Feeling A Bit Guilty .......

LoulaBelle

Its a weird one this .................

I've just given birth to a beautiful baby girl and I'm sitting here watching her sleep in her brothers blue baby bouncy seat and thats the key word blue - her brother is 3 and when I was expecting him I was working too right up until one week before I had him so money was effectively plentiful - fast forward 3 years and we're in the doom and gloom of 'recession' and while there is a part of me that wants to go 'pink' mad the sensible side is saying - you've got perfectly good blue things don't spend money where you don't need to - don't get me wrong she does have some pink things but its mainly blue (my husband and I thought that I was having another boy as well so that was a surprise).

So what do I do ???? listen to the sensible side and just buy her pink things when she needs them and things need replacing or do as I did her brother and buy what I want (bearing in mind the current climate) ................ I think I know the answer to this really but I do feel guilty that I can't go a little crazy ...................

Husbands work did a whip round and brought £45 of Next vouchers but I'm holding out until the Christmas sale and I'll get £90 worth - I'll be there at 5am with the best of em .......... elbows at the ready !!!!

Thanks for reading

LoulaBelle

Sharon87

Stick with blue for now lol. Pink's over-rated anyway

I think you've got a good idea and wait until the sales. That's what I'll be doing, getting vouchers for xmas, then go to the sales!

whitewing

Splash out on a couple of (cheap) pink outfits if you must, and stick with the blue baby equipment you already have.

Or freecycle it for a pink one.

love_lifer

people still do the blue pink thing? why?????????????

as long as she's comfortable no need to force her to like a garish colour scheme

kazwookie

Try your local freecycle and see if any one there has anything in pink

Good luck

moneypooh

I had a daughter 1st but never did the heavy pink thing. She did have some pink but mainly blue. I added a few things of pink, like bootees etc so people didn't ask me about my boy!!
I look back at photos now and she looks very pretty but it's really not obvious that her clothes aren't pink'ish.

I think she'll look great in whatever.

On the other side - no one noticed that the pink items I had for her went blue when my son arrived. (except for little pink rabbit buttons on one suit - and no one saw it - hee hee)

So accessorise with cheaper things like ribbons etc...

Congratulations by the way!!_party_

redsquirrel80

In most of my baby photos I'm dressed in brown or blue (and mostly in 'nice' home knitted things) - never did me any harm. I can't imagine that babies care in the slightest what colour they're wearing or are surrounded by as long as they're warm, well-fed, and loved.

Little_Chicken

Ditto - stick with blue for now - maybe go for a neutral colour for new items. Maybe you'll be welcoming number 3 before you know it!!!! LOL

Don't feel guilty, tiny ones don't know the difference, and I know some well off people who are happy to buy baby things from the charity shop for their little ones.

A long-term secure home unburderned with debt is more important. xxx

Seaxwyn

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter.

Another vote to stick with the blue stuff. When I had twin daughters, we were given lots of stuff by a friend who had a boy, so they had lots of blue/boys' stuff. It did them no harm, they were too young to know. Save your money for things that do matter.

hypno06

My daughter was my first born and I bought lots of blue stuff just because I either liked it better, or as with my bouncy chair, because it was the only colour they did!!!

She certainly hasn't ever had a problem with it - and until the age of 13 was very "pink and purple". Now at 14 she is into black and red :eek: No less "girlie" but a far cry from pink/blue/lemon!

Don't fret about it - motherhood is about a whole lot more than colours.

Enjoy this time with your baby - it can never be taken away from you so make the most of this precious time.

WorkingHardDFW

My eldest is a girl and I must admit to a few pinky things creeping in but I was actually quite pratical. I was pratical with my two boys who followed although I didn't put them in any pink outfits that I'd kept.

I go with the blue for now when she's a little older she may well chose pink for herself. They tune in to the steriotyping soon enough.

Enjoy her and your son!!