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to have picked the 'Little Lady' badge off the front of my daughter's sleepsuit?

58 replies

katolla · 30/03/2013 10:33

She's 7 weeks old, she's a baby not a 'little lady'. There'll be enough expectations about 'ladylike' behaviour once she grows up a bit.

Apart from anything they have halved their potential market with this badge, because the sleepsuit colours are blue, brown and red which seems to be deemed appropriate for boys too.

OP posts:
slightlysoupstained · 30/03/2013 11:37

DP point-blank refuses to buy or let DS wear anything that implies bad behaviour or lack of sleep (surprising amount of these! Daddy's little terror, I might be little but I make lots of noise, etc) - he grumbles about it being a self-fulfilling prophecy.

It doesn't really bother me, but it bothers him and it's not like it's a massive threat to my whole worldview to let him avoid some annoying t-shirts - no big deal, makes him happy and we have plenty of stress to go round at the moment, why not remove a source of (even very mild) irritation.

SamuelWestsMistress · 30/03/2013 11:42

When mine were that age I didn't really care much what was on the sleep suits! But shes your baby so do what you wishnto her clothing! At least you're using it. to be honest i reckon if it had been something I'd really disliked i would have just not used it!

However, I think there is a lot of over anger about all this gender neutral blah blah stuff. More important things to life.

Montybojangles · 30/03/2013 11:45

No duckscake I was meaning just the little lady badge sounds naff, not the sleep suit though clearly mine were wrapped in swaddling at that age [buwink]

Montybojangles · 30/03/2013 11:45

bloody strike through

clicketyclick66 · 30/03/2013 11:50

When your dd's a bit older and you'll have great difficulty controlling what she wears, so while you can you may do what you like with her clothes.

Me, I wouldn't be bothered unless the slogans were obscene - then they'd go into the bin.

OHforDUCKScake · 30/03/2013 11:53

Oh I see, I was honestly trying to picture what your babies would have worn!

Arf!

GwendolineMaryLacey · 30/03/2013 11:53

Agree that 'you wish' is a different kettle of fish. I wouldn't have put dd in those either.

Ginformation · 30/03/2013 11:54

YANBU

I would have picked it off too or sent it to charity. I also do not like messages such as cheeky, trouble, monster, and add to that list dh's objection to skull and cross bones (he is a chemist, it means toxic to him) and the choice of clothes is limited. I also refused to dress ds in pale blue top to toe.

To those saying they wouldn't be bothered, she is only 7w can't read etc, I think the op is saying out it's a matter of principle for her. Principles make you bothered.

NightmareWalking · 30/03/2013 12:00

YANBU. My DSis said my DD was 'unladylike' last week - she's 6 months old for heavens sake. Confused Why are these ridiculous notions important at this age?

Meglet · 30/03/2013 12:03

Yanbu. It would be the sort of thing I'd do. 30 seconds with a stitch ripper = mummy not getting mildy irritated every time she looks at it.

Bue · 30/03/2013 12:08

I would have picked it off or not put it on her. I hate that kind of gendered crap for babies.

SneezingwakestheJesus · 30/03/2013 12:14

I could not have been arsed worrying about this when dd was 7 weeks old. If it was clean, it went on her!

SteepApproach · 30/03/2013 13:37

YANBU. I would've done the same with that or any other crappy slogan. No need to help the silly gender expectations along.

lovetomoan · 30/03/2013 15:59

YANBU. You do what you want with your baby's clothes.

I hate the whole: naughty/noisy/little terror/loud, etc. for baby boys.

Sanjifair · 30/03/2013 16:03

Why did you buy it in the first place?

MDA · 30/03/2013 16:06

I would probably unclench about this one, as much as pelvic floor exercises are useful after birth.

MumOfTheMoos · 30/03/2013 16:21

YANBU - I hate gendered children's clothes.

IneedAsockamnesty · 30/03/2013 16:25

Bloody hell. Why just why do people have to go down the its chav route.

Its bigoted thick behaviour

MammaTJ · 30/03/2013 16:44

My two youngest DC were born 54 weeks apart, DS, being the youngest, did indeed wear pink babygros a lot. I would have let him wear your DDs too OP, but then mine were not bright enough to read at that age. Grin

crashdoll · 30/03/2013 17:12

YABU, your baby does not care what she wears. It does not mean she will grow up to feel pressured to be 'ladylike' (whatever that is!) because she wore a label on her babygrow that said 'little lady'.

janey68 · 30/03/2013 17:25

But even for those who strongly disagree with the slogan, why pick it off rather than just not put it on your baby in the first place? Are you that short of babygros you have to use it? Or are you planning to take a photo of your baby in it to show the person who gave it as a gift what you think of it?!

Fleecyslippers · 30/03/2013 17:28

Am assuming first baby ? Looks around wearily at DC6 wearing fairy wings, wellies and Iron man T shirt.....

(Don't really have 6 kids but at 7 weeks old I don't think you need to over think things like this)

Moominsarescary · 30/03/2013 17:43

Ds4 is 8 weeks I wouldn't care to be honest. They don't remember and I really don't think it's worth bothering about

MiaowTheCat · 30/03/2013 19:08

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slightlysoupstained · 30/03/2013 20:44

"little bear's" [bushock] [bushock] [bushock]

Okay, bit of an excuse to use the bunny ears. But I think I'd probably find a sleepsuit with a misplaced apostrophe annoying too.

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