I am due Feb. 23rd with a baby boy. This means that his birthstone will be Amethyst (purple) I think this is too girly for a boy and won’t be able to get him things with his birthstone and when he’s older he won’t want anything purple either (ie his class ring) So, I am secretly hoping that I have him March 1st, being my first pregnancy and all it is very likely i could have him six days late. Aquamarine is much better for a boy than Amethyst.
What is your take on this?
Anyone male or have a boy with amethyst birthstone or other girly month?
I mean technically it shouldn’t matter as long as the baby comes in time healthy and well [=. I do understand that you don’t want your boy to have a ‘girly’ birthstone, but you never know he might like purple one day. I wouldn’t worry about it.
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:29 pm
It really doesn’t matter!
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September 22nd, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Just imagine October! But it doesn’t matter, that’s just a superficial thing.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
All of the stones are girly. I think that when he is older, he will appreciate it if you do not buy him much jewelery.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 2:46 pm
I’ve never seen a guy get anything with a birthstone but his class ring, and several guys in my graduating class had purple class rings, it wasn’t a big deal. No one made fun of them.
What on earth else would you get him? It’s not like he’s going to be wearing a rhinestone bracelet or something. Purple is not historically feminine only, it was a symbol of royalty (and still is in some parts of the world).
Worry less about his birthstone, and more about raising him.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 3:08 pm
who cares.
you can’t really change your due date
so your going to have to just deal with it.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 3:54 pm
could be worse, my son was born in october his birth stone is pink! LOL poor little guy
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September 22nd, 2009 at 4:42 pm
its a birthstone it is not an issue its tha last thing you should be worrying about. I’ve never bought a boy a birthstone. You should be worrying about the baby being healthy not his birthstone. But since you asked. Most boys don’t care about birthstones and most class rings have the school stone not the birthstone. Fewer people I know get their birthstone.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Personally, I’m not sure why it matters. There’s no requirement that you have to get your son anything with his birthstone. That never even occurred to me at all when I was pregnant. Besides, every stone has variant shades, so I’m sure you can find a blue-ish purple amethyst if you really want to commemorate his birthday that way.
Another thing to remember is that your son might not even like jewelry and that makes it a moot point. Sure, you won’t know for years, but why worry about it now?
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September 22nd, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I personally like amethyst and have a few chunks of geodes. As far as jewelry and birthstones go, I think guys are less likely to wear jewelry with any birthstone in it except a class ring, which I don’t think would look bad with an amethyst in it.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Kind of funny that you are 7 months preggo and the thing you are worried about is his birthstone lol
You don’t really buy a baby things with their birthstones anyway. Maybe if it was a girl you would get her ears pierced with it. When I was pregnant I was due Nov. 5th and my first baby came two weeks early so the thing I was worried about was having her on Halloween or being in the hospital and not being able to vote…which happened because she was born on Nov. 3rd and I wasn’t released until the 5th 
Just worry about preparing for the baby’s arrival. Good luck!
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September 22nd, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I mean technically it shouldn’t matter as long as the baby comes in time healthy and well [=. I do understand that you don’t want your boy to have a ‘girly’ birthstone, but you never know he might like purple one day. I wouldn’t worry about it.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Purple won’t be that bad for his class ring.. at least he has no chance of being born in October! (pink birthstone)
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September 22nd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
it doesn’t matter my boy cousin’s birth stone is purple
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September 22nd, 2009 at 7:17 pm
hi there as its ur first baby its not a must that u give birth on da due date, there always chances to give birth 2 weeks early or some days late.i have a friend whose got twins boys and born on feb 17 they have Amethyst rings. so don’t worry
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September 22nd, 2009 at 7:38 pm
my brother was born in october which is a pink stone. I think think boys are really into birthstones. He never seemed to care.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 8:21 pm
I know a guy who’s favorite color is purple. He is not a girly guy.
But anyway, guys don’t worry about their birthstone because they rarely wear jewelery.
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