Probably because they're made of sugar and spice

[blue_succubus]

Today was my friend's baby shower, and she's having a girl. Now, I had to leave the party early, but I feel pretty confident in guessing that there were some cute dresses given as gifts. If not, then a great crime occurred, and I will rectify the situation later. Because seriously, how can you not bestow cute girly outfits on girl babies? I ask

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[anonymous]

I think it also has to do with the fact that babies look gender neutral so we tend to dress them in a way to identify them as a boy or a girl. When you come across a baby that you don't know you tend to look at the colors and style of dress to ascertain whether you are commenting on a boy or a girl baby.
Cher-Lynn

[nottheblood]

I had my baby neice in jeans and a lady said "what a cute boy." XD

[theeenchantress]

yeah.alot of people are afraid that their baby doesnt have enough defining features to be male or female so they show it through clothes and colour

[kehazen]

I also suspect this is the case.

[stacia_kane]

When I found out (twice) that I was having girls intead of the longed-for boys, the one big consolation was buying adorable, frilly baby dresses with duckies and kittens and flowers on them and stuff. All pink and pale yellow and white...ah.

And I HATE pink. I never wear pink, ever. I even frown on pink undergarments. I eschew frills. I dislike polka dots and/or flowers.

But my girls...pink! Pink! PINK! Dots! Hearts! Ruffles!

Who knew I had a feminine side?

[stacia_kane]

Cher-Lynn is right though, too. I made the mistake of buying a pale blue onesie with pink flowers all over it for my first, and after the fourth time I was told what a handsome little boy I had, I tossed the onesie.

I should also admit that this secret icky feminine side also came out when buying my wedding dress. It had layers or ruffles in the back, and lace. And a big rose in the back (I wanted a big bow but loved the rest of the dress so much I settled.)

[jaylake]

I went through all this with the_child, in my way. It's funny, the first thing we ask about a baby is the gender, at least until it becomes obvious the second is the age.

[mariediocre]

For me, when Julie was just a baby loaf who drooled and slept (and pooped and screamed) I put her in very gender-neutral items. Not on purpose but it was just the most practical thing. Then after about 8 or 9 months of "oh how cute, how old is he?" the war of the pink began. Julie turns 2 on Thursday and let me tell you... the pink, purple, frills, dresses (and even jeans but really cute ones) are an everyday staple. Also, the way I figure, toddlerhood and younger is the only time in her life that she can be a-freakin-dorable and no one will judge her for it (for the reasons you listed and more.)

Plus, there is nothing that tugs on the heartstrings more than a little girl in a little summer dress, picking flowers and running around outside. I can't explain why... it's just something that is as automatic as breathing.

[avengangle]

At this moment, I espouse the notion that baby garments, like baby interior decorating, should be as gender-neutral as possible (green, yellow, perhaps blue if it's not 'boy' blue). However, I strongly suspect that if I were to produce a girl-baby, I'd be out there with the rest of you, buying pink frilly dresses because they're so stinkin' cute!