PICKING a baby name can be stressful as you want it to be just right for your little one.
And sometimes you may look to friends and family for help.
However, one mum has been left livid after her exes choice of baby name for his newborn.
She claims it’s “basically the same” as his eldest son, whom they both share.
The mum has now been left heartbroken as she feels her son has been replaced.
And so she took the claim to Mumsnet, to ask for some advice on how to handle the situation.
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In it, she then explained that she and her ex-husband share an 11-year-old son named Barnaby and claims the father no longer shares a close relationship with him since the divorce.
Sharing her problem to the forum "Am I being unreasonable?", she titled her post: " Ex naming his Baby the same name as our DS."
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She said: "His bio father has never had much input in Barnaby’s life and only sees him on average once every few months.
"Although my ex’s Mother and father have a very close relationship with Barnaby and he often spends the night with them and they help with childcare occasionally."
The mum added that since she met her current partner when her son was five, "he has been in Barnaby’s life for most of what he can remember".
Her post continued: "My ex has been in a relationship for around 2 years.
"I gather with a women I have only ever spoken a few words to as when I drop Barnaby at his house she never seems to be in.
"I had just come to find out through my [son] that my ex’s partner was pregnant (around 8 months).
'Named their son Barney'
"So when I next called my ex to discuss when Barnaby was going to next come around to his house there was a short pause before he said that his partner had just given birth about 2 days prior to a baby boy that they named BARNEY???
"I was speechless I asked him why he called his [son] basically the same name as our [son] Barnaby and he said that he hadn’t realised that but was not going to change it because his [partner] had fallen in love with the name."
She concluded: "Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong on many levels practically calling your son the same name as your other son and what can I actually do about this (do I just have to leave it and tell my DS that he has basically been “replaced”???!!)"
And many people were quick to say that it was a "ridiculous" choice and offer advice.
One person said: "Your ex and his partner are both complete idiots. Honestly, some people are ridiculous."
Another wrote: "That is insaaaane!!"
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And a third said: "You can't do anything about the name. If it was me I wouldn't say anything about the name but if my son mentioned it I'd be as neutral as possible. Maybe talk about siblings with similar names and how that can be a thing."
"Yeah, it’s weird but realistically there isn’t anything you can do about it. Just say that they really liked the name," someone else suggested.
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