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[OnNaturesCourse]

Morning (:

Posting in here as not sure where else it would fit.

I'm due first baby in November and the gender is a surprise.

One reason we chose not to find out the gender is we really are not fans of stereotyping genders in terms of colours / clothes etc in newborns, much prefer them in whites/greys/pastels etc until they are around 6 months. Our concern was people would buy all pink for a girl, all blue for boy etc.

With this in mind, when we announce babys arrival, or just before, we were considering putting up a little post/sharing a little poem that politely asks people not to gender buy. Sort of like "our little one is due any day, the gender is yet unknown but we are not a fan of pinks and blues anyway" (I'm rubbish at writing)

Is anyone good at poems etc that could help?

Thanks in advance x

[Farahilda]

I'm quite good at poems when I put my mind to it.

But my help here is to advise you in the strongest possible terms not to use it on this occasion.

Can't you just tell people in conversation and let the grapevine spread your preferences?

And if you do make up a wish list, which would be sent in response to enquiries not pre-emptively, you can include preferences for colours.

[ShuttyTown]

Love it @MaidenMotherCrone 😂😂

[NannyPlum82]

I have very strong opinions on baby clothes and am really fussy about what my children wear.

Close family knew my feelings but I'd never have dreamed of writing a poem to tell people what to buy me. Everything has a gift receipt these days - if you don't like it, return it. That's that I did and no one was any the wiser and no feelings were hurt.