IMessage sender issues

I share my apple account between several devices. For some reason lately when I use iMessage it is changing the user name or the sender name from the user that it should be (me). Anyone have any ideas how to fix this so it shows as the correct sender?

I've noticed this happening too. My wife & I both have the iPhone 4S and since we got the iPad last Friday we noticed iMessages working oddly. If I send her a message via iMessages from my phone it sometimes will show up on her phone as if she had sent it to herself. And if I'm using iMessages on the iPad the conversation automatically shows up on her phone and even an old iPhone 3GS that our son uses as an iPod touch. I thought it might be because we just got the iPad but now I'm thinking it's a wider issue.
Any help would be great!
Thanks.

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Hello Jesslb23,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755
To resolve issues with sending and receiving iMessages, follow these steps first
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Open Safari and navigate to www.apple.com to verify data connectivity. Learn more about troubleshootingcellular data or a Wi-Fi connection if a data connection isn't available.
iMessage over cellular data might not be available while on a call. Only 3G and faster GSM networks support simultaneous data and voice calls. Learn more about which network your phone supports. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi on to use iMessage while on a call if your network doesn't support simultaneous data and voice calls.
Restart your device.
Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings on your iPhone.
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Verify that the contact you are attempting to send a message to is registered with iMessage.
If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, back up or forward important messages and delete your current messaging threads with the contact. Create a new message to the contact and try again.
If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, delete and re-create the contact in the Contacts application. Create a new message to the newly created contact and try again.
Back up and restore your device as new.
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I Have 2 iphones registered to the same user.
They obviosly have 2 different phone numbers and I want to get imessage on them separately.
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