‘My mom asked me to change my baby’s name so my sister could have it’

Some people like to keep their baby names to themselves to prevent instances in which other people may try to steal them. But one couple wasn’t too lucky when they revealed theirs instead of keeping their cards close to their chest.

Detailing an instance in which her sister tried to steal her baby name , a woman took to the social media platform Reddit.

She wrote: “My husband and I are expecting our first baby, and we're due in just a few weeks. When we first announced our pregnancy to our family after the first trimester (20+ weeks ago), we also announced our baby's gender AND his name.

• ‘My entitled sister-in-law stole our baby name and now she regrets it’
• 'My friends took drugs at my wedding and what happened next was a nightmare'

“My sister and her husband have been trying to conceive their third kid for the last five-ish years, however, due to some complications in her previous pregnancy, they have had to do several rounds of IVF.

“Turns out she found out she was pregnant five weeks after me and announced her pregnancy a little over a month after us.

“She found out she is also expecting a baby boy and we were both excited about the idea of our kids growing up to be best friends. Everything was going pretty great until a few weeks ago.”

This is where the baby-naming fiasco began to ensue.

“My mom decided to come to visit me to help me get the nursery ready, and mentioned that my sister had really liked the name my husband and I picked for our baby and that she had decided to take it.

“My mom then asked me what my husband and I would change our baby's name to since it would be too confusing to have two grandkids with the same name.

“I told my mom that we were NOT changing the name of our baby since our hearts were set on it, and we wouldn't have announced it if we weren't sure. I then get a call from my sister, claiming that since this was their miracle baby, she would get first dibs on whatever name they wanted.

“I told her that she can name her baby whatever she wants, but that we're not changing our minds about our baby's name.”

She wanted to know if she was in the wrong for not being willing to change her baby's name.

Social media users chimed in with their opinions.

One person wrote: “Your sister is acting like the world revolves around her. I bet she's going to throw a meltdown if your kid is cuter. If you have a baby shower she will be mad because how dare you have a baby shower and take all the attention off her and her miracle baby! Or youll be gifted some item she realllly wanted at your own babyshower and she will take it from you as she has "dibs". Best to go LC if talking to her doesnt work.

Another said: “This is why my beau and I have decided that until we actually have the kid, no one else is gonna know either the gender or the name. They'll find out when they come to visit after the birth.”

And a third person said: “Wow, what? You told her the name you picked for your baby, before you even knew she was pregnant, she then decided she liked the name you had picked, and stole it, and everyone expects you to give up the name to her? Because she had a hard time conceiving her third kid? What?

“There is no rational reason why you should be expected to give up the name you had already selected because she had a hard time conceiving. She only thought of it because you had picked it. If it was a name she always planned to name her kid and had deep sentimental meaning for her and her husband (like his dead father’s name, or something like that), maybe that would justify her behavior. As is, there is no reason at all you should change your kid’s name.”