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Danielle Kate Wroe

Mum 'hates' name she gave son while 'high as a kite' and wishes she changed it

Naming a baby is not usually a spur-of-the-moment thing - it's something new parents ponder over for months, perhaps even years.

But what if you regretted the name you gave to your child and wished you could change it?

One woman took to Quora to share that she hates her son's name and wishes she hadn't called him that.

She wrote: "This is going to sound really horrible, but I hate my son’s name.

"When I had my first son, my family disliked all of the names I was coming up with, and I eventually got behind one they all loved.

"I told everyone who asked I was going to call him Declan, but it never felt right, but I was sick of all the criticism of my preferred names.

Choosing a baby name is tough (Stock Image) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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"After a three day labour and an emergency C-section, my son entered the world, and the doctors asked what his name was, my mum instantly started to say Declan, and everyone was shocked when I croaked out 'Charlie, that's my Charlie'.

"As soon as I saw his beautiful face, I just knew that was supposed to be his name, and everyone else agreed with me once they saw him.

"My second pregnancy was a bit more difficult and the birth, another C-section, was a bit more complicated in different ways, and to be completely honest I was high as hell from all the morphine that I hadn't had as much with my first.

"They put him on my chest while I was high as a kite and asked what I wanted to name him, and I stuck with what I was planning, Oliver. It's a nice name and all, but I hate it for him, and I instantly regretted it, but he was taken away, and I had to spend a few more hours with the doctors as they tried to fix me and bring my blood pressure back to normal.

"When I was finally taken back to my room and I had my gorgeous boy in my arms again, the name had already seemed to stick; it was written in his blue book, and my whole family knew him as Oliver.

"I was devastated because when I saw him again, I had the same moment I experienced with my first, and a different name was calling to me, but I didn't change it.

"The name I love is now his middle name, and he's my little Ollie, but I still wish I had waited until I was in a clearer head space."

People were sympathetic to the woman, but thought she may have been overreacting.

One wrote: "The main thing is that you are both healthy. The rest will sort itself out."

Another said: "Gradually it will no longer matter if we, the mothers, like their names. What really matters is if they like their own names and own selves."

Someone else on the forum kindly said: "Oliver and Charlie are really lovely names and you have a really adorable son.

"It’s actually nice to read a ‘normal’ name instead of all those fancy shmancy ones the celebrities like to give their children."

Did you regret the name you gave to your baby? Let us know in the comments.

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