AIBU to buy this romper for a baby girl?

[Plmoknijb123]

As above...please help settle a lighthearted disagreement between me and my friend!

I would have thought it was more "girlish" in that ridiculous gendered way tbh

I love this romper! I would not have bought it for my DD but she would have definitely been wearing it if I had it already from her brothers. She's been wearing a lot of blue rompers and outfits that her brothers used to wear, she had no hair so many people used to take her for a boy but I did not care, I actually used to find it pretty amusing!

I wouldn’t buy something with soldiers on for the same reason I don’t buy guns as toys.

As to the romper, it doesn’t look very comfortable - surely something made in a softer fabric would be best?

I know some people who would say it's overly feminine due to the collar, frills and gingham. I love it.

@FenellaMaxwell

I wouldn’t buy something with soldiers on for the same reason I don’t buy guns as toys.

As to the romper, it doesn’t look very comfortable - surely something made in a softer fabric would be best?

I don’t think they’re your typical soldiers, but the queen’s guards.

Unless said baby has to use their genitals to wear it, I don't see why you can't put a baby in any clothing, regardless of which section of the shop it's from.

It’s lovely for a girl

If you think that your friend will like it then yes
Its not my taste at all and would put my baby dd in it once just to send you a pic, then it would be shoved to the back of a drawer which is a shame given it probably costs at least a tenner

It's designed for a boy so I would worry it would like a bit try - hard on a girl rather than unisex. In another country, it may be less obvious though.

A girl could wear it but would probably be mistaken for a boy, so if that's not a problem then fine.

To me, it's a traditional boy's outfit. Lots of baby boy things kind of look girly in my opinion I enjoy putting my baby boy in them while I can.

Clothes are just clothes though and the idea of what's masculine and feminine has changed over time. The baby won't know any different. If it's your baby dress it how you want, if it's a gift then maybe go for something a bit more neutral.

Any baby could wear this, of course. I love it

I think it's horrible but beyond that I agree with you.

I have two boys and a girl, they are all close in age and the girl is only a baby. Naturally (or maybe not naturally to everyone?) she wears a lot of hand me downs which are therefore literally 'boys' clothes. In reality this means is a LOT of navy or bright colours and pretty much no pink. She also has a footmuff on her pram which is both blue and covered in dinosaurs.

The sheer number of people who comment on this is ridiculous. She's a very bald baby too and I'm constantly told by family to 'put a bow on her or everyone with think she's a boy!'. Well so what if they do?! She doesn't care, she still has a vagina and people who know us know she's a girl anyway.

There is also a lot of unpleasant subtext in comments along the lines of now I've 'finally got my girl' I should be showing her off.

I really dont get it. I'm definitely a woman and I don't have to go round dressed in pink with bows on my head to prove it. Why do people treat babies like that? It really annoys me.

Sorry, total rant there.

all baby clothes are / should be unisex but if anything that’s more girly than boyish imo - the gingham and the Peter Pan collar are more conventionally associated with girls clothes. Either way I think it’s very cute and would be lovely on a boy or a girl.

Let clothes be clothes. They don't have a 'sex' assigned to them. If you like it put your child in it, it doesn't matter.

@Plmoknijb123

Just to clarify...my friend thinks it’s too boyish, but I think it’s unisex.

Your friend has time-travelled from 1955, so I think you can safely ignore her opinion.

Buy it if you like it! It's adorable.

@mistermagpie

I think it's horrible but beyond that I agree with you.

I have two boys and a girl, they are all close in age and the girl is only a baby. Naturally (or maybe not naturally to everyone?) she wears a lot of hand me downs which are therefore literally 'boys' clothes. In reality this means is a LOT of navy or bright colours and pretty much no pink. She also has a footmuff on her pram which is both blue and covered in dinosaurs.

The sheer number of people who comment on this is ridiculous. She's a very bald baby too and I'm constantly told by family to 'put a bow on her or everyone with think she's a boy!'. Well so what if they do?! She doesn't care, she still has a vagina and people who know us know she's a girl anyway.

There is also a lot of unpleasant subtext in comments along the lines of now I've 'finally got my girl' I should be showing her off.

I really dont get it. I'm definitely a woman and I don't have to go round dressed in pink with bows on my head to prove it. Why do people treat babies like that? It really annoys me.

Brilliantly put @mistermagpie!

@user128472578267

Your friend is part of the reason that perfectly normal teens think they must be in the wrong body.

It looks like it was meant for a boy but you could put it on either boy or girl I reckon.

Just out of curiosity, why are so many people against gendered clothing?

Completely agree with @mistermagpie and @gnushoes

It's definitely designed for a boy. Very traditional London guard design is always for boys. Personally I don't believe in seperate boys and girls clothes so would dress mine in whatever I like or will suit them. Next usually have London themed baby clothes.

It's fine. Women can be Yeo(wo)men of the Guard, now, I believe.

And wear navy too.

No. It’s a boy’s romper.