Would you be cool with this?

cattynine · July 2013

A friend of mine is pregnant and due this fall. I wanted to get her a nice carrier and lucked out and found an Ergo on sale for $70 on babysteals. But I just found out that she is having a boy and the pattern is Evening in Innsbrook (kind of girly).

Link to the pattern:

https://www.babyearth.com/ergo-baby-petunia-pickle-bottom-organic-carrier-evening-in-innsbruck.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&kwid=productads-sku^13843-adtype^PLA-adid^18766003455

I personally would not care that the carrier is sort of feminine patterned, but I'm pretty chill about stuff like that. Do you think I should still give it to her? Am I overthinking this?

meglette417 · July 2013

It wouldn't bother me, she is wearing it too so to me it is like her clothes or an extension of - the baby is just sitting in it.

pat7638 · July 2013

I agree with pp.. it is an extension of her because it is her that is wearing it. Quite frankly I don't think it is very feminine. Think it would totally work unisex..

Lemmon_ade12 · July 2013

I think it's totally unisex. Go for it.

harmonicbabe26 · July 2013

I actually think it is a nice compromise between feminine (because she is a woman) and masculine (because of the baby boy). It's dark but has some nice pattern. I would love it!

oliversmommy32912 · July 2013

I think it's totally fine. I'd put my son in that!

Beware of fakes though. I've heard of them selling fake ergos on babysteals.

cattynine · July 2013

oliversmommy32912:
I think it's totally fine. I'd put my son in that! Beware of fakes though. I've heard of them selling fake ergos on babysteals.

I was kind of skeptical, but it arrived yesterday and seems like the real thing. Took a long time to get here though.

SunAndRain · July 2013

I happen to really like that pattern. I don't agree that it is gender neutral, however. It isn't like DH would purchase that for himself.

That said, I was pretty particular about the carrier I picked out. I'd be thrilled with the one you have, but just saying that if it isn't her taste and she is particular as I was, she might be disappointed? Can you just give a gift receipt with it? That way it's up to her to keep the gift or exchange and shell out extra cash for another style.

cattynine · July 2013

SunAndRain:
I happen to really like that pattern. I don't agree that it is gender neutral, however. It isn't like DH would purchase that for himself.
That said, I was pretty particular about the carrier I picked out. I'd be thrilled with the one you have, but just saying that if it isn't her taste and she is particular as I was, she might be disappointed? Can you just give a gift receipt with it? That way it's up to her to keep the gift or exchange and shell out extra cash for another style.

I don't have a gift receipt because I bought it online at Babysteals. She is a FTM and registered for a "crotch dangler", hence what prompted me to get her a better carrier in hopes that she will realize how great babywearing can be with a good carrier.

But I do agree that some dads may not want to wear it. Hopefully her DH won't mind.

cattynine · July 2013

DaisyBlinks:
Our Ergo is bright purple and DS an DH have no problems:
Ok, so DS does look pissed. But I swear it's not the color!

Haha, ok I guess I should quit over-thinking this.

mommasqueak · July 2013

hehe, thats the one we have! i think with the black and white, it is a lot more unisex than the flowery pattern on it. i would have loved that for a gift!

ryry1977 · July 2013

I would just give it to her. I love my Ergo and I would wear that with a boy no problem

Ya Never Know · July 2013

The patterns on them are generally for mommy, not the baby lol. I bought a "pretty" one for myself, and have would have bought the same one if I had a boy. I think you're overthinking it. She'll love it My DH never wore DD, but he would have had no issues wearing ours even with pink deer all over it.

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