https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:42:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1754801 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:19:07 +0000 Somebunny 1754801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would. It's just one letter and if it makes you feel better about it, then it's worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1754687 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 18:53:10 +0000 Applesandbananas 1754687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For spelling, like what you're describing, yes. But I wouldn't totally change lo's name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1754656 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 17:51:54 +0000 NurseMommy 1754656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you should do it if it really bothers you and you and dh are on the same page about it. My parents changed my name when I was two months old and I am so glad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1754576 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:08:41 +0000 californiadreams 1754576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: I can;t imagine A's name any other way either!</p> <p>I don't think I would change the spelling of my LO's name, although it often gets mispronounced from reading it or misspelled from hearing it.....even though it is the most common spelling in French. It is just in English where people get confused, but I think LO will be okay. </p> <p>In your case, I would do it if it really bothers you. The only person to consider is LO and if he can't spell it yet, then you still have time :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1754143 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:27:00 +0000 autumnlove 1754143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would change if it bothered me. I hope your DH is ok with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1754123 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 00:06:22 +0000 googly-eyes 1754123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: we are changing a part of it but it keeps getting pushed to the back burner. But LO doesn't even know that par of her name is there so she won't miss it... I don't even see it as a big deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753761 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:28:45 +0000 pl0508 1753761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: oh shoot. That night not be worth the battle depending on how strongly he feels :( </p> <p>No idea re: cost </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753754 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:25:23 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1753754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: I would have to convince my husband..</p> <p>any idea how much it costs to change? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753747 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:21:48 +0000 pl0508 1753747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he was a young as your LO, yes. If it really bothered me I would ! FWIW I prefer the Y as well! Go with your gut and do it before he starts school! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753739 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:17:50 +0000 chopsuey 1753739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. We changed DS' middle name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753732 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:10:47 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1753732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: well, honestly I think what propelled me to the "i" is that's how it was spelled when I found it in a baby book! I didn't see the "y" spelling until googling who else had the name. But I've never seen it spelled with an "i" except for my J. So I think I initially thought they were equally common spellings until he was already born and named. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753717 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:04:29 +0000 Foodnerd81 1753717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Is the Y that much more common? Like, I wonder if just as many people would try to spell it with the I then anyway? I guess the baseball player does Y so probably more people would go with that.</p> <p>To answer the question, spelling is something we thought a really long time about in general (I have one of those names that is always "With an I or an E?" so I wanted one that only had one way to spell it). So I wouldn't change her name, but there is only one way to spell it. Not sure what I would do in your situation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753706 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:59:24 +0000 travelgirl1 1753706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not after she was born, but DH and I talked long and hard over whether to spell it with one L or two. He won. But to be honest now I can't imagine it any other way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753691 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:46:24 +0000 kml636 1753691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought about this too. My LO's name is constantly misspelled. In the first year you can easily change it through the SS dept, after that I think it's harder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753681 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:32:59 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1753681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: that's pretty much it. I like the more common spelling a lot better. I still don't even know why I went with the "i" instead of the "y" anyway. May have had to do with DH ;) Someone once told me that if a name ends with an "i" they think of it as feminine... and technically Cobi/Coby could go either way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753680 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:31:27 +0000 spaniellove 1753680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it meant enough to you to deal with the hassle and the possibility that people could still spell it wrong the other way!</p> <p>Not long after LO was born I started to regret hyphenating his last name because everyone who had to look up his name in a system complained about "oh the kid with the long name". It's not even that long. If we keep getting the comments I might be motivated to do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753678 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:31:12 +0000 swedishfish 1753678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: don't worry about what people think. Just tell them, if they ask, that it's something you thought about long and hard. You want to make the spelling of J's name the more common version to make it easier on him in the long run. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753674 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:27:45 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1753674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: he just says "o-b-i-" lol he doesn't know the full spelling. But "Y" is his favorite letter of the alphabet! So I'm sure he wouldn't mind the change ;) And people would start spelling it correctly...</p> <p>But how would I explain it to people??! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753672 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:26:29 +0000 swedishfish 1753672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably wouldn't change it unless a mistake was made on the birth certificate. But if it bothers you so much you should change it! Does J know how to spell his name yet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-change-your-los-name-after-theyre-born#post-1753669 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:24:13 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1753669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Or say the spelling of it?</p> <p>I regret the spelling of my son's name. DH and I contested this for awhile, and I should have just gone with what I wanted... now he is 2.5 and I get annoyed when I write out his name because I want to write it with a different letter! </p> <p>Would you ever change your LO's name or a part of it? </p>