Rainbow blanket for baby

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Everything everyone has bought for my future DS is blue!! I wanted to get him a rainbow blanket as I think they're beautiful and I think he needs colour in his life. Everyone keeps saying that it's too 'girly'. Am I wrong in thinking he's literally just a baby what is wrong with a rainbow blanket. Should I just go ahead and buy it?

@FraterculaArctica

I suppose I worry that everyone would see a DC in a rainbow blanket and think sympathetically about a presumed baby loss, when that's not the case, or that bereaved parents would feel here was someone who could share some of their experiences - I'm worried about appropriating misplaced sympathy or triggering emotions in those who have suffered a loss, by sending the wrong signal with rainbow clothing.

With all due respect you are MASSIVELY overthinking this!

Anyone who notices the rainbow blanket will think "nice blanket". That's it!

Get the rainbow blanket. What a shame that 'everyone' thinks 'girly' is so awful you should keep your son away from it.

@FraterculaArctica

I feel slightly sad about the fact that rainbows have become the symbol of children born to parents following babyloss. I realise I have been incomparably fortunate never to experience this, and it's a trivial thing in comparison, but I feel I can't buy rainbow clothes, blankets etc. for my DC because they're not "rainbow babies". Does anyone else feel like this? I'm fully expecting to be attacked for this - I don't know how to phrase it better, or perhaps there's no.good way.

I know what your getting at but no, I put my boys in 🌈 grow and like you've I've been fortunate to have never had a loss. I don't think most people would assume or be offended

I know this hasn't turned into a serious thread but I'd be really concerned about this attitude. Who are these people that keep saying this to you? It would be one thing if they were complaining about you getting him something bright pink and frilly (though still a bit ridiculous) but seriously, a rainbow is 7 colours and only one of them is even vaguely stereotypically "girly". How hardlined are they in their anti-girly views that this would set them off?

DP said it was girly

I'm 54. Yes we had a certain amount of "colour coding " in clothes available to us as kids but nothing like this.

@bcccc

DP said it was girly

Ask him how he's going to react when you're son wants a doll and pram

Is he saying "should we, it's a bit girlie, will people comment?" OR "don't buy that, it's girlie, no son of mine blah blah blah"

How is a meteorological phenomenon remotely girly FFS (though I could say similar about bloody unicorns- it's a horse with a weapon on its head, what is stereotypically feminine about that)? Tell him to get his head out of his backside, OP.

I would, it’s lovely.

I have a son. He’s 5 months. He was wearing a green cardigan, tan knitted leggings, some tan booties and a navy hat yesterday. THREE people in the space of an hour commented on him being ‘ a lovely little girl’! 😒

(though I could say similar about bloody unicorns- it's a horse with a weapon on its head, what is stereotypically feminine about that)
It's a 🏇 with a phallic symbol on his head, is a miracle the blokes haven't claimed it as their representative animal like the Scots did.
I blame a marketing campaign about them popping glitter and rainbows

DS had a green pram, a red pushchair, a rainbow blanket, and I often dressed him purple. He also had a doll's pram, a tea set, and his first school drinks beaker was orange and pink with butterflies on.

I dress my 7 month old son in all sorts of bright colours and rainbow stuff, and he rocks it he has all the time as an adult to feel constrained to wearing boring clothes, may as well start out funky

No one knew that we were having a girl, when my Mum came to meet her she gave me a vest with rainbows on and said "Thank god you had a girl"
Put him in any colour or all pink if you want, it won't make his penis drop off!

Look at frugi. They do some lovely colourful 'boy' clothes. I do have to admit that I have dressed LO in 'girly' vests because they were reduced to clear and I liked the print

He was saying in a jokey way like 'fuck off you can't buy that that's for a girl' I did laugh but I let him know that DS is going to have a rainbow blanket if I want him to have a rainbow blanket . And it's lovely to hear how all of you dress your baby boys, sounds adorable and it's great that they have colour in their life.

I've just become an aunt to a beautiful nephew. Ive bought him loads. Barely any blue. If you like colorful stuff look up blade and rose

@Torvean32

I've just become an aunt to a beautiful nephew. Ive bought him loads. Barely any blue. If you like colorful stuff look up blade and rose

Congratulations and thank you I'll have a look now