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post #1 of 28
9/3/07 at 3:15pm
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Okay, my baby boy was born last Sunday. My water broke Saturday night and I thought, I should sleep while I can, because labor will start soon! I woke up Sunday morning and nothing. So I went for a long walk and did some yoga postures. Nothing. Called the doctor and met her at her office about 1 pm on Sunday and she said that my water did in fact break and I should really have a c-section as there was NO change in my cervix whatsoever and I really didn't want to go for all the interventions to "hurry" and have a birth in the next 10 hours. I agreed to the c-section and everything is great.

I do have a problem. A name. Now, I don't want support unless you like it, I want the truth, especially if you don't like it and why. We live in Mexico so I need a name that will work in Spanish and English. (By work, I pretty much mean easily pronouncable). My husband and I really like the name Elian Alexander.

I have been putting off making a birth announcement until I get a name (we waited THREE WEEKS with DD). Please give me your feedback!

Laura
post #2 of 28
9/3/07 at 3:32pm
Congratulations on your new baby! I like the name Elian Alexander. I hope you are enjoying your new baby.
Wendi
post #3 of 28
9/3/07 at 3:35pm
Congratulations!
I think Elian Alexander is a lovely name!
Enjoy your babymoon!
post #4 of 28
9/3/07 at 3:38pm
Not in your DDC, but I love the name too!
post #5 of 28
9/3/07 at 4:11pm
Love the name!
~CONGRATS~
Enjoy your babymoon!
post #6 of 28
9/3/07 at 4:36pm
Congratulations Mama.....I like the name. Enjoy your babymoon...
post #7 of 28
9/3/07 at 4:53pm
congrats!

i do like the name quite a bit!

enjoy your babymoon!:
post #8 of 28
9/3/07 at 5:12pm
congrats on your safe arrival!!! have a wonderful babymoon

i love the name!!!
post #9 of 28
9/3/07 at 5:27pm
Congratulations...and I LOVE the name!
post #10 of 28
9/3/07 at 5:29pm
Congratulations! Elian Alexander is a beautiful name.
post #11 of 28
9/3/07 at 6:16pm
Congrats! I think the name is great.
post #12 of 28
9/3/07 at 7:09pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks a million for your feedback! Maybe we can go ahead and green light this name and send out announcements!

Oh, and by the way I am loving having a baby around again...he only wakes up once at night...even my DD was nursing 3x a night at 6 months...Can't even beg him to wake up for an extra feeding (which my engorged self would probably appreciate!)

Positive baby/birthing vibes to all!
Laura
post #13 of 28
9/3/07 at 8:06pm
I like it! Congrats on your baby boy!
post #14 of 28
9/3/07 at 8:10pm
Not in a ddc myself, but congratulations!

Not sure if I like the name. I've never heard it. How do you pronounce it? I think I would liek it if I knew how to pronounce it. (I mean ELian, of course. I am fmailiar with Alexander, and i like it for a middle name.)
post #15 of 28
9/3/07 at 8:16pm
Congrats on your baby boy! I am not sure of the name and that is just because I wouldn't know how to pronounce it. Is it EEL-ian?
post #16 of 28
9/3/07 at 8:25pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by angelcat View Post
Not in a ddc myself, but congratulations!

Not sure if I like the name. I've never heard it. How do you pronounce it? I think I would liek it if I knew how to pronounce it. (I mean ELian, of course. I am fmailiar with Alexander, and i like it for a middle name.)
Yes, this is my concern! There is a popular name Elias "eLEEas" which we thought would make people call him eLEEyan but we had more in mind what you have, ELian, or even eliAN, but I didn't want to have a written accent. I am way too anally picky on this stuff! But a name is for a lifetime, right?

Laura
post #17 of 28
9/3/07 at 9:04pm
Congratulations!
post #18 of 28
9/3/07 at 10:01pm
Congrats on your son!!
Um...how is it pronounced please? E-lion or eel-ian? (sorry )
post #19 of 28
9/3/07 at 10:18pm
CONGRATS ON YOUR BABY BOY!!!! I love the name as well.
post #20 of 28
9/3/07 at 10:48pm
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Sounds like Julian, but starts with El (pronounced like the letter "L" or if you've had any Spanish classes, like "el".) I've only heard it once, but I really liked the name, maybe some of you will remember the little Cuban boy in 1990 who came to Florida on a raft, half of his family fought to keep him in the USA and the other half fought to have him in Cuba. I think maybe his mom died on the raft trip...little Elian Gonzalez? Actually, though, that Elian had an accent on the last a, so it was pronounced just a hair differently, but I remember both my DH and I thought the name unique and nice at the time.
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