Hellobee Boards Topic: When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?

Hellobee Boards Topic: When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 22:52:46 +0000 LuLu Mom on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536709 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:41:43 +0000 LuLu Mom 2536709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well they start with the same letter, so I usually do Em and Ev (which I do call them in person occasionally too.) snowjewelz on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536689 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:30:19 +0000 snowjewelz 2536689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Alba4: Same here :silly: Pumuckl on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536585 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 05:09:28 +0000 Pumuckl 2536585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I use the short versions of their names/nicknames. AprilFool on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536584 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 05:03:33 +0000 AprilFool 2536584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Always! Cherrybee on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536582 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 04:27:44 +0000 Cherrybee 2536582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use her full name unless I'm texting DH, then I use her nickname, which is longer! autumnlove on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536559 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 00:45:43 +0000 autumnlove 2536559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never, I just type out their nicknames Truth Bombs on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536549 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:57:29 +0000 Truth Bombs 2536549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Usually I refer to her my her first and middle initial. My husband and I often call her that and she responds to it. birdofafeather on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536542 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:27:43 +0000 birdofafeather 2536542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ not usually! Torchwood on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536536 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:14:37 +0000 Torchwood 2536536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Her name is short so no. But since I only have the one I mostly just use pronouns and assume people know who I'm taking about. DH has a long name so I made a shortcut. Mostly because it kept autocorrecting to Christmas. AngelicOne on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536515 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 22:44:48 +0000 AngelicOne 2536515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, especially when I'm talking to my family or my birth club on here. youboots on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536511 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 22:39:34 +0000 youboots 2536511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sometimes. misolee on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536504 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 22:27:25 +0000 misolee 2536504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, their names both starts with E Mrs. Sunshine on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536482 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:15:59 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2536482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Rarely but I usually refer to my DH by his first initial because I'm lazy and his name is long ms.line on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536480 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:12:49 +0000 ms.line 2536480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, and I refer to other kids I know by their first intial, too! mediagirl on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536460 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:46:17 +0000 mediagirl 2536460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. A couple of my online friends do, though. When they do it makes me feel like I should. Haha. Mae on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536455 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:30:49 +0000 Mae 2536455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No I call her fia. (But I do call my husband B-- even though I never call him that out loud) fancyfunction on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536453 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:28:35 +0000 fancyfunction 2536453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All the time - her first name is 9 letters! chopsuey on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536439 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:13:10 +0000 chopsuey 2536439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, all the time. LindsayLou on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536424 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:49:50 +0000 LindsayLou 2536424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. My stepson's nickname which we always use, is Jay. My daughters name begins with a J as well, so it would feel like I was referring to the wrong kid. One of her nicknames is Jo, so I have a super short option. Astro Bee on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536422 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:45:23 +0000 Astro Bee 2536422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's a nickname DH and I use for him when talking, so yes! iheartleopardprint on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536419 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:42:53 +0000 iheartleopardprint 2536419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I occasionally use my son's first initial, but most of the time his full name. Never an initial for my daughter as her name starts with an I, and it's just too confusing! Mrs. Pickle on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536408 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:31:15 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2536408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I usually type R instead of her whole name. FaithFertility on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536400 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:14:55 +0000 FaithFertility 2536400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My DD's nickname is her first initial We all call her G 50% of the time so I txt that a lot T.H.O.U. on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536396 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:09:47 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2536396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs Panda: yup! This! It saves a lot of time. Mrs Panda on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536382 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:51:51 +0000 Mrs Panda 2536382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I created a shortcut on my phone so it automatically fills in their full names when I type the first two letters (they both have kind of long names so it's helpful!). mrbee on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536381 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:49:36 +0000 mrbee 2536381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Haha I totally do this when I'm in a hurry! My kids become C and O... Alba4 on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536377 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:47:11 +0000 Alba4 2536377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, his name is only 4 letters! erinbaderin on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536373 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:44:53 +0000 erinbaderin 2536373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sometimes. Also I put shortcuts in my phone so I can type two letters and it autocompletes to their full name. tinyperson on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536343 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:17:58 +0000 tinyperson 2536343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ depends on my mood :) twodoghouse on "When texting, do you refer to your LO by their first name initial?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-texting-do-you-use-your-los-first-initial#post-2536341 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:15:10 +0000 twodoghouse 2536341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, I use A and B for everything. Alice picked it up and calls Blake B now.