https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:12:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-31260 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:25:10 +0000 Honeybee 31260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD's still bald at the age 1.5, and even with pink/girl clothing people mistake her for a boy, all the time. I don't care anymore. I don't even usually correct people, lol. Usually I'm only talking to these people for a minute or two anyway, and it's not like DD knows that she's a girl, so I figure no harm's done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-31064 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:17:39 +0000 mynoahbear 31064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my mom says people mistook me for a baby boy all the time because i didn't have hair for the longest time. she said she dressed me in pink and tied ribbons around my head but it didn't help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-31045 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:55:06 +0000 AmeliaBedelia 31045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember when we were little, my mom and her friend would take us out and almost always someone would confuse my brother for a girl and her daughter (same age as brother) for a boy.</p> <p>Her daughter had no hair until she was much older, whereas my brother had little strawberry blonde ringlets - BUT - he'd be in blue and she'd be in pink. Still people messed it up. I never understood it. Plus, even if their names came up people would still be clueless...and these weren't gender-neutral names. Will and Savannah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-31043 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:48:13 +0000 autumnlove 31043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This happens all the time with my friend and her daughter...so now she always puts enormous bows and flowery headbands on her LO. Even with these accessories....she still gets asked if she has a boy. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-31016 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:17:40 +0000 MamaMoose 31016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom used to get this all the time with me. I think Mrs. D has it right. If people have a relatively new baby in their life they probably just kind of default to assuming all babies are the same gender as the little one that is special to them. I feel bad even making this comparison but I always just kind of assume all dogs are boys because I've only ever had boy dogs. So it's probably mostly just due to that person's context of babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30994 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:38:24 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 30994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha, just happened to us today, and my son was in blue from head to toe! And whenever he wears green, people always think he's a girl. Oh well. I think he's "pretty" too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30977 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:27:54 +0000 Mrs. D 30977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think sometimes people are trying not to assume what gender the baby is, or when they see your infant they are thinking about the last baby the saw, possibly a loved ones. </p> <p>I don't know how I'll react if people call our girl a boy, guess we'll see soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30833 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:47:10 +0000 erinpye 30833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That happened to my mom with me a lot when I was a baby--even if I was in dresses. She finally pierced my ears and that seemed to help. Don't worry--sometimes it's just hard to tell when babies are young :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30761 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:29:29 +0000 heffalump 30761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well everyone says she looks like like my brother when he was a baby... but personally I think he looked a little girly b/c he had cute little curls in his hair. </p> <p>Glad to know I'm not the only one this happens to though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30721 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:24:08 +0000 laurel 30721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This happened all the time with my daughter, even when she was dressed in pink or purple! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30459 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:01:56 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 30459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry girl:-( People really need to open their eyes!</p> <p>My mom tells me stories about how people would talk about "what a cute boy" I was when I was a baby, even when she had me in a dress with a bow taped to my head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30400 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:16:41 +0000 polkadots 30400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we dress LO in neutral colors often, her carseat and stroller are tan and most of her blankets are brown and tan. (all so that we can use the same stuff for the next baby) most people will ask us..."what's the baby's name?" which also doesn't help them figure it out because her name goes either way as well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30386 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:03:51 +0000 cyndistar3 30386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went ti visit my family a few months after my daughter was born and my great grandma kept calling her a boy even though she wore dresses the whole time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30348 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:40:13 +0000 Mrs. Bee 30348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha yes and don't they always seem to guess the opposite gender? people thought charlie was a girl ALL the time even when he was clearly dressed like a boy. now that he's older it happens less since he has short hair, but up til maybe 1 year of age, people always thought he was a girl if he was in gender neutral colors.</p> <p>my mom just called me and told me to dress olive in pink so that people know she's a girl because she can't tell in the pictures when olive is wearing gender neutral colors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30345 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:32:33 +0000 chopsuey 30345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: omg. I've had people call my LO a him or he when she's wearing pink too! wth. -.- </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30315 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:05:22 +0000 Mrsbells 30315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Wondermommy: I dont know why she dressed her baby boy in a yellow dress and headband and I definitely couldnt ask after I had wrongly assumed it was a girl. Maybe she received the clothes as a gift and decided to use it on her baby regardless of gender? lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30314 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:05:16 +0000 mekarual 30314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter was wearing a pink onesie with pink flowered pants that have a ruffle on the bottom, and several people said "He's so cute!". Huh? Oh well. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30311 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:03:27 +0000 Rubies 30311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO looks like a boy when she's wearing anything but pink! When she looks like a boy, we lovingly call her "Michael" just for fun! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30308 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:02:16 +0000 Wondermommy 30308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Lolwut? I'd love to know the back story on THAT! </p> <p>Our LO is very boy-ish. We'd have him in all blue, with trucks, trains, etc on his clothes, and strangers would still refer to him as "she" or "her". I usually just let it ride, not a big deal. But seriously, people, take notice of the details. I try to suss out what gender a baby is before using the appropriate pronoun. If they're in gender neutral stuff, and it's hard to tell, I use words like "cutie" or "sweetie", etc. Every now and then, I'll come out and ask, "boy or girl?", but always in a nice way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30200 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:28:02 +0000 rsp213 30200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had a lot of people ask me about my cute "boy" even when my litle one is all in pink. It sort of drives me crazy but I try and remember these people aren't being malicious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30188 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:10:43 +0000 Maysprout 30188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes it happens all the time. She'll be in pink and ruffles and people will say him or boy. I would understand if she wasn't, she looks like a baby right now. But when she's in pink and ruffles I start thinking maybe I shouldn't change the wardrobe that much if the next one is a boy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30184 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:09:16 +0000 Mrsbells 30184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Its hard to tell with very young babies if they are a boy or girl. Even if they are in a pink frilly dress. I saw a baby in a yellow dress with a matching headband and assumed it was a girl but oh no it was a boy... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30178 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:03:30 +0000 chopsuey 30178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my LO's wearing a neutral color (green), people think she's a boy. -.- She looks like a girl to me though! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30177 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:02:35 +0000 mrstilly 30177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't had anyone call DS "she", but he does have really long lashes.<br /> If we had had a girl, I'm sure everyone would think she was a boy. I really don't like pink or purple, so any girl of ours will be dressed in gender neutral or boys clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30107 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:42:11 +0000 Andrea 30107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, same thing - my daughter would be in a pink frilly dress with a pink bow in her hair and people would still call her a boy. I never understood it either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30104 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:40:27 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 30104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well its happened to us, even if my son was wearing blue. lol<br /> I think when babies are infants they don't have boy or girl traits. My son has super long lashes, so that confused alot of people.<br /> Don't worry aboutit, in time it will stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30091 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:12:56 +0000 pelikila 30091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot of strangers will refer to my son as "she". I figure it's not worth correcting and let it go. I can see the frustration factor though for little girls in sweet clothes and the mistake still occurring. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-people-ever-think-your-baby-is-the-wrong-gender#post-30086 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:04:30 +0000 heffalump 30086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably every time we go out, somebody asks if my baby is a boy or a girl. Or just says "him." Now, that would be fine if she were in gender neutral clothing, but I don't even think she owns anything gender neutral. It's all pink. </p> <p>Once I was changing her hot pink diaper while she was wearing a pink frilly dress at temple in the women's room, and a lady asked me if she was a boy or a girl. Really? Even if you're colorblind, she's wearing a frilly dress!</p> <p>I really just don't understand the issue. She doesn't have much hair, but she's a baby. Does this happen to anybody else? </p>