Comments on: Is gender-neutral baby gear “out”?

By: potblackettle

potblackettle — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:18:23 +0000

I bought a good bit of green and white stuff (green is my favorite color anyway). After I found out I was having a little boy I got a few blue items.

The whole “blue or pink” thing wasn’t a big issue for me since this is the only baby I’m having, so i don’t have to worry about whether it’ll work for the second baby.

If you’re planning to have more than one I’d go with neutral colors and then supplement with a few pink or blue pieces after birth.

By: moongoddess209

moongoddess209 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:34:21 +0000

I knew the sex of my baby simply because I had to have an amnio…I still have gender neutral stuff. The bedroom is in cute little zoo pattern with red and beige walls. The swing and those type of accessories are in the black on beige “french” pattern…Car Seats Grey. A lot of those car seats and stuff have different colored covers that can be replaced for less money than the whole thing but still…I agree with you!

OH… I have a cousin that brought her little girl home to a blue room decorated in baseballs because the sonogram was wrong!!!

By: just a thought...

just a thought... — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:58:06 +0000

Most of our gear is neutral, and my baby’s room is green. Just his clothes are blue. I would hate to have a pink or baby blue carseat, stroller, etc.

By: armywifesarah

armywifesarah — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:22:02 +0000

I don’t really consider gender neutral as being out. However, since the doc is pretty certain I’m having a boy, I find myself leaning towards buying more blue clothing than I initially intended. Thankfully, the clothing is neutral enough style wise to where a little girl could wear it too. A girl can get away with wearing blue, a boy can’t get away with wearing pink. (My favorite color as a kid was blue, I didn’t usually care for pink)

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:27:04 +0000

I personally think it’s silly to make babies only wear certain colours. I mean come on, they’re babies! They don’t care, and how do you know your baby girl won’t grow up to have blue be her favourite colour? I believe in making the nursery as stimulating as possible, and this means exposing them to all the colours and the brighter the better (I don’t like pastels :p)!
I find a lot of people on here say they want to know the sex because white, beige and green gets old. I think that’s silly! Even if you do want to avoid pink and blue, there’s a whole spectrum of colours out there! Honestly I wouldn’t even avoid blue, I just wouldn’t get EVERYTHING in it (now that would get old!).

By: smurf_2187

smurf_2187 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:15:55 +0000

i’m 29 weeks and waiting to find out. i figured that when the next one comes we’ll have clothes for it to. and i absolutly love not knowing. some people are frustrated with me about the decision .

By: SuperN

SuperN — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:45:39 +0000

You can still find lots of gender neutral clothing, if you look around. I found tons of very cute beige, light blue (very cute on little girls too), dark earthy greens, etc. for my son. I then used most of his old baby clothes for my daughter when she came along.

The best thing you can do when you’re preparing for a new baby is read lots of books and never, ever watch trendy baby television programs. They’re just trends, and while a few people follow the wave of rampant consumerism, most people in the real world just do what works.

By: tomgirlr

tomgirlr — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:52:15 +0000

The baby doesn’t care initially but you as a parent will. If you go out in public and some keeps calling your little girl a boy and vice-versa it will annoy the heck out of you. If you really cant afford to buy a whole new set of baby gear, pick out the neutral colors that you have and buy a little of the rest. If you have a washer at home don’t buy a lot when they are really young anyway because they outgrow it so quickly that its not worth the hassle.

By: nikki t

nikki t — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:41:12 +0000

of course not people will get those famous colors soon as you find out the little ones gender…KEEP IT SIMPLE..until you see what you dont have…and what you need

By: chillycop1234

chillycop1234 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:58:26 +0000

Gender neutral clothes are definitely “out”. All babies are bald and unless you want everyone wondering what your “it” baby is a boy or a girl, then dress them appropriately.

Yes, once you find out at the sonogram, buy away but save the tags and receipts (just in case). Also, have a baby shower!

And regarding the second child, yes, buy new clothes. As a second child, I HATED the hand me downs. Plus, especially unless you plan on getting pregnant with another child right away the style will be out.

Just my advice but don’t go out and spend a ton of money on clothing. Walmart and Target are just fine to buy baby clothes when they will only wear them a few months. They grow out of them SOOOO fast. Plus, they spit up and the stain them too, so dont spend a ton. Have that one designer outfit and call it a day. And you save a ton and no one will ever know. A rule of thumb when you are buying while you are pregnant:
Buy the clearance for the upcoming seasons…. ie if you are having a summer baby and you find out the sex of your baby in March, then buy up all the winter wear that is now on clearance. Size=twice their monthly age (usually, typically, generally) For example, if they are 6 months old, they will wear 12 month clothes and so on…..