CHOOSING the perfect baby name is a tricky decision for any parent to make.
After all, the child is going to be responding to the same moniker for the rest of their lives.
But one new mum has told how she has "major name regret" after calling her three-month-old son, Malachi.
The anonymous woman to to Reddit and explained: "I don't know why but I suddenly do not like the name at all."
I want to change it to Thomas which sounds more professional and handsome in my opinion."
She went on to ask whether it'd be "terrible" to change the name and added "everyone’s saying it’s crazy and I’m crazy."
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The post has since been flooded with comments, with many offering the worried mum their top advice.
"Malachi isn’t unprofessional at all!" reassured one. "And definitely a very cute and handsome name for him to grow into!"
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I would wait a little bit and see if this feeling continues to grow or it just passes before going through with the change."
But this isn’t a crazy feeling or idea, so many people feel this way after having a baby – naming a whole human is hard."
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Maybe try calling him a nickname for now? kai, mal, mac, mally, alec are some ideas."
A second suggested: "Give it a few months until your hormones level out."
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"There's nothing wrong with Malachi. Give it some time."
For me it took awhile before my kids' names felt like they fit."
A third wrote: "Malachi Joseph is a stunning name. I love it. In a professional context there will be 5 other Thomas’ and people won’t know which Thomas he is."
Thomas from accounts or Thomas in sales? There probably won’t be another Malachi!"
Meanwhile, another added: "Oh I actually like both names! Can't go wrong. It takes time for a name to grow on the baby IMHO."
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I love our son's name but had some waffling until I got used to it. My mil in particular pronounces it in a way I don't like and that gave me pause! But now I can't see him any other way."
Agree with the suggestion of trying out nicknames, especially with a strong name like Malachi it just may take time for baby to "fit" into the full version of it!"
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