Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:49:03 +0000 Mrs. Detour on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1803480 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:51:39 +0000 Mrs. Detour 1803480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I remember my mom constantly calling my the dog's name as a kid. I just thought she was crazy but I'm totally guilty of calling DH the cat's name (and the cat has a very silly name). MrsMccarthy on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1803318 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:12:36 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1803318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Haha yes we constantly call our son by our cats name and vice versa! They are both our babies so it makes sense I suppose. LBee on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1803287 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:57:51 +0000 LBee 1803287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No LO yet, but I struggle with not telling kids to "release" or "drop it" when they have something they shouldn't. Definitely the commands we use for our dogs... LovelyPlum on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1803249 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:45:09 +0000 LovelyPlum 1803249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All the time! ValentineMommy on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1803179 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:22:22 +0000 ValentineMommy 1803179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All the time! MrsF on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1590315 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:17:03 +0000 MrsF 1590315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup. I even emailed my dog walker and used my LO's name. Doh! Cherrybee on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1590280 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:02:06 +0000 Cherrybee 1590280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did when we first brought her home but I haven't for a while now! fussygal on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1590279 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:02:06 +0000 fussygal 1590279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The first week I had a hard time not saying "good boy" (like I would to our dog ) to DD. Dandelion on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1590209 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:42:48 +0000 Dandelion 1590209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yeah I keep calling M Zeus for some weird reason lol. meredithNYC on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1590145 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:24:22 +0000 meredithNYC 1590145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All the time, and our dog's name is Phyllis. Poor LO! chopsuey on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1590123 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:14:41 +0000 chopsuey 1590123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ lol :D my sister and mom have used our dog's name, but I haven't! nana87 on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1590110 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:12:14 +0000 nana87 1590110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We keep mixing up our baby's and younger dog's names. And also we keep calling her bassinet her crate and the pediatrician her vet... We've been dog-parents for 5 years and baby-parents for 3 weeks, it's going to take some time to adjust, lol! ValentineMommy on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1589672 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:07:45 +0000 ValentineMommy 1589672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All the time! Doesn't help that the dog has a human name (Ben) and DS's name isn't that far off (Dez, short for Desmond) CupQuakeWalk on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1589666 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:06:17 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1589666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We don't have pets but I do it with my husband and son all the time. cheert16 on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1589664 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:05:50 +0000 cheert16 1589664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. My husband is Bert, son is Bradley and dog is Blackie- in any given day they all get called something other than their actual name! autumnlove on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1589663 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:05:28 +0000 autumnlove 1589663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All the time after LO 1 was born. Now just the girls. Alivoo01 on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1589659 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:04:31 +0000 Alivoo01 1589659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parents call DS the dog's name all the time! We haven't yet, but a friend of ours calls their daughter their dog's name and vice versa all the time. Mamaof2 on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1589620 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:55:38 +0000 Mamaof2 1589620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I call my kids by my dogs name all the time...... my kids correct me quickly! eta: In my defense they are both always at my feet and follow me everywhere (dog and kids!) :silly: Mrs. Champagne on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1589617 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:55:13 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1589617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When DS first came home (5 weeks ago) we kept calling him our pups name! Woops! mrbee on "Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-use-your-pets-name-to-refer-to-your-lo-or-vice-versa#post-1589613 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:54:20 +0000 mrbee 1589613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I keep calling Smokey the cat "Olive" (our daughter's name). Argh! Well, better than calling my daughter Smokey, at least! Do you ever use your pet's name to refer to your LO? Or vice versa?