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in wanting to reuse DD's girly sleepsuits and vests on my DS2?

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LackaDAISYcal · 26/07/2009 20:08

We have lots of vests and sleepsuits that are pretty girly in that they are covered in flowers or pink.

Would it be totally unreasonable to use them for DS2? I mean he will only be wearing them to bed or under clothes......does it really matter that they are slightly on the more flowery side of unisex?

DH says fine, and although in principal I'm not against it, especially as we are a bit skint at the minute, something is holding me back.

What say MN?

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LackaDAISYcal · 27/07/2009 14:50

yyy on the genders becoming polarised to a worrying degree....I saw pink pritt stick, of all things, in the co-op the other day

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wasabipeanut · 27/07/2009 14:53

The fact that clothes are so gender specific is bloody silly. Having said that I admit that whilst I would be happy putting a future sister in DS's old things I would struggle at doing it the other way round. I know it's silly but there you go. I would dye them though - daft to buy new stuff.

If girls stuff wasn't so damn PINK everywhere it wouldn't be such an issue.

Homebird8 · 27/07/2009 14:58

I have a dreadful friend (ok even I'm not sure about that statement) who thinks I am in need of correction for allowing DS2 (aged 4.8) to wear a pink raincoat and wellies.

Colours are just colours. In my book you choose the ones that appeal to you as an individual - and that goes for children too.

I am not a bad mother who doesn't know how to protect my children just because of a colour choice made by my son.

What a waste to not use clothes you have just because of a colour.

I'm sure your little one will be warm and dry in, and completely unconcerned by, pinkish, floweryish clothes. Go for it.

idontbelieveit · 27/07/2009 15:03

yanbu at all. They grow out of things so quickly it would be a terrible waste not to use them again.

oysterpots · 27/07/2009 15:03

I think that would be lovely, OP

It irritates the hell out of me when people make comments about what colours and, more importantly, toys should be specific to one gender.

DS has:

  • pink bib
  • pink beaker
  • pink shopping trolley
  • dustpan and brush
  • cooker
  • wooden french breakfast set - my personal favourite
  • Wizard of Oz handbag with Dorothy on the front

The last one does seem to have tipped DH over the edge a bit...

Mumcentreplus · 27/07/2009 15:11

They are just sleep suits and under garments so no worries...have to say I would have issues about putting my son (if I had one) in my DDs hand me down lipstick pink dungarees..yes I'm a consumer slave...

SpawnChorus · 27/07/2009 15:15

I reused lots of DD's girly sleepsuits and vests on DS.

I have to say that he looked extra fubsy and cute in pink & flowers.

mrswoolf · 27/07/2009 15:19

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LackaDAISYcal · 27/07/2009 18:50

wasabipeanut, you have summed up my feelings as well. Can't explain it, but there you go. But, I'm emboldened by this thread and he will probably be wearing a lot more of DD's cast offs, including a rather fetching spotty boden snowsuit with bright pink lining.

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lizziemun · 27/07/2009 19:29

YANBU

In fact my 'surprise' No3 and DS will be wearing his sisters vests and babygrows as there is nothing wrong with them. In fact he will also be wearing his sister clothes (T Shirts and Trousers) that arn't realy girly as there is nothing wrong with them .

lazylion · 27/07/2009 20:20

I'm doing it the other way round. I just sorted out my DS's baby clothes for DD due in a few weeks. It doesn't bother me at all, but my mother doesn't like it.
I met up with my friend and her baby son last week, he was head to toe in pink (has an older sister). It's the new thing.

moomaa · 27/07/2009 20:36

I used to dress DD in DS's clothes but mainly don't need to now as some of the lovely people that saw gave me their old DD clothes

crokky · 27/07/2009 20:49

I dress my DD in DS's handmedowns. I even take her out in public in them . Once when the shop didn't have any boys shoes to fit DS, I bought a pair with pink flowers on for him (he was only 1 so he didn't care). I hate this gender stereotyping.

MamaHobgoblin · 27/07/2009 22:19

DS's sibling-of-the-future will certainly be in his handed down stuff! Although I accept it doesn't work in quite the same way the other way round - girl babies are less likely to get odd comments if they're in things intended for boys. We deliberately don't get very boyish stuff for DS anyway - can't stand most of it.

When DS was tiny, he used to go out in the pram completely covered with a blanket I'd crocheted during my pregnancy - it's cream, mauve and pale green. Pretty unisex, I'd have thought - but you wouldn't believe the number of strangers who commented on my sweet little girl (all they could see was the top of DS's head and the blanket) and occasionally got a bit narked when I said 'oh, he's a boy actually'. Didn't bother me, I used to think it was funny!

siouxsiesiouxandthebanshees · 27/07/2009 22:26

I used to put dd's tights on ds during the winter under his trousers.
Laughter was rampant at the playgroup I took him too.
Sod 'em, I wouldn't of thought twice about putting the tights on dd, so why should ds go cold?

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LackaDAISYcal · 28/07/2009 15:30

Well, DS went to bed last night wearing white pjs with big pink and red spots all over then, and very fetching he looked too .....it's pink with a big flower on the bum tonight though; I'll get some photos and post them to my profile

lol lazylion at it being the new thing; that's what I'm going to tell everyone from now on

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