To want a black and rose gold pram for our baby boy

[Taybz]

I'm 6 months pregnant and we've decided on getting the Egg2 travel system for our baby boy. I've fallen in love with the black diamond and rose gold edition:

www.johnlewis.com/egg2-special-edition-stroller-luxury-travel-system-bundle-diamond-black/p5399692

I know it's on the girlier side but I think it's absolutely stunning and don't see what the big deal is about not getting such a pram for a baby boy. It's not like I've chosen a pink pram! Dh is completely against it but I know ultimately he'll succumb to my charms 😅 He is worried about what everyone else will think and say though. Family that I have shown think it's mad to get this pram for a boy due to the rose gold and glittery fabric. Is it really that mad??

My 2nd choice and Dh's 1st choice of colour is the Jurassic grey:

www.johnlewis.com/egg2-special-edition-stroller-luxury-travel-system-bundle-jurassic-grey/p5385626

I know rose gold is not to everyone's taste but I personally love it and the pram make me swoon! It's on the pricier side so I don't want us to make the wrong decision.

I agree, no one is an idiot for asking about baby’s sex or getting the sex of a random baby wrong as babies all look the same.

I don’t think your pram colour needs to correlate with the sex of your child but I’ve always found rose gold a bit tacky

Bloody hell I'd forgotten how much Mumsnet loves a pram thread.

Don't you know op you should push your child around in a 3rd hand umbrella fold buggy that will also see you through the next 6 children?

I paid a disgusting amount of money for an Icandy so may be biased but if you can afford it go for the pram you love op.

Contrary to popular opinion my pram frame didn't get particularly scratched, I did not exchange it for a lightweight buggy after a year and it was also never covered in baby sick/crumbs/poo because I cleaned it regularly. The same as you keep a car seat, Moses basket or any other baby item clean surely?

Black is not girly. I can’t see any glitter on it and rose gold doesn’t matter.

I had a red and rose gold pushchair (6 years ago), DP pushed it without a thought. We then got W blue stroller, it made not one difference to our babies sex or gender.

@alfreds

Bloody hell I'd forgotten how much Mumsnet loves a pram thread.

Don't you know op you should push your child around in a 3rd hand umbrella fold buggy that will also see you through the next 6 children?

I paid a disgusting amount of money for an Icandy so may be biased but if you can afford it go for the pram you love op.

Contrary to popular opinion my pram frame didn't get particularly scratched, I did not exchange it for a lightweight buggy after a year and it was also never covered in baby sick/crumbs/poo because I cleaned it regularly. The same as you keep a car seat, Moses basket or any other baby item clean surely?

This!

OP.
How much will you use the pram compared to your DH, are you going to be at home for a year using it everyday whilst he will only really use it at the weekends?
How much does he like the rose gold/ Copper color- I would start calling it the copper colour to make it more palatable.
Is he just not keen or does he actively hate it?
If he likes the grey 10/10 and the rose gold 3/10 but he uses the pram only 20% of the time then I would choose the colour I liked the best.
If he really hates the copper color and he truly believes it will make him unhappy/ self conscious pushing the baby in it then you will have to get the grey.
You can only make your decision by judging his depth of feeling.
I think if you are going to be the main user then your opinion counts more, He is happy with the functionality and the ease of use etc so you have chosen the model together but I think it is ok for you to choose the colour.
I think the pram is showy and really stylish and I think you will feel fab using it. In my experience other mums really notice stylish prams and change bags.I think you should have something you feel excited about getting. I think if you get the grey you are not going to be nearly so pleased.
To be honest with you once it’s bought I doubt he will think about the colour again.

Also my pram didn’t get trashed at all and I sold it for nearly what I paid for it.

Colours don’t matter re boys and girls- boys can like pink and girls can like blue...

The issue is I wouldn’t buy a black pram as black is grim and will get baking hot in summer. Please don’t put your baby in a black pram; it’ll be like an oven.

The outside of the car seats are always black anyway aren’t they no matter what the frame colour?

@CaraherEIL

The outside of the car seats are always black anyway aren’t they no matter what the frame colour?

My infant carrier had a grey hood

I don't see why one parent would push for a certain colour when their second choice and their partner's first choice is the same.
I'd think DH had gone gaga for baby shopping if he insisted we had to have something I didn't like just so he can have the colour he wanted.

If you are going to be the one using it the most then get the one you love (are you sure you won’t get sick of it?)

If your DH hates it more than you love it then maybe get the grey trimmed one. It’s a lot of money so I can see why he wants to have a say too.

I haven’t read the whole thread so sorry if I’m repeating but…..

How much? For a pram??? Jeez! Is that what they cost these days?!

On the subject of the colour. Get which ever you like. You have to like it as it’s so bloody expensive! 😂

1.5k for a pram! At that price you need to love the colour.

If you like the expensive pram then buy it!

I bought an expensive pram and bloody loved it - we didn't switch to a cheap stroller at 12 months as the pram was really well designed and adapted with the kids, it was so light and easy to push I walked miles with it. I used it for 3 kids and it lasted 9 years, still looked great and then I flogged it for £200....

My only tip would be - go to a shop and push it about to make sure it feels right to both you and your DH.

OP,
I am sure you have looked at them all but that pram comes in beige, khaki, a lighter grey and a burnt orange color. Is there any of these other colours that are less divisive? Or is it definitely narrowed down to between these two colours?

@TuvoknotSpock

Tbh I find the black and grey covers a bit boring (although I like the chasis colour). Will DH ever push the pram in his own? I would get what makes you happy as being a mum you tend to put that into last place.

Have you tried it in tandem mode? I have a 2nd hand Peach in tandem mode and would recommend to anyone buying new to go for the uppababy Vista as the gap between the seats is bigger which makes quite a difference imo.

Also would Have no idea that particular colourway was 500 quid more than the normal covers

The uppababy vista in tandem mode is bloody awful in my experience. I used it for a while but it's a big park anyway and with two seats the whole thing felt unwieldy and hard to steer.

I ended up buying a secondhand baby jogger side by side double instead, like a proper Mumsnet mum... I did get the uppababy back out once the eldest could walk properly and I've used it for my third child too.

Pram not park!

I am agog at the price.

I have never bought a pram though, so no idea how much they cost.

He doesn't have rigid sexist stereotypes

Except he does because

Dh dislikes (the pram) because of its colour due to sex of our baby.

That's sexism.

I'm sure this thread has been done before

@luandacool

I'm sure this thread has been done before

Probably in June last year before notbecomingmumsy bumped it for some reason

It's not to my taste but you're totally not being unreasonable to buy a pram you love, regardless of your child's sex.

Cracking first post from the Junama marketing department, sorry I mean @notbecomingmumsy