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To dress my newborn daughter in blue

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Reallytired · 21/04/2009 15:43

I have recently given birth to a gorgeous little girl. I have a seven year old son and I still have some of his old baby clothes.

My little girl is currently wearing a lovely blue babygro with embrodery of farm animals on. I have not yet bought any new clothes for her and I don't intend to until she is three months old.

I am holding out against the revolting pink invasion. Do I stand any chance.

OP posts:
BitOfFun · 21/04/2009 16:46

Im not keen on the idea of babies in black though- or is that just me?

Sunshinemummy · 21/04/2009 16:47

I've seen some lovely black baby clothes in Mothercare and DD has a gorgeous black t-shirt with tiny shocking pink stars on it.

stealthsquiggle · 21/04/2009 16:51

I didn't buy DD any 'girly' clothes for ages - however, prepare yourself for a deluge of pink from friends and relations (take a look at your congratulations cards - that should give you a flavour!)

DD is 2.6 now and still happily wears a mix of DS's hand me downs (60%), nearly new sale bargains (30%) and new stuff (10%) - I sometimes beat myself up that I only ever buy her "girly" stuff, but that is because she has so many clothes from DS she has no need of jeans, wellies, etc, etc.

(and she has just announced that she "needs" a princess party )

stealthsquiggle · 21/04/2009 16:53

and eyeballs is so right - we have had DD in pink dress, pink socks and pink sunhat and still got "what a sweet little boy" before now.

TrillianAstra · 21/04/2009 17:04

YANBU to dress your daughter in blue, as long as you don't then complain when everyone says 'what a lovely little boy'.

Simplysally · 21/04/2009 17:14

YANBU at all. I often buy boy's clothes for my dd like jeans and t-shirts as they are plainer and cheaper than the girl's versions (Next are especially guilty of this). I just have to remember to cut the label out before she has them or she won't wear them . That wouldn't be a problem with a NB though!

Dysgu · 21/04/2009 17:21

Both my DDs are wearing pink today. I have to admit that they often do - because 60% of what DD1 wears (and has done since birth)was handed down from my niece. 90% of what DD2 wears is handed down from her big sister. They wear it for such a short time that second hand is fine - or third hand for DD2.

I then sell lots of it at NCT nearly new sales and split the money with my sister - and often buy clothes for my niece knowing they will work their way down to my DDs.

StealthPolarBear · 21/04/2009 17:26

I will find out tomorrow if bump is a girl or boy hopefully. If a girl, I still plan for her to wear her brother's hand me downs for at least the first six months! Most are cream / neutral, some are blue or brown.

duchesse · 21/04/2009 17:33

I used to take my son out dressed in pink as a newborn. His complexion just suited pink. Nobody ever took him for a girl though, even as a 2 week old.

Meanwhile, we went to Turkey with our son (by then 21 months) and our newborn daughter. Even dressed in pink (my friends gave us a load of pink things, knowing my views on pink), people asked us whether she was a boy or a girl. This pink thing is cultural.

I couldn't care less what colour is supposed to be girl/boy. If the babygrow fits, they wear it.

Frankly you may not stand a chance against the pink, but does it really matter?

MrsMagooo · 21/04/2009 17:38

YANBU - babies are in clothes for such a short time that they barely get used so why not!

That said I do love pink & went pink mad with DD, I was very lucky when we were expecting DS as were given literally everything we would ever need clothes wise til he reaches 2!!

cyteen · 21/04/2009 17:46

YANBU at all, I'm with astragirl on the 'colour/gender association is shit' train of thought. My DS has a pink grobag, pink nappies and some pink vests and he looks very handsome in all of them

BoF he also looks great in black But then I am a hater of pastels. Walking through the babywear departments in places like M&S makes me feel sick - all that pale blue, sugar pink and beige!

TheHedgeWitchIsNAK · 21/04/2009 17:47

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Lizzylou · 21/04/2009 17:52

As a Mom to two DS's I am like a moth to a flame with anything pink, despite not being a girly girl myslef.
But, YANBU, one thing about having same sex siblings is the moneysaving on clothes.
When we were preparing for DS2 (we didn't know we were having another boy) we dug out all DS1's baby clothes and divided them into "Unisex" and "Boy" piles, then just said Nah, we'd use them all anyway, and we would have.

FWIW, DS2 was often mistaken for a girl despite being dressed in blue mostly, people take no notice anyway

Lizzylou · 21/04/2009 17:52

Hedgewitch, that would be me, I'm sure

I love it when I have to buy a present for a girl.

Guadalupe · 21/04/2009 17:56

I saw a friend carrying his newborn daughter today. She was wearing a blue suit. I said, she is a girl isn't she? I knew they were expecting a girl but I said it without thinking!

I dressed dd in a mix of stuff.

HecatesTwopenceworth · 21/04/2009 17:59

I used to dress my boys in yellow and orange and lime green and colours like that It suited their skin tone soooo much better.

And they were easy to spot from a distance, which comes in handy when you keep forgetting where you left them

LolaTheShowgirl · 21/04/2009 18:07

GracieGrace, you are so rude! If you didn't care, then why the heck did you reply to ReallyTired's thread?

papoose · 21/04/2009 19:28

I think GracieGrace is Riven! She made a typo on another thread!

StealthPolarBear · 21/04/2009 19:35

not riven surely!

TheFallenMadonna · 21/04/2009 19:38

My dd wore ds's hand-me-downs, but wonder whether it backfired somewhat. At 5 she is now all about the pink

steviesgirl · 21/04/2009 19:40

YANBU. Too much pinks for girls and blues for boys in this country. When you go to France children of both genders are dressed in far more neutral colours like oranges, yellows, beiges and greens which is far nicer. I think it gets boring in this country with the clothing choice.

I like dressing my dd in purple where I can -a refreshing change to pink.

GracieGrace what's your problem? Why answer if you don't care. You obviously cared enough to come into this thread!

papoose · 21/04/2009 19:40

Just noticed that GracieGrace posted this on the 'splitting the bill' thread:

'if we go out I always would say " well riven only inhaled salt all night so she onyl pays £5"

does no one say this?'

Riven is it you??

FrannyandZooey · 21/04/2009 19:42

lol at outrage reaction to someone saying they don't care
rather a mild comment really isn't it? not like she insulted the OP's grandmother or anything

FrannyandZooey · 21/04/2009 19:42

to answer the q
it is fine

troutpout · 21/04/2009 19:43

yabu...call yourself a mother of a girl?
get her in pink pronto. however will she know what she is fgs!

congratulations of lovely baby btw