My mum keeps getting our (unborn) baby’s name wrong

So, I’m due any day now (overdue 🥲) and we’ve known we’re having little girl since 15 weeks, so have had a name for a whole. We knew we wanted to honour my mum’s mum in some way, and so the name we settled on in the end included my nan’s first name, as a middle name. My mum keeps referring to our baby’s name as though the middle name is part of the first name, by hyphenating it. This isn’t the name, but for arguments sake let’s say her first name is Sarah and middle name is Jane, so “Sarah Jane”, but my mum keeps referring to her as “Sarah-Jane”. How do I go about correcting my mum? I told her the name we were going with over WhatsApp and I’ve included it in cards, without ever using a hyphen. I was clear it was a middle name. She’s clearly excited and proud that her late mum’s name is included and so she wants to use it, but the intention was never for her name to be two names in one, and she’s telling everyone the name as if it is. So I need to correct her but I don’t want to upset her :( HELP! What would you do?

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I gave my daughter a middle name and I always think it's a Mum or Auntie thing to say both. My Auntie has always called me Emma Lou or Emma Louise but it's just my middle name. When you announce it people will know. My sister calls my daughter by both names occasionally. Personally I like it. As long as you and official people, friends know I wouldn't worry too much xx

@Emma it’s more the hyphenating thing as it isn’t hyphenated. It’s really bothering me 😂

Just have to try tell her again lol. Maybe you could get something with the name printed on it so it's plain to see 🤣

I can make you a coming home outfit with just her first name on it if you like 😆😆 make it very clear haha!! How exciting I hope your last days in pregnancy and birth go well🩷

My mum calls my daughter both her names quite a bit and I think it’s just because she loves the names. is she actually using them as one name or just saying both? Does she write it like that ?

@Chanelle 😂😂 love it

@Tess she’s saying them as two names in one, so like “Mary-Anne” as opposed to first name Mary, second name Anne. I’m just so worried she’s misunderstood 😂💔 I’m hoping once she’s born and I announce it without the hyphen she’ll understand. My mum is the sweetest soul in the world so I’m so worried to upset her!

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