Husband insists on naming baby after his father
Okay sorry about the long post. So I'm pregnant and we don't know the sex yet but if it's a boy my husband is basically demanding we name him after his father. I am really against this for many reasons. First, I just don't like the name at all. Second his dad is nice and all but he was an alcoholic and my husband had some problems with drinking too that has left me with memories of drunken fights and just some of my worst memories with him. Third, this baby wasn't planned and though i was excited, my husband wasn't at first. When I tested he said "god please don't be pregnant." He's better now and he's excited, but he wanted to have a better job before having a kid. And lastly, I feel as though his family is kinda trying to take over my pregnancy. We told his parents first and his mother went and posted it on Facebook before I even got to tell my own mother. So people i don't even know knew about my pregnancy before my mom did. Granted I should have said not to tell anyone, but still, I didn't think she would do that. They are also trying to do things to the nursery that I didn't agree on. I've explained to my husband that I haven't gotten to do anything that I dreamed of during this pregnancy (I couldn't even pick my doctor because the virus) and that i would appreciate it if we could at least pick out a first name I like and his dad's name can be a middle name. But that's not good enough for my husband. He is making me feel bad, but if I give in like I always do for people, I know I'll regret it and be heartbroken. I always do things to please other people, I never do anything for myself. But I want to do this pregnancy my way for once. Should I stand my ground?
I just don't get why i should name my child after his father when he wasn't even excited at first and didn't want to have a baby at the time, and if he can name our kid after his dad, why can't we name him after mine? I also want our kid to be an individual and have their own name.
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