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Baby Shower for Second Baby?
Asked by B.K. from Charlotte
on September 18, 2009
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I have a son who will be 5 in November and we are expecting our second child at the beginning of December. We saved everything from our first child and we don't want ...
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- I think every baby is special and deserves its own shower. Don't stress it. More than likely people will ask what you need (especially If you don’t register.) Just e...
- It depends upon the culture of your friends. My group all does a smaller shower for the second one and it is more about getting everyone together. It is just a fun...
- Hi B., If you don't mind me saying so, I think your sister is a dear to want to throw you a shower. So many people these days only think of themselves and not of o...
Second Baby Shower?
Asked by S.Z. from Chicago
on September 15, 2008
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I had a baby shower when I was pregnant with my son. He's now 18 months, and will be 21 months when my daughter is born.
A friend of mine suggested I have a 2nd ba...
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- It is a personal decision and I know many people that have done it. But I feel you are asking for gifts and you just had a shower less than 2 years ago. You will pro...
- I say no, usually you send out announcements and people send gifts from that. If it was 5+ years since your fist child I would but not even two years then I would hav...
- I wouldn't do a second shower if I were you. There will likely be friends and family who will want to give you girl-oriented gifts, and they should be welcome to. But ...
Baby Shower Game Ideas
Asked by A.G. from Minneapolis
on January 29, 2009
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I am throwing a friend a baby shower this saturday for a very small group of people (6 or so). Can anyone suggest a few cute baby shower games? She really isn't a cut...
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- A couple ideas... We had picked out the name Brady for my son which worked perfectly for a BINGO game, only they used his name for the header instead. They used pi...
- My sister did a game at my shower, and we did it for a friend recently. You match the baby animals to the mother, for example, cat-kitten. To make it more interestin...
- Hi, I'm a total sweet tooth, so this game, which was played at my shower, appealed to me! It's called the Candy Name Game, and you give everyone a list of clues that...
Baby Shower for a Second Baby?
Asked by A.L. from Seattle
on January 11, 2012
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JUST CURIOUS to what others think about the topic. We are currently TTC our second child. We have a 17mo old little girl and I've saved all of her clothes and such jus...
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- If friends of yours want to give you a shower let them : ) A friend of mine agreed to one if the invitations specified diapers or gift cards to Target, as she alread...
- In my area/life its uncommon to have a second baby shower even if its a different sex. But the more I am on these types of forums I realize its different in other are...
- I tend to balk at second showers. . .unless thery are crazy amount of years apart (six or more) or the twin thing. . . For my second the girls in my office insisted o...
Affordable Baby Shower Favors/theme
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on January 7, 2009
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I am throwing my sil a baby shower. I was wondering if anyone had ideas for favors that are affordable. Either to by or make. also the sex of baby is not known. Thank ...
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- Orientaltrading.com has some cute favors.
- My baby shower is next month and we are giving cds that have songs with the word "baby" in the title. You can give a candy bar, a cookie and a cookie cutter that says...
- A great website is www.babyshower101.com . For my friend's shower (2nd girl) I found pink snack cups at Deal's 6 for a $1 and decorated them with "girly" stickers and ...
Baby Shower Etiquette ?
Asked by M.!. from Columbus
on January 17, 2011
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Is the expecting mom ever supposed to throw her own shower? Also, If the expecting mom is making it a girl/boy shower and on top of the invite states the shower is in...
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- No it's not ok to throw your own shower! Sounds like hormones might be turning your sil into a momzilla! Maybe you could say something to her like "you should just r...
- The mother should NEVER throw her own shower. That's just rude...and wrong. I don't think it's a big deal if the invitation states it's in honor of the mom, dad & b...
- OK, I was kinda put in the position to throw my own shower. My house has always been the house where everyone gathers and we are better off financially than most of o...
Baby Shower Faux Pas?
Asked by R.R. from San Francisco
on April 1, 2009
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My husband's aunt is throwing me a baby shower. She sent out the invitations last week. And I forgot to add a friend on her list of addresses. Would it be tacky to ...
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- I don't think it's tacky at all! We all make mistakes! When you're making a list of people it's easy to forget one or two! Go for it and let her know you missed a p...
- I don't think it's tacky. I am sure she remembers what it's like to be pregnant and try to keep track of ANYTHING! As I recall, I had to practically write myself notes...
- I guess it depends ont he reason you are inviting her. Is it someone you're close to?
Baby Shower Games.
Asked by J.K. from Pittsburgh
on June 26, 2009
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I was asked to do games for a baby shower for a lady in our church. (she doesn't have family near, so our church is throwing her a shower) Anyways i am sick of the sam...
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- What's in your purse? Here's a link to actually purchase the game (nice game cards already done for you, but you're spending money): http://www.shop.com/_What's_in_y...
- There was a fun game at my baby shower. It was a version of The Price is Right. Someone bought a bunch of little baby things that I would need (bib, rattle, teething r...
- We go a baby doll and newborn baby clothes and then timed those who wnated to participate to see how fast they could dress the baby! Very fun seeing as some women were...
Second Baby Shower Ettiquette
Asked by V.D. from Tampa
on March 30, 2006
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I am having my second baby boy this June and my friend wants to have a shower for me. My first son was born Feb. of last year. And a different friend had a baby shower...
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- BY ALL means....you can have a second shower. I am a military wife and a southern belle (true and at heart) so I try to always follow good manners. I am getting ready ...
- I wasn't too sure about this so I asked my mother who is a veteran mom of 5-she says: " Usually when you have a second child of the same sex thats less than 2 yrs apar...
- hi. I had my first child just about 2 yrs ago. I am pregnant with twins now and they are due around my first childs birthday. We are going ahead and having a baby sho...
Creative Baby Shower Ideas
Asked by T. from Dallas
on June 19, 2008
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We are throwing my close friend from college a baby shower. She is an older first-time mom (37). The shower is a brunch at a restaurant in our hometown. Our college...
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- What about having everyone email you reasons why they love your friend? You could put it together in a book about "what makes your mommy special". Or take portions of ...
- I'm more into the memories and at my baby shower my friend made the theme of the shower something about books - not sure of the name, bue she asked all the guests to b...
- Wow, I love these responses... You could also have each guest write a story to place in your scrap book about special memories you have with each one of them, or how t...
