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baby showers in diferent parts of the world
Added: 81 days ago.
Added by: kater
Section: Pregnancy.
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i have seen people talking about baby showers on this site, and it all seems really different to what im used to. like if you have one for a first baby, you shouldn`t have one for the next, and people seem to get hugely expensive gifts too, i have heard lots of people getting prams and car seats ect as gifts. where im from people have a shower for every baby, but people give gives to around $50 value-small stuff. whats the norm in you area? im in Australia btw

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Asutori - 79 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I think it really also depends on your background, lifestyle, and family values as well when it comes to the showers... for example, my family is more into the party and celebration aspect of a shower moreso than the gifts, which is what I believe in as well. So I am personally uncomfortable asking for gifts or setting up a registry with expensive items, just as I was for my wedding. I didn't want it to just be all materialistic. Not to say that you don't need a lot of stuff to be begin with when the baby comes, but I guess it's just how you define what a shower is yourself as well. I am only pregnant with my first child and would feel comfortable with having a small shower for each baby with small gifts, celebrating out of the spirit of it, not to get all the goods.

Melanie07 - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) It really depends on the person. The most common is to have a big one for your first. Sometimes you have a smaller one for the second. I had one for my first and then for my second they just gave me gifts when he was born. With my third I had a baby shower because my youngest at the time was 14years old. I didn't have any baby things. Some coworkers will either throw a shower or collect money no matter what baby it is. It gives them an excuse to party and buy baby things. LOL. I have been to showers where the mom to be gets lots of expensive gifts. I have also been to one where everyone spends between #15 and $50. A lot has to do with how rich the friends and family are. Most people will do a gift registry for everything they want, knowing they probably won't get a lot of it. They out the things on there just in case someone is willing to get the more expensive items. I see no need to do either if you have two of the same sex children born close together. I had girl, boy, and then girl many years later.

Mommyof2boys - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Usualy you have one shower but if your kids are years apart you need to have another because what was safe 5/6yrs ago may not be safe now. Clothes also go out of date with how or what they were made from. Expensive gifts usualy come from grandparents and close friends. But usualy people outside of that keep the gift under 20.00. I really don't see the point in having two if you had a girl and a year later your due with another girl, same with boys thats close together you should still have everything from the first unless something was broke or been recalled.

professorpreggers - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) It seems in the US the a lot of people have a huge shower for the first baby. My baby is the first grandchild on either side and first gr grandchild on his side. It's going to be a huge shower on the water, a yacht, etc. It seems though, that it really depends on what region you live in. I'm in the NY, Metro area and everything here is huge and overgrown including weddings, sweet 16s etc. Our parents are buying the furniture and stroller but really close friends are asking to buy some of the expensive items too. People buy/give what they can, but it seems that much like weddings here, the minimum people give is about $100. I won't expect another shower for future children and most people have very small parties for subsequent baby showers.

MelissaJoanne - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I'm not sure if there is a norm here. Most people I know only have a shower for the first baby, but I wouldn't be shocked or offended if someone had a shower for consecutive babies (especially if several years have passed). Price of gifts just seems to be what people can afford to give, or sometimes people pool funds to get a 'big ticket item'.

Baby3OnWay - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Here the "grandparents" go all out with huge expensive stuff, family gets outfits and diapers and small things needed. UNLESS they group together and buy you something big with money pooled together. ALSO they have a shower for your first only, unless they are years and years apart. BUT some of my family started showers for the mulipules but instead of outfits, and bibs and such they hold a diaper shower where they all go out and get diapers to stock you up on different sizes, gift cards etc... I'm in ON Canada!!

gr8scottswife - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) P. S. I'm in the USA.

lady26 - 80 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) There is no price tags for baby showers and because the gifts are open in front of everyone, people try to buy really nice gifts so they don't seem cheap. My sister-in-law got a a really nice crib, 2 car seats, strollers, tons of diapers, tons of baby clothes, baby wipes, baby bottles, 3 diaper genie, breast pump, cash, and the list goes on... I am in the USA

christina1984 - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i wish i knew what the norm was here in the US but im on my 2nd and never had a baby shower.i almost kinda want one

ashleyandcaleb - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) down here,clothes are given.if they had children they pass them down to you,and buy you some more.Not many people give out the big stuff,i dont expect it from my friends,we're teens so we all dont have thattt much money.most people here only have a shower for their first baby.

slg3233 - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Here they give different things ranging from baby clothes to strollers and stuff like that.

flowergirl0778 - 81 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Yeah, nobody where i live buys prams and stuff. Its all baby clothes etc etc.