Baby Showers

What is involved in a baby shower?

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hanakalei - 945 days ago.
DJs Girl - if my son is born on his due date your shower will be when hes four day old :)

DJs Girl - 945 days ago.
Oooops. I'm sorry. Ya these hormones are definately taking over. I am sooo grumpy today and I haven't been in the past 7 weeks. Grrr. I'm sorry. =o(

alison33 - 945 days ago.
DJ's girl~ wow, I wasn't even talking about you, I was talking about how Bri responded to caitlyn12284 about women hosting their own baby showers, Bri said it was in poor taste to plan your own. Calm down!

jk4105 - 945 days ago.
Wow Dj's Girl you lettin them hormones run your emotions..lol the great joy of pregnancy...the whole have ur own baby shower thing is a couple post under yours...and bri did respond to it right before she responed to yours...lol

DJs Girl - 945 days ago.
alison33 - Not sure where you read that I was throwing my own shower. lol And there is no where in Bri's reply where it talks about someone throwing there own baby shower. I think you need to not jump the gun and make stupid comments. -----------ANYWAYS, my bestfriend is throwing my shower for me. The reason I know about it is because she needs the addresses of the friends I want there. She also lives in an apartment and I live in a house so she will be throwing it at my house since there is more room. We have decided on a date, it will be November 7th. I will be in my 23rd week by then. Sooo exciting. :o)

alison33 - 945 days ago.
Bri~ I couldn't agree more. I hate it when pregnant women plan and host their own baby shower, that is just tacky and in poor taste. Most friends, workplaces or family will give you at least one shower. This is my 3rd pregnancy and already my boss where I work is planning a huge baby shower for me. I never had to ask for it :)

Bri - 945 days ago.
DJs Girl - Don't get your hopes up for finding out at 13weeks. Parts are soo soo small and the u/s is somewhat blurry. Some do find out that early but most of us have to wait until the 20week u/s to find out. But, you are being smart. I didn't buy much until after my shower. Once I got everything that I was going to get before birth I then went on a shopping spree with hubby and got all the essentials. I get to find out mid-August what this one will be...I'm excited but keeping busy and trying not to obsess if I'll need more shopping or if I already have everything. HAHA!

DJs Girl - 945 days ago.
hanakalei: That is exactly what I am thinking. This is my first child as well so I will be needed everything as well. I want to find out the sex first. I heard that if the baby cooperates then I will find that out around 13 weeks. I really hope so. My best friend wants to do the shower around Sept 29th so that should be good.

Bri - 945 days ago.
caitlyn12284 - I don't think it's a 'bad' thing but I also don't think it's in good taste to plan your own. I think if one of your friends decides to throw you a party then it would be disrespectful not to attend. But, family aside it's kind of rude to expect that friends send gifts for every child. Most will want to anyhow but there are those that may not be as financially able to get gifts every time a friend has a child. Of course, immediate family should always send something for their new grandchild/neice/nephew. I'm pregnant for my second child as well. I had a boy last time and think it's this one is a girl. I don't expect a shower and honestly probably won't have one. We're all too busy in our lives to think about parties. But, I have close friends that will bring by a gift once born. I have everything that I need. If it's a boy I have no shopping to do (except a toddler bed for my first son) and if it's a girl then I just need clothes which I can accumulate easily enough every time I hit the mall. Shop sales and seasons in advance.

hanakalei - 945 days ago.
I am 24 weeks and i just had mine this past saturday. I wanted to know what i was getting so i could buy slowly instead of rushing around to get what i need. this is my first child so i need everything lol!

mama saniti - 945 days ago.
I think 6-8 weeks left is a good time. I think 20 might be a bit early. Jan or Feb would be perfect.

DJs Girl - 945 days ago.
I don't see a problem in having a baby shower for every pregnancy. Every baby is new and different. My question is, when is it too early to have a baby shower? I was thinking around the 20 week mark would be a good time. I'm due in March so I don't want to have a baby shower too close to Christmas as it's a busy enough time as it is. What do you ladies think?

caitlyn12284 - 946 days ago.
Do you guys think it is ok to have a baby shower for the second child if it is opposite gender? I have a little boy and think we might be having a girl this time around and so now I have nothing for her!!!

lilmiracle2009 - 955 days ago.
Hello all. I am 32w4d pregnant. I am due at the end of August, but because I have a cervical stitch for an incompetent cervix, I can deliver anytime after July 29th which is when the stitch comes out. My dilemma is that I haven't heard anything about a baby shower and I would like to buy all the priority items that I will need for my baby girl. Given that I only have 3.5 weeks until the stitch comes out, I don't know if I should go ahead and buy what I need and keep the receipts so I can return stuff in case I do get a shower and get duplicate things. Does anyone have any good advice on the matter?

