Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you use "I" or "we"?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you use "I" or "we"? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:04:46 +0000 T.H.O.U. on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-333013 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:17:12 +0000 T.H.O.U. 333013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I caught myself the other day. My husband asked when we were going to turn LO around forward facing in the car seat. I told him that "we" we were going to wait as long as possible, hopefully at least past 2 (AAP recommendation). I didn't even think about using the term "we" even though I don't think he was in agreement with the decision. ladyfingers on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-333002 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:13:38 +0000 ladyfingers 333002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use I, sometimes to a fault. I catch myself saying my baby, my house, my bedroom. Bad! Alivoo01 on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-333000 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:12:52 +0000 Alivoo01 333000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm with @artbee in that it depends on the situation I guess. I use both. heffalump on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332880 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:55:17 +0000 heffalump 332880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I guess it depends. Sometimes I use I, and sometimes we. Sweet T on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332490 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:29:12 +0000 Sweet T 332490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I catch myself using 'we' a lot on HB. IRL, it depends on the situation, but I usually use I. Baby Boy Mom on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332486 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:28:10 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 332486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I mostly use "we", but lots of times I'm referring to myself and LO...since "our" schedule is the one I'm talking about. chopsuey on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332484 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:27:38 +0000 chopsuey 332484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Depends on the situation. Usually I say I though. MaisyMay on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332453 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:59:40 +0000 MaisyMay 332453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It depends. When making plans or discussing pregnancy, I tend to say "we" but other conversations are "I." Sometimes my "we" refers to Little Girl and myself though. For instance, Hubs can ask how I'm feeling and I'll tell him that "we've had a rough day because LO is bouncing on my bladder" or whatever. Mrs. Pen on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332274 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:41:29 +0000 Mrs. Pen 332274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I say we all the time! ShootingStar on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332273 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:41:03 +0000 ShootingStar 332273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm definitely a we-er too. If it was something I didn't do alone I generally say "we did this" or "we went here," etc. I also realized the other day I've started to say "when we get pregnant", which I find kind of funny because I used to just think off it as the woman getting pregnant since she the one's carrying the baby. MediaNaranja on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332264 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:32:45 +0000 MediaNaranja 332264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I almost always say I, and I am trying to break myself of the habit, especially for certain things that should be plural. For example, I always say my apartment, when it should be referred to as ours. MrsBrewer on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332238 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:13:27 +0000 MrsBrewer 332238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am a "we" person also!! I allllwways say we! Honeybee on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332235 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:09:07 +0000 Honeybee 332235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Jacks: ...and encouraging us to eat even when we were miserably sick and cried at the very thought of food... Maybe it has something to do with our difficult pregnancies? Our partners were very involved, but I know a lot of women don't necessarily need that level of involvement from their SOs. Mrs. Jacks on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332229 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:06:21 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 332229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Honeybee: I don't really get why people hate that so much. I was so sick and Mr. Jacks did everything for our family, from cooking to cleaning to feeding the dog. I would have wasted away without him! mrbee on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332224 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:04:31 +0000 mrbee 332224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I usually say I, unless I know for sure that Mrs. Bee agrees with something I'm saying! Honeybee on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332222 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:04:15 +0000 Honeybee 332222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Jacks: "We" were also pregnant! I know some people hate that, but it was important to me to acknowledge my husband's role in our pregnancies. Mrs. Jacks on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332216 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:02:13 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 332216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm a "we-er". People thought it was really weird when I referred to "us" being pregnant... But I really feel that Mr. Jacks went through it too. Maybe the sign of the closeness of our relationships with our partners? MamaMoose on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332214 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:01:35 +0000 MamaMoose 332214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It totally depends on the situation and whether or not I feel qualified to speak for my husband on that particular subject. But I will say I never use "we" when talking about my pregnancy. "We" are not pregnant... I am! : ) oahujeni on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332211 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:00:19 +0000 oahujeni 332211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do the same thing and always catch myself saying "we" (referring to me and DH.) I just do it without thinking Honeybee on "Do you use "I" or "we"?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-i-or-we#post-332202 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:56:53 +0000 Honeybee 332202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've noticed that I use "we" a lot. When talking in real life, responding to HB posts, or emailing firends/family, I often speak in the plural, I guess referring to myself and my husband. Is that weird? Lately I've been trying to talk more in the singular first person, but it just feels weird. (For example, I just wrote this whole post in "we"s and then replaced them with "I"s after rereading it.)