does anyone else feel a real aversion to baby pink?

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been looking at girly clothes - just in case dc2 is a girl and we have to start a new wardrobe for her rather than recycling ds' stuff.

i really hate baby pink - is it just me being weird?

i feel really put off by it and i don't have a reasonable explanation why.

It's horrible, isn't it? And the Boy stuff isn't always much better - plastered over with construction vehicles, muddy puppies, monsters or slogans like 'Here comes Trouble'. For a newborn. So sad.

You need to get looking at some smaller, independent baby clothes makers, like GreenBaby, who do nice bold unisex colours. Costs, though. Or buy a pack of white gros/vests, go mad with the Dylon and clad your baby in purple, green, orange... Home-dyed clothes for babies are fab, great way of rejuvenating old clothes.

Look! How fab are some of these? I know, they're expensive too.

There are some fab designs at NordicKids too, but even more pricy.

Look at supermarkets - sometimes they do have nice unisex, bold coloured things in multipacks. And if you want to avoid Girl Pink, look at boy stuff - not all has trucks and boy stuff, you might find some nice reds and blues.

I really, really need to stop saying 'fab', don't I?

Yes but they are rather fab. Though sadly a bit beyond our price range for everyday wear.

Really, though, I have this unshakable sense that DC2 is going to be a boy, so I'll hold off with anything until we know...

Reshape, I LOVE those kinds of clothes. Just a shame they are so expensive :(

janice that's a fab idea about recycling the best of ds' stuff for a girl. i had planned to for trousers/ jeans but forgot you could do it with t shirts too! :)

yellowflowers sainsburys are fab! i've had more compliments of clothes from there for ds than anywhere else and the stuff lasts and washes great. i will be buying plenty there i'm sure! :)

reshape i couldn't get your link to work but if its along the lines of nordic kids then YES it is lovely BUT my top price range is next! :)

i feel so much more normal now!

also next have a lovely yellow and aqua set of sleepsuits i'm eyeing up! here

i want to go shopping NOW!

RESIST RESIST! There's no need to bow to peer pressure, dress your child in whatever you want to.

Don't forget TK Maxx! I got a couple of tops from Danefae for £6 each the other day, including this one: www.nordickids.co.uk/detail.asp/sku=DA131/d=6/c=28/

Totally understand. I am having a boy and a bit relieved as all that pink is too much. I am a girl, but it makes me feel queasy. There seems to be only one interpretation of girlishness and it involves pink and fairy wings. Need power dressing options for baby girls too!

So relieved to see this thread, been starting to feel a bit militant on this subject over last couple of weeks so it's nice to know I'm not on my own. Am 17+3 and everyone keeps asking if we'll find out the sex at 20 weeks and my increasingly exasperated answer has been no, because I don't want a colour-coded baby so why on earth would I need to know? This is my first and I appreciate that those on 2nd or 3rd child may well need to know the sex for less frivolous reasons. ie rearranging children's bedrooms etc but in my case the thought of floods of nauseating pale pink or blue clothes fills me with horror.

As a child of the 80s I grew up mainly in primary coloured corduroy (or so the photographic evidence would suggest) and I can't remember a single pink item of clothing, except perhaps pyjamas. Give me bright bold patterns and colours any day. Surely much more visually stimulating for the child too??

Oh, and cream and beige are just as bad.

Harrumph. Rant over.

I too have a rather violent reaction to Barbie Pink! It's not that I object to a bit of pink, or to the odd pink item, but NOT in that particular colour! dd (nearly 2) has managed to survive without it, the few bits she has been given have been 'accidently' washed with dark colours, turning them more magenta/purple-y... I really WISH there was not this stereotyping, though. it drives me up the wall!!

Can't bear it either. Thank God I had a boy!

Baby blue isn't much better.

I hate pink - there will be no pink getting close to my baby, I have already started giving out instructions. My mum is knitting the cutest baby clothes in bold green, red, orange, grey etc, and the nursery will be totally neutral-coloured, too (once we get round to actually decorating it ). I don't mind blue for a girl, so I imagine I'll be doing a lot of shopping the boys' clothes dept!

I am not keen on most pastels really. They can look lovely if mixed in print, but pastel pink, yellow and blue dominates the newborn clothes market and so many people I know aren't fond either.

We are expecting our first any moment and don't know if it's a girl or boy. But I love the bright and bold colours and lovely prints as well.

We've gone with Beige walls and bright fabrics for now, we can accessorise the rest at a later stage.

Relatives have been knitting tons of cardi's and things in pastel colours. I offered to buy some wool for gran as she said if there is anything in particular colourwise that I'd prefer. Bought some brights and some patterns that have stripes in. But she doesn't think it appropriate for a newborn... why did she offer.

I've been crocheting blankets and bits in brights and stripes and they look lush. A lovely granny stripe sleeper that's just perfect for either boy or girl.

It's so hard to buy cheap brights. I picked up some stuff at second hand sales that were from baby gap in the states but so bored by the high street colour options.

am not keen on pastels, inc baby blue.

am expecting my first boy after 4 girls, and my friends have been giving me loads of shopping tips. managed to get brights in john lewis and m,arks and sparks, also check out some of the mothercare stuff. all bright and cheerful.

I still have it and dd is one year old :o
bought shoes today: girls styles all frilly and not at all suitable for cold weather, or boots with faux fur again not very practical.
boys styles practical all round.
bought boy style shoes in the end. the shop assistant was like "but these are boy style, are you sure you want them?"

Zara, Debenhams and Boden are very good for non pink, non pastel stuff!
However it does confuse people if DDs are not in pink so don't be surprised if people get gender wrong.

You can easily avoid pink (speaking as a mum of two dds) although my dds do love it despite my best efforts- so I do indulge them sometimes

aaargh! I'm starting to hate pink! if i could afford it i would get everything from vertbaudet they have such lovely colours for girls!

Ooo, yes, LaRagazza, this is lovely, girly but not pink I would also shop more at Verbaudet if I had more money!