Re: Will your child be using different names for both sets of Grandparents

My parents will be grandma and grandpa and DH's parents will be Mima and Pop Pop. They are already Mima and Pop Pop to their other 5 grandkids so we figure we'll just go with that for them. Even our dog knows them as Mima and Pop Pop.

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this is actually an issue I'm having as well.....

as it goes in my family....my parents are Nana (nanny) & PaPa...so DH & I said his parents would be grandma & grandpa. Well, when I got them bibs to announce we were pg....my MIL made a face and was like "I like Nana...." to which DH replied, "well Devons Mom is Nana, as it's what eddie (my nephew) calls them" ....she proceeded to then talk about some book and how she'll have to pick another name,( not nicely). It may not be important to others but it is to me. (plus it put a sour spin on it since this conversation was taking place after we just announced that we were giving them their first grandchild!)

I'm hoping they'd like to be called something different, I think it would hurt my Mom to be honest if there was another Nana. I know it sounds ridiculous but it's important to me.

Re: Will your child be using different names for both sets of Grandparents

You can try Grandad as well

Re: Will your child be using different names for both sets of Grandparents

yes because of our different cultures. DC will call my parents something different than what they'll call DH's parents.

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Do I think it's important - no, but they will have different names anyway. My parents are Nana & Poppy & my IL's are Grandma & Grandpa.

Is there a specific reason - not really. It just worked out that way.

My Brother's kids had Nana & Poppy & Mom Mom & Bobby Boy as their Grandparents...LOL

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When we do have a child/children my father willbe Jaja and my step-mother Boucha...polish for grandma and grandpa. It's very importatnt to my dad. My mom will be Grandma and their great grandparents will be: Grandpa Eager and Grandma Eager and Grandpa George and Grandma Ginny. This is how I refer to them as does their other grandchildren. HTH!

Re: Will your child be using different names for both sets of Grandparents

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Posted by DanandNette

When I was little I called my grandparents, Babcia and Dziadzia (grandma and grandpa in Polish) on both sides. My family is 100% Polish and it meant something to them to be called this.

If any of our 's grandparents had a preference I would try to honor it, as long as it was appropriate and still some form of grandma or grandpa.

I would let your FIL use Grandpa if he wants it, your baby will be able to figure out who goes with who as they get a little older.

im crashing - but my great grandparents were babcia and dziadzia too

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As a child I had two grandmas and two grandpas. I called them grandma and grandpa. the only time I used thier first name was when I was talking about them. I was never confused. My DC will probably end up calling each set of parents whatever they choose or our parents teach them to say.

i dont think that each set of parents has to have different names.

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dh hates anything other than grandma and grandpa-

so my parents will be grandma & grandpa with their first name

and dh's parents will be it without their first name..

Re: Will your child be using different names for both sets of Grandparents