To get annoyed (a bit) that everyone think dd is a boy...

[KeepOnKeepingOnAndOnAndOnAndOn]

... Admittedly I do not always dress her in head to toe pink shudders but she does have a pink - lined pram and is often in a dress of some sort. She is 1, but has very little hair (bless her) its beautiful white blonde and she is a beautiful baby obviously but I do understand lack of hair makes one assume - boy.

As I stated though, i dress her in fairly girly hear most of the time and she is in a pink pram. I don't care when people ask how old is he? But then when I correct them they get mortified with embarrasses me. I do it politely and sometimes not at all.

I just get frustrated as she is in girls clothes in a pink pram- wtf? I they just took one second to look a little closer than her head! Esspecially if they want to take the time to comment.

AIBU? Maybe I am being a but pfb ...

Ps I am not resorting to hair band, ear peircing or hair clips!

[Vijac]

My boy was often taken for a girl. I agree that people often use whichever they have. So I have a boy and find myself saying he without thinking. If it makes you feel better, it will stop once they become a little person actually walking around in their clothes rather than a babe in arms.

[Vijac]

My boy was often taken for a girl. I agree that people often use whichever they have. So I have a boy and find myself saying he without thinking. If it makes you feel better, it will stop once they become a little person actually walking around in their clothes rather than a babe in arms.

[AiryFairyHairyAndScary]

My DS2 used to have two lovely eyebrows but now he is 20 he has just the one

[soontobeslendergirl]

...and he is hiding those shapely brows :)

[KeepOnKeepingOnAndOnAndOnAndOn]

Aww he is all boy now, slender.

[KeepOnKeepingOnAndOnAndOnAndOn]

Yeh dd does look lots like my brother and my dad (oddly enough) and also a lot like dp too. But mainly I get told she looks like me!? I must look rather manish (though I cant really see how as I have a feminine face and long hair etc)

[soontobeslendergirl]

Thanks all, and I agree Ikea - adorable as will be any similar looking sisters :)

[soontobeslendergirl]

Its hard to get a picture nowadays but I think he is definitely a boy now

[ikeaismylocal]

Ds really looks like dp, dp has 3 sisters and they all have the same masculin face, I think if our next baby is a girl she will probably also look like a boy when she is a baby/small child.

[KeepOnKeepingOnAndOnAndOnAndOn]

"Not a fan of the bald, blonde look."

Jesus. I ain't a fan of judging a baby on it's appearance !? Strange post, indeed...

[KeepOnKeepingOnAndOnAndOnAndOn]

IKEA your so is adorable and deffo a boyish boy :)

[KeepOnKeepingOnAndOnAndOnAndOn]

Soon to be slender- your soon is beautiful. What a handsome young man he will be :)

[KeepOnKeepingOnAndOnAndOnAndOn]

Dd does wear pink / purple / red shoes??

[parentalunit]

Use pink shoes if you're really annoyed.

[soontobeslendergirl]

Yup ikea - he defo looks like a boy - my eldest is the same. When he was a baby I bought a hat for a niece who was only 2 weeks older, so I tried an obviously girls hat on him for size and he looked like a boy wearing a girls hat - he had a boys face and still does :)

[TaliZorahVasNormandy]

People still think my DD is a boy and she's nearly 7, and most girlie little girl you'd find.

Because of course, we all let little boys dress in sparkly ballerina dresses dont we.

[ikeaismylocal]

My ds looks like a boy regardless of the colour we dress him in, I think he has quite a masculin face looks like grant mitchell so even in pink/purple people don't often call him a girl.

I can see how a girl with a similar face would cause confusion!

[TobyLerone]

I find brunette babies with visible hair more attractive, not a fan of the bald blonde look (sorry!).

Wtf?!

[soontobeslendergirl]

Thanks Fenton - yes, he s turning into a handsome lad as I am sure yours will too. I'm convinced that the more androginous the looks in both girls and boys, the better looking adults they become, possibly becasue their features appeal to more people.

We were at the science centre and did one of those computer image things where you can make your face more male or female - his barely changed when clicked to be more female but change a lot to be more male.

So it just goes to show that it's not always easy to tell and I did used to wonder what people were on when my boy was dressed in "boy" clothes and was still mistaken for a girl, but when I look back now at photos I realise why they were mistaken.

[Floggingmolly]

This is probably why all those baldy baby girls wear those ridiculous headbands...

[FloozeyLoozey]

I find brunette babies with visible hair more attractive, not a fan of the bald blonde look (sorry!).

[Fenton]

He's lovely looking soontobe I'm sure those looks will develop into very handsome features before you know it.

Btw, I have a very 'pretty' nearly 10 year old boy also

[KaFayOLay]

I have a 7 yr old dd who is without fail mistaken for a boy.

I booked her into the hairdresser in her name, a girl's name, not unisex. Got there, first time we'd been, said this is minika. The girls said, "we do boys upstairs, so we'll go this way".
"but she's called minika, what do you think it is, a bit like that song, a boy called Sue?"
They were obviously too young to know/remember a the song, so my humour was list on them.

Anyway, I wasn't annoyed, more amused.
I don't think she looks like a boy and she isn't bothered in the slightest, which is what matters!

[BarbarianMum]

OP I'm sure your dd is very cute but the reality is that small children look androgenous (other than what's covered by the nappy). Unless you tout her round naked then people will make mistakes.

[soontobeslendergirl]

Aww thanks Airy - the girls in his class used to love sticking clips in his hair and one thought he was the prettiest in the class - he is all boy though and I think it was a ploy to get in with the girls......