To buy my DS a dress?

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I've one DS, he is my first & last (traumatic birth).

He's only 10 weeks so is still quite neutral I.E you can't necessarily tell he's a boy yet!

I think dresses are lovely & as I don't follow this gender society crap of girls wear dresses & pink & boys wear blue & trousers.....I don't see the issue in putting my DS in a dress.

However, everyone else thinks it's wrong!

Is it??

I think christening dresses and christenings in general are weird but then I'm not religious!

It's tradition though isn't it I suppose. Dressing 10 week old boys in dresses isn't tradition (unless you make it one!) So it is bound to raise eyebrows. Whoever put the first boy in a christening dress probably raised eyebrows too.

If you want to put your kid in a dress, OP, go right ahead, but don't expect to not be judged for it, and don't even think about getting angry with anyone who calls them a girl.

I have 3 daughters and didn't dress them in dresses as babies. When they could move it was restrictive and I liked another firm layer over the nappy due to squirty, breastfed poo.

But, it doesn't matter. Babies don't care what they wear. My son wore his sisters' old clothes as a baby because it seemed stupid to buy the same stuff in a different colour and no one in real life seemed to care.

Why would I get angry for anyone thinking he's a girl??

People used to assume my partner was a man, at no point did I get my head up my ass.

Totally impractical. All they need are babygros at this age. Dresses can wait till they're older!

NotYoda

You're being deliberately pedantic.

I mentioned Christening gowns because some people put boys in them. It's pretty obvious that not all people get children christened and of those who do, some don't wear gowns.

I'm sure the OP could tell that my point is, boy in a dress. End of.

People will still mis identify your child because babies look like potatoes to those outside the family.

I have a Dd and ds. Both were called a lovely boy/girl on numerous occasions-even when the viewer had it totally wrong. They were babies. I didn't care. Ds would possibly wear a dress even today if I put one out, as he doesn't give a shit what he looks like. Dd needs to know she has accessories to match and that it suits the weather.

I'm impressed with the OPs determination.... when my DC were 10 weeks old I was too busy trying to make myself a cup of tea and have a kip to care what they were dressed in.

I imagine some people think Christening gown are ridiculous

And I imagine that those who don't don't bat an eye because they know it's a Christening Gown, not a dress - because they are at a Christening

Which is not the what the OP is talking about, and therefore, not relevant

Unfortunately should I fall asleep, eat or even take a breath....my DS seems to believe it is extremely rude! & wakes up to remind me I'm here solely for him

A gown is a dress. So it is relevant.

This:
But she's not brave enough to do it for herself,or to keep doing it once he's older,so she's using a baby..because she can.

I'm not brace enough??

Brave enough to do what exactly??

Dress how you want to?

Oh I do everyday, however rolls of fat restrict just what I can wear without offending the public!

Other than that, I wear exactly what I want. I enjoy being a woman, I like how some clothes look on me....however, I will also wear what people would class as boyish clothes too!

Regardless of the fact I've always wished I was born a man (whole other story!) I dress as feminine as possible as 1. I like the clothes of course & 2. It's what society expect!

That's not what you said earlier.....

Well I did, I said I like the clothes didn't I??

Op I'm not being funny but I'm starting to think you're making this up as you go along...

Just because I said I wished I was born a man, does NOT mean I have a desire to be one

Surely if you wish that you were born a man IS a desire to be one

I'm lost now.

What does it mean?

I put my son in tights up until recently as they were practical and he was often in a carrier which pulls their wee trousers higher so if he was just in socks his legs would freeze. It was not accepted and I got a lot of negativity. Even though I bought really funky gender neutral colours. It's really common in lots of other countries but not really approved of here.

I dunno about putting him in a dress though if their is a practical reason go for it. I did get a lovely boys tunic and legging set from my great granny when he was newborn I have no idea where she got it but he looked cute as a button in it but he was mostly in baby sleep suits for the first couple of months. I wanted him to be comfy and cosy more than dressed up.

I meant to say:

Surely if you wish to be born a man, that IS a desire to be a man.