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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:

troutpout · 21/04/2009 19:45

gracie is not riven...someone (gracie) posted that about riven on that splitting the bill thread

nickytwotimes · 21/04/2009 19:45

OP, it is absolutely fine.

I hate the pink-from-head-to-toe look myself and if I have a girl next time she will be dressed in a selection of ds's cast offs.

steviesgirl · 21/04/2009 19:47

It's not an outrage reaction at all. I just think it's rude and pointless saying that when someone is actually asking a question. If you don't care then why comment? It's hardly a constructive opinion.

Milliways · 21/04/2009 19:47

I bought a new outfit for DD in mint green & blue which I adored, but as she was bald got very frustrated in having to explain that she really was a girl to every stranger.

She was my PFB though

However, I declined to put DS in any of her pink stuff

katiestar · 21/04/2009 19:50

I thgink babies look gorgeous in any pastel colour

papoose · 21/04/2009 19:51

Ah I see! Apologies both riven and gracie!!

alicet · 21/04/2009 19:55

You are not unreasonable to dress your daughter in blue (Congratulations by the way! )

You are unreasonable however if you are on here in a couple of weeks moaning that everyone who sees her says things like 'Oh I thought you had a girl!' and 'ooh what a gorgeous little man'

Ronaldinhio · 21/04/2009 19:58

well done on the bambino

birth must have addled your brain though as you are only allowed to dress your child in gender specific clothing

yabvu

keevamum · 21/04/2009 20:04

My DD1 really suited baby blue clothes so she wore them a lot. Always confused old ladies but I think they would have been confused anyway! I say hold out on the pink as long as you can because as soon as they get a mind of their own that's all they want to wear. With 2 DD's we have given up the fight and are now drowning in a sea of pinkness.

wahwah1270 · 21/04/2009 20:11

i love gap they do a lot more blue for girls, got her a blue coat there last week, is gorg.

wahwah1270 · 21/04/2009 20:11

i love gap they do a lot more blue for girls, got her a blue coat there last week, is gorg.

wahwah1270 · 21/04/2009 20:11

i love gap they do a lot more blue for girls, got her a blue coat there last week, is gorg.

wahwah1270 · 21/04/2009 20:13

sorry dont know what happened there

steviesgirl · 21/04/2009 20:17

Are you having a funny 5 minutes there wahwah1270?! lol

Heated · 21/04/2009 20:25

Sounds really practical ££ wise. Just label your photos if dd & ds look anything alike as nb - I still have to squint to distinguish which is dd, ds & one of my nieces in those early pictures!

katlokna · 21/04/2009 20:54

YANBU.
I have told my MIL that if I have a DD then any pink clothes will be burnt. I have since decided that is a bit of a waste and so will donate them to charity instead. I don't want to seem ungrateful for any gifts, but I think I have given everyone fair warning as to what will happen to pink baby clothes.

Noonki · 21/04/2009 20:58

YANBU pink is so last season. (and actually makes me shudder a little inside)

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