https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:57:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271417 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:01:30 +0000 lawbee11 271417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jholler25: phew! We got married in Key West in December and I gave each of the girls a monogrammed beach bag as a wedding favor...I was going to be super embarrassed if I did it wrong! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271394 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:57:31 +0000 PrincessBaby 271394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: my mom did ours both ways...I think it just depends on which letter you want to showcase. I always wanted my J "big." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271333 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:34:30 +0000 lawbee11 271333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: I would have never read CAO as cow, so I totally think you're fine. I think initials only matter when they spell out curse words or other offensive words. (I had a friend in high school whose initials were KKK...now that is just wrong.)</p> <p>@jholler25: I have always done the 3 initial monogram with the last name initial in the middle, the first to the left and the middle to the right....have I been doing it wrong this whole time?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271317 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:05:28 +0000 PrincessBaby 271317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have never read that as Cow. I honestly don't think that initials are that important. And also, a lot of times when you have things monogrammed, they put the first letter in the middle, the middle initial to the left, and the last name initial to the right. So in those instances, her initials would be aCo. Totally not cow!</p> <p>Our daughter's screwed both ways...It looks like if we use the middle name that DH likes, her initals will be HAH!</p> <p>Then if I have something monogrammed, it will read aHh....So AHH....Whatevs:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271200 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:04:59 +0000 LAGS 271200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We considered honoring DH's aunt and giving our LO her name as a middle... but when we finalized Addison as a first, ASS just wasn't going to cut it :) CAO on the other hand, I would be fine with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271194 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:57:41 +0000 matador84 271194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It mattered to us. LO's initials are GO-which isn't bad, nothing weird or silly. But, we definitely wanted to avoid BO-we did consider Oliver as a middle name for a little bit, but then his initials would be GOO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271134 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:45:52 +0000 sunny 271134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the opinions! I feel much better about it and I think we're going to fill in the birth certificate tomorrow and finally send it in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271124 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:41:47 +0000 Mrs. Pen 271124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Superhero: ohh no!!! Not good... But now I'm curious!!</p> <p>@Jennimac: Lol made me chuckle </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271112 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:45:09 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 271112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, my daughter's initials are brutal. Totally didn't notice until my husband pointed it out when she was 5 months old. Hope no one notices.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271108 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:34:57 +0000 singingbee 271108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think that CAO is that bad. Now, I do have a friend that realized her baby's initials are OMG. That I would change. Especially nowadays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271106 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:33:08 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 271106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think CAO is bad either. I don't think kids would make the connection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271096 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:34:36 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 271096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think little kids teasing about initials would be sharp enough to connect CAO with cow ... It would be different if the initials were COW or ASS or something like that... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271087 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:23:16 +0000 Rubies 271087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think CAO is anything to be worried about! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271086 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:22:47 +0000 heffalump 271086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't mind those initials. Some initials are deal breakers, but that's not bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271084 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:18:13 +0000 MamaCate 271084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think CAO would be a deal-breaker for me. I would say as long as they don't spell something ridiculous or offensive, it wouldn't be a big deal. People don't use initials that often. </p> <p>It is hard enough to pick a name so if you have finally found something you agree on, don't let the letters stop you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-initials-matter#post-271081 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:12:41 +0000 sunny 271081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've picked out a first name and last name and now we're down to a middle name. </p> <p>The only hesitation I have with the middle name we've chosen is that it spells out the initials CAO. </p> <p>Maybe I'm a little sensitive because as a kid, people used to call me a "cow", but are the initials CAO bad? Or is it a non-issue and I"m over thinking things?</p> <p>Thanks! </p>