Does color really matter?

LaceyMorgan94 · June 2015

As first time parents dh and I obviously had no baby stuff. Our families and friends started buying and giving us stuff long before we found out our baby was a girl. One thing that was given to us was a really nice brown suede diaper bag from Carter's. It's basically brand new. The inside is blue with brown and green polka dots. I'm contemplating using it instead of buying a "more girly" style. What do you guys think?

jlsweets · June 2015

I'd absolutely use it! Plus you can have it for future children if needed. We didn't know sex for our son or this one so all of our equipment stuff is neutral colors. I think I would get tired of looking at a pink or girly diaper bag all the time

carleym93 · June 2015

Personally, I think it would be totally ridiculous to buy another one just because of the color. If it does the job, keep it. Save your money for something more important. I can assure you, nobody is going to care that you have a girl and have a diaper bag that has blue and green on it.

laylababe3 · June 2015

I agree, color means nothing. If you like the bag, use it!

LaceyMorgan94 · June 2015

That's kind of what my thought process was! Especially since it's just the inside that is blue.

Seed0824 · June 2015

I would def use it. It's a diaper bag so it's not like you are putting a girl in boys clothing.

kedbach · June 2015

I don't think it matters! I bought a floral kate spade baby bag and was going to use it regardless of whether we were expecting a girl or boy! I plan on using it has a handbag and diaper bag in one so I don't have to carry two bags on regular daily outings!

Miz_Liz · June 2015

I literally never even knew people matched their diaper bag colors/style to the sex of their baby until seeing a few posts on here about it. To me, the diaper bag is MY bag, not the babies, so i got one that I personally liked. I would not return or exchange it if you like it.

sjra1028 · June 2015

I say use it! My husband and I each have our own. It was his request. Haha
He has a solid black 1 and I have 1 with green, blue, & red polka dots. We're also having a girl, but figured we'd go with what our personal "styles" were since we'll be carrying them around.

EmEeGee · June 2015

All of our bigger items (crib/furniture, pack n play, rock n play, diaper bag, etc) are all gender neutral colors and we did it that way knowing we were having a girl. If we are fortunate enough to have another baby and it ends up being a boy, I think it's easier to not feel compelled to buy new things because it's all pink.

KaylaLovesNoah · June 2015

Absolutely use it! If you want it to be girlie just get a cute little flower pin or something!

JNOVA2015 · June 2015

Miz_Liz said:
I literally never even knew people matched their diaper bag colors/style to the sex of their baby until seeing a few posts on here about it. To me, the diaper bag is MY bag, not the babies, so i got one that I personally liked. I would not return or exchange it if you like it.

I agree with this completely!! I didn't even consider the baby's sex when I picked our bag. Instead I picked something neutral that either me or DH could easily carry. We are having a boy, but if it were a girl I'd have felt bad about making my DH carry a frilly girly bag around!!

mpmom1518 · June 2015

I hate how much color coding goes on for kid genders! I don't want my son pre-programmed to think he has to hate pink, and if we had been having a girl I would have made sure to try to keep it balanced and as neutral as possible. Nothing drives me crazier than the pink & blue sides of the toy aisles at every store. I'd say a diaper bag especially is the last thing which needs to be color coded to announce the gender of your baby. As long as you like the way it looks and functions it is doing its job.

SashaDenn25 · June 2015

When I was picking out my bad I did as others have said and picked something I really liked not whether it was for baby girl. My friend works at a guess factory and I got a baby bag that looks like a really nice purse bc I plan on combining and putting my stuff in it too.

CaliforniaDream87 · June 2015

Definitely first world problems here.

However, I'm going to be the odd ball poster here. With DS, I went for something more "nuetral" considering I thought my H would be having to carry it too. Didn't want him rocking a pink bag and he wouldn't have like that too much. This time I'm picking something super girlie because...I couldn't the last time. This doesn't have much to do with the sex of the baby rather than me wanting what I want.

