Nanny or Grandma

No rule book I’m a Nannie my mum was a nana my husband is a grandad his dad is a grandpa

There isn’t a should, you’re right, but it’s going to be confusing for the new grandchild if they have to call OP’s mother a different name to all the other grandchildren and great grandchildren?

There isn't any should, though.
There isn't a rule book.

You haven’t said what your mother’s grandchildren and great grandchildren call her, so it’s hard to say if she is being unreasonable or not. If she is already Nanny to them then that’s what she should be to the new grandchild too, but if she is something else then she should be that name to the new grandchild too.

My mum was grandma to my children. When my daughter had a baby, she said she wanted to be grandma again. I pointed out that I would be grandma and she could be great grandma. She huffed and decided on GG. But my mum always has to be centre of attention

I had a Granny and a Grandma

I’m a granny!

But it really doesn’t matter!

MissAdventure

The children will probably call you bing bong and noo noo or something.
That'll put paid to all the silliness.

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The children will probably call you bing bong and noo noo or something.
That'll put paid to all the silliness.

I have never been called Nanny , Nan , Gran , Grannie nor Grandma by my grandchildren .
And two of my children don't always call me Mum nor Mummy .
Instead it's my distinctive pet name and sometimes there's a variation on it .
It's quite sweet so I don't mind , but some people are confused by it !

In our family there were Nannys in several generations, differentiated by adding their first or last name or other title, such as Nanny Pig and Nanny Cat according to their animals. Never any confusion. I think 'Grandma' sounds more straight-laced than I wanted to be.

It's up to the individual.

I am nana and my mum is granma so the children don't get confused.

Both I and the other GM are Granny, with first name if needed. Could you not be e.g Nanny Ann and Nanny Sue?
It’s worked fine for us.

I am Granny and proud of it. Our GCs always had a 'nanny'- well they had a few- young and very different to Granny.

As Miss I and MissA have said there are no rules. The only thing that matters is the care and love of the baby. Not disputes amongst ‘grown ups’

MissAdventure

Well, there are no rules really, are there?

No, there are not. There must be endless variations on what grandparents are called. At the end of the day, does it really matter?

Well, there are no rules really, are there?