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Blue presents for a girl?

42 replies

Bipet1984 · 05/06/2016 15:20

We're going to a 1st birthday party to our friends' girl and I've got her blue dungarees and blue ans white tights from Debenhams along with some chocolates.
Now, I have a boy similar age.
I am afraid that the presents will come off as unwanted presents I kept from my boy (as they are blue) and just offloading. But they are not, I just thought they'd suit her so I got them :-)
Am I overthinking this? Probably lol!! I mentioned it my husband and he started laughing :-)
Probably the mums with girls can help. Ta in advance xxx

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BeckyWithTheMediocreHair · 05/06/2016 20:16

pico has a point - I bought DD a range of stuff from Jojo in the sale, including a mixture of boys' and girls' t-shirts. The boys' t-shirts were significantly wider and a little longer than the girls'.

marblestatue · 05/06/2016 20:29

It's fine. Sounds a great present.

cornishglos · 05/06/2016 20:32

I love blue and hate pink no matter who wears them. My son does wear tights under dungerees though.

TowerRavenSeven · 05/06/2016 20:32

I have a boy but would live it for a girl! Never in a million years would I think it leftovers from your son. Would never enter my mind!

Cerseirys · 05/06/2016 20:33

Careful OP, if you give the little one a blue outfit then by the next day she's sure to have grown a penis Shock

KatharinaRosalie · 05/06/2016 20:33

yes the different cuts is true - and totally ridiculous. As PP said, boy and girl babies don't have different shapes. But girl clothes are cut slimmer. I have a slim DS and strong DD, and I always have to buy them clothes meant for the opposite sex.

KatharinaRosalie · 05/06/2016 20:34

Oh and of course it's fine to buy baby girl blue clothes.

NavyAndWhite · 05/06/2016 20:34

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TowerRavenSeven · 05/06/2016 20:37

*love it not live it!

sodorisland · 05/06/2016 20:41

Op theses are my 15 month old dd dungarees and tights, I love them and I'm sure your friends will love your gift for there dd.

Blue presents for a girl?
Joinourclub · 05/06/2016 21:25

I would be over the moon if somebody bought some non pink clothes for my daughter!

lozengeoflove · 05/06/2016 21:30

Errr boys do wear tights, or is just that girls get cold legs? Silly me! I'll make sure to tell my son when he's a little older that he must suffer in silence because he's the wrong sex for this particular item of clothing Hmm

NavyAndWhite · 05/06/2016 21:45

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Scholes34 · 05/06/2016 22:03

Friend of mine buys boys' tights when she goes home to Poland - she can get Y-front ones. He wears them in winter under his football kit.

cornishglos · 05/06/2016 22:46

H&M sell boys tights. Not that they need to be 'boys' as boys legs are no different to girls legs.

MidniteScribbler · 05/06/2016 23:07

Don't overthink it. I don't like pink, so any little girls I buy for get blue or other coloured items. No one has ever suggested they were cast offs - you can usually tell by the cut or labelling anyway.

beetroot2 · 05/06/2016 23:08

Boys do wear tights too where I live. Its fine.

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