https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:04:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-168076 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:33:17 +0000 kodybear 168076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: just curious, what does your LO call you and your DH? my MIL says she wants to be called "mama" but for reason it kind of irked me cause then wouldn't the LO get confused between calling me mama and her mama? english isn't my mil's first language so DH thinks she meant "nana" but we're not sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-168071 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:27:09 +0000 Minnie_Girl 168071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Blue: @mediagirl: Thanks! No story behind the names really. When my nephew was born, my mom wanted a cute, unique grandparent name that would be easy for little ones to pronounce! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-168063 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:23:41 +0000 chopsuey 168063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO doesn't talk yet, but she'll call my parents grandma and grandpa in Korean.<br /> She'll call her paternal grandparents grandmom and grandpa (in korean!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167549 Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:12 +0000 Sweet T 167549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO doesn't talk yet and he's the first grandchild on both sides. My mom wants to be called "YaYa" and my dad wants to be called "PawPaw." I don't like YaYa and I call my grandpa (dad's dad) "PawPaw." I have no idea what DS's parents want to be called. We don't live close to any of our family so I think we could really teach DS to call them whatever. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167537 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:54:55 +0000 bushelandapeck 167537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom goes by Nana and my dad by Grandpa. DH's parents are Papa and Grammie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167533 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:52:24 +0000 Mrs. Blue 167533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love them all! We always tease FIL that if he doesn't pick something, we're going to have the baby call him Papooski, Poo for short. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167527 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:48:42 +0000 autumnlove 167527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Poa-Poa and Gung-gung on my side. Grandma and Grandpa on DH's side! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167454 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:49:39 +0000 heffalump 167454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents are grandma and grandpa. My inlaws are nanny and poppy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167442 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:45:16 +0000 Alivoo01 167442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our kids will call my parents the Chinese term for grandma and grandpa and call the hubby's parents the Cambodian term for grandma and grandpa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167399 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:23:55 +0000 ninja 167399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister's kids call my parents Nana and Papa, and some of my husband's nieces and nephews call his parents Nanny and Papa, but we haven't talked about what our kids will call them yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167364 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:09:21 +0000 Pipers Mommy 167364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents are Nina and Pa, and my ILs are Grandma and Grandpa </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167363 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:08:47 +0000 Rubies 167363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents are Korean so LO will either just say "grandma and grandpa" (in English) or "halmuni and harabuhgee" but it's tough to say for such a little one.</p> <p>My in-laws are Chinese and they want LO to call them "mama and yeh-yeh". I don't like the term "mama" because that's usually what little ones call their mothers! Oh well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167360 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:07:24 +0000 littlebug 167360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom and step-dad are Fritz and Gigi, and I assume our LOs will call them that. Hubs's parents are Nunu and Pop, and again, I assume our LOs will call them that. I have no idea what my dad will want to be called - this will be his first grandchild! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167356 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:05:44 +0000 Rock n Roll 167356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She calls them "grandma" and "grandpa" on both sides. We'll probably add their first names to differentiate at some point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167353 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:03:51 +0000 mediagirl 167353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The in-laws like Nana and Grandpa. My parents are going to be Gram and Gramp or Grandpa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167352 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:03:42 +0000 mrs. wagon 167352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both grandmas are "halmuni" (Korean for grandma) and grandpa is "harabuhgee" (Korean for grandpa). Great-grandma is "noh halmuni" (old grandma). </p> <p>After MIL took care of Wagon Jr. for a weekend, we picked him up and his teachers asked me "ok mom, who's Harmony? he keeps asking for Harmony." So funny because the pronunciation for grandma in Korean sounds just like Harmony! I explained it was his grandma... and they asked, "oh, is that her name?" I just kinda said yes. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167350 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:02:53 +0000 mediagirl 167350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Minnie_Girl: lolli and pop!!! How cute is that!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167343 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:57:24 +0000 Mrs. Blue 167343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Minnie_Girl: Lolli is so cute. Is there a story for how that came about?</p> <p>@purrpletulips: I think papa is so cute. I wanted my dad to go by that but my nieces coined him grandpa. Maybe I'll be like you and just change it for my Littles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167330 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:50:07 +0000 purrpletulips 167330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO isn't the first grandchild for my parents but has decided to not follow my niece and nephew in calling them "ma" and "pa". My LO calls my parents "mama" or "papa" although most of the time she thinks the names are interchangeable and calls my mom "papa" or when you tell her to point to "mama" she points to my dad. </p> <p>We try to get her to call DH's dad "grandpap" but she doesn't see him often so who knows what she'll end up calling him. </p> <p>We don't see or talk to DH's mom much but she signs any card "nana" and wants to be called that; so far LO doesn't call her anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167241 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:51:45 +0000 Minnie_Girl 167241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents are called Lolli and Pop. I have no clue what DH's parents are called! </p> <p>Among great-grandparents, they'll have a Marmee, Nanny, Poppy, Granny P., &lt;First Name&gt;, and two more Grannys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-your-lo-call-hisher-grandparents#post-167226 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:48:06 +0000 Mrs. Blue 167226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL and FIL will be first time grandparents when we have a baby. Everytime we see then they try to decide why they want to be called as grandparents. My nieces call my dad Grandpa and my mom Grandma or Nī Nī.</p> <p>What do your parents and ILs go by? </p>