Arguments over pink pram!

[Summerbaby2018]

So I am either going to get icandy or egg but found out the icandy colour I wanted ( butterscotch) is being discontinued so that's left me stranded I don't want a black pram for a girl as I'm girly myself but my partner refuses to push a pink pram? Has anyone else's partner felt the same or is mine just being an arse as usual about decisions? I wanted to go for this one

I'm not Keen on pink Prams at all and I have two girls! WHat about a nice grey or chestnut colour if you don't want black? Can always have a pink blanket inside. I just see a pink pram and think chav,sorry 🙈

I wouldn’t get black either as it’ll show up every mark. Mind you, I’ve never understood this obsession with spending hundreds on brand new baby stuff. They’ll only use it for a short time. Would you not be better buying second hand and putting the money in an account for your child’s future.

I imagine you could resell a black one much easier than pink?

I’m girly and would not push a pink pram. It will also get filthy quickly.

Dads are in as part of the decor. Dadcore. So let him have some choice too.

Get a neutral pram and then dress it up with blankets/coverlets/liners. Lots of people making them on ebay and Etsy.

Icandys are bulky and really heavy before you put a baby in it. I imagine that they’d be quite hard work to push with a toddler sat in it. Don’t just go on the looks, go and try them out in a shop.

Okay ladies thankyou for your very forward comments 🤦🏻‍♀️ And no I don't think pink is for girls if I had a boy I would also put him in pink shirts ect as I love the colour regardless I just loved the idea of a pink pram and would choose black I just wanted to be girly myself and not planning on having any others after this bub just yet but I guess black or dark is good at hiding dirt

I would avoid a pink pram too, it depends on your circumstances but my reasons for this would be:

A) resale value for pink is likely to be less than a more popular colour

B) I was planning on more than one child so didn’t want a pram that was too pink or blue

C) it’s a very light colour and will show the dirt very easily

I’m not saying the way your DP is going about it is right, but he might actually have a point that pink isn’t the best colour.

I didn't know what I was having and bought a Grey pram. Have DS and just use blue blankets if I want to emphasise what he is. I saw another mother out with a pink pram, big pink blanket, pink accessories and, personally, I thought it was tacky.

My concern with something that pale pink is that it will look grubby in no time. There is probably a reason that prams tend to come in darker colours.

I've seen some lovely patterned ones around if you think that plain black is too boring.

Maybe compromise with getting a pram that has a pink lining but neutral outer colour.

People will assume it's a girl if you have a pink pram. I dress DS2 in pink trousers sometimes (he suits pink!!) and get 'isn't she cute?' comments (he's a hulking great almost-2 year old).

Whilst I can understand that pink isn't to everyone's taste, I wonder if he is against it because it just isn't a colour he happens to like or what he thinks the colour represents. If it's the latter and he doesn't like pushing something he deems to be feminine or whatever then HIBU. I don't like the way that feminine things are viewed as lesser or embarrassing for a man to be associated with whereas it's seen as cool for women to like masculine things.

I would be embarrassed pushing a pink pram, it looks like a toy.

Your argument of not wanting black for a girl is no more valid than him not wanting pink.

I'm a woman and it's a no to pink from me - Black is more classy. Sorry but it will get filthy too.

My god, no, don't make him push a pink pram, his penis will fall off.
On the other hand, if you put a girl baby in a black pram she will surely grow up to be a lesbian, the sort with short hair and DMs
What to do?
You could maybe get some football stickers (or tractors or dinosaurs) and put them on the pink pram, or alternatively decorate the black pram with Disney princesses. Sorted.

I think it's starting to get to me because he made it no secret that he wanted a boy and when we found out the sex he couldn't made it any more obvious he was let down even though he is supportive and always kisses my belly and talks about her when it comes to shopping and buying her clothes which I don't go OTT on girlie things as I don't want her to look like a pompom he just gets grumpy 'why does she need that many dresses why can't she just wear tracksuits ect so it makes me feel like he's ashamed hence he wants a black pram ect and not girly clothes and that hurts me that's all

Choose something you both like , the same with the changing bag.

I love the colour pink but some things shouldn't be pink and prams is one of them. I much prefer black, grey or red and more practical.

IMHO black will be sooo much nicer and more practical. The pink will get very dirty. I wouldn’t expect my DH to push a pink pram. We have a midnight blue pram which we chose before we knew the sex, I’m PG again with DC2 and will use it again. Neutral colours are much better I think.

If you don’t like black and he doesn’t like pink then you should agree on a different colour that you both like, from a different pram maker.

Im a woman and wouldn't want a pink pram. The whole pink for girls thing is massively over done and actually causes a lot of problems down the road, as you'll find. I certainly wouldnt get baby pink which, as well as the gender issues it contributes to, will be an absolute buggerto keep clean. Ive seen some nice Magenta or cream.and pink trim ones which look nice?

Sorry, but I'm with your partner.

Also, what if you go on to have asecond child whos a boy? Are you gender neautral and liberal enough to oush him around in a pink pram? Is your partner? Do yiu really want to spend the best part of a grand on new pram, carseat and changing bag when you're now possible paying that monthly in childcre for your daughter?