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baby showers in diferent parts of the world
Added: 81 days ago.
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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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niki - 78 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I live in northern ireland i have never heard of baby showers until i joined this site.... over here most people just give gifts after the baby is born ie - outfits etc, my mum, dad and aunt give money and my mil give us the money to get a pram, I think it sounds like a good idea to have a baby shower but is it not very tiring? Small gifts from 10 pounds up.

mrscolegrove - 79 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) well i had a shower for my first and ended up getting just little things diapers wipes bathing things just the thing that i would end up spending the most on over time with my sower i ended up not havting to buy diapers for 6 months and that would be expensive this child i thinks a girl so im going to have another shower

brandi j. - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Here we usually do a baby shower for the 1st baby, sometimes for another baby if it happens to be of a different gender. Some ppl also do baby showers for moms whose children are really spaced in ages. For my sis in law, when she was expecting her 5th baby, I gave her a diaper/wipe and food shower. That way she could get some well needed diapers and wipes, and she would have food in her freezer for after she had the baby, and b/c she had everything else that she needed this worked really well for her.

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 Clothes also go out of date with how or what they were made from.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.

MelissaJoanne - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Oh I forgot to add I'm in Chicago. And, I also tend to think that around $40-$50 is fine for a gift for someone, but I wouldn't be opposed to going in for a larger gift with some other people.

denee85 - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Usually people arouind here just buy an outfit and a toy or give a monetary gift of around $15-30 depending on the person..I had a shower for my first baby 4 years ago,but no one is throwing me one this time....

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) Anything goes, really. I plan to put everything on my list, and whatever isn't bought we'll buy. However, I do not plan on having a baby shower for my second. I think that's asking a lot from others.

leahs - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I had a baby shower for my first two kids (they were 9yrs apart in age)but not my 3rd. I usually got gifts in the $30-40 range. I'm in BC Canada,but I think it's my family's own superstition but we never have baby showers for people until the baby is born, supposedly bad luck. Plus it's more fun after when people you don't see that often can hold baby etc.

crystalmooon - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) We just had a shower thrown for us last weekend. It was a total surprise to my bf and myself and something that we never would have asked for or expected. We did end up getting some big ticket items, but they were from like my bf's mom/step dad/siblings and uncle/his family. We also got some gift cards to places like walmart to get little things. I thought it was all very sweet, but nothing that I would ever ask for - I wouldn't throw myself a shower! (I'm in Canada)

skittles0607 - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I live in the US(New York), everyone I know has had a baby shower for each child. They do register at a store and the guests will buy what they want. After the first child the parents normally don't register as much stuff at the store.. The prices ranges at all costs.

2xmom - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) For me, we only had a baby shower for baby #1. My family chose to give one for us....I didn't organize it (I've heard of people throwing one for themselves). For our second baby, we didn't have another shower. I also didn't expect one. I feel like they've already done enough for us, we got so many clothes, blankets, bibs, toys, you name it.... I personally feel that it wasn't necessary. Also, our baby showers didn't include car seats, cribs or playpens. I felt like those items are for us to supply for our children. I'm in the US.

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

karenc - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I'm in the US and people do register at baby stores for some higher end gifts but, for the most part, 'expect' those gifts to either come from family members, e.g., the grandparents, or as a single gift from a group of friends, e.g., work mates. otherwise, i'd say it's safe to assume that other shower attendees will typically spend around $40-$50. also, the concept of registries does not sit well with every person; those who find them 'distasteful' just buy whatever gift that strikes them. it's true that it was considered poor etiquette to hold showers after your first child but that is changing in some circles.

monica9 - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) The normal is around $50-75 spent per person, but I still got my carseat, highchair, stroller changing table, etc. People pitch in and buy big things or family buys the big things and friends buy the smaller things. I guess it goes both ways, but I know around me we don't get more than 1 baby shower unless it's yrs and yrs apart

