The Dog Ate My Baby Name
What do you do when a baby name you have been keeping private is coincidentally used by an immediate family member for their new dog? Do you keep it or find a new one?
What do you do when a baby name you have been keeping private is coincidentally used by an immediate family member for their new dog? Do you keep it or find a new one?
A baby is being called by her middle name, but not everyone in the family is doing so. Should her parents let the issue go or get the family on the same page?
Help! My future SIL-to-be has poached my favorite boy option baby name. But, I’m not pregnant. Nor even married into the family yet. So, what’s the baby name etiquette for dealing with this sticky situation?
Dear Amy, I don’t know if you’ve answered this before and I’m sorry if you have, I’ve been reading your blog for the past 7 months since I got pregnant and stumbled upon it. My older brother died 3 years ago and all of my…
This mom needs advice on whether she should consider the future use of a “dream” baby name that is also the name of her sister-in-law’s lost baby.
I want to name my daughter after my grandmother. But I’m afraid people will think I named her after my sister. Yeah, it’s complicated.
My pregnant sister-in-law just told us her baby’s name…which is the same as ours. I’m due first. Can I ignore her calling “dibs” on the baby name?
You love the baby but not the name. What do you do when you regret giving your baby his/her name?
I tried four different pregnancy apps to find out if they were worth the time to download. Will apps replace pregnancy books? I don’t think so….
Are middle names just as fraught with drama and territorial hurt feelings as first names?
After years of dealing with an overly-competitive sister-in-law, treading on our baby name turf is the last straw! What do I do?
I want to honor my father by giving his name to my son. My mother sees it as honoring the “bad guy” in an ugly divorce.
What to do when somebody picks “your” baby name.