Does it matter?

[Cheshirehello79]

I don't know sex of the baby due early dec but looking to get a pram. Seen one I like and one in blue is on offer . My question is is it wrong to have a blue pram in case the baby is a girl or colour doesn't matter ?

We bought a blue one as was on sale amd we were having a surprise. Turned out to be a girl. The amount of people when she was a newborn who peered into the pram and asked how old HE was because we had a blue pram and neutral clothes. When I would correct them some even said but it's a blue pram! Ignore silly trends and get whatever pram you want!

"Why on earth does anyone colour ode their pram to the sex of their child.confused

If you like blue, buy the pram.smile"

Some people like it, I guess. I'm of the opinion that either colour is for either sex and it doesn't matter.

I personally think that pink pushchairs look hideous anyway but I love blue for anything, but that's just my humble opinion.

Bird - they'll do that with any pram but a pink one. Both my girls got it in white baby gros and red pram. Girls are only allowed pink dontcha know.

I have a purple pram and a DS and I have a friend with a blue pram and a DD. We both bought the prams (independently obv) in those colours because we liked the colour. Almost zero people give a fuck...

Except her 7 year old DD - who's mind is BLOWN that we've both done it WRONG!

Seriously... please buy the pram you like, you are going to spend a good few months looking at it... and your baby will not care a jot!

Libraries, I completely agree with you. My DD2, in particular, was often mistaken for a boy. She was often dressed in dark purple or red (she suits it). I just used to smile and say thank you as no harm was meant - babies are androgenous and people can't tell but some people I know get genuinely offended.

My SIL used to get offended when DN was mistaken for a boy. My friend has just had a girl after having a boy the first time and she also gets offended if her girl gets mistaken for a boy so she puts head bands on her.

Each to their own.

I have a navy pram and no idea of sex yet either...

I think blue is neutral. I wouldn't want a pink pram even if I knew for certain it was a girl. (This is my first, and hoping for a second dc in a few years so want a pram that is neutral for then as well)

I did think about a yellow one, but dh wasn't keen and someone wise on mn pointed out that yellow attracts bugs!

Was also looking at grey, but decided it was too dull!

Blue matches my car. I wear blue a lot.

I really don't think it matters. Was a little worried that people might think baby's a boy if in blue, but actually, who give a f?

If you like it, buy it!

Well, unless you are absolutely sure you won't be having any further DC, it makes a great deal of sense to choose expensive items that can be handed down.

Before the intensive gendered marketing took hold; blue grey and black were the dominant colours for prams.

Pink prams/pushchairs were a rarity as recently as the turn of the century, as the expected level of consumption was so different.

Yep it's true blue denim. Zippy the offer was from Amazon but was the last one and just got it delivered today and must say love it. The foot mouth looks great too and if you were far you would think its black so roll on the comments " is it a boy" ?

It doesn't matter at all! We have a teal colour pram and it's probably more boyish and have a dd.

I agree with PPs, buy the pram and don't bother with what people think or say. I personally really dislike seeing babies (and pram, nursery, toys etc) dressed head to toe in blue or pink according to gender, think it looks a bit chavvy.