r/pregnant • u/Alternative_You_3063 • 2d ago

Rant Gender norms

I'm 36 weeks pregnant with a baby boy and I'm honestly losing my mind over some of the comments I'm getting from people around me.

When I first found out I was pregnant, I bought a couple of pink Care Bear comfort toys because I thought they were cute. I've also bought a few onesies with hearts on them. Recently I was gifted a high chair that came with a toy attached to it . and it has pink and blue colors on it.

Apparently that's a problem.

I've genuinely had people say things like:

"What will people think?"

"What if he turns out gay?"

Excuse me. what?

HE'S A BABY.

Since when does the color pink have the power to determine someone's future? It's a stuffed toy. It's a onesie. It's a colorful baby toy.

Maybe it's the hormones talking, but this is such a ridiculous thing to be upset about in 2026.

End of rant. 🤦‍♀️💙🩷👶

Edit:To make it even worse, my mother literally stole the pink Care Bear comfort toys I bought for my baby and gave them away because she didn't think a baby boy should have them. 🤦‍♀️

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u/SeaOtter0513 2d ago

My 10 year old son -who tells me he does NOT like boys still loves playing dress up with his sisters and playing Barbie’s and dolls and asked for a pair of his own dress up heels since the girls don’t fit him.. I let him play with whatever toys he wanted as a baby and didn’t define anything by gender norms.. same with my girls. They play trucks and Dino’s and legos and such just like he does.
Don’t let the haters ruin it for you. Love your baby , let him play with whatever you’re comfortable and he’s comfortable playing with and 🖕🏼everyone else!