https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:26:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-149044 Sat, 05 May 2012 08:47:50 +0000 808love 149044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Super cute! My LO and DH are cookie monsters too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-148991 Sat, 05 May 2012 07:10:19 +0000 Mrs. Pen 148991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha well like Grace said I just changed mine and asfar as I know, it hasn't been confusing! I kept my avatar the same. But until recently, you didn't have an avatar, right? I like mr bees idea about scrabble spelling boogs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-148966 Sat, 05 May 2012 03:20:38 +0000 cupcakemama 148966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the new avatar! I need to get around to doing one... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-148963 Sat, 05 May 2012 01:59:03 +0000 Boogs 148963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: Thanks! I think it's more fitting if I do change my name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-148675 Fri, 04 May 2012 17:54:20 +0000 BSB 148675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Love your new avatar!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144846 Wed, 02 May 2012 12:02:58 +0000 BSB 144846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Aww, I like mama cookie! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144734 Wed, 02 May 2012 10:39:54 +0000 Boogs 144734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Ah that's quite clever.</p> <p>@bluestriped bee: I'm still not 100% set, but something like Cookie or Mama Cookie as a nod to DH &amp; LO who are cookie monsters. Or Mama Dino as as nod to LO who I sometimes refer to as a baby dino, but I want to say someone may already have a user name similar to that. The name choosing process is so hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144687 Wed, 02 May 2012 09:42:49 +0000 BSB 144687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: What name would you change it to? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144647 Wed, 02 May 2012 09:11:44 +0000 heffalump 144647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the others. As long as the picture is the same, I will know who you are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144636 Wed, 02 May 2012 09:03:59 +0000 Alivoo01 144636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with proceeding to change since I also recognize a poster by their avatar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144592 Wed, 02 May 2012 08:33:48 +0000 PBandBaseball 144592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recognize people by their avatar, so I think you'd be ok if you changed your name. It actually throws me off more when someone has a new picture. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144586 Wed, 02 May 2012 08:30:56 +0000 mrs. wagon 144586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: hehe that's cute!</p> <p>I say go ahead!! the regulars will get used to your new name soon enough ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144583 Wed, 02 May 2012 08:30:05 +0000 LuLu Mom 144583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have also thought about changing mine from my actual name, I didn't really think on that one. I was planning on keeping my picture the same so people still recognized me, but I haven't made the plunge yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144516 Wed, 02 May 2012 07:18:45 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 144516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's ok to change it. I changed mine after I had a lot of posts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144505 Wed, 02 May 2012 07:07:16 +0000 Rubies 144505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Mr. Bee's suggestion - people will get used to your new name if you choose to change it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144502 Wed, 02 May 2012 07:02:54 +0000 lavender 144502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: ohh good idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144500 Wed, 02 May 2012 06:57:06 +0000 mrbee 144500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: How about having your avatar be some Scrabble pieces that spell the word BOOGS for a while? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144499 Wed, 02 May 2012 06:51:06 +0000 Grace 144499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Go ahead! Cocobee just changed her name and kept her picture the same. There's a thread about it and it turned out that most people just identify you by your picture, not your name anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144491 Wed, 02 May 2012 06:41:41 +0000 chopsuey 144491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been thinking about changing mine too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-thinking-of-changing-my-name#post-144446 Wed, 02 May 2012 01:03:54 +0000 Boogs 144446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been thinking about this for quite a while, but it's tricky because I feel like everyone already knows me as this user name. Would it be crazy of me to change my name now? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-last-name-to-have-the-same-last-name-as-your-child#post-123807 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:07:34 +0000 cvbee 123807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I changed mine so we'd all have the same family name.<br /> I'm a teacher and I find it so handy when the whole family has the same last name. Makes it easier when I'm writing notes to not have to remember the last names of the Moms on top of the last names of the kids (and remember which Mom last name goes with which kid last name).<br /> Also as a teacher, my last name is really 'out there', and I am proud to have a married name....it was fun to have the transition at school from Miss ___ to Mrs _____. I don't regret it one bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-last-name-to-have-the-same-last-name-as-your-child#post-123787 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:48:33 +0000 mediagirl 123787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Part of the reason I changed my name was for kids. I liked my last name so I just took it as my middle and moved on. I also like having the same name as my husband. Less confusion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-last-name-to-have-the-same-last-name-as-your-child#post-123741 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:12:48 +0000 cyneswith 123741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not for my kids' sake. My husband's last name is sweet, if a little comical (it's a homonym for a type of sandwich), and it's shorter than my maiden name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-last-name-to-have-the-same-last-name-as-your-child#post-123736 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:01:34 +0000 SugarplumsMom 123736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nah. I thought about it when I got pregnant, but I'm keeping it. It might mean a little bit of a hassle when we're traveling, but it's no biggie. She'll always know I'm her mother regardless =) </p> <p>Plus, it's really common to not change your name here, so there isn't a negative association behind it at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-last-name-to-have-the-same-last-name-as-your-child#post-123683 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:25:00 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 123683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I changed my name. It was important to me that we shared a family name. Our first and last names (!) rhyme, so if would have been *really* strange if I'd hyphenated -- it would be like Ken &amp; Jen Slone-Hone. Okay, it was really hard to think of two made-up first and last names that rhyme LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-last-name-to-have-the-same-last-name-as-your-child#post-123092 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:24:22 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 123092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't change my last name though I did take his as a second middle name. I was already too far advanced in my career to make the change. The kids have my name as a second middle name and that's good enough for me. Most people know my husband as mr mylastname because I'm the only one who works outside the home. It always cracks us up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-last-name-to-have-the-same-last-name-as-your-child#post-123091 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:24:00 +0000 Mrs. Oyster 123091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't change my last name when we got married (3 years ago) - for a lot of reasons. We're expecting our 1st in August - but I'm not planning on changing my name at that time either. I don't think it's made us any less married to not have the same name, and so far we haven't run into any problems with paperwork, etc. I enjoy carrying my maiden name and, unless I have a huge problem not sharing a last name with our LO, don't see myself changing that anytime soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-last-name-to-have-the-same-last-name-as-your-child#post-123085 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:08:40 +0000 polkadots 123085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I changed my last name, even though I love my maiden name. My maiden name is really really common which made life easier since my first name isn't as common, now with my married name I have to spell out both first and last name when asked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-last-name-to-have-the-same-last-name-as-your-child#post-123039 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:13:26 +0000 missifu 123039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>many spanish speaking cultures do not have women change their last name, and each person has two last names. If my name is Jane Doe and DH's name is John Roe, our child would be Mary Roe Doe. Dad's last name first then Mom's last name. All legal documents ask for your two last names. </p> <p>Given this, DH never expected me to change my last name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-last-name-to-have-the-same-last-name-as-your-child#post-123023 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:05:26 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 123023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was planning on changing for the convenience of us all having the same last name, but because we have multiple citizenships it was was going to be way too much paperwork so I didn't. I was actually conflicted for a long time because I don't really like DH's last name, so it sort of worked out better that I couldn't do it..haha. That said, I don't mind using DH's last name socially. </p>