What to call Grandparents?

[DebzD]

I was talking to OH and we can't agree on what to call LO's grandparents.
It makes sense to us to have different names for each set so that it doesn't get too confusing.
This will be my Mum & Dads first grandchild whereas his parents already have 5 so to an extent I guess we have to fall in line with what the other grandkids call them but at the same time I don't want my Mum/Dad to get lumbered with unappealing names?!!
I was just wondering if this was something that any of you have come across, what you decided and how you came to that decision?

Thanks.

 

[Laura12355]

My mum and OH parents discussed it between themselves and sorted it that way.

Its the first grandchild for both though so we didnt have to worry about what anyone else calls them.

Could try asking your parents what they'd prefer but tel them what your OH's parents get called my their other grandchildren & they'll feel involved in the decision then too

Grandparents seem to love that
lol

x

 

[BlueberryB]

My mum and dad already have 4 grandchildren, and my mum is called 'Nannie' and my dad 'Granda 7!' lol he has the 7 cos they live at no 7! and my granda - the kids great-granda is Granda 40 and Granny 40 - for the same reason.

This will be OH mums first grandchild so, she said she doesnt want to be called Grandma cos it makes her sound old so she would like Nanna, and my 2 children call her 'Nanna Neen' just now, as her name is Janeen, so Nanna it is.

 

[holywoodmum]

well charlotte has taken it upon herself... we refer to Granny and Granda on both side, but she calls my parents by their names,.. oops! she can't say Helena, so that's Nina, and Jack!!
Then there's Granny Lesley and Granda Martin (step FIL) and Granda Chris... but we live next door to my parents so she sees them all the time, hence inventing nina and jack herself... hardly ever see the inlaws, so goodness what they'll get when Charlotte sees them next!

 

[NeyNey]

We haven't really thought about it....but when I talk to baby I use Nanna and Poppy for my parents and Gramma and Grampa for OH's....

Hmmm, good question lol

 

[sjminimac]

My mum and step dad will be nannie and pa, MIL and FIL will be grandma and Grandad, my dad will be grandad.

 

[discoclare]

My mum and step dad are already called Granny and Grandad and my dad and stepmum are Nana and Grandad.

My OH's family on the other hand...... MIL is obsessed with what the baby is going to call her. I said it's up to her but she can't make up her mind. She thinks she has to fall in with what my parents already do (because SIL said that what she has to do), but I told her it didn't matter and to just pick what she wants. Now her father (babys great-grandad) has started: "and what's it going to call ME!?" They are spending a lot of time thinking about their options to my amusement!

 

[Beckels]

My mum and stepdad will be nan and grandad as that is what all the other grandchildren call them. My stepmum will be granny as that is what she wants, but my dad wants to be called grandpapa. I just don't like it though, and I can't see myself saying "we are going to visit grandpapa today." It sounds so over the top.

 

[NG09]

My mum and dad are nana and papa, and my husbands mum is granny!!

 

[Mynx]

My OH's parents want to be called Naini and Taidi (Nanny and Grandad in Welsh as MIL is from North Wales) and my Dad wants to be called Grampy

 

[ttcbambino#1]

I'm not sure, I was having this conversation with hubby the other day and he doesn't seem fussed! My folks will be granny (my mother actually wants to be called granny/grandma!) and grandad, but not sure about OH's as they are divorced and both re-married. The re-married when my OH was older so he doesn't really see the partners as step parents and we're not particularly close and some of his siblings don't even talk to the step mum! I don't actually feel comfortable with our baby calling them nan/grandad as I feel thats a privilage I'd want their biological grandparents to have exclusively, but I can see my MIL taking real offence to us not referring to her husband as 'grandad' I thought maybe Grandad Darren and Nanny nessa, that way they do get recognised as sort of grandparents, but not as the actual grandparents.

I'm reading this back and it doesn't make sense at all!! And now I feel bad for the partners, but we're just not close to them and to be honest I just don't think of them as my baby's grandparents!

 

[elmaxie]

When we were having Nathan we let our parents decided what they wanted to be called.

My dad desperately wanted to be grandad.
My Step mum was already a nana so she is being called nana.

My OH mum and dad decoded on granny and papa (then fell out with us so maybe one day they will hear themselves being called that)

My mum in the end went for Oma. Its dutch for granny. She likes to be different.

We found a site that had loads of alternative names for grandparents. Unfortunately I cant find it now.

Emma.xx

 

[Bingo]

Ask the grandparents what they would like to be called.

My mother has always said she absolutely doesn't want to be called 'nana' so I'm going to make sure it's LO's first word!

 

[tashalina]

my lot decided themselves, My mum and dad are nanny and grandad, MIL and FIL are grandma and pop pop. He wanted to be called grumps (as a bit of a joke, coz he really isnt grupmy at all lol) but my son picked up on pop pop and its stuck.

 

[RHR]

It'll be my parent's first grandchild. My mum has always insisted that she will be called nanny. When my nan was alive she was nanny and when my mum's nan was alive she was called the same. So it's a bit of a traditional thing. I don't know what my dad will be calling himself.

My grandad when me, my brother and cousin were younger called him poppar and as we got older shortened it to pops. When I ask my dad what he want's to be called he pulls a face, so we jokingly call him grumps.

As for my grandad, I have no idea what he'll be called. We'll work something out or my family can decide between themselves and let me know.

For my OH's parent's they already have two grandchildren and they call them nanna and grandad so they'll be called that too.

 

[rachxbaby1x]

My Mum & step dad will be Nanny & Grandad Phil, and My Dad will be Gramps (or Grumps as my niece used to say lol) and OH mum & dad will be nanny & Grandad B!

XXXXXXXXX

 

[scaredmum2be]

my husbands parents get called grandma an grandad haha and me mum gets called nanny lol xx

 

[wantingno.2]

I always called both sets of grandparents grandma and grandad and if referring to one in particular i would saying grandma Manning (using there surname) but when my son came along he took it upon himself to use there first names so he has grandma jenny etc.

I never used nana or nannie etc so i think it kinda got past down to my son x

 

[PrayinForBaby]

My mom and step dad are Mamaw and Papaw (Pap-paw), my dad and step mom are Popsy and Mimzy (my nephew started calling them that and it stuck lol) and Nate's dad is going to be just ol Papaw (Pal-Pal)

 

[divadexie]

My son calls my mum granny, as thats 'normal' on my side of the family. My mums partner just get called by his name. He calls my gran 'granny granny' bcause she didnt want to be grandma! Lol!! And my papa is papa.

My OH mum and dad although arent really my sons grandparents get called granny sue and papa andrew.
Then I have my dad (papa) gf who is granny Maggie, my son's real other gran is just gran.

So the only ones he occasionally gets confuesd with is the 2 that are just called papa (my dad and my papa) so we just state who lives with them like granny granny and papa, or granny maggie and papa.


I think LO will just call OH parents granny sue and papa andrew because my son does. And the same for the rest of my family