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Baby boys clothes - Is this a thing?

35 replies

Crochetcamel · 26/04/2025 09:38

This is super silly but it’s made me very curious

Moved recently I’ve been going to toddler groups here and there seems to be a tradition almost that boys wear baby blue nice bits ( think sort of mintini and the stuff you get out of baby boutiques) until they’re about one and then they go into navy tracksuits.

That’s not strange in itself but the way people talk about it (to me at least) - ‘oh when are you going to start putting him in navy?’ ‘i know he’s too old for baby blues now but I’m just not ready for him to not be a baby anymore’ ‘my husband is moaning because I’m not putting him in tracksuits yet’ all being recent examples I’ve heard.

Obviously I know blue for boys is a norm (although not my thing personally) but I’ve never come across the idea that they should be in certain shades at certain ages or certain styles (at least not so rigidly)
Is this a normal thing I’ve missed or is just here?

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cressidahun · 26/04/2025 09:50

Never heard of this and I’ve always avoiding putting my DS in a tracksuit

Cryingatthegym · 26/04/2025 09:49

I have two boys and have never heard of this. Where do you live?

MidoriNoRingo · 26/04/2025 09:47

I’ve never heard of this and I have a boy.

TheNightingalesStarling · 26/04/2025 09:44

Joggers are a practical choice for a toddler of either sex, navy particularly so, but I have never heard or seen this.

pimplebum · 26/04/2025 09:43

Never heard this
never discussed this with anybody
cant say I’ve seen this
nursery opposite and the trend seems to be neutrals and shops are quite neutral

Icepop79 · 26/04/2025 09:43

Have absolutely never heard of this!

Cloudyvibes · 26/04/2025 09:42

Never heard of this and am a boy mum. Mine was in various colours, red/beige/khaki etc with different shades of blue thrown in.
I wasn’t keen on tracksuits and don’t think they got a full tracksuit until they were pre teens! Now they live in them😂

CurbsideProphet · 26/04/2025 09:42

I'm trying to work out where you live as this is not something that I have heard.

notthenewsagain · 26/04/2025 09:42

I’ve never heard of this at all. I do see a lot of babies in tracksuits and it’s not my favourite look but the whole colour/shade/age thing sounds mental.

Crochetcamel · 26/04/2025 09:39

I meant to say it feels like the modern version of boys going it to long trousers at a certain age 😂

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