This totally acceptable for a baby boy?

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DS is nearly 6 months. I pick most of his clothes but DP likes to have a say too...

We like lots of different styles, agree on most clothes. But recently bought this from M&S as thought it looked cute for summer holidays, but DP refuses to put him in it. Says it's too frilly.

Surely not.

Thoughts?

It has a frill, but I don't think it makes it "too frilly" tbh.

I see no issues with it. I have twins who are 20mo (boy and girl) and often have to put my DS in my DD’s leggings because they actually stay up when he’s running around like a nutter - he’s worn pink, light grey with little flower stitching and black with little gold stars on them, nobody bats an eye because they know it’s a never ending fight keeping his ‘boy’ trousers on even if they’re the same size as the leggings!

My boys wore the most amazing range of clothes and all colours partly because my niece is 3 months older than ds1 and most of our clothes were hand me downs. I Like it. It’s nice and summery.

They look fine to me.

What if you stitched onto it 'boys will be boys'

It’s fine.
Your DH would have had a heart attack at me putting ds in (very light) pink outfit then

I wouldn’t choose it simply because it’s not to my taste, but I wouldn’t say it was especially girly.

I agree with your dh.

I'd reject it for the buttons down the front (unless they are poppers). Who had the patience to faff about with fiddly outfits with a young baby?

Get your DH one of these, OP.

I wouldn’t put a boy or a girl in it but if you like it I don’t see why your ds shouldn’t wear it. It’s only one frill across the front so I don’t think it’s aimed at girls more than boys.

I wouldn’t put a girl or a boy in it. It’s too light - it will be full of grass stains in 3 minutes and you’ll never get them out again!

Looks fine to me. And I do hope your DP allows his DS allows his son to enjoy his life without being forced down gender stereotypes at 6mo. We're all on a spectrum.

I think it’s ok but you will get people thinking he’s a girl - right over left for a start off. I loved vertbaudet for dd when she was little. 🥰

It’s absolutely fine and very cute, and I find it absolutely bizarre when people think BABIES can’t wear certain things because their clothes might not adequately shout to the world what genitals the baby has. So unnecessary and absurd.

I really can’t cope with the idea that you have to dress boy and girl babies differently.
Massive marketing con.

It looks like something the Cambridges would dress their (male) offspring in. Other than that, it's fine.

Whilst it wont do him any harm as long as it's weather appropriate etc etc. I'd assume a child wearing this was a girl. I wouldn't say it was gender neutral.

If you don't care then that's fine.

Are you Spanish? It's heading into 1950s formal wear, very popular out here, still.

I don't see a particularly famine romper, I just see a romper. I'm laughing my arse of at all the vsgina comments so true!

I have had blue/cammo/brown stuff over the years with slogans like Cheeky Monkey, Mummy's Little Soldier and the like. I'd take a photo of ds in it, send it to the gifter, then take the outfit off and charity shop it. He mostly word bright primary colours from h&m, Zara etc, cheap and cheerful and not stereotypical.

I don't like it for a boy or a girl. It's a bit too Andy Pandy as I am old and remember him

I like it. When my DS was small I bought a traditional romper suit and DH would snarl that he was dressed like a fucking girl. Yet he never made the effort to buy our child any clothing, not so much as a sock. Funny that.

In the same vein, I was accused of trying to make DS gay or transsexual for buying him a buggy and play kitchen (along with many other toys) I pointed out that you can’t make someone gay or trans, if he was I love and support him whatever. Plus actually these days both partners are equally responsible for child care and household chores so no problem with that sort of role play. No different to playing at vet, firefighter etc

It probably is a bit girly. Whether that matters to you is the point. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter- clothes are just clothes but in real life (and not mumsnet) most little boys aren’t dressed in girly clothes.

I wouldn't, purely for practical reasons. I hate doing up buttons on baby clothes when they baby is trying their hardest to escape from you. Also suncream (when summer finally happens) and babyfood when you start weaning will stain it within 10 seconds.

Where is this famous frill, peeps.
Ive scanned about 10 times, and I can't see it

I'm the opposite. I wouldn't put it on a girl. Its nice but not pretty enough.
I'm one of those frills laces and Bowes types. I'll hold my hands up

Used to dress my two DS in stuff like this all the time!