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

If all you say is true then you have bigger issues than the pram and you need to deal with them

This. Why are people still going on about pink prams once the actual problem is clear?

It looks like you're having a little girl with a misogynist father and maybe he'll be one of these men who realizes girls and women are human beings once he has a daughter, or even just gives his own daughter special status, but you can't rely on it.

Just please don't have a second child with him if you have any doubts over how he is with her. Have a boy and your daughter is set on the road to low self-esteem and daddy issues. I've seen it.

I should add that I had a black pushchair for both my DD’s so I’m not being defensive

If I was having a a dd I was going to get the egg in pink imo it’s lovely 😊. They also do a black with a shimmer on a rose gold frame that was nice and I adored the Hollywood model. I’ll also add my dh would of been quite happy pushing a pink pram.
(Pic is of the Hollywood model which I love)

I think if you like the pink, you should get it.
Babies don't care what colour pram they're being pushed around in, and anything that brightens up your day with a newborn is worth it.

What is your DH worried about? Is he that insecure that he thinks he'll catch the Gay from pushing a pink pram?

I chose a bright pink flowery stroller for dd2, because it's loud and gaudy and I love it. DH is secure enough that he doesn't care what colour it is.

@Summerbaby2018 I have a pink pram/pushchair - it's dark pink / raspberry colour.

I have had loads of compliments on the colour as it's nice and vibrant! If you want pink get pink - pale pink would be dirty though.

My DP has no issues pushing it, it doesn't somehow make him less of a man because he is pushing a pink pram!!

You could always get the colour you want and buy a different colour pack and change
It around when you fancy?

This is a really interesting thread.

I agree with the op that Dh should get over the pink (had similar ishoos with my Dh and we had a boy; we were given a pink toy pushchair for him

Thank you @BrendasUmbrella!!

This isn’t about the pram colour at all!

Happyland8

Completely agree. Its like we are at a point where girls should like blue, trucks, football and have short hair but can't possibly just like pink, dolls, ballet and long hair as its completely impossible that she might actually just like those things and no one seems to give a shit about letting boys like pink, dolls, ballet and long hair.
The Op definately isnt the one gender stereotyping here.

All colours for all babies I say!

Too much pink can get tricky I think your Dh may be a little aware of the over pinkification of girls; I know a little girl who point blank refuses to wear any form of trouser now.

Girls toys are usually pink and rarely focus on stem type activities.

Pink is fine if you're aware of all the ins and outs of the gender stereotyping of children and how it can become unconsciously restrictive; it's very restrictive for boys also.

I think absolute refusal to push a peak based on its colour is U. But I think if it’s affecting him this much you need to compromise. It’s a shame about him wanting a boy but I agree with pp who said he will forget as soon as your baby girl is here.
Have you considered a burgundy pram? Still colourful and not boring but it has the added bonus of it being dark enough to hide dirt and marks. I hope you get this sorted soon and you and your DP find a solution

Personally I prefer black prams as they show marks a lot less.
Light colours like the one pictured will get dirty very easily.
Why don't you want a black Pram for a girl? You can accessorise with a pink blanket maybe, as a compromise.
(We didn't want to know the sex until the birth, and we got a black Pram. We said we'd use pink or blue blankets).

Why are you buying dresses for a newborn?
Babygros are what you need- white, lemon, mint, red, orange etc.
If you're having a second baby, makes sense to buy all the baby stuff neutral, so it can be used by any baby.

Lots of girls wear tracksuits Babies don't need them though!

Having a baby pink pram will make people assume you are the kind of person that wants a baby pink pram

We have bright yellow which my husband picked! I wouldn’t choose I pink one but that’s because I don’t personally really like it, your baby won’t care and you should get whatever you both like.

@PhilODox because I want to. I have babygrows too, in lots of colours and patterns. And as for gender neutral, I’ve bought new for each of my children as I’ve generally given away my old baby clothes to friends and relatives to save space.

Got to be honest and say I really don't like pink prams either. I got a navy pram for my DD for two reasons one it wouldn't show dirt and two if we have another we could use the pram again regardless of the gender.

@philODox if dresses were that much of an issue they wouldn't be around anymore because they wouldn't be making any money off of them 🤦🏻‍♀️ Please because you don't like dresses on girls that doesn't mean people shouldn't put dresses in girls... I personally don't want to just have my child living in sleepsuit I feel an outfit is appropriate for during the day given that it's comfortable

@Happyland8
Couldn't of said it better myself

I wouldn't choose a pink pram myself (we had a rainbow cosatto one and now a black buggy) not because of a dislike of that colour in particular, though I do despair of the everything for a girl must be pink attitude. More from a practical point of view. A colour that light will get grubby very quickly. Black, whist boring does hide a multitude of sins.

BUT, I do think your DH is being ridiculously unreasonable saying he won't push it because it's pink. His willy won't drop off. He's being silly.

I like dresses perfectly fine, I just don't think newborns should be put in them, because, well, flouncy, frilly, frou-frou stuff is uncomfortable to lie on, and newborns spend most of their time lying down.

After you've ruined a good few dresses with poonamis, and baby sick, you might see why babygros are more practical.

happyland that is the most gorgeous blue! I would have loved that colour pram for my DC.

I love that girly pram and would love to push it around myself, but my DH would also veto it. I totally understand why, and wouldn't try to inflict it on him! I think it would BU to spend that kind of money on something he'd be embarrassed to use!

What @PhilODox said.

Everyone loves newborn outfits. Until you realise sleepsuits are easier for nappy changes, much more comfortable for the baby, and easier for working through ten a day after they're covered in sick and shit.

Op, just wait until the baby is here and has ruined 6+ outfits in the space of a day with poo and sick, and you’ll look back at your post saying outfits are more appropriate than babygrows and laugh

DP is being a tool.
However I would turn that pretty pink pram a grey shade in weeks
This on the other hand would give me my pink fix and hide a multitude of sins!

www.preciouslittleone.com/product-information/20/60467/egg-stroller-diamond-black-rose-gold/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2I3F-M3Q2QIVBJ8bCh2iswRIEAQYAyABEgIEjvD_BwE