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~amy~ (1248.4 days ago)
Register with a store that has online inventory and if you are really close with your family and friends you can let them know where you are registered and they can mail you gifts. My husband and I are close with our familes and most of mine live in Ohio (I live in Florida) when we got married they were asking me what they could send me and I gave them the website where I was registered. I don`t think it is rude to tell them where you are registered if you are close with them!

emy (1248.5 days ago)
We live in Delaware and my family in Pittsburgh. We went home for our shower...

monica9 (1248.6 days ago)
go to california for a weekend and have it there.

bones9812 (1248.7 days ago)
You don`t...showers are thrown for you.. What you would be doing, if you throw your own, is saying, `Hi,,,I`m having a baby. Please bring me things to help me raise this child who is not your responsibility` Gifts are to be freely given, NOT expected and CERTAINLY not asked for.

Juniper (1249.1 days ago)
I`d just say no shower... I don`t know.. here in europe hardly anyone does the baby shower thing.. you just receive gifts at the birth, but not before hand. I`d feel weird sending people a list of stuff I want and sayng.. here`s my online shower list.. sorta pushing for the presents.. but I don`t know how things work over there.. maybe that`s totall normal! here I am rambling!

busymommyof3 (1249.2 days ago)
I agree, I love gr8scottswife`s idea !!

coltonsmom (1249.2 days ago)
Oh, and I love gr8scottswife`s idea of adding games if you`re going to mail anything out. That sounds fun. :)

coltonsmom (1249.2 days ago)
I live in Florida and our families are in MA, Wisconsin and Canada. We have no immediate relatives near by. Two things happened. My husband`s family in Wisconsin had a shower at their house, then his Father`s wife shipped the gifts down to us via US Mail. And, on my family end, I registered at Target (you just go to store or website and create a `wish list`) and everyone was told via phone/e-mail about the list and they either shopped online or went to the store and asked for our list. That turn out was even better than the shower because a lot more people had access to our wish list... and it was just a click away on the computer. I do NOT think your throwing your own shower is tacky or taboo, especailly since you live in another state! I hope you do well, best of luck!

gr8scottswife (1249.3 days ago)
You can throw your own mail shower. Send invitations for a mail shower. Include simple games and ask people to return them with the gifts. You will announce the winners and send the winners gifts. Insert a note stating that you want them to celebrate with you and since there are miles between you it`s difficult to be face to face, but the mail has made it possible. You could put this in a fun rhyme. Some games could be `guess how many weeks` --belly photos, `what would mom say`--make a list of questions and they have to guess what your answers would be, such as We are planning on 1 more, 2+ more, are you kidding? children. Something else could be baby word scramble; make a list of 20 words associated with pregnancy and babies and scramble them. Then, tell each one you look forward to `seeing` them at your shower.

bezzi44 (1249.3 days ago)
I`ve heard of on-line showers. Set up so people from all over can be a part of it without having to be there. BUT you can`t organize it yourself. You`ll have to hint to your mom or one of your friends. =)

mewithbaby (1249.3 days ago)
You can`t throw yourself a baby shower...that`s a taboo...you will have to purchase everything yourself. Close family members will usually ship some presents to you. I am in the same boat this time around but I like to look at it as though I can pick out the things that I like...and not what other people want for me.



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