You will use your child’s name about 2,735,000 times in their first 18 years – so you have an important decision to make!

Choosing a name for your baby can be easy or difficult - depending on the type of name you want.

If you want a unique baby name, an unusual, cute, modern or uncommon baby name, then choosing may not be so easy.

If you want a common or popular name, searching the baby name sites on the internet will give you more choice than ever before.

Some sites have as many as 70,000 names to choose from!

This site is dedicated to helping you choose that unique, cute, modern or special name.

There are tips on how to choose a name, how to avoid the naming mistakes, and hundreds of unique names to look through.

There is also helpful information and checklists on childproofing your home, new baby checklist, baby birth announcements, SIDS, child immunization, child poisoning information, toy safety and toy safety buying tips, fire safety around your home, and the Child Safety Protection Act.

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Table of Contents

7-Naming Mistakes
When you are naming your baby you should try and avoid making these 7 mistakes

Choosing a Name
If you don't know where to start when choosing a name there is plenty of help and advice here

Naming Tips
Helpful tips when you and your partner can't agree on a name or you are not sure about a name you have chosen

Top Baby Names
These are the top baby names for boys and girls that parents hav e chosen for their babies

Unique Baby Names
We have included hundreds of unique, unusual, uncommon and cute baby names to help you choose the right name for your bundle of joy

Celebrity Baby Names
Popular and well known celebrities have given their children some very unique names. We have included a list of the parents and the names they gave to their children

Due Date Calculator
For most mothers, as soon as you find out you are pregnant, the first question is when am I due?

Pregnancy Symptoms
Before you may even suspect you are pregnant, your body will be undergoing significant changes which are designed to support your developing embryo

Pregnancy Test
These days it is very easy to test at home whether you are pregnant or not by using home pregnancy test kits

Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding helps lay the foundations of a healthy life for a baby and helps the mother as well

Pagan Wiccan Baby Names
Choosing a Wiccan name is about finding inspiration from nature, the elements, animals, gemstones, talents and the gods

Filipino Baby Names
Filipino baby names have been influenced by Spain and Latin America due to the 400 years of Spanish colonial rule that began in the mid 1500's. Most of the names listed here are Tagalog in origin [Tagalog is one of the major languages spoken in the Phillipines]

Childproof Your Home
If you haven’t already childproofed your home, now is a good time to start! If you have already done it, this checklist may be helpful if there are some things you may have overlooked

New Baby Checklist
A checklist for parents to be and includes preparing the home for the new baby, what to pack for the hospital and important things for mom, dad and the baby

Baby Birth Announcements
Helpful hints that include 7 things you should consider including in your announcement, whether you should include a photo and the best time to send it, styles of announcement and thank you notes

Prevent Child Poisoning
This information covers what to do in cases of accidental poisoning, what information is needed when you call emergency services, and how to prevent poisonings

Immunization
Immunization has been called the most important public health intervention in history, after safe drinking water. This section includes information on why you should immunize your child, and includes an immunization schedule.

Fire Safety in Your Home
A comprehensive fire safety checklist for your home so you can protect and safeguard the family members who depend on you

Toy Safety
Includes what to look for when buying toys, and has points on storing, maintaining and identifying toy hazards

Toy Safety Tips
Toy safety shopping tips for toys in age groups under 3, ages 3 through 5, and ages 6 through 12

SIDS
SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is explained, and covers what it is, what you should know about it, and how you can lower your baby's risk of SIDS

Child Safety Protection Act
Do you know what the Act is about? Read this fact sheet to find out about the law relating to the labeling of goods manufactured locally or imported, and how it affects child safety

Articles
Published articles that you may find of interest