Hand me downs from boy to girl?

After having 2 boys (and I pass down as much as possible) I tended to buy really girlie clothes. People also bought really girlie things. I kept solid turtle necks and shirts that could go under girl overalls or pants, Some jackets and coats if they were good quality, rubber boots and nuetral white tennis, and onsies and neutral pajamas. You will want to buy girl clothes with lace, ruffles, edgings, and pretty colors. But do remember that she needs play clothes and they will get dirty so dark colored han me downs are perfect. Especially since she has a big brother. I hope this helps.

I had all of my older brothers clothes handed down to me. I only had dresses for Easter. Truly. Probably why I hate wearing dresses to this day (well, actually, last few years I've finally begun to enjoy wearing dresses, sometimes). I was mistaken for a boy a couple of times, but it didn't bother me. I thought people were crazy to think that. lol. But I guess when they see me wearing a Star Wars shirt it's easy to think that. And, I had a boy hair cut. <sigh> I don't think there's anything wrong with handing clothes down from a boy to a girl.

As for your question about when boy and girl bodies become different-- older than size three. Different clothes will fit different kids differently based on body shape but gender doesn't play in until later in childhood. My folks didn't have a lot of descretionary money when my brother and I were small and some wealthy family friends would send huge boxes of boy clothes that their boys had out-grown. I wore most of them before my brother grew into them! I think the only reason I had any girl clothes was that my school required dresses and I had to have something for church!

I personally kept EVERYTHING from my son. I packed it all up nice and neat in plastic totes just KNOWING that we would have another boy today since boys run in DH's family. I, however, have always dreamed of having a boy AND a girl and now that girl part is a reality....I can't buy anything but pink. My son had super boyish clothes...all from Old Navy and BabyGap so none of it is even the least biy girlish. I cam getting ready to list a lot of it online on that one site that you auction stuff off on...don't know if I can say the name or not. I am keeping a lot of the onsies though becasue they are fine. But all the blue trucks and race cars and such...well...my princess is going to wear butterflies and hearts becasue I can't wait. Hugs

My sister tried to dress my little niece in pink, ruffles and bows after having two older boys. My niece had other ideas and as soon as she was old enough to have an opinion, wanted to wear her brothers clothes, lots of strong reds and blues and greens. So you might want to keep your sons clothes until you know your daughter's tastes. Lots of little girls don't like little pink things with lace and bows. And I think there's probably a lot to be said for letting dressing little girls in a variety of styles, and not just stereotypical girly stuff, which tends to be pretty fluffy and silly compared to boys things.

We don't have a lot of discretionary income, (esp. after adopting...) so out of necessity I think I'll be keeping a lot of things. Buying things on auction is a good idea too. We might do that when the time comes and she is close to coming home. I actually can't understand when I see girls in dresses in January...It's cold here. So any dresses I buy will be summery ones. But there are cute pants and shirts with nice trim (I'm not particularly a fan of lace and pink...) that I'm sure I'll end up buying. Luckily, Target seems to have some cute things for not too much. Anyone know of other stores for girl things that aren't too expensive? Gap is cute but only on sale. Too expensive! Thanks again for your ideas.

Check out children's consignment shops if you have any in your area - both for deals as well as selling when things are outgrown. Ebay is fun for finding cute stuff, though you need to have time to wade through the thousands of listings. I tend to do searches for pricier brands that I would never buy at full price and look for great deals.

I'm in the process of doing the same thing! I want to buy some really girly clothes though. My friend had her daughther wear hand me down boys clothers. Her daughter now hates to wear dresses, pink, and anything girly!I have a problem with my boys. They absolutely hate to dress up! Anything with buttons and collars makes them throw a fit. I don't want that to happen again! I can't wait to buy dresses! K.D.

At Target today. It was fun to look at girly things after so many months of purusing the boys' isles. They have rompers and dressy things for babies/toddlers for like 6.99 or so. I can even afford that! So yeah, I'll probably mix and match a boyish shirt w/purple pants and an embroydered shirt with sweatpants!

My son is 6 and I saved a few items from when he was born because I knew we were going to have another baby in the future. I saved only items that were in great condition...ie: sleepers neutral sweatpants/shirts jacket onsies in orange and red and white and blue, etc Socks....... lots and lots of socks!! lol toys too...... Trust me , she has a closet full of girlie dresses, but she needs play clothes and daycare clothes.... so I am so glad I am able to do this... :clap:

I personally would dress my girl in "girl" or "gender neutral" clothes. Would you dress a boy in girl clothes -- probably not. I am not saying dress her in only dresses and pink, but I would not dress my daughter like a boy for a variety of reasons. If you can afford to, save some things that are gender neutral and shop at Target or the Children's Place for some inexpensive girl clothes.

Here is my thought on this topic...because we have a 3 year old boy. (No jeans saved this year, he went through ALL OF THE KNEES! :cool: ) His baby clothes...any sleepers that were yellow or green. Polar Fleece Sleepers that he wore over his knit jammies in the winter. All pants, shorts and neutral print turtle necks/shirts can be matched with pink/purple. Simple ribbons can be put on the bottom of jeans. (Craft stores have darling ribbon very cheap...you could make bows to match!) Sports outfits, such as jerseys to wear to baseball games, high school/college/pro football games - big keepers! :cheer: I've always bought dress coats in black or grey for church for our son. I'm going to have my mom make a fake fur collars/muffs for Flora's dress coats. Our son's snowsuits & raincoats have always been red - neutral color. The snow boots are blue. I figured that I could match girlie things with other items. Old Navy seems to have a lot of cute girlie t-shirts. I buy a lot at re-sell-it shops and my MIL loves to snoop around at garage sales. I've always been very grateful for play clothes...goodness knows what they do to their clothes at school!! :-) My biggest clothing splurge (the only things that I ever pay full price for) is on Gap pajamas and Striderite shoes...everything else comes from the 50% or better rack!