Blue for a girl

Re: Blue for a girl

• vinerie member

  January 2016

  
  God no! It sounds tres chic! Go for it! 

  Me: 38; DH: 41
  DS: Born 5-17-16 
  
  

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• Bringmemylongswordho member

  January 2016

  It's a color. Despite what society says it's totally okay to give girls blue things and boys pink things. It really doesn't matter.
  
  Besides, if you really need that extra justification, blue historically is associated with virginity, and as such women (because sexism ) and pink, being a lighter shade of red was considered masculine because red =blood =war. (Again sexism )
  
  So rock your blue polka dot chevron crib set. Baby girl won't care at all.

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• lalala2004 member

  January 2016

  Do what you want! Honestly, it's easier to make a girl's room any color you want. People would probably think it was weird if you made a boy's room pink and frilly, but you can totally get away with this.

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• helleebellee member

  January 2016

  Go for blue. It's a good color. I bought a blue blanket last week because it was on sale. It's a light baby blue with scalloped edges. It was in the boy section, but honestly, looked far more girly than boy. I don't know what I'm having, but I don't care what color. If I like it, I'll get it.

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• khochanadel member

  January 2016

  Do it. Women wear blue every day and no one thinks twice about it.
  
  I'm disheartened by how little variety there is with color and baby gear. Especially at some specialty shops, your only options are blue or pink.

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• jumpy57 member

  January 2016

  Do it! If people say anything just tell them... "I like blue, does that mean I'm not feminine?"

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• kbrands7 member

  January 2016

  Go for it! That sounds beautiful whether it's for a girl or boy!

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• Merciel member

  January 2016

  Yeah, just chiming in to say: if you like it, get it, who cares about gender-coded colors.
  
  There are all sorts of stereotypically girly things that are blue. Hell, it's even in the wedding rhyme: something old, something new; something borrowed, something blue.
  
  Do what you want, if it's a pretty color and a nice design, that's all the justification you need right there.
  

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• kami09 member

  January 2016

  I had a boy already...so, sorry little girl, you're getting the navy blue decor! (They will be sharing a room) There are really gorgeous color schemes on pinterest with navy blue as the main color for girls.

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• tripledaggerWed95976 member

  January 2016

  I think gender specific colors are becoming a thing of the past- if you like it, go for it!

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• valerie4786 member

  January 2016

  

  We decided on a navy blue, beige & white "theme" similar to this picture before we found out the sex and we're just adding light pink accents now that we know it's going to be a girl.  Go for it!

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• balamama member

  January 2016

  Agree with all the PPs, I love blue and would have made it at least an accent color, boy or girl. Sounds gorgeous!

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• artteacher19 member

  January 2016

  Go for it!! I am 100% of gender neutral, and the idea that colors = your gender identity to be total crap. We went blue-gray and silver for our color scheme before we knew the sex, and didn't bat an eye if it was a girl. I fully support an aesthetically pleasing, harmonious color scheme (no matter what the combo is) over gender-specific socially created norms any day!

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• yogahh member

  January 2016 edited January 2016

  Navy is extremely gender neutral. And classic.

  

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• tgortney member

  January 2016

  I wear blue more than any other color. If I had a girl, she would too.

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• avalentine81 member

  January 2016

  Absolutely! You can compliment it with other colors to make the decor more girly.

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• kp90 member

  January 2016

  Navy with accents of a light pink would be adorable. It's your baby girl, go for it! I'm sure she will love it.

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• catkins441 member

  January 2016

  I painted my daughter's room blue! I love it! Her room isn't really girly, has more of am artsy flair but i like that it will grow with her too. Haven't even thought about this next girl's room.... Better get on that ;-)

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• PYLWhammy member

  January 2016

  Blue is my favorite color (DH's too!) so our daughter is getting all sorts of blue stuff. Sorry kid!

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• thismakes4 member

  January 2016

  I had a blue room growing up... I personally am not the biggest fan of pink and I was planning to do my baby's room blue, beige and white whether or not we were having a boy or girl. Definitely go for it.

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• JennyS86 member

  January 2016

  Our twin girls have a blue nursery.  It won't be getting repainted either way with this one!
  

  
  
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  Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
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• Par13 member

  January 2016

  We're doing navy, red, and gray for our DD's room!

  DS: 9/18/12 - 40w5d // DD: 05/17/16 - 40w
  

  
  

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• That1didntcount member

  January 2016

  Team blue walls for our first girl! I was very anti-pink when I was pregnant with her, and now I am thinking of painting her big girl room a pale pink, haha. Either way - I picked out a shade of turquoise that I really loved. Choose what you love and you can't go wrong.

  Baby # 1: BFP 10/26/12: Baby girl born 7/1/13

  Baby #2: BFP 9/2/15: EDD 5/15/16
  

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• tt8mpowell member

  January 2016

  Having a girl as well and these are in her nursery....I painted the knobs coral for a 'feminine touch'....I'd say go for it!!
  
  

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• doozer1345 member

  January 2016

  DD's room/nursery is blue with peach accents. I love it.
  

  
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• jessiedee13 member

  January 2016

  My room was blue growing up absolutely nothing wrong with blue for a girl! DS1 loves pink, and I get alot of crap for allowing him to wear pink t shirts, but I don't see an issue with it! You rock that awesome bedding for your baby girl!

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• bgoodwin4 member

  January 2016

  Navy and coral or green. Love!

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• camillaandcarson member

  January 2016 edited January 2016

  You are in luck!  For baby girls all colors work well  
  

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• Dantzscher32 member

  January 2016

  My mom used blue in my nursery. And since I already have two boys, I was going to use blue if this baby was a girl. I never did gender specific themes with anything I bought so everything I already had could work. But I was definitely planning on using blue for a girl and was going to rock it and love it!

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• SaraJan2014 member

  January 2016

  I was going to do blue for a girl and use pink florals. Here is a wallpaper print I pinned for inspiration. 

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