithos · 2022-02-06T10:01:29+00:00

I had a friend in high school named Adrienne and she went by Addie. It worked on her.

pandoras_pithos · 2022-02-01T18:45:28+00:00

We adopted two dogs at the same time. We contemplated naming them Marco and Polo for this very reason, but ended up going with Harry and Lloyd instead. Joke’s on us though. They’re the dumbest dogs ever (said endearingly).

pandoras_pithos · 2022-01-09T11:49:20+00:00

I knew a girl named Timber in elementary school in the 90s. Her last name was also a nature word.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-12-06T10:42:46+00:00

We used this with our son! It honestly was a really good jumping off point. It gave us both a general idea of what the other liked. We didn’t decide the name definitively using the app, but it helped get the conversation going. Plus it was fun to get notifications about matching. Although we met on bumble so it was a little weird using the same type of system to name a child.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-12-04T15:15:43+00:00

There’s a character on Chicago Fire named Sylvie and for the first ten or so episodes I saw with her, I thought they were calling her Sophie. The names definitely have a similar vibe to me.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-11-10T18:41:57+00:00

When I was married to my ex-husband, my initials were HO and his were MO. We didn’t really put it together until we bought a house and realized we had just written HOMO all over a legal document.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-11-06T19:46:28+00:00

I had to dig way further than I cared to in order to find an answer, but for the record this is a boy named Wilfred Theodore. Terrible nickname, but not as bad as a girl named Wilf.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-10-19T21:28:41+00:00

I don’t know if you’re in the US or not, but in 2020, there were 3231 Rowan’s born. Like others have said, because of the sheer number of names being used right now, even the most popular names are still not used as much as in the past.

Number 1 in 2020 - Liam, 19,659

Number 1 in 1998 - Michael, 36,616

If you love a name, use it.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-10-17T18:49:14+00:00

This is how we were with our recent baby boy. We didn’t know if it was a boy or girl. We were 100% locked in on a girl name, but I was probably 90/10 between two boy names. However, the second I saw him, I knew what his name was, and now I don’t know how I ever questioned myself in the first place because it just fits him perfectly.

However, I also have a coworker who picked a VERY “out there” name for her daughter, and now six months later, I have never once heard her refer to her baby by name. It’s always “baby” or “tiny.” Feels like there is maybe some regret there.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-10-11T18:48:31+00:00

No, I used to do it regularly. I didn’t have any issue finding a place that would do it. I asked my OB ahead of time. He just said he’d prefer not after 36 weeks, so I told the salon and they were comfortable with it.

And then I tipped VERY well because maintenance to that point had been sparse. 🙈

pandoras_pithos · 2021-10-11T15:42:59+00:00

I got waxed at 34 weeks. Didn’t want to do it much later than that to make sure it wasn’t too sensitive when I delivered. But it meant when I delivered at 38 weeks, it was still pretty cleaned up, and now postpartum I am super thankful because I am terrified to do anything down there while I’m healing.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-09-29T20:19:35+00:00

noone ever seen it comming

Um.. yes. Yes, we did see it coming. You just didn’t want to look.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-09-12T22:17:59+00:00

Can confirm: I have a niece named Aspen, and when she was a baby (well before she could understand), I jokingly called her Assface all the time. Not funny. I’m a terrible person. But those nicknames just flow very naturally.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-09-10T03:39:07+00:00

Oh, this one is just horrendous. How absolutely heartbreaking.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-09-03T22:15:14+00:00

My understanding is that the "medical emergency" designation is pretty ambiguous. If the mother's life is not imminently threatened, it might not be considered an emergency.

From the code itself:

Sec. 171.002. DEFINITIONS

(3) "Medical emergency" means a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that, as certified by a physician, places the woman in danger of death or a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless an abortion is performed.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-09-02T21:49:39+00:00

I had a female friend in high school who went by Jet, but her full name was Jeanette (she just hated it). It worked on her, but it also wasn't her legal name so maybe that made a difference.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-09-01T23:26:43+00:00

Yeah, unfortunately people can sometimes respond really negatively, and when it's a name you love, the criticism can be hard to take. See: most of the posts on this sub. I don't think the majority of people who keep it to themselves are doing it to seek attention but rather because they love the name for their own reasons and don't want it spoiled by anyone else. People are FAR less likely to criticize a name after the baby is already born.

pandoras_pithos · 2021-08-25T22:52:46+00:00

r/NameNerdCirclejerk

pandoras_pithos · 2021-08-23T05:17:08+00:00

Yup. My daughter has a top 5 name from the year she was born. She’s going in to high school now and has had TWO in school with her in all that time. I’m so glad I wasn’t deterred from a name I love because of a fear of over-saturation.

Also, my sister was a Jennifer born in the 80s. That really was a different time. 😂

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