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Yes, he gets mistaken for a girl quite often, especially when he's due for a haircut. I posted this on here before, but there was a woman at a party that we were at mistake him for a girl. When my husband politely corrected her, she told him that DS shouldn't be wearing yellow if he's a boy. Umm...ok crazy lady!

It doesn't bother me. He has super curly hair, especially when it's long, so I know that people commonly associate that with being a girl!

A good bit. He's little and has a ton of hair! It doesn't bother me. I think it's odd when he's in a shirt that says dude, and someone says she's so cute, (this happened awhile ago), but whatever! People don't pay attention.

It happens a fair bit. The most annoying one was when we were on vacation and my friend was holding H. The cashier said that her little boy was cute, and I said, actually, she's a girl. The woman looked at me and asked why she was wearing blue. Uh, because her daddy bought this shirt and was bursting with pride that she fit in it and liked it? Whatevs. She has a lot of blue clothes.

Yes, DS is 16 weeks and has some pink outfits that really confuse people. Like, some act as if we're abusive or something for putting a boy in pink. Babies look gender neutral, I get that. But the stereotypes and assumptions bother me, like you said.

Eta: not that it matters really, but we don't put him in dresses or ruffles or bows, we just use the pink onesies that came in multipacks.

We've only gotten the wrong gender once, by a salesgirl that kept bringing me robot and dinosaur prints even after I asked for girl pajamas while holding my long hair, pigtailed daughter.

Doesn't bother me. Maybe it would if it were more common.

It's happened 2-3 times. Every time she's been wearing a dress with a headband or bow. She looks pretty girly in general haha. It's been old people each time haha. It doesn't bother me, I think it's kinda funny especially considering how she was dressed.

Yes it happens. Even when they have a pink clip in their hair. But just looking at a small child, it's so hard to tell even for myself, their mom!

@Night Cheese: It really bothers me too that people assume gender based on clothing colour. But more than that, that there is so much pink/purple/frilly clothing out there for girls. Don't get me wrong, I like pink - on occasion! - and have some pink in my closet. But my entire closet doesn't consist of one or two colours. When I was a baby, my mom dressed me in many colours, including blue and red and green. I got mistaken for a boy, but had no hair at all for a long time, and it bothered my mom. I plan to dress my LO in all colours, too. I know he/she will be too little to know the difference, but when they're older I want them to know that what colour they wear or how they dress doesn't define them.

Someone the other day just asked if LO is a boy or girl - and he's 2.5! I thought it was pretty obvious by now... it irks me a little but eh what can you do.