KaylaLovesNoah · June 2015

$:\$ "> I'm getting a gender specific bag...please don't shun me [-O< lol

leighalou91 · June 2015

We chose a black bag so that DH and I could both carry it around regularly. I would have preferred a girly one but I understand why my husband wouldn't want to carry that around all the time. (We are having a girl BTW)

ptelfra · June 2015

I registered for the Skip Hop French Stripe Duo bag because it's neutral colors, I love the style and it has amazing reviews but I also bought a big champagne colored tote style purse from Aldo's because I feel like I am the one carrying the bag so it doesn't have to be gender specific or have cartoons on it etc.

sandrabrooke · June 2015

I let my husband pick the bag...to encourage him to carry it

mrsb30 · June 2015

We did practical and gender neutral. Our choice has absolutely nothing to do with our baby's sex and everything to do with the fact that both DH and I liked it.

prpl11butterfly · June 2015

I let DH pick the one on our registry. He went with one that's black and green (we are having a boy). Perfectly fine by me, I am not really super girly really don't mind something basic. I did end up getting him this for fathers day, but I will still use the one we registered for.

ashleyo1992 · June 2015

If this LO wasn't supposed to be a boy, regaurdless it was going to get the same crib bedding with owls and blue grey and brown that I fell in love with. Colors of stuff like that doesn't matter. It only matters what you like and what you think.

Ambermom043 · June 2015

I don't care what color my bag is, but I picked black with bits of pink just because I love pink!:3 and besides, I think hubby would look adorable carrying a pink bag for his little girl!;p I always thought it was sweet when I see a man carrying his wife's purse for her, etc..

kedbach · June 2015

My husband will carry the bag no matter what it is, because that's just the way he is! (Not saying I make him!) I find most men don't really care! People KNOW it's not their bag, especially if there's a wife and a baby right next to him, he's obviously just being a gentleman and a good dad!

Gasbarro2011 · June 2015

We picked out a plain black & grey diaper bag months ago when it was on super sale so that DH can carry it and not feel silly. I like it, but it is rather big and heavy. Since I will be a SAHM mom in the near future I picked out a bag from Thrity-One in polka dots. that I could enjoy and put my stuff in as well for general daily use. I just ordered it yesterday on another super sale, and I can't wait for it to get here.

Ambermom043 · June 2015

Hubby didn't pick the color, but he did pick a backpack over a shoulder bag, cause he thinks it'd be easier to carry with baby and all..

stephhpets · June 2015

I went with the least looking "diaper bag" bag that I could find!

fionalouise007 · June 2015

To answer OP's question.. No. Colour doesn't matter at all in my opinion. What's important is that you love it and that it works for your needs.

@KaylaLovesNoah love that bag!

I'm boring and got a black bag (because I'm more of a 'black, white, grey and dark navy at the absolute most' girl) but that's just because it's the baby bag I've always wanted, not because it's gender neutural or because my husband will be less allergic to it or anything.

My husband is like yours @kedbach if it's there he'll carry it for me because he personally values being a gentleman very highly. Unless I tell him to or act like I expect it and then he flat out refuses and leaves my stuff and walks off (this has happened at the airport when I've said "carry this" when I was hormonal and bitchy.. Haha. I learnt not to do that pretty quick!)

Here's a photo of my bag because who doesn't like to look at handbags/baby bags..

13itchyBride · June 2015

DH wanted a "manly" bag to carry for our DD. This is what we got. We're pregnant with our second girl, and we'll use the same bag this time. I didn't bother with getting a more feminine one for me to carry. I like the skulls haha

ChristyM87 · June 2015

Seed0824 said:
I would def use it. It's a diaper bag so it's not like you are putting a girl in boys clothing.

And what would be wrong with that? I am team green but have been buying almost exclusively from the boy section. If I have a little girl she will not care that she is wearing boy clothes. Even if I knew that it was a girl, I still would have made most of my boy purchases.

jessandandy09 · June 2015

Color does not matter. Unless its important to you :-)

We went with a black "airline" bag It is meant for travel, worn sling style and looks manly enough for DH who carries it the most

LaceyMorgan94 · June 2015

My dh has no shame! Lol, he doesn't care about anything like that. Our car seat is a hot pink Maxi-Cosi and I think he's more excited to carry it than I am.

jessandandy09 · June 2015

CaliforniaDream87 said:

Definitely first world problems here. However, I'm going to be the odd ball poster here. With DS, I went for something more "nuetral" considering I thought my H would be having to carry it too. Didn't want him rocking a pink bag and he wouldn't have like that too much. This time I'm picking something super girlie because...I couldn't the last time. This doesn't have much to do with the sex of the baby rather than me wanting what I want.

I did this with DD2's clothes. I went with pink and frilly. I have never been a super girly girl and I put my first DD in adorable gender neutral clothing. Then I had a son, and then when I had DD2 I just wanted to have fun with the girly stuff. I learned that they have their own opinions fast enough and decided I wanted to play a little bit before she started picking out her style. Enjoy the difference in experience :-)

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