Should I buy pink buggy parasol for a baby boy?

[MamaChris]

I want to (dark blue is such a not sunny colour and ds is often dressed in pink at home - so cute!) but am wary of taking him out in public in pink. Strange - am very anti gender stereotyping, and never thought I would be embarrassed to put a boy in pink. But I am. Should I just get over myself? I mean, what would your reaction be to a mother who put their ds in a blue buggy with a pink parasol?

Pink does not create much shade. Go for a darker colour which will be more effective at keeping the sun off your ds

ahh - good point!

I got DS a white one and a navy one - the white one seemed to do the best job (it was a rectangle one, not umbrella type) ...

I hate the way they don't make green/orange/red ones ... really annoying!

Surely a lighter coloured one will reflect more heat and light than a darker one, which wi absorb it?

It is not about the heat, more about the amount of shadow it will create...

Don't buy a parasol - buy something like a shade-a-babe (think taht's what they're called). Completely gender neutral and effective.