andy21 - 963 days ago.
so, i am the oldest (of 7 lol) and i’m due to have my baby November 6th. My mom is throwing me a shower sometime in September. I am way too anxious to wait til October and with my due date being the first week of November, I could surely have him in October. I want to have plenty of time to plan his room and other items we don’t receive (no one will let me buy anything cuz they keep telling me to wait!) we are planning on a co-ed baby shower with both friends and family. anyways, the main thing i wanted to mention was that my MIL wants to throw me a shower as well. I’m fine with that but here’s the catch… she said that she’s going to do things “a little different” she said it’s going to be all of her girlfriends, who I totally don’t know at all! like, i’ve never even met these people before. she said that she’s going to call it her becoming a grandma party but that my husband and i will be there too. now, I totally understand that she’s excited and all but, does this just sound odd to you???

adriana03 - 1025 days ago.
If she doesnt have the money for it then its perfectly fine. Its gonna be a bit harder for you because yoour on bedrest. How are you planning to do it? A baby shower is hard work unless you have full suport of others around. For decorating, food, cake and all those other goodies.If you have that then go for it.

goddess27 - 1026 days ago.
omg I too want to control my baby shower! I thought was just me! my mother is supposed to be throwing the shower for me and the reason I want to do myself is because this is my 4th pregnancy and 3rd child. well with my first two my mother always states that she was going to do my baby shower and quess what. never happened! she is a major percrastinator. foe this chip the date has been changes 4 times many excusess as to why date changed! I'm like I want to send invites to my friends but I can't because she keeps changing. then next thing I know she says she don't have he money for it! I just want to do myself but I don't want to look like I am begging for gifts ( would be nice but not main reason)I just want all the fun that comes with it being as this will be my last child and with all the difficulties I have been through( loss and currently on bed rest) plus i havent seen many of m friends since january because of the bedrest I just want so e fun. do you guys think would be wrong in my part if I do myself

DeklansMommy - 1027 days ago.
For those of you wanting a baby shower that you're more in control of, or if you've already had children and don't need a lot of baby gear, you might consider a Blessingway. I had one in lieu of a shower for my second, and it was amazing!

mommyCanals - 1027 days ago.
i had 3 girls, and i had a baby shower for the first 2, and a welcome home lunch for the third. Which was really odd, since we had already planned a baby shower lunch for that day, but unexpectedly had the baby the day before the scheduled shower, So sis in law changed the name to a welcome home baby lunch! I had a son also, but had nothing for him, being that just having a fourth was stressful enough for me, and didnt want anything!!!! So for this pregnancy hubby decided that since its my last baby, he is going to make me a shower with the help of my sister! (or rather he is paying for everything and she will be in charge of planning it all!) And we are just planning a few ppl, not more than 20, and just a simple celebration! I think that regardless of how many children one might have, each baby should still be celebrated..............and also regardless of the gender !

adriana03 - 1030 days ago.
Im no where near a baby shower but I thought I might leave some games that we play. The first is you hold about three or four lemons between your legs while trying to walk to a bottle we leave on the floor(like a 2liter) with the tip cut open a little wider and try to i guess ame them in the bottle. The next a toilet paper one. you try and guess how big her tummie is and cut about what you estimate will go around her. whoever is closest wins. Then we pick out of two player who can drink a bottle faster. Then haha theres this fun one that two women are blind folded and spoon feed the other person gerber baby food. Its a mess but fun!. I have a lot more but this is long as it is lol

ALLNEADSLISA - 1049 days ago.
KJMT683 I agree with you 100%. I am in the same boat. I want to take control of my baby shower. I know my sister in law is doing something but I want to call her and tell how it should be done. I have been to so many showers that are well put together and I want desprerately to help.

gamama31791 - 1051 days ago.
completnme- that sounds like a lot more fun then the one my friend did for my shower. it was where everyone including guys blew up a balloon and who ever finished & put it under their shirt first won. It was really cheesy and lasted every bit of 30 seconds. a friend told me of a game that i liked but we never did was having the guy hold a baby doll, try to talk on the phone and hang clothes on a clothes line at the same time. i guess you got to get a line up for the party. she said them guys looked so funny trying to all three things at one time.

completnme - 1051 days ago.
first time-you should do the game its called its called premature birth,i would rename it maybe but-you blow a balloon up as big as mommies belly and put it under all of the ,mens shirts-they have to tie their shoes talk on the phone and put diapers on another baby etc-its supposed to be the things u go through with your belly-its really fun the balloon always pops the one who last the longest wins

1st-timearound - 1051 days ago.
Anyone here having a co-ed shower? r u doing games? If so what kind. We decided to do co-ed but I have no idea what to do for games!

kjmt683 - 1052 days ago.
I'm due 7/4, but I'm already feeling anxious about the baby shower. I know that etiquette says that someone else should throw the shower for me, but I feel like I should take control since neither my friends nor my (or his) family know how to approach it for a big reason: his family is Portuguese and mine is Filipino, and we have different ways of celebrating. His family places value on formality, while my family is more laid back, among other things. Also, we typically don't combine families during celebrations for reasons I still don't understand. Everyone's been saying that the 'newness' of the interracial marriage takes time to wear off for people to get comfortable, but I'm sick of that excuse. I don't mean to be selfish, but I'd rather know that no one is throwing anything so that we can start buying stuff for the baby - even though everyone's been saying 'Don't buy anything yet - leave the supplies to us!' I don't want to be unprepared for this baby. Admittedly, I am a little of a control freak - but I'd like to know how I can fix this.