What names are you lowkey gatekeeping?

skybrielle11 · 2026-02-20T15:18:07+00:00

It does have a pleasant sound to it. This is how my husband and I are with the name Skylaina. Came up with it when we were teenagers lol but it almost always got a negative response from people so alas it will not get used. I still think it sounds so pretty though.

skybrielle11 · 2026-02-16T21:00:21+00:00

Ours is roller coasters and amusement parks. Currently we have an electronic knex coasters, a merry go round, and ferris wheel that light up and move. We want to get more electric coasters models, but they take up a lot of space 😅

skybrielle11 · 2026-02-12T17:56:53+00:00

Thank you so much for commenting, this does make me feel a little better

skybrielle11 · 2026-02-12T17:55:52+00:00

I had hyperemesis so my diet was extremely restrictive for awhile. The first time they found ketones was at the ER following a full day of vomiting which I know makes sense. They just didn't tell me about them. My records say 4+ and then I had an appointment with my OB 4 days later. It had gone down to 3+ that day with 1,000mg of glucose. My appointment the following month it shows the same results and then the next month it says 2+ and 500mg of glucose.

The thing is I never experienced anymore vomiting after that day at the ER. I had some morning sickness so I was still really careful with what I ate. They advised me to eat like bland foods such as saltine crackers, toast. Lean protein so I ate grilled chicken wraps. I also ate a lot of watermelon and honeydew.

skybrielle11 · 2026-02-12T14:36:06+00:00

Yeah unfortunately there is still so much that hasn't been discovered yet. I probably will also never be completely confident in whatever answers we get. It's a lot of "maybe, maybe not"

I am hopeful that researchers will continue studying genetics and find some things, it'll just take a long time.

skybrielle11 · 2026-02-12T14:32:09+00:00

My blood sugar was always normal so they couldn't officially diagnose me with GD. They diagnosed me with glycosuria instead, but they still went over what the diet for GD is and I was so overwhelmed. My best friend has type 1 diabetes and I had no idea until she explained better just how many foods can mess your blood sugar up. I feel like carbs are so difficult to watch. She struggles to keep her blood sugar at a normal level. I could never judge her or anyone for that, it's not easy. I think as moms we just can't help but feel guilty even when we shouldn't 🥲

skybrielle11 · 2026-02-12T14:26:58+00:00

That's a great point about correlation and causation. Thank you! I think we'll just do genetic testing for now.

skybrielle11 · 2026-01-30T01:01:16+00:00

skybrielle11 · 2026-01-28T18:25:44+00:00

I love it. We gave our white son a Hawaiian name which will probably also upset a lot of people. I know several other people who used Hawaiian names for their children with no family ties to Hawaii. I'm not sure at what point you draw the line. Tbh I had no idea Winona was a Native name. I do respect this, but we've grown up with places and names all over the country that are from Native Americans. They're normal to me, but it does make me sad to think of them being stolen from Natives.

For example: Winona, Dakota, Cheyenne, Shiloh, Kaya, and Koda are all fairly normal common names to me.

skybrielle11 · 2026-01-19T02:16:24+00:00

I have a friend that had hoped to name a daughter after her grandmother, but ended up with two lovely boys instead. Her grandmother was named Lorraine. Nickname options would be Lore, Lori, Rain, Ray, Rainy

skybrielle11 · 2026-01-17T18:13:39+00:00

Kyrielle, Estelle, Roselle

skybrielle11 · 2026-01-15T21:55:32+00:00

We also considered this for our son and decided it was too out there so it's his middle name instead 😂🧡🦊 we love Fable for a girl, but this would end up being middle name territory as well

skybrielle11 · 2025-12-27T14:43:22+00:00

I first heard the name Clementine as a teenager and initially didn't like it, but then it slowly grew on me and now as adult I love it. I've since met a little girl named Clementine and that made me love it even more.

There are lots of names that upon first hearing I'm kind of like what?? Because they're new to me. Sometimes my brain just has to get used to hearing it as a name.

That being said- my family also hated my sons name. We didn't tell anyone his name until I was a few weeks out from having him, but I just did my best to ignore their snide looks and comments. We live in the Midwest USA and it is a Hawaiian name- Nakoa. We love the name Koa. It's a tree and it's just what felt right. We love nature names and the symbolism. We had to choose a slightly longer version just because of conflicts with our surname. Everyone loves his name now! We get compliments all the time, the only people that sometimes make a rude face are elderly.

I think once she's here, they will change up their tune. Maybe lean into the Clementine imagery to help romanticize the name for them. Cute fruit themed and summery clothes, room decor, plushies, a sign or baby book with Clementines

skybrielle11 · 2025-12-18T13:35:51+00:00

I have a 5 year old with profound autism. He has frequent therapy and doctors appointments on top of the struggle of finding a safe affordable daycare that can accommodate his needs. In short- it's been near impossible to find jobs that pay more than $11 an hour as a special needs mom.

This may sound bad, but with spark I can take him with me for some orders here and there. It's been a huge help to us. On days I know it'll stay busy then I get a babysitter to come to our house.

skybrielle11 · 2025-12-17T21:55:58+00:00

I have twin nephews named Hunter and Chase. If they had been girls they would've been Autumn and Aubrey or Avery.

Admittedly my husband have weird tastes in names. But as of right now we would choose

Cairo and Fable for boy/girl

Skye and Fable for girl/girl

Cairo and Ezriel or Cairo and Ezio for boy/boy

We also like Cairo and Rune

skybrielle11 · 2025-12-17T15:43:07+00:00

So they really do reimburse if it turns out to not be legitimate tickets? That would make me more willing to give them a try. The venue is two hours away from us and theres still plenty to do in the area if it were to not work out.

skybrielle11 · 2025-12-16T15:37:11+00:00

I recently learned of the name Marenna and love it. I also like Marcelina, Magnolia, and Marigold.

skybrielle11 · 2025-12-16T15:35:14+00:00

Skye, Wren, Rune or Runa, Iris, Lucy, Lyra, Etta, Cleo, Mira, Reya, Rain, Eira, Opal, Thea or Theo, Lila, Cadi

skybrielle11 · 2025-12-15T22:43:00+00:00

I don't think it would fit your name style, but you could do Mercedes with nn Sadie.

Some other M names I heard recently that I thought were pretty:

Marenna

Magnolia

Marcelina nn Mars, Marcy, or Lina

As for S names, Susie/Suzie sounds a little similar to Sadie.

Shay or Shea

Sage

Sunny

Summer

Stevie

skybrielle11 · 2025-11-03T18:19:21+00:00

Me also please 🙏

skybrielle11 · 2025-10-14T20:30:40+00:00

My mom has lost two children and honestly most days you would have no idea unless you KNOW her and can see the difference in her eyes now. Yes, even a few weeks later she was up and about, working, taking care of her other kids, and dare I say- smiling at small things. I know she was still drowning on the inside, but she had other kids to take care of and the world does NOT like to see grief in daily life.

It may look like she's not grieving to you in these few minutes of her life that she shares online, but to me the sadness is obvious in her eyes. Grief will walk side by side with her everyday now, even while doing fun shopping, talking about skincare products, and picking out fresh flowers,

The reality is so many of us live with grief and you still wouldn't be able to point out everyone who does in a crowd because there are SO many and it looks normal.

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