Pink Carseats

jcsntms06 · July 2010

Do people really buy pink car seats? I hate that car seat makers only have two or three designs to chose from. I will not buy a pink or purple car seat for Annabelle. Ugh, why can't they make red car seats or yellow?? I want something that is gender natural, in case down the road we decide to have another baby. I can't imagine a boy wanting to sit in a pink car seat.

Okay that's all! Stick out tongue

KathrynMD · July 2010

my mom bought a pink flowered one for her car for Ella - ewww.

DH and I both have gray ones.

Cooper81 · July 2010

Oh I totally agree. One of my friends who had a girl has ALLLLL pink stuff (bouncy seat, bumbo, etc). We got a brown and green infant seat and the brown and green 65, a turquoise bumbo, a cream with brown bouncy seat, because I wanted gender neutral stuff to use with another baby. That being said, John has sat in many a pink bouncy seat when at said friends house, I really don't care what the toys look like as long as he is enjoying himself. I also just don't like anything that is strongly geared towards one gender. I consider our nursery gender neutral in most respects. I had the paint color (it's much more turquoise blue in person than in my bio) picked out before we knew we were having a boy, but I added a few "boy" touches like the sail boats on the fabric.

mrs. remy · July 2010

yeah, I bought everything in gender neutral so it can be used for baby #2. I guess maybe if you know for sure you wont have a second? or if you just don't care about having to buy another down the road.....

jcsntms06 · July 2010

mrs. remy :
yeah, I bought everything in gender neutral so it can be used for baby #2. I guess maybe if you know for sure you wont have a second? or if you just don't care about having to buy another down the road.....

I agree if I knew I was one and done then maybe I would buy pink. I've never been a fan of pink. Annabelle's room is in light green, and we can hopefully take off the border we have on her walls and add something else for baby#2. I think the only thing that baby #2 may not care for is the purple bumbo seat. But really it doesn't matter. Annabelle hardly even used the seat period.

KathrynMD · July 2010

I bought a lot of pink stuff when I registered - and I feel like an idiot about it now - I just never stopped to think that wasn't a good idea.

I'm still not sure if we are once and done or if we'll go for #2 but either way - it was sort of stupid.

jcsntms06 · July 2010

KathrynMD:
I bought a lot of pink stuff when I registered - and I feel like an idiot about it now - I just never stopped to think that wasn't a good idea.

I'm still not sure if we are once and done or if we'll go for #2 but either way - it was sort of stupid.

I was so naive when it came to my registry. I had no idea what to purchase or put on that thing. I seriously have 20 baby blankets (that we don't use anymore) and 20 burp clothes (again don't use anymore).

Cooper81 · July 2010

jcsntms06:
KathrynMD:

I bought a lot of pink stuff when I registered - and I feel like an idiot about it now - I just never stopped to think that wasn't a good idea.

I'm still not sure if we are once and done or if we'll go for #2 but either way - it was sort of stupid.

I was so naive when it came to my registry. I had no idea what to purchase or put on that thing. I seriously have 20 baby blankets (that we don't use anymore) and 20 burp clothes (again don't use anymore).

Ugh, the baby blankets. I think I put one pack of 4 of the flannel Carters blankets on the registry, but we got soooooo many blankets for the shower and as gifts. The thing is I love them all, they are so soft and cute. I'm lame, but I always tried to rotate using various blankets during the winter because I loved them all.

KRMac · July 2010

I can see the case for pink carseats if you are only having one or if your kids are either close in age (will be using 2 carseats at the same time) or far apart (carseat will expire before 2nd child.) But I like pink.

We have a lot of blue stuff, but as my mom likes to say, "you can put blue on a girl, but you can't put pink on a boy." Well, I guess you can, but you know what I mean. If #2 is a girl, she'll use DS's blue bouncer and bumbo. Who cares.

lauranne · July 2010

I know several people who have pink carseats. Obviously, we weren't going out to buy a pink car seat! Aiden's carseats are gray and greyish blue (the greyish blue one converts to a booster, so it'll be his carseat till the carseat expires).

His infant carrier was red-Chicco.

I like the gray because it hides dirt well!

firedancer1028 · July 2010

We pretty much knew we were only having one and I still registered for gender nuetral stuff just in case. Now my cousin went through ivf and they know they won't be able to have any more so she went all out with the girly patterns. It's the graco Elyse and OMG I love it...I'm so jealous now! How childish am I?

fignewt74 · July 2010

Ok, no judgement please...

We just bought the Britax Marathon "Emma" carseat for DS.

Yes, I said DS. Yes, the carseat is pink and flowered. In my defense, it is a Britax Marathon and was on sale for $170. I could not pass it up. Also in my defense, it is in my parents' car, and DS only uses it twice a week.

But I am in agreement, why do they even make these? Obviously they are not big sellers or else it wouldn't be on clearance for $170!

Anyway, just had to add my 2 cents

My poor DS...

mrs. remy · July 2010

fignewt74:
Ok, no judgement please...
We just bought the Britax Marathon "Emma" carseat for DS.
Yes, I said DS. Yes, the carseat is pink and flowered. In my defense, it is a Britax Marathon and was on sale for $170. I could not pass it up. Also in my defense, it is in my parents' car, and DS only uses it twice a week.
But I am in agreement, why do they even make these? Obviously they are not big sellers or else it wouldn't be on clearance for $170!
Anyway, just had to add my 2 cents
My poor DS...

Haha! Oh he'll be too little to remember riding around in a pink carseat that's cute!

Matildasun · July 2010

Assigning genders to specific colors is an adult thing. Babies like bright colors, they don't care if it appropriate for them. I am sure that a baby boy would be perfectly content in a pink car sear.. Our big items are neutrals and bright primary colors, because they are the colors, I like. When Ada gets bigger she can chose what colors she likes.

jcsntms06 · July 2010

fignewt74:
Ok, no judgement please...
We just bought the Britax Marathon "Emma" carseat for DS.
Yes, I said DS. Yes, the carseat is pink and flowered. In my defense, it is a Britax Marathon and was on sale for $170. I could not pass it up. Also in my defense, it is in my parents' car, and DS only uses it twice a week.
But I am in agreement, why do they even make these? Obviously they are not big sellers or else it wouldn't be on clearance for $170!
Anyway, just had to add my 2 cents
My poor DS...

No judging at all. Heck if you can get a good deal like that, I say go for it.

daisyterp · July 2010

This is so funny because I was team green w/ both kiddos so that 99.95% of the gear we have is neutral, but my dad wanted a car seat for E in his car so I bought him the pink Cosco one- it was only $46 and I figure she will be in it for a long time and we will have to buy D his own anyway.

Our other 2 convertible seats are black/gray though.

jnealet · July 2010

We have a pink carseat and if we have another child and it turns out to be a boy, he will be carried around in a pink carseat. And sit in a pink Bumpo. I'm 100% not worried about it.

weezie825 · July 2010

We plan on having our children close together so DD will still be in her convertible carseat when we have #2, if all goes as planned. I went ahead and got a stroller in pink, because when #2 comes I will be getting my sisters tandem stroller, which is navy blue.

The things that I got that were gender neutral are: Bouncy Seat, Highchair & Jumperoo.

Also, I totally wouldn't have a problem with a future DS using DDs pink stuff. My mom said that my little brother wore lots of pink outfits when they were at home during the days. (She always had him in boy clothing when she left the house!) He turned out fine!

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