Today on the Bobby Bones Show, a caller from Pennsylvania shared something she wishes she had done differently during her pregnancy: keep her baby name a secret until her son was born. She explained that once she told people the name, the opinions started coming in, and not all of them were positive. Even the smallest reactions stuck with her, and she realized later that waiting would have saved her some stress.
The room agreed that announcing a name after the baby arrives helps avoid unwanted feedback. Once there’s a baby attached to the name, people usually keep their opinions to themselves, and the name feels right because it already belongs to someone.
The conversation shifted to baby playlists and whether babies can recognize music they hear in the womb. One listener had played Bon Jovi throughout her pregnancy and swore her child loved the band after birth too. That story sparked talk about what kind of music might influence a baby before they’re born and whether a delivery-room playlist should be chosen by mom, dad, or both. The general consensus was that mom gets first pick in that moment.
Bobby shared that he and his wife Caitlin will be waiting to share their baby's name or gender until they are ready, and Bobby will keep playing music he likes to their baby while in the womb.