Last week, Australian model Megan Gale announced she had welcomed her second child, a daughter, with fiancé Shaun Hampson.
Alongside an image of all four family members holding hands (the couple’s three-year-old son, River, made an appearance), Gale wrote her daughter was already a “sweet little soul”.
Now, the 42-year-old has shared the first image of her daughter, but there is one thing missing.
Baby Girl Gale-Hampson is yet to be named.
“She is yet to be officially named but we’re getting close,” the new mum-of-two wrote alongside an image of her holding her daughter in the moments after she was born.
“Hard to believe a week has passed since we welcomed our precious girl into the world and our lives,” she added.
“This photo was taken exactly a week ago while I was enjoying my first cuddle with her.”
But it seems the model and actress’ naming dilemma isn’t as uncommon as we all may think.
Blogger Sophie Cachia, AKA The Young Mummy, explained earlier this year she had re-named her daughter two weeks after her birth realising it “wasn’t quite right”.
Six months later, Sophie was doubting her daughter’s name once again.
Other mums shared their own stories on Megan Gale’s Instagram of struggling to find the perfect names for their new additions.
“It took me 10 days to find a name which suited my daughter,” one mum wrote.
“I had all these names pre-planned but none felt right & then one day when all was quiet it just popped out of nowhere.”
“Had ours a day before you and still no name,” another said.
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Another parent shared that such an important naming task was sure to take some time.
“It’s a big decision though so take your time. Daughters are a very precious gift,” she wrote.
Others flooded her comments with suggestions, telling the model her daughter looked like an Emily, Madalyn, Coco or Charli.
For the most part, Gale’s fans are just happy that the new bub is happy, healthy and loved – and the lack of a name reveal just makes things all the more exciting.
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Thank Christ she didn't go with all those bogan suggestions. Madalyn? Charli? FFS.