LMO - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) well i am in texas and you go and register at a baby store of what you need and you and then people go by what they want to get you off of your registry my aunt bought be a playpin and my parents bought the crib. here you shouldnt have a baby shower for each kid unless you have a baby and then years down the road you have another thats ok...but people have baby showers with each one too...so i guess its your own preference!

agonzales - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Well usually the babyshowers I been to and I had I just got mostly the smaller things and I had to get all the bigger stuff myself well ourselves since me and hubby. I think its okay to have one for each baby especially if you have nothing for your lil one coming. Probably the 2 most expensive things I got with my daughters baby shower was a crib bedding and a bouncer the rest was mostly clothes. Im in the US

agonzales - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Well usually the babyshowers I been to and I had I just got mostly the smaller things and I had to get all the bigger stuff myself well ourselves since me and hubby. I think its okay to have one for each baby especially if you have nothing for your lil one coming and there is a big difference in age. Probably the 2 most expensive things I got with my daughters baby shower was a crib bedding and a bouncer the rest was mostly clothes. Im in the US

stephandisaac - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I'm from US and our baby showers are usually just for your first born :( We get together with all our female friends, have cake, play games and give baby stuff.

shootinstarzzz - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) in my own circle of family and friend's we throw a baby shower to mostly get get together ( all non preggo ppl drink and be merry) and celebrate the new baby coming. I did not put expensive items on my registery because our friends also have children whom need things and I did not want or expect them to spend alot and if they brought us a small gift that was great and if the did not we were just happy they came to celebrate with us. we recieved alot of lil outfits and small items and were thrilled we got those. Our parent's did buy some of the more expensive baby items we needed like my boyfriend's mom buys alot for the baby and bought him his crib mattress and mobile when he was too big for his bassinet and will go buy him whatever he needs if we tell her when she asks us, my mom bought the baby his highchair when he needed one and lots of clothes, she pretty much buys him clothes and sends them every 6 mths..they do this because it's thier grandchild and out of love for him and cuz they like to help us and want the baby to have everything he needs and more. my boyfriend's mom will ask what she can buy the baby or my boyfriend's dad will just ask what he can get for the baby, how much it cost and can we just go get it if he gives us the money? LOL..then he likes to put it together if it's a toy and give it to the baby after we go pick it up for him. in my own personal opinion I think regesteries are tacky, I think the most absurd one I ever saw was for a friend's wedding and on that registery she had her son add on toys and was mad when no one bought him any of the toys! We are planning to buy a big gift for My boyfriend's sil who is due in Sept, that is because it's our new niece coming so we want to get her something very nice plus my sil is the one who threw my baby shower so we feel like it be a nice thank you and a nice way to welcome thier new lil one.

jodiie - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) im from england and we dont have babyshowers over here eather people will always buy little clothes and stuff for the baby(s) and also i heard that if you buy stuff at like week 6-13 then its bad luck .. me and my boyfriend was going to buy all the main stuff such as the pram the cot the carseat ect.. but when i asked my dads opinion on the pram he insisted he buys it for us as a gift and wouldnt stop until i agree'd lol i think its one thing accepting a gift such as a baby outfit and then accepting something like a cot.. theres a big difference my dad is buying the pram but only because this is his first grankid where as on the otherside of the family they already have 3 grandchildren so its nothing new but everyone keeps offering us big stuff but we've been kindly rejecting it because if your having a baby the least you can do if provide the things s/he NEEDS ( my dads another story believe me!!)

michaela - 80 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Hi there, i'm from Northern Ireland and we don't do baby showers! I think it's because it's too obvious about being about presents. Here ppl will buy you stuff but they wait until the baby is born, i think there is also a lot of superstition here about recieving stuff b4 baby is here. My parents bought me my travel system (she was their first grandchild) but it wasn't brought home from the shop until my little girl had arrived as it's bad luck! Gifts here from work colleagues usually consist of 1 or 2 outfits for the baby. We would never expect someone else to buy the big bits, it is assumed that if you are having a baby then you should be providing all the necessary equipment.