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?

I'm considering putting DS in pair of black and white starry leggings from next. That romper is fine!!

I wouldn't put him in it personally but you should do what you want. You might have the old dears coming up to you and asking 'her' name though

I’d put my little boy in it. I think a little green vest under it would be lovely.

Try this instead
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Monday if you really believe that then, well, the word 'nutter' comes to mind...

Oh my lord it is fine! Your DH is going to set up your son to have a very defined idea of masculinity and it’s that sort of shit that makes young men kill themselves.

Put him in the bloody dungarees and let him pick what he wants to wear and play in when he’s old enough.

When my son was a few weeks old I sent my OH out to buy baby grows and he came back with some neutral coloured ones with rabbits and some frills on. He just saw the beige colours and thought it was unisex. My son looked super cute in them.

I don't think it really makes much difference to be honest. It's not like it's baby pink, sequinned and covered in unicorns is it? In fact there's loads of older boys tops about with sequinned cars etc on them at the moment - mainly in the sale though!

But why can't your DH have an opinion? It seems controlling to try and foist your opinion on him as "right". If you like it you put it on when you dress the baby. He chooses not to. Are you hoping to shame him into it??

I bought a lot of my male twins clothes from the girls ranges as boys clothes for babies and toddlers at the time were all sludge colours.
Once I picked them up from nursery and my husband had dressed one off them in a pair of light pink leggings with a frill at the bottom and a t-short so small it resembled a skintight crop top... my son seemed non the worse for it and I often marvelled at my husband who not only dressed him in too small clothes not realising they were designed for girls and also were had he got them from? We don't have any girls 🤣

He can have an opinion but if it's "my son will catch teh gayz" the OP is free to pat him on the head and say "there there".

I wouldn’t buy it because it is cream and would last about 0.5 seconds before it was really grubby!

I don't like it for a boy or a girl... though I get that isn't what you are asking. I don't mind what sex of kid is in it, it looks way too old fashioned to me!

@hiccupgate DS has those leggings as well as the stripey ones up thread. I don't see why clothes on a boy have to be boring or have cars on them. Leggings are practical on any baby, DS is just starting to crawl and has very sweaty feet for a baby! Leggings and a short/long sleeve body suit are my go to outfit for him. T-shirts look nice but ride up too much when they're not walking yet, baby grows seem to hinder his crawling and make the feet sweatier!

@youcouldbeGLAAD I love your username 10/10

No.

but my kid is bald. and would look like a girl in that.

I am a bit old fashioned with blue/green for boys!

Boys were dressed in things like that for years! Nothing new, intact very vintage in style

I agree with your DH

I’ve seen this in store. It is styled in the girls section

I am inclined to agree with your DH. The frill makes it a girl's item.

Love the blue romper and hat. That would be nice in yellow too.

There is a happy medium between clothes featuring The Hulk for boys and the kind of blouse and shorts sets little Prince George wears. I don't think the yellow item is it.

YABU to pay £18 for a clothing item for a baby who is presumably starting on solids

My advice would to buy orange stuff from a charity shop to fit him for the next 12 months.

And clothing with snaps is far more practical than anything with buttons, and safer too. Buttons are often bitten or sucked and can present a choking hazard if they pop off. I would return it, tbh.

*But have a chat with DH about what masculinity means to him.

It’s fine. My girl wears a lot of ‘boys’ clothes. Sometimes they’re just nicer.

There is something a bit formal about it, it feels the sort of thing I'd put them in for a wedding or party but not so much everyday. Probably the pale colour as much as anything, I tended to prefer bold for keeping stains at bay.

Mind you, my ds has long hair, so obviously I know nothing about this "suitable for boys